decidedlyodd

I rode my bike both on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

On Saturday, I was going to ride the Green River Trail with Ben, Jeff and the guys from Gay City. I went about 10 miles before my saddle would no longer stay in place. I had to ride back 10 miles with my saddle pushed way far forward (at least it would stay in place that way). It was a short ride but I did get in about 18 miles total still which was better than nothing. The problem was that the threads on the top of my seatpost were stripped. Upon getting back home, I went over to Velo to buy a new seatpost. $20 for the seatpost plus a few bucks for a tube of grease and I was back in business.

On Sunday, I attempted the same ride with Robert and Joe. We got all the way to the Auburn Supermall, but while we were eating lunch out on the grass in front of Quizno’s, there was a loud burst of air. Apparently, the patch on Joe’s tire just blew out while we were sitting there. He took the bus over to downtown Federal Way because there was a Bicycles West on 320th & Pacific according to Google Maps. Because we couldn’t fit 3 bikes on the bus, Robert and I rode the 4 miles from the Supermall to Federal Way. Unfortunately, we didn’t realize there was a ~400ft climb over those 4 miles. We made it, but it was quite the workout getting up the hill out of the valley. Sadly, when we arrived at the intersection Joe was there waiting. The bike store had gone out of business some time ago. Frustrated, we walked over to the Federal Way transit center and took busses back home. Robert and Joe took the 174 to Tukwila where there cars were parked while I took the 194 back to the Convention Center and then rode the remaining half mile back to my apartment. Robert and I did about 28 miles, Joe somewhat less.

Over the two days, I did 48 miles total which wasn’t too bad considering all the bike troubles we had. Also, these were the first two rides I did with my new saddle. My butt didn’t hurt at all afterwards, so hopefully I’ve found a keeper in this new saddle!