Morning strikes again

with the temp a balmy 56, i headed out for the a.m. commute, a few minutes early to get my 7m in instead of the shorter 6. well, 2m or so into it i noticed some strange handling, but it was over a bumpy section. only later did i find out that i had the dreaded FLAT. now, on a road ride it's one thing, but on a commute when you must sign in by 7.25, it's entirely another. fortunately i had the requisite new tube, pump etc. the previous morning flat a few years ago was much more the disaster. this time i took care of it, the only prob was a handful of chain grease after it jammed by the front chainring. i fixed it and off i went, but still it was the 2nd bad day of luck in a row.

and more afternoon family dealings, so stress, business and not a whole lot of riding, but some at least.

12m total/6mx2/ a cool afternoon in low 60s, after some rain moved through midday