I was about to leave for work this morning when I realized that my tire was flast again. I took it apart and put an extra patch on the tube. I got going 20 minutes later and on the way down a hill I noticed that the ride was really bumpy, yet it didn't look like I had a flat. I stopped right at the entrance to Seward Park and saw that part of the tube was pushing the tire outside the rim. The only choice I had was to let the air out and readjust the tube. The only problem was that I didn't bring a pump with me--I have a big stationary one at home, but I haven't been able to find my little one since I moved. Fortunately, there are always bikers that go by Seward Park and it's a frequent stop for those who do a loop around Lake Washington.

The first biker was a guy who said he only had one air cartridge (he didn't want to risk helping me in case he had a flat (I'd probably use it up anyways)); the second was a woman who only had a Presta compatible pump. Finally the third person, a woman on an older bike had the pump I needed. It was a small pump so the pressure was a little low, but good enough to get me to work (where I'm writing from). Hopefully by the time I leave this evening, it will still have air. Otherwise I'll try to find someone with a pump or otherwsie walk to a bike shop--there is one about a mile away. I need to get to one eventually so that might be a better choice. So hopefully I'll be riding back home in the dark tonight.

Here's a picture I took on Wednesday. The fog was clearing over Lake Washington and it was just starting to get sunny.

Total: 7.62mi + 7.18mi Return (?) = 14.80mi Bike Ride