Record # of Flats

I finally got my first flat on the cross bike. I made the decision to GeoCache on the way home, trying to get  all of the Moon Tower Caches. One was at Zilker, an easy stop on the way home. They had the road blocked off for the summer musical so I hopped the curb & rode on the grass for a bit, then hopped another curb and onto the Moon Tower, it was at the Moon Tower that I realized I had grassburrs in my tire! Time to change the tire, after I find the cache & take my picture. Once the back tire was changed, the front started going  flat. Since I didn't have another tube, I added some air & prayed. And in true Kim fashion, I rode to the next cache on 12th & Windsor. Searched 7 searched and DNF. I'm a good looker poor finder as Alison would say. Add a bit more air to the front tire then off I go.

Next day, buy 2 more tubes & another liner. I for some reason attempted to patch the tube...after 5 patches I gave up when it went flat again. :-(

Front tire only had 3 holes, but I knew how it would play out if I patched them, so I didn't. Come Wedsday, the back tire was flat again. Took out the tube, couldn't find a hole, struggled to put the tube back in & it wouldn't air up. Time to throw in the towel. Next morning I t ook the wheel to the new bike shop in Westlake (Wheels in Motion). At lunch my tire was fixed. Only $12.50. Not bad, considering tubes are $5.00 and he, too, had a hard time putting the tire back on. Here's to no flats on the Katy trail, condsidering this was my first flat since I've owned this bike, not too bad and now there is a liner that will hopefully prevent more flats!
On a bummer to me note, I didn't notice the computer wasn'tworking on the way home from Zilker, so the odometer is now 5 miles off, oh well.

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Total miles for the month of July so far: 69.34
Total miles for 2012: 1275.17
Miles to go: 806.17 miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 2
Total for the year one way commuting trips: 46
Odometer: Road: 12599
Cross: 488.6

Great End of June Ride

Went on the Mamma Jamma Training ride on June 30th. Love the San Marcos ride, rolling hills & long stretches. Everything is falling into place as I'm stronger than I have been since 2007. How do I know? I lead a lot of the way, when I fell behind KPT & Victor I was able to catch up. Also rode in the big ring a bunch & never shifted to the granny ring. And in the end I averaged 15.1 mph (not aided by the wind!)

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Total miles for the month of June: 272.46
Total miles for 2012: 1205.83
Miles to go: 806.17    miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 9
Total for the year one way commuting trips: 44
Odometer: Road: 12572
Cross: 450.20

Record breaking Bike Ride

On Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 it hit 109 in Austin. So, what did ABCx do? We rode our normally scheduled Tuesday night ride! And the best part was, no one passed out!  We did find that it was hotter when we stopped riding, so stops were limited to a few minutes.

ABCx has started riding w/ the Mamma Jamma training rides. On Sunday we went to the Veloway. I had the pleasure of giving Grenita  ride. Last time I road down there was about 18 months ago. I remember struggling up the hills, well, I kicked their butts this time! It's always good to see progress!
 But on the progress note, I don't feel like I'm as fast as I was last year,def not as fast when D & I were riding.

Still riding to work at least 1 full trip a week and trying to run errands in the hood.

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Total miles for the month: for June so far:  237.44
Total miles for 2012: 1170.81
Miles to go: 841.19    miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 9
Total for the year one way commuting trips: 44
Odometer: Road: 12537
Cross: 450.20

1000 miles

I hit the 1000 mile mark for the year this week on my way to work Weds. Not too exciting since I'm keeping track of 2 bikes & couldn't watch the computer turn, but it is probably the quickest to 1K I've had in a long time, maybe ever, not sure what happened in MS150 training days.  Not sure when I hit it last year, but I know it was later. And I still have Mamma Jamma training and the Katy trail to go! Would be awesome to hit 3K.

Rides the past 2 weeks included: ABCx ride (4 newbies), 32 mile ride in Round Rock to Jonah where I felt awesome! Complete commuting day followed by a commute home and to work the next day. I also rode to the pool twice.

I rescued this guy from the middle of 45th street on my way to the pool.

Total Miles for the 2 weeks (15 days):  100.76
Total miles for the month: for June:  100.76
Total miles for 2012: 1034.13
Miles to go:  977.87  miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 5
Total for the year one way commuting trips:  40
Odometer: Road: 12547
Cross: 391.6

May Bike Month Summary

Here's the breakdown of my 31 days of bike riding for National Bike Month & Stroke awareness month. Thinking back to 4 years ago, I'm not sure I would have been able to pull this off. Maybe next year I'll bike to work all month or at leasat the bike to work week.

