Stupid Bike

Stupid bike. I went to get my bike yesterday afternoon for what I hoped to be about a 25 – 30 mile ride. I noticed that the front tire was flat. Rats. So I changed it with my only spare tube, and went on my way, warning Danielle that if I got another flat I would be calling her to come get me. Wouldn’t you know that, at the point at which I am the furthest away from home, I run over some stupid little white plastic square with two staples in it that sticks into my rear tire! Flat #2. The worst part of it all is that I was flying (for me). I am sure the wind is blowing in Lufkin, too, but my ride was with the wind for about 7 miles, then against, then with, then against in sort of a V shape. I had finished half of it, including the first into the wind segment, and was still averaging 19.6 mph! This is the same route that I averaged 17.6 on last week with much less wind. I mean, come on! Two and a half months with no flats, then I get two in one day!?!? It’s just not fair. Now it looks like it is going to rain all weekend, so I probably won’t get another chance to ride until next week. Stupid bike.