{"id":9792,"date":"2015-08-17T06:03:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T06:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=9792"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:00:44","slug":"reno-race-walking-goat-heads-kill-my-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2015\/08\/17\/reno-race-walking-goat-heads-kill-my-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reno Race Walking – Goat Heads Kill my Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"

What was supposed to be an easy errand day, didn’t quite go as planned. Well at least I got a small ride in before the Goat Head Curse trashed my transportation. You see my brisk four mile ride to the .local Trader Joes found a few of the troublesome thorns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was regrouping\u00a0\u00a0at my hotel when all of a sudden a small explosion startled me. I looked at my bike and the front wheel \u00a0was deflated. I went from the feeling of triumph over just having gotten the video audio to work on my iphone to a bike that needed help……<\/span><\/p>\n

Quickly, I got out my patch kit and went to work. The three holes that went off all at once were too much for the Slime I bought yesterday. Each time I pumped up the tube it held air. Until I put it inside the tire when each time a new leak would become apparent. After eight\u00a0patches in two days, my valve then decided it had had enough. It went on me too..<\/span><\/p>\n

All of a sudden I was stranded. So I tried doing the unthinkable. I needed it to hold air long enough to get me to a bike shop so\u00a0attempted to put the tube in the rim and patch the valve. No Workee ……<\/span><\/p>\n

So I called REI as they were the only Reno shop open according to Google. By now it was 5:06 and they closed at 6. Google also told me the three mile walk would take me 55 minutes so I told Alex there, I would try to make it on time.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the time I got down the busy weekend elevator to the street, I had 45 minute to get there. So I walked and ran and walked and ran. I was pretty sweaty in the 90+ degree heat but I made it with five minutes to spare! Alex had everything ready for me, including tire lines and 25 dollars later, I was ready for the long walk back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some of the neighborhoods I passed through –<\/p>\n

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Here now at 10PM, after a well needed rest and creating this report, my bike is ready for the road again tomorrow where I can explore more of this fun city…<\/span><\/p>\n

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