{"id":63966,"date":"2023-11-18T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T22:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=63966"},"modified":"2023-11-18T16:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T22:19:52","slug":"squeeze-tires-the-night-before-when-theres-time-to-fix-a-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/11\/18\/squeeze-tires-the-night-before-when-theres-time-to-fix-a-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Squeeze Tires The Night Before When There&#8217;s Time To Fix A Flat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squeeze Tires The Night Before When There&#039;s Time To Fix A Flat 11\/18\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jel51hQWEjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good thing I squeezed the rear tire on my Cervelo Caledonia last night. It was very soft so I set about fixing the flat. The hardest part was getting the Continental GatorShell tire off the rim and then back on the rim. In between that I found a microscopic hole and patched it. But re-mounting the tire I pinched the tube adding another hole. I opted to replace the tube. The tube has a removable valve core so I hope that doesn&#8217;t come back to haunt me if I have to fix a flat out on the road. I tightened the valve core so hopefully it will not unscrew after pumping up the tire. This would&#8217;ve made today&#8217;s bike ride start much later. A smaller fix was replacing the speed sensor battery as I was getting ready to roll out the door. No problem getting that exchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all of that behind me I started the ride at 11:16 AM riding the Cervelo Caledonia bike. The late start probably was going to mean not seeing other cyclists. I compensated for the late start by choosing the <strong>Atascocita &#8211; Spanish Cove &#8211; Walden<\/strong> route to shorten the time and distance to get to FM 1960 where I usually see cyclists. They were long gone by the time I got there. Today marked the 8th time on this route in 2023. I biked 34.43 miles getting to within 20 miles of my 360 road mile goal for November. I achieved two Strava top results: <strong>3rd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10241606410\/segments\/3161048049959321304\">Kings Crossing South<\/a>\u00a0(2:03) and <strong>Local Legend<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10241606410\/segments\/3161048049962385112\">Kings Harbor Loop Reverse<\/a>. I finished the ride at 1:55 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sun tried to stay out but the clouds had their day. This made the perceived chill go up and down. I wore a light weight long sleeve jersey and a short sleeve jersey but a heavier long sleeve jersey would&#8217;ve felt warmer. Weather: Start 70 degrees, humidity 73%, dew point 60.8, mostly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph; Finish 72 degrees, humidity 68%, dew point 60.9, mostly cloudy, wind variable 5 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h37m59s436.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"63961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h37m59s436\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h37m59s436.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h50m35s409.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h50m35s409\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Entering Spanish Cove&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Entering Spanish Cove&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vlcsnap-2023-11-18-15h50m35s409.png?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" 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It was very soft so I set about fixing the flat. 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