Mayo

I ended up with 507 miles in May, barely eclipsing my goal of 500. This put me into the top ten at work for the first time ever, which isn't saying much because participation by "real cyclists" is way down. In the past we would have a few guys with over 2000 miles, but this year I think only one guy went over 1000.

Later.

Failure

Well, Bike Month didn't start too well. Yesterday I had my first flat with a tubeless tire ever. I cut the tire on a rock and the hole was just too big to seal. She bled out and died right here:

I put in my spare tube, which has been in my seat bag for years, and it was no good. I had to stop and pump it up numerous times before it finally failed altogether.

I called the sag wagon and Jenn picked me up. Mileage total after day one: a whopping seven miles. It was a sticky, gooey, failure of an evening.

Later.

Weigh In

Bike Month is here and it's time to weigh in. One year I lost almost 10 pounds in the course of riding 825 miles. I only pledged 500 miles this year, but it would be nice to drop a few pounds in the process. This is more than I should weigh.

Later.