The men who saved me from myself

This is Greg.

This is Greg teaching Mary how to change a bike tire.  HER own bike tire.

Mary has ridden her tri bike for 4 years.  Mary has never gotten a flat.  Mary has never gotten new tires.  Mary has never changed a bike tire.  Mary has never learned to change a bike tire UNTIL NOW!

Do you realize how ridiculous that is?  I race and race and race and then train a little more for the next race, but have no idea how to change a tire if it goes flat.

That’s just stupid, really stupid.

I have even carried instructions for how to change my bike tire under my saddle for four years…just in case. But now I know.  It still won’t be pretty if I flat, but at least I will be able to change it.

So, thanks Greg!

And, thanks to Nathan.  Nathan came with me to buy new tires. I was just going to have the bike guys put them on for me.  He suggested I take them home and learn how myself.

So I did.

And let me tell you how good it feels to know I can change a flat.

AND, if I get a flat on Sunday’s race, I will blame both of you.  Because I never had any trouble with those tires before I started fiddling with them.

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