Easter

April 8th, Easter. Cold. 31 degrees. Discovered bike had flat tire. Put new tube on. Exploded. Put another on. Exploded. Checked rim. Put yet another tube put on. Exploded. Checked tubes. Holes all in same place. Checked tire (a very new tire). It had a tear where tubes were failing. Put old Aramadelo tire on bike and the last tube I had (a patched one). It wouldn't inflate. Not an auspicious start to this mornings ride! Out of luck with Trek bike this AM. May take Cannondale over to neighborhood hill for workout.

Rode Cannondale. 30 hill repeats. After taking Jean to airport this evening messed more with tires and tubes. More trouble. Third try seems to be holding. Have patched tube on bike and a patched tube spare. Hopefully will make it to Purcellville and End of Trail bike shop tomorrow morning without trouble - but I know that Murphy is out there alive and well. If nothing else, I got a lot of practice taking the tire and tubes off and on the wheel. Getting the Armadello Tire (which is not a soft tire) off the rim is a task fraught with the possibility of damaging your knuckles in the spokes.