A more exciting day than expected

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I hopped on my bike this afternoon to head to City Hall to drop off my mail-in ballot, and promptly ran over a pin and exploded my rear tire.

So I went to the bike shop instead, and got two new inner tubes (one for backup!). Then I dropped off my ballot and changed the tube. This is the first time I've changed a tube on a bike. It wasn't difficult, but it required more strength than I was expecting. Also I had a little trouble getting the wheel properly seated when I put it back on (I've not removed the rear wheel before, either), but it is all better now.

I don't think my hands have ever been that dirty before.

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[chinders.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, the putting back on bit is the easy part, if I'm remembering correctly. My physical memory says "Just thread the gears into the chain and maneuver it in." But y'know, my physical memory is an incommunicative idiot, so don't pay it too much attention.