I think my love of photography , probably saved my scrawny neck - today ……….
Long term readers will know , I usually see a family four deer on my way to work , so this morning I decided to see if I could photograph them , hence I stopped at the top of the very steep hill to get my camera out.
The photographs themselves weren’t very good as it was still dark(ish) , the deer were quiet a long way away , and the zoom on my compact isn’t very good , so I disappointedly put my camera away , and when I moved off down the hill the bikes handling felt a little funny , so I stopped and the rear tyre was nearly as flat as a pancake !!!
Now - normally I go hell for leather down this hill , and yes it’s the one with the bumpy ninety degree turn and concrete fence posts at the bottom , so maybe , just maybe this slip of fortune - stopped me this morning :)
The plus point in all this being - I’ve beaten my five minute record for stripping the bike and putting a new tube in , as now a days its all easily dismantle able by hand with no tools required , and you can even pull the tyre off the rim without levers.
Although its not really something I really want to get a lot of practice doing , especially at 6am …………. even if my deer audience - appreciated it :)
