flat!

The annual Missouri Department of Natural Resources Katy Trail ride ended today with a ride from Sedalia to Clinton... approximately 37 miles or so.

This is the second year that Jenn and I rode sweep on this leg of the ride which travels through June Marie's Mystical Mile. We got a bit of a late start and were able to ride at our own pace until the last two or three miles of the ride ... where we came upon two guys with a very apparent FLAT!

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Unfortunately, I cannot remember their names... but they had a great story. One was from Michigan and one was Texas. They had done business over the telephone for years, but had never met each other in person. In telephone conversations, they talked about cycling... one thing lead to another, and before all was said and done - they made plans to ride the Katy Trail together. Oh... and there was an absolutely delightful Oscar-and-Felix vibe about them... hilarious!

Jenn worked with them on the flat... and I mostly chatted with them. We told them about June and the Mystical Mile and how she loved cycling and the Katy Trail. They said that they remembered the signage and bench on her mile and wondered what it was all about.

The repair job took a great deal of creativity - as the gentleman was riding on a Schrader tube, and the spare tube that we had was a Presta. Well... de nada for Jenn! Just add a touch of duct tape ... and Voila! From flat to FIXED in the blink of an eye!

The kicker? The replacement tube used in the flat-fix belonged to June. She's still among us every day... and she's still loving a good ride with her Katy family. I don't know whether we'll make it back to June Marie's Mystical Mile before the October ride... but I do know that she'll be waiting for us...