I did the ride on my Raleigh Marathon, which is a quarter century old. Toward the end of the ride I thought I had a problem with my rear rim (I popped a spoke yesterday and the bike shop fixed it). Today toward the end of the ride (like the last 15 miles) I had a very pronounced pulsing every time the tire went around. Just before getting home, I glanced down while I was stopped and saw the mother of all bulges on the tire. This was an old tire and I think it picked its time to go bad. Luckily it held together until I got home.
UPDATE ON JAN 1: So that bulging tire brought the New Year in with a bang! It exploded at 6 am this morning. I'm glad it held together yesterday!
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That is awesome! I think I might need to move to Ft. Worth. We got 8 inches of snow here yesterday- riding outside was not possible :(
Move the whole crew down here. There are 400 music educator positions that went unfilled this year in Texas.
Kevin and I want to know, how long did the ride take you?
Five hours. I figure actual saddle time was about 4:15 due to two breaks, one for lunch and one to get a drink. That comes out to a little over 13 mph while I was actually riding, including traffic.
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