Nibbs - XXXIX

hellooo????

hmmmmm

talk about timing - or lack thereof............ :/

whew!

i was getting worried

OK.  I need to pack my bags and head home.

With your final tomorrow I would just focus on that! Until its over...

hehe, i am an the first page of the new Nibbs!!!!

Hello everyone!!

WTF people, where are all the Nibbs'ers??  I actually get two page 1 posts??

and Phil is closing in on 15k posts!!

i pretty much gave up alchohol, now my drug is BT chat and Nibbs

New nibbs, new start?  I promised Cat I'd return one day and I'd bring a sunburn pic with me.  So.... here is the pain:

Dude, turn it down, it is hurting my eyes!!!

It was a welcome burn because I got it on the first truly nice day of Spring on my longest self supported ride ever.  The itch on Day 4 wasn't that pleasant, though.

I officially endorse SPF 200 now.

I like to thank my brother Tito, and all those people that supported me along the way when I was drinking heavily with Lindsey Lohan.

*Weird TOPpage*

Let me tell you about my morning...  

Because it started well... up just after 5, over to the park... get bike out of car... tyres pumped, clip in (first go!) and ride...

Until a couple of minutes later when...pffft..shhhhh.... yup - front tyre puncture, again!

So... its pitch black but Im thinking I can do this... pull over sit on the grass, whip the wheel off the bike... (I think I can, I think I can)... spend FOREVER trying to get the tyre off the wheel... but its ok EVENTUALLY I get it done...

Check tyre, blow air into tube... spend AGES trying to get the stupid thing back in the tyre... but done, then realise Ive just put the puntured one back on the bike (yeah yeah it wasnt even sunrise yet and I was sitting on the grass in the dark trying to do something I cant do!)

Anyway... got it right the second time... have a bit of trouble getting the tyre back on the wheel but eventually with a bit of patience its there... remembered to inflate a bit, let the air out, check it, put some air back into it... Im thinking this has taken a LONG time but I am awesome!!!

Ok... time to put the tyre back on the bike (suns coming up, should be able to at least kill myself for 30, maybe 45 minutes before I really have to leave)...ummm... where is the skewer for my tyre??? hmmm... there is the main part... where is that little screwy bit...

Another 10 minutes looking around for it with no luck...so I get to walk my bike and carry the wheel i just fixed back to the car wearing clip clop shoes... oh and its just a bit too late to head home but WAY to early to be a work... but here I am - bleh! (so I actually have NO IDEA if I changed the tube correctly either!)

And my question is this... who is the god of cycling? And... what have I dont to anger him?

Time for the first of what I suspect will be MANY caffeine hits today...

So sorry your morning was a waste, that sucks, look at the brite side, you overcame almost all the adversity, and got the tire changed, the next time it will be easier, it is the bike God testing and schooling you personally, cause he likes you and wants you to learn. ;0)

Nice way of looking at it... once i get my hand wrapped around a cup of caffiene Im sure it will all seem better...

I just like how you spelled "tire".