Saturday, May 15, 2010
Day 12: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
71 miles. 12.1 mph. The Good: We started off the day right with another delicious breakfast at a local eatery. We also made it to Eureka and had a warm, sunny day biking. The Bad: After breakfast Michael's fully charged phone broke and still refuses to turn on. Then Mark left us. He had a hankering for some In-n-Out. We can't blame him, it's so good. Then we started straight up a mountain and not even a mile in Michael's tire blew because of a split. Luckily, Tim was within earshot. The Ugly: The only spare tire we brought was given to Brooks back in San Francisco to save on space. Uh-oh. With a split tire any new tube you put in will surely pop again. We remembered Mark had a bike on the back of his car so we decided to call him. Unfortunately, his number was on Michael's phone which of course wasn't working. Special thanks to Dave, Sal, and Tommy who helped make a mini-phone tree so we could call Mark with Tim's phone. Once we got a hold of Mark we learned his bike's tires were too large. So we had a back-up plan to use the tool of many uses, duck tape. It doesn't look pretty but it worked like a charm, for now. We rotated the tires since the front one wasn't getting much wear. Hopefully the tape can hold up another 80 miles tomorrow to the next bile shop. We'll see.
No service here in Eureka tonight but we did find some wireless internet. We also found some great Chinese food. Early to bed early to rise tomorrow. We've got a big day of climbs and no service stops.
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Good job overcoming the adversity. The hamburgers and food will blend with the past, but you will remember that repair job for the rest of your life. When you get to Ely(pronounced eeeleee, not eeelie) get some zip ties if you don't already have them. Those and duct tape hold the world together (WD-40 makes it spin) ~ Kyle
ReplyDeleteYou will run the legs I give you at glr and you will like it. Had our league meet here last nite. Still waiting for the baby to show up. Yvonne is due Monday. Loved the repair job on the bike. You know what they say -"If you cant duct it f#*k it". Keep up the good work. Have you given up the dream of no drafting yet? You guys should start eating up the miles once your out of the mountains. Have fun.
ReplyDeletemike, I told you duct tape could save your life sometime. So glad you took mine. love Mom
ReplyDeleteMom knows best, Mike. Don't you ever forget that
ReplyDeleteThanks Mom. Peter, have a safe trip to Portland. Matt, I'm a no drafter for life and we can't wait to leave these hills.
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