Karma?

I have been packing on the miles this week…unfortunately not on the bike. I do like the cooler temps though and have been getting in a hour or so most days. Last Saturday, I went out for a very enjoyable ride out to Turkey Hill and on to Red Hook via Spring Lake. It was a perfect day and all went well till I got back to Germantown. I was within a half mile of home when …BANG, tic tic tic….I ran over a roofing nail. The nail popped the rear tube but continued to stick in the tire for a couple revolutions, whacking the brake caliper as it passed. Being so close, I walked the bike back home. As I came in sight of the driveway, I see the mailman at the box, shoving a package in with the assorted fliers and credit card offers. It is funny how things work out, within minutes of blowing my worn out rear tire, the new tire I won on eBay shows up in the mail. This new tire is a Kevlar armored model and should last a couple thousand more miles. The old tire made it just short of 1800 miles and might have gone a little further except for the rather nasty tear from the roofer nail. Now with good tires on, I’m looking forward to this Tuesday for the Putnam County Rail Trail adventure.