Sunday bike ride

Sunday dawned a bit chilly, I hoped for the cancellation phone call, but it never came, so I headed out. Met R, A, and J at the park and we started our loop around Lanikai for R to look at ponytails.

Then we headed out to Kaneohe. I've never biked out there before, but I liked it. We went on K-Bay drive into Kaneohe, and then turned right at the bank. Did a bunch of hills, some of which left me gasping.

On the last one, R and I crested the hill and waited, but the others didn't come. Went back down and discovered that A had a flat. I sat down and munched on a power bar until I had the sudden urge to check my tires. Sure enough, my back tire was really soft. Good thing it didn't go on one of those big curvy downhills we were just doing. I found that I had a little sharp something or other embedded in my tire causing a slow leak.

It turns out I forgot how to change a tire. It's been a looong time. J took pity on me and helped me out. I had forgotten to let the rest of the air out of the tire. I guess every time in the past the thing was already completely flat, so I didn't have to do that. On a side note, this was my first time using CO2. That's so COOL!

We finished our ride going out past Heeia to the boat dock and then going home the most direct route. Along the way we picked up a few riders. It seemed whenever we looked back, we had a different guy or two with us. Very strange. Part way down Kainalu, the last extra biker turned off thanking us for the ride.

I think the oddest thing about cycling is that it's like you end up in a secret club. Put on a helmet and get on a bike, and suddenly you're a member. Total strangers wave and say hello as your paths cross, other bikers feel free to join the pace line and talk story like they know you. It's just weird. I don't mind, it's just a surprise.