All my gear and I made it to Providence T.F. Green airport thanks to Betsy. Checked in my mountain of gear, made it through security including my gear being throughly searched, happens every time. The flight was overbooked and I was one of the last to board which relegated me to a middle seat with a gorilla on either side. I swear the seats are getting smaller and passengers are getting bigger. Southwest should forego the seats and just provide slots to slide into. An hour and a half in the air felt like a transatlantic flight. Kate Wick picked me up and the next day the bike was assemble and my gear loaded on. At 8:00 I shoved off only to make it to the end of the block before realizing that my front tire had problems. The tire by the stem was extended beyond the rim. Now what? No luck in deflating the tire and pushing the tire into place. Fast forward, the bike shop seated the tire on less than a minute but at 11:15 I had to scrap the ride and shoot for tomorrow. Just getting the train into downtown Chicago would take an hour and them weaving my way out of town would take several hours. Having to ride through Southwest Chicago is a shaky proposition. Anyways, tomorrow I try again.
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