I still don't have my new MTB back together. I traded rims with a guy in So Cal in order that we both have a matching set (some Diamondbacks come with one black and one color rim). My first go at tensioning the wheel was totally unsatisfactory so I let it all loose and wound it up again with more care. The rim is fine now but the tubeless setup is evading me. I fought with it for an hour and got three of the four beads set but the last one just won't go. I think I'll have to re-tape the rim. I figured I was being a bad neighbor running my dinky compressor over and over at midnight., and I called it off. So no MTB ride for me tomorrow.

I came inside so frustrated I could barely think so I sat down with a snack to level out. It's helping.

But now I'm listening to the boy twin coughing on the baby monitor. It seems like he's had some kind of cold or congestion for his entire 8mos of life. He doesn't wake up or cry any more about it, just coughs into his mattress, which lets us sleep but breaks my heart. He's such a happy goof when he's awake, he lights up when he sees me, grabs my nose and giggles, likes being tossed around, eats like a horse - and coughs and wheezes. The doctor seems to think it's just a combination of his undeveloped windpipe and his sheer size... he was tested for hydrocephalus around 3mo because his head is so big, and he's now in 12mo clothes. The sister is very serious and 2/3 his size.

Don't know if I'll sleep but will definitely ride today. The road bike, meh.

As I finish writing this, seems like he's settled down.