Training Log Archive: darryn

C • well....how was it?....new ... 2

Kayaking with C in Stevens Point as part of ASI camp outing. Just enough to get a taste and he liked it - a good sign. It helped that there were 30 other kids doing it at the same time.

Standing Rocks near Stevens Point, WI. Beautiful forested trail. Nice design. First off road ride on my new bike and it went well.

It was a hot dry day. Lots of wildlife. So many fawns I thought I had transported to Bambi land.

I planned to ride my new bike around the 25 mile Green Circle in Stevens Point today -- first ride. I pumped up the tires after lunch, but when I went to get the bike to ride at 3pm, the back tire was flat. I knew there was a bike shop less than half mile away, so I walked it there to have them fix it. To my surprise the guy said he could maybe fix it tomorrow, which meant maybe the day after that. It would be a 10 minute fix for them, and they couldn't do it for a day or two??? There were at least three guys working there and the store was not busy -- I don't get it. This is a town that is trying to attract bike tourists? I bought a tube and tire spoons and changed it myself.

The other tube had been punctured by the sharp edge of a spoke hole in the rim. It should have been covered by the fancy tape inside the rim, but one was missed. I put a piece of plastic over it and then put in the tube. I then rode 29 miles on it and it held. I'll make a better fix in the next couple days before I go riding on single track at Standing Rocks.

C • Hostel Shoppe? 3

Play with the kids in hotel pool.

Green Circle