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McCarley · 03-12-2006, 11:57 PM

Last week I got my bike out of the shop after it had been hanging in a garage for about 10 years. It's been raining alot so I took it accross the street where there is a field... lots of puddles, guys use it as a 4x4 track alot. It was a ton of fun but I popped by back tire the first time out.

So I put some new tires and tubes on this weekend and it was fun again. I can't beleive how my legs feel after a ride, I don't remember it being this tough but then again it was 10 years ago.

ODB · 03-13-2006, 07:12 AM

What kind of bike? (asks the gear head)

Chris-STL · 03-13-2006, 07:17 AM

Its definatly that time! It was 82 here on Sat, 75 on Sunday.

It has been pretty muddy, so I havn't tried anything on the dirt yet. As for your back tire, have you ever tried the pre-slimed tubes? Wal-mart sells them, they are a bit on the heavy side, but I think one summer I was riding on one I had poped 7 times. you will loose about half your air before they reseal, but its better than a flat!

ODB · 03-13-2006, 08:28 AM

It's looking like time to get the road bike out too!

Chris-STL · 03-13-2006, 11:32 AM

I actually got it out for a spin this weekend.

Oh how my skills deteriorated. I could hardly ride in a straight line!

McCarley · 03-14-2006, 12:39 AM

My bike is a Schwin. Like I said it's about 10 yrs old or so, but I bought it new back then. And the bike shop did a good job of cleaning it up and getting in good working order.

I bought a treadmil about a week and a half ago, so I can hit that during the week and take my bike out on the weekend mornings. It's been good so far. My wifes been using the treadmil and even went on a ride with me.