Training Log Archive: biggins

Catastrophic tire failure! Got a flat coming up the hill to home, and not a slow leaky one either, this was an instaflat. Turns out I've worn all the way through (sunlight!) in five different places, and am down to the threads all the way around. As in, there's no rubber left at all. I had sortof noticed them getting bad while [worryingly] down in south lake last week, so fortunately I ordered a new pair over the weekend and they're in the mail. They weren't this bad though, apparently tires wear pretty fast once you're riding on cloth. Anyway I used up my stash of dollar bills on the small holes and tore up a beer carton I found on the side of the road for the big ones, threw in a new tube and headed back up the hill. Got another couple miles before it popped again, this time the threads had ripped apart for an inch or so and it didn't stand a chance of holding any pressure, so I walked it home.

C • duct tape 8

also on the destroyed list for today: one pair of smartwool socks, which apparently aren't made for walking 2km on asphalt.