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	Wednesday, 8 November 2006

Transcript of my Xtracycle ride home I left work pleased to see blue skies and sun after two days of heavy rain. Also pleased to see the wind had turned SW during the day so I had a steady tail wind home. Had a laugh with a couple of kids in a sliver station-wagon as we raced around the waterfront. I was doing about 45 kph around Rocks Road with that tail wind, which is just about how fast the traffic was flowing, so we were side by side for quite a while. It was fun to see their faces up against the glass, occasionaly turning to egg Mum (driving) on if I managed to get slightly ahead of them, grinning the whole time. Not sure who won the race in the end but it was funny. Stopped in at the supermarket to get some chicken, garlic bread, bananas, and cheese and got the usual curious onlookers at the bike stands outside. Anyone who regularly carries loads on their bike never fails to appreciate the Xtracycle. Picked up a puncture on the cycle track around Neale Park. I pulled a peice of brown glass out of the tire. Was pretty proud that I had the tire off, tube out, puncture located (using my own spit), hole patched, and tire back on in about seven minutes. It took me another seven to get that big boofy road tire inflated back to the 60psi I like to roll with though, but I still reckon I'm getting better at this. Smiled at the pretty lady who stopped to ask if I was OK just as I was putting the dust cap back on the tire valve. "All fixed, but thanks..." I said as she rode on out of my life. Chatted to the dude with the stop/go sign at the road works around Atawhai drive while we waited for the opposing traffic to flow through. Finally that strech of road is getting resealed. The shoulder around there was nothing short of bone jarring. Got home just in time to meet my neighbour who had a dozen oysters to give me. yum. How was your trip home? 5:52:47 PM    Comment []

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