Its been a while since I wrote on the blog on my bike ride, have been really busy on the work front to write or do anything. As this was the evening ride, did short casual warm up with my daughters, who did their own cycling alongside me. Started the ride around 7:36 PM, started the ride slowly and quickly picked up place. Usually on weekdays, I ride around a pre-defined route for 30 KM and keep the exploring and longer rides for the weekends.
The Ride – Getting back to cycling
So I went on my usual route. The ride was a usual one with nothing special, the first 5KM lap was slower a one. However, I slowly picked up pace despite a light uphill on the second lap, I was able improve by approximately minute. The third lap was the fastest one and this was mostly due to downhill. The next two laps were round about the same. Finally came final lap with a surprise.
The peculiar case of flat tire
Boom and we have a flat near the start of the ride. Thank god I was carrying a spare with me, else it would have been a 5 KM walk for. I can do 30KM cycling any day but walking is not my cup of tea (really need to add the walking into fitness routine). I took our the spare backed I had installed new tubes just today. Well, I Inverted the cycle place it on the side walk and started putting in the spare tube. Having a flat tire is an annoying experience for a cyclist. Pedestrians walked past me, some staring at me as I was replacing the puncture. After a brief unexpected break I finally completed my ride.