Originally Posted by Flatballer

Might actually go ride with a group tomorrow. It's been a while. Why do group rides always start at ungodly hours like 8 AM, when it's still freezing? It's gonna be 32* at the start of the ride, but the high for the day is 50. Why not ride later?

Originally Posted by caloso

Was having a really good day right up to the moment when I plowed into a huge pothole, blew out my tire, and bent my rim.

But I used the old dollar bill trick to limp along a few miles to where my wife was able to pick me up. And the LBS was able to fix the rim and true it up. And since I was buying a new tire, they didn't charge me for the truing. Could have been much worse.