I got out for a breezy late evening ride on my normal track. It took what seemed like forever to get going. I get dressed to ride, grab the Garmin and a bike and head toward the door but the bike didn't seem to roll quite right. I look down and the wheel is not true and catching the brake, broken spoke. How I didn't notice it when I last rode it I have no clue, must have hit something late in the ride. OK, no problem I will just take the other bike. I am down to my last functioning road bike, my second bike has a broken front derailleur that I have not fixed, even though I have had the parts to fix it sitting on my kitchen counter for a week or two. Still thinking about swapping out some parts between the different road bikes so I can do some scientific research. (Like which shifters I want on what bike and which derailleur works best with what shifter etc., oh, and what will look coolest
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I pinch the tires on the good bike and they need air, I unscrew the valve cap and the whole valve comes out. I stop for a second and consider going back to playing around on the computer and watching TV since it is not too far from sundown and I am not sure how the light batteries are on the bike I will be taking. I screw the valve back in, add air to both tires, plug the light into the battery and get a green glow, so now I am set to go.
I haven't used the Garmin in a few days so it takes it a little longer to dial in the satellite but I wait a little while and it finally locks in. I then get ready to get on and realize the bike I am now taking has clippless pedals. I walk back to change shoes.
I finally get rolling about 15 minutes later than planned but I did ride. It was nice to get out, it warmed back up a little today so it wasn't bad and I felt much better after I got back. I hope nobody got as frustrated reading all this as I did while trying to get ready to ride today.
Looks like some major bike fettling may be coming soon. The two bikes that are out of commission are also filthy.
