T—22

R—37 Ladermon Trail Race

R—36

GR—67

GR—66

Journal—Day Four
Not a bluebird day. Clouds rolled in and hung around, bringing the temperature down a bit, but it was still warm.
We had a mostly flat-ish route planned, but after 25 km, Romka got a puncture. Looked like a thorn. Swapped the tube, pumped it up, and off we go!
Fifteen minutes later—another flat. Alright, patch it, put it back in, pump it up, and off we go again.
The route was perfect—mostly primo, crunchy gravel. Just check the photos. At one point, we rode through a stretch of road with two prostitutes posted at either end. Didn’t know that was still a thing.
Anyway, we climbed the biggest hill of the ride, bombed down half the descent, and—Romka flatted again. I popped the wheel off, and the patch hadn’t held.
Last resort: the expensive WTB plastic inner tube. Slipped the brown baby in, pumped it up, and off we go again. (Might just be me, but the plastic tube seems to pump up faster than a regular one.)
From there, it was easy sailing back to the city for a cup of coffee. Solid day!

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