Last night, I was telling Noah that Rob and I were going to do the Tour de Doughnut, and he decided that he wants to do it too! My cycling fever, 'tis spreading.
Noah's become a stronger rider just since getting his new bike last week, though I'm still not sure he's going to be ready to do 28 miles in 2 weeks. As I've said before, though, we're not looking to break records or anything. Even if we average 8 mph, it's going to be fun riding together. Worst case, he and Rob can go as far as they can, then wave down the SAG truck.
Amelia's currently in the shop for a tune-up, and I'll be picking her up today and dropping off Rob's bike. When we rode on Sunday, the chain was slipping like crazy...since it looked like something that would require tools to fix, into the shop it goes. I'm also bringing in the back wheel of the hybrid...its back tire wasn't holding air, so I attempted to replace the tube. Exactly like the last time I tried to replace a tube, everything went fine until I tried to get the tire back into the rim--I got it over halfway there, but then it would go no further. Even Rob couldn't budge that last foot of tire this time, so now I must swallow my pride and admit that my tire changing skills are much like my dancing skills--while I understand the concepts involved, I cannot actually DO it. Unlike dancing, however, I do still have hope that I'll be able to change a flat someday.
UPDATE, later: Of course, even Jr. Bike Guy was able to get the tire back on the rim in less than a minute. Though he did say that it was a tight fit.
Posted by Joy at October 25, 2005 10:16 AM