July 10th. map my ride posts need fixing..

Today started early about 6:30am as the guy on the motorcycle tenting next to me was packing up. The other cyclist had already left by this point but I wanted to start the day with a shower. Everything was going fine until it was time to leave. There is a distinct wobblyness and crumply sound when the bike has a flat and this is just what I had. I figured it was a good time as any to change the tire and the tube outright to get rid of some unnecessary weight.

Surprisingly I found more of the metal from the previous day but this one was embedded in the tire liner itself. It should have already caused a flat by now and explains the problems from the previous days flat in Portage la Prairie. The new tire was really hard to put on but eventually I got it on there. Too bad I put it on backwards: the tread pattern has to go a certain direction. No matter I was going to Canadian Tire anyway to see if I could use a floor pump where I could change the tire properly there. When I got there I changed the tire no problem and the manager let me use a pump off the shelf. He was super nice about it and we talked a little about my trip. When I came back out the tire was flat – what?
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