It begins... Spence and I take a trip to the bike shop.
Let's see what she bought....
Feelin' lucky punk? (from Dirty Harry)
Why, yes...with you on my bike, I do feel a bit luckier than before. Kevlar. Lined. Tires.
What's next...oooh...you need tubes to go in those tires girlfriend...will these do?
Read the box carefully...Thorn Resistant. Why yes, those will do nicely.
Here's what the thorn resistant tubes (left) look like compared to the regular tubes (right).
They are pretty much like a water hose. Why yes, those will be just fine. Thank you very muchly.
They are a bit bigger than my regular tires and Spence had to adjust my fenders. I'm sure glad I waited for his help.
They were also hard to get on and his muscles came in very handy. Here's Sgt Puff all kitted out and ready for battle.
No more wobbly tires - the original tires were very inexpensive tires that totally went wonky after all the on and off of these recent flat tire changing episodes. They did last a good 10 months tho, which is pretty good for the low end of the tire range. Stupid cheap showroom tires. No wonder I couldn't get them to sit right on the rims anymore - which is why they were wobbly and which is also why I haven't been riding my bike. Didn't want to take the chance of doing damage to the rims (expensive and time consuming to fix!) or any other part of my beautiful Bike.
Anyway, I've SOOOO missed riding my pretty blue bike. And I've been paranoid riding Honey's bike. Not only is it too big, but I was so afraid of getting flat tires! But ride it I did, and it was very awesome that we have it for an extra. I love his bike!
Spencer is changing the tire on his - he does a lot of skidding and so on with his fixed gear bike, so his tire issues are about running down the tread, not getting flat tires. BUT...I have convinced him that he needs to keep an extra tube, patch kit, and pump on him...just in case. Soon, we'll be ready for a test ride.
We'll be going off to the bike shop again after our test ride to get him an extra tube and a pump he can strap to his frame.
Punture Vine (tribulus terrestris)? I'm ready.
Just click on the link to read a bit about this non-native weed and to see photos of its thorny bits. Evil looking, aren't they?
If you walk, run, or ride on the trails around here, please be careful of these things, they are very sharp and I'm sure could hurt if they got in your shoes or on the paws of your puppy pals. We all know what they do to tires...sigh.
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