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Commute Loop – 2024.11.04

Nothing worse than coming out of Back to the Future The Musical and finding a screw in one of the tires of the kiddo’s car. On Sunday, I took it to Big O and they said it wasn’t repairable so I returned home with it to take it to Discount Tire on Monday for a replacement. I was expecting to have to purchase an entire set.

I gave the kiddo the keys to the truck for the day so she would get to class on time while I took the car, and Shadow, to Discount Tire for a drop off. One of the advantages of having a bike carrier and having the ability to commute. I got dressed for my commute and then drove to Discount Tire. I dropped off the car, unloaded Shadow, and then mounted up and rode to the office.

I told my daughter that she needed to go to the shop first thing after class to pay the bill and get the keys but leave the car. I would ride from work to the shop, load up Shadow, and then drive home. Overall, it all worked out great and I just missed the kiddo as she was pulling away from the shop. Ultimately, I didn’t have to have her settle the bill because I showed up just shy of their closing time. Then again my luck if I’d told her not to worry about it I would have got a flat and been late. At least this way everything is taken care of for certain.

Both rides were pretty chill. My legs are certainly feeling better compared to last week. I kept drifting into Z3 while trying to keep to Z2. This was mostly on the way to the shop. I eventually gave up and just pedaled until I got there. Not thrilled at riding home in the dark, and it always takes getting reacquainted with every year.

New bike fund: $75.02 (+$0.02)
273 vehicles @ 11.8 per mile, 2.8 per minute, Speeds: 33.4 mph (avg), 59.9 mph (max) — by MyBikeTraffic.com
Sunny-Clear, 56°F-62°F, Feels like 51°F-64°F, Humidity 30%-15%, Wind NNW 10mph-N 4mph — by Klimat.app
myWindsock.com Report —
Weather Impact™: 18.3%
Headwind: 60% @ 5.4 – 22.9 mph
Longest Headwind: 08h 45m 9s
Air Speed: 17.9 mph
Temp: 55.2-61 °F
Precip: 0% @ 0 Inch/hr
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Total distance: 23.26 mi
Max elevation: 2373 ft
Min elevation: 1910 ft
Total climbing: 858 ft
Total descent: -862 ft
Total time: 09:30:05
Published inCommuteCycling

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