premonitions
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premonitions
I was planning on heading out for a nice long ride today -- either Jersey Shore, Nyack, or a Staten Island loop -- but felt wrong for some reason. I don't normally get punctures, but I was really, really worried about being trapped on Staten or something with a flat, and I just had ordered resupplies (tubes/patches/etc) from Nashbar but had not yet received them.
So I decided to ride a few CP laps on the fix for both exercise and to see if i'm too slow to show up for the Monday CP races (answer: yes).
First lap went fine... second lap went fine... cruising around the corner near the bottom of the park at Columbus Circle... PSSSHHHHHHHHHHH.
Roll to a quick halt and see a HUGE (1/2" or so) gash through the tread on my front tubular (a POS Criterium tire made in Thailand. Blech.) Ended up having to walk over to 59th/5th to catch the train home...
Lesson, as always: bring the patches/spares, and friends don't let friends ride crap tires.
-s
So I decided to ride a few CP laps on the fix for both exercise and to see if i'm too slow to show up for the Monday CP races (answer: yes).
First lap went fine... second lap went fine... cruising around the corner near the bottom of the park at Columbus Circle... PSSSHHHHHHHHHHH.
Roll to a quick halt and see a HUGE (1/2" or so) gash through the tread on my front tubular (a POS Criterium tire made in Thailand. Blech.) Ended up having to walk over to 59th/5th to catch the train home...
Lesson, as always: bring the patches/spares, and friends don't let friends ride crap tires.
-s
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3RENSHO SRA | CO-MOTION CROSS | SAMSON | KALAVINKA | DE ROSA | DE ROSA PRO | CANNONDALE SIX13 | CO-MOTION NOR'WESTER
many many bikey photos
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hello
.....funny, not cycling related, but I just rented a Japanese video the other day called 'Premonitions'..... interesting flick...
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Originally Posted by MKRG
If you had taken your original route would you have flatted?
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where do you ride in staten island? i usually meet up with friends in bk and ride there or manhattan. i live on si, i rarely ride there (moved here somewhat recently). is there a good loop to take?