The first time I had no issues coming in and took the big hill pretty well. Little did I know that I had a slow leak in my front tire and as the day went on it got completely flat. Thankfully it was just a puncture and a patch kit was able to fix it up.
The second time I rode in to work, the valve stem on my rear tube blew out. Never seen this happen, but it pretty much meant an instant flat for me. Oh and forget trying to use a patch kit here, there was no way I could even pump up the tube. Thankfully I had a spare tube with me.
Yesterday was my third time and just like the first time, I got in with no problems. The hill was a little bit harder this time because I was carrying a back pack full with clothes and my laptop, but I made it in with no problems and I was thinking the curse was broken. I was completely wrong… my luck had not changed at all. In fact it got worse. I would have been lucky if a flat tire was all I had to deal with... but instead one of the effin spokes on my back wheel decides to break off like one of those Kit Kat bars in those annoying commercials.
Between the issues commuting to work, and the mechanical issues I’ve had on our team rides, my bike has not made this season an easy one. I just hope that I’m getting all of the possible issues out of the way before our big ride.
