DAY 46 WED 5/18/10 95 MILES

STATS FOR THE DAY
-12:15 TO 3:00PM - 40 MILES
-1 HR BREAK
-4:00 TO 6:20 - 37 MILES
-50 MIN BREAK
-7:10 TO 9:20 - 18 MILES
-95 MILES TOTAL
-7 HRS 20 MIN
-12.9 AVG MPH
-ROUTE 45E TO ROUTE 11N
-AARONBURG,P.A. TO PLTMOUTH,P.A.
-OVERCAST/CHILI
-FLAT REAR TIRE #7 AND #8



FLAT TIRE #7 WAS A SLOW LEAK FROM A STAPLE.I FILLED IT UP ONCE HOPING IT WOULD GET ME TO THE END OF THE DAY BUT I WAS ON A GOOD ROLL SO I WENT FURTHER THEN I INTENDED.SO I STOPPED AND CHANGED THE TUBE OUT.AS I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN A TOWN IS WHEN FLAT TIRE #8 CAME TO HANG OUT.I HAD A MASSIVE BLOW OUT OF THE REAR TIRE.IT MADE A SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT.I THINK THE SIDEWALL WAS SO BEAT UP BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT JUST OVER THE BACK TIRE MAKING IT SQUAT.SO AT 95 MILES FOR THE DAY I DECIDED TO CALL IT A DAY.LUCKILY I ENDED UP RIGHT OUTSIDE OF A CVS THAT HAD AN AWNING BECAUSE AS I WAS CHANGING THE TUBE AGAIN TO HAVE THE BIKE ALL READY FOR TOMORROW IT STARTED RAINING.I HAD TO USE ONE OF THE TWO SPARE NOBBY TIRES I BROUGHT WITH US.SO I DID SOME SWITCHING AROUND AND PUT THE NOBBY ON THE FRONT BECAUSE IT WILL SLOW ME DOWN LESS WITH LESS WAIT ON IT.