Buckhead Belly Ache
Sports fans it's been a while but for most of Feb and Mar the weather wasn't quite right and along with flu symptoms, I just didn't get much riding in. Since my last entry and before today there have been four other rides. Once again, I find myself trying to get in shape. And no place better than riding the Buckhead Bellyache! This ride is one hill after another through some of the nicest, extremely monied neighborhoods of Atlanta. For the most part the hills are short, sometimes steep but nothing really strenuous except Cumberland Parkway, imho. Unfortunately my pre- ride activity was more telling than the ride. I was starting to unload and found my rear tire flat. Thinking that by sitting in the sun all day my fully pumped up tire just exploded, I quickly pulled the wheel and stuffed a new tube in the tire w/o checking for a possible nail, glass, etc. still stuck in the tire. Just before I started to pump it up, my hand ran across something sharp. A closer...