Day 31: Kerrville

Right out of camp, we had a 600+ foot climb at grades over 10%. That's one way to start your morning! I tried to forget about that part because the rest of the ride was beautiful.

As we made it into Kerrville, we came to a stoplight, and I was unable to clip out in time. I wasn't in any danger, just embarrassed at falling with cars all over looking (laughing) at me. Shortly thereafter, I was riding behind Frosty when his rear tire burst and sent my heart racing. He's on a Bike Friday (folds up, fits in a suitcase) with these really small tires, and I think that was the 4th one that popped.

We made it to the bike shop in Kerrville, and they seemed nice, I got a few tubes, and I inquired about my the wear on my front rim. There are wear marks on rims, and I recently noticed that one of my rims was heavily worn. The Trek rep happened to be at the store at the time, and we chatted about it. It might be enough left to get me to Florida, but I should start looking at rims. This store had the same rim I got in the back available for the front, so I asked about what they wanted. The guy quoted me at $200. I got the same one for the back with a Power Tap for $300. I politely declined, and I'll check around in Austin.