Acorns I tell ya

Season Miles: 1,982

Whitnall Crit, 1 lap, 26 miles
Sun, 72 and WINDY! 15-20+gusting.

It was the kind of wind that can throw the front of the bike around if it catches you right. And NE direction is the worst I can have because every one of my routes ends up coming BACK either north or east into that wind.

Today was just to do a little test ride with my new rear tire after getting home from a nice visit to Rainbow Jersey. I was tired today and will admit that without sunshine today this ride would have never happened.

As for the flat yesterday...
After inspecting the tire this morning I found both a cut and a puncture. In fact the puncture had a little something in the tire yet. So I dug out what appeared to be a piece of shell from an acorn. Fair warning. I told ya...ACORNS are the enemy. I took a detour today both out and back to avoid the area on the path where I rode through the little buggers yesterday.

The new tire on the Roubaix feels fine back there. Now it's time for a little rest for me after three days in a row. Times were that was no big deal for me. Times WERE...