your daily bicycle log

Bought a new GoPro last week. Here's yesterday's club run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFdiTVjRIw

A month and a half ago, someone broke into my garage and stole two bikes. One bike was a new mt bike, and the other was the 20yo touring bike. That was the one that had me sad.

Well, wouldn't you know it, but they dumped the old bike (minus some parts) a block away. I found it that morning and had it fixed up.

Finally back from the shop, took it for a ride this morning. Still solid.

Two new tubes, two flats. Tyre was v old ao bought a new one. Just tried to put it on and got a pinch flat. Fuuuuck. The guy in the bike shop said don't use levers to put it back on but there was absolutely no way I could get it on otherwise. Think I have to accept I just can't change tubes :(

I had to use my bike today and still hadn't sorted the tyre, luckily had another wheel on my single speed that's up in the loft, it's not quick release though. Broke a spanner putting it on - that should mean it's tight, right? It seemed tight enough. Rode 4 miles no problem. On the way back - hmm, what's that rattling noise? Luckily I didn't quite find the answer to the question 'how far can you ride on a loose front wheel?', also lucky I was on a quiet canal not a busy road or I might not have heard it.

This all sounds familiar.

I am now passing competent at this stuff, though, practice makes perfect.

One of my former riding partners was killed mid-day yesterday on a popular bike route in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. Everyone's really freaked out and angry and sad. He was well decorated on the track (multiple masters golds national and world levels but also outright USA record holder for flying 500mTT) but just a sweet, humble and nice guy who loved riding. If you ever rode around the GGP polo fields you were likely to see him. Just senseless and saddening.

aw shasta, i'm terribly sorry. i've not seen you in these parts for a long time, and given the hazardous world of cycling, i've thought of you in concern for your own welfare, even. so i am glad to hear from you-- but what terrible circumstances. stay safe and well.

same here - wish I wasn't hearing from you again because of such awful news.

Man we've both biked that stretch of road about a billion times.

https://i.imgur.com/6HvuILU.jpg

White was riding on the shoulder of Highway 119, known as the Diagonal, in Boulder on Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a 23-year-old woman driving a Toyota Matrix. The driver crossed from the right-hand lane onto the shoulder, striking White from behind before she crashed into a fence, according to an incident report from the Colorado State Patrol. White was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. The car's driver was uninjured.

Top American cyclist Magnus White, 17, dies after being hit by a car
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/31/1191096086/cyclist-magnus-white-17-dies-accident-car-boulder-colorado

fucking diagonal. it's a graveyard.