I had a hard week last week on the bike. Mainly due to break downs. I posted previously about bending my rear wheel. The day I got the wheel back I rode home from work on the bike. The next day the rear tire was flat. I patched the tube that evening and it seemed to hold air just fine. I went for a ride from Gresham into Portland on Saturday (on the patched tube) and it held air the whole way. My wife picked me up at 22nd and Powell after the ride and we went to the west side for lunch. After lunch we returned to the car and I found the rear tire flat again. It was fine when I loaded it on the bike rack.
When we got home I pulled the tube out and filled it with air. Placing it under water in the kitchen sink I couldn't find any air leaks. I went ahead and put in a new tube anyway but I am suspicious that someone may have flattened the tire while it was attached to the rack. I rode on the new tube on Sunday, just a couple of miles but enough to limber up my legs and keep me from just sitting around Sunday. The tire seems fine today, hopefully I won't get a flat on my way to the MAX train this evening, or from MAX to Guardian games.
Even with all the troubles I managed to log 28.2 miles last week. I will probably end up with another 6 miles tonight.
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