May 1: This was an easy one--Austin Bike Chix ride.
May 2: Commuted to work, received a ride home after a work function. Came across a fellow cyclist who had fallen, I gave her a bandaid & escourted her to Town Lake.
May 3: Drove to work & commuted home, rode by the sight of a recent car/bike accident to pay my respects to Verter. I forgot my light thus I wasn't able to attend the bike rally. Grabbed a geocache on the way home.
May 4. Commuted to work, drove home.
May 5: Rode to Mi Victoria to pick up breakfast tacos & donuts, shortest ride of the week. (1.89 miles, 10 mins 21 seconds
May 6: Rode to HEB to buy lemons & avocados.
May 7: Intervals in the hood before the rain.
May 8--rain, so I did 1 leg exercises on the trainer for as long as I could stand.
May 9-- communte home...fun hilly ride home! found 20 hills to climb on my way home, always amazes me how much easier they get!
May 10--commute into work.
May 11-- went to Belton to watch the nephews play baseball, came home late, so on Friday night at 1:30, I was riding to the corner store for a 16 ounce Miller Lite. Sad thing is, I didn't even finish it, I had to go to be so I could rest for the Armadillo ride the next morning.
May 12-- Armadillo ride 35 miles plus 2 miles taunting KPT as she ran.
May 13--ride to NW Park to swim
May 14--4.5 year strokeiversery, since I can't do Bike to work day on Friday, I biked both ways on Monday instead! Then I had a steak for dinner!
May 15: ABCx ride w 2 rookies who not only hung w me on hill repeats but kicked my booty!
May 16: biked home from work, stopped at the Pflugger bridge to attend the Ride of Silence.
May 17: biked to work, got passed by a guy in a 787 racing kit, but the best part was we met up at the same place about 2 miles later! Oh the shock on his face! He took the hillier route, I gotta green light! still made my day.
May 18: beer run to the corner store
May 19: Real Ale Ride, Kelli & I made the most of our 13 mile ride which we turned into 20, great beer at the end, too!
May 20: errand to the grocery store.
May 21: errand to the library followed by 10 mins of exercise.
May 22: ABCx ride w a hill repeat
May 23: Commute home from work.
May 24: Commute to & from work w a stop at the Mamma Jamma kickoff party on the way home
May 25: Commute to work.
May 26: Danskin loop w/ Kristen
May 27: Errand to HEB
May 28: Pay Phone Revival ride
May 29: ABCx ride
May 30: Errand to the library & HEB

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Total miles for the month: for May:  300.71
Total miles for 2012: 933.37
Miles to go: 1078.63  miles til 2012
Total for the month one way commuting trips:  14
Odometer: Road: 12414
Cross: 333.4

Bike Everyday in May: Week 4

Wow! 28 days on the bike, at least a little bit. This last week consisted of rides to/from work and actual errands (no beer runs!)

Here's the breakdown of the rides!

May 22: ABCx ride w a hill repeat
May 23: Commute home from work.
May 24: Commute to & from work w a stop at the Mamma Jamma kickoff party on the way home
May 25: Commute to work.
May 26: Danskin loop w/ Kristen
May 27:  Errand to HEB
May 28: Pay Phone Revival ride
May 29: ABCx ride
May 30: Errand to the library & HEB


Two of the rides were great! The Danskin loop--felt good to be out there again, maybe next year! And the Pay Phone Revival was a lot of fun! Still cracking up that we didn't get  the dumb phone until we were at the xylophone!

Total Miles for the week (9 days):  88.52
Total miles for the month: for May:  289.69
Total miles for 2012: 922.35
Miles to go: 1089.65  miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 4
Total for the year one way  commuting trips: 35
Odometer: Road: 12414
Cross: 322.3

Mamma Jamma 1K rider

 Phun Pholks at the Pay Phone Revival Ride

 Dumb Phone or Clueless Riders

 Xylophone

Phone Charging Station

Bike Everyday in May: Week 3

It's now 3 weeks into May & I've been on the bike everyday for at least a little bit! 21 days!

Here's a breakdown on the rides!

May 15: ABCx ride w 2 rookies who not only hung w me on hill repeats but kicked my booty!
May 16: biked home from work, stopped at the Pflugger bridge to attend the Ride of Silence.
May 17: biked to work, got passed by a guy in a 787 racing kit, but the best part was we met up at the same place about 2 miles later! Oh the shock on his face! He took the hillier route, I gotta green light! still made my day.
May 18: beer run to the corner store
May 19: Real Ale Ride, Kelli & I made the most of our 13 mile ride which we turned into 20, great beer at the end, too!
May 20: errand to the grocery store.
May 21: errand to the library followed by 10 mins of exercise.

One more week left. It's been really fun figuing out how to do this. Best part is I've realized how easy it is to run errands on the bike (I just have to remember to strap the TP on correctly and take the yogurt to the refrigerator.)

Total Miles for the week:  67.91
Total miles for the month: for May: 201.17
Total miles for 2012: 833.83
Miles to go: 1179  miles til 2012
One way commuting trips: 2
Total one way commuting trips: 31
Odometer: Road: 12377
Cross: 269.7

Pics from the Real Ale Ride:

ABCxers

One more lap

Mmmm beer

Bungee cord FAIL