Aldetha meets Padi...

10/02/2007: 14.24-mile biking, 47:25, 18.0 mph
10/03/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 47:28, 17.8 mph
10/04/2007: 14.06-mile biking, 46:57, 18.0 mph
10/05/2007: 14.07-mile biking, 46:31, 18.1 mph
10/08/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 47:37, 17.8 mph
10/09/2007: 14.13-mile biking, 45:37, 18.6 mph
10/12/2007: 6.9-mile biking, 23:09, 17.9 mph

That just looks ridiculous! I should blog more often.

OK - some explanation is in order. 1st, I didn't all of a sudden move closer to the college on 10/3. I actually filled my tires up to the proper pressure. So naturally, I thought my speed would dramatically increase - wrong. It increased a little, but most of the decrease in resistance due to a fully-inflated tire was offset by the increase in circumference of a fully-inflated the tire. That explains the drop in mileage.

The "short" ride last Friday came courtesy of a flat tire I noticed about 100 yards before the end of my ride to work. I ended up taking Aldetha home on our car rack and fixing the tire myself on Saturday. However, once I changed the tire it developed a severe "wobble." I also noticed that Aldetha's rear brake was not properly engaging the tire. I contacted a colleague who had biked to OCC since 1974 for a bike shop referral. He recommended Padi's Pedal Power. Due to my schedule I could not get Aldetha in until this morning - so my wife has driven me to work these past two days.

Wait! I just got a call and Aldetha is fixed! We can pick her up today and I can ride again tomorrow.

I feel much better starting my work day with a rigorous bike ride,
Brad