Beautiful ride in this morning - 68 degrees and sunny.
As you can see, I triumphed over the "Ordeal of the Orb" (as Charlotte Haze calls it). I was able to replace the rear tube in 1.25 hours - a record for me. My thumbs (critical tools for tube/tire replacement, as my friend JW notes) were only moderately sore after the procedure.
Unfortunately, I had to get the tube at a bike shop that I really don't like. I won't name the place, but every time I go in there and ask them a question, they don't know the answer. They hem and haw, and say "I don't really know, Dude." It's infuriating. Take last night, for example. I go in to buy a tube, and I say "What's the average weight of a Maine beaver." And the guy gives me this blank look and tells me he doesn't know. I don't know about you, but I think that if you work in a bike shop you should be able to answer the customer's questions.
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Hey, Jess Z said I should check out your blog. Pretty cool. You don't really have to be that hard core to ride year round down here in sunny Florida.
BTW any good bike shop employee could tell you the average Maine beaver or (Castor canadensis)is about 50 lbs full grown and have been known to reach over 100 lbs.
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