Unpredictable Weather and Unpredictable Surfaces
When I was checking the weather forecast earlier in the week, it looked like the weekend was going to be great. I hatched a plan in my mind to go mountain biking on Saturday and motorcycling on Sunday.
However, on Friday night, the forecast had changed - dry on Saturday (though chilly) and wet Sunday morning. As motorcycling is currently usurping all other activities (I wonder if the novelty will eventually wear off?), I changed plans and went out on the Ducati on Saturday.
It was chilly and overcast, but dry - and I had a lot of fun as usual, though the normal condor location was bereft of the large birds.
Sunday morning dawned damp - the forecast had been correct, but it soon started to dry so I decided to go cycling. I decided not to go mountain biking as I wasn't sure how wet it had been overnight (and therefore whether or not the trails would be too muddy), so I rode on the road out to Fanshell Beach on 17 mile drive.
On the way back I noticed that the back end of my bicycle felt a little mushy. I soon realized I had a puncture - my first on this bike. I carry spare tubes, tire levers and a small pump, so I can replace a tube and get going without much hassle.
I pulled over at Asilomar (see photos below) and found a small piece of glass going through the rear tire into the tube. I soon changed the tube and pumped the new one up to an acceptable pressure (the small hand pump can't really get a good high pressure) and then carried on home.
Once home, showered and lunched, I ended up helping my neighbor Anna prune, weed and generally tidy the part of the front yard we share. The weather turned into the first really nice day of year - it was t-shirt and shorts weather. Later Anna returned the favor (though maybe it wasn't an initial favor as I own 50% of that piece of front yard, no matter how much I usually neglect it) by taking photos of me riding the Ducati out at Asilomar (again, twice in one day) - I need some "action" (I use the term very loosely when my riding abilities are involved) for an upcoming Soup article.
However, on Friday night, the forecast had changed - dry on Saturday (though chilly) and wet Sunday morning. As motorcycling is currently usurping all other activities (I wonder if the novelty will eventually wear off?), I changed plans and went out on the Ducati on Saturday.
It was chilly and overcast, but dry - and I had a lot of fun as usual, though the normal condor location was bereft of the large birds.
Sunday morning dawned damp - the forecast had been correct, but it soon started to dry so I decided to go cycling. I decided not to go mountain biking as I wasn't sure how wet it had been overnight (and therefore whether or not the trails would be too muddy), so I rode on the road out to Fanshell Beach on 17 mile drive.
On the way back I noticed that the back end of my bicycle felt a little mushy. I soon realized I had a puncture - my first on this bike. I carry spare tubes, tire levers and a small pump, so I can replace a tube and get going without much hassle.
I pulled over at Asilomar (see photos below) and found a small piece of glass going through the rear tire into the tube. I soon changed the tube and pumped the new one up to an acceptable pressure (the small hand pump can't really get a good high pressure) and then carried on home.
Once home, showered and lunched, I ended up helping my neighbor Anna prune, weed and generally tidy the part of the front yard we share. The weather turned into the first really nice day of year - it was t-shirt and shorts weather. Later Anna returned the favor (though maybe it wasn't an initial favor as I own 50% of that piece of front yard, no matter how much I usually neglect it) by taking photos of me riding the Ducati out at Asilomar (again, twice in one day) - I need some "action" (I use the term very loosely when my riding abilities are involved) for an upcoming Soup article.
posted by Tim H at 10:13 PM
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