tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12321725.post-35113387005837252262007-07-31T15:29:00.000-07:002007-07-31T15:42:50.093-07:002007-07-31T15:42:50.093-07:00Sorry for the long pause in posting (as if anybody noticed :) ) Work has been taking me to El Centro, CA -- where the Devil goes when he wants to cool off! Last time I didn't even take Friday along -- too damn hot (115 ° F) to even think about it.<br /><br />That being said I've meet or exceeded my goal of 40 miles / week -- except for the week I took a spill and wracked up my foot.<br /><br />I'm now over 400 miles and I still love the bike. I had my first flat (ran over a screw) about 2 minutes after I took the second picture below. Its been a while since I changed my own tube (I'm a software guy, damn it! That is hardware!) but a kindly passing mountain biker took pity on me and helped me get it done in short order. But other than that, no problems at all...<br /><br />With that, I'll leave you with two pictures...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7EWyAvk4vBY/Rq-5zEmnt1I/AAAAAAAAACM/Gn-vrOyQYVI/s1600-h/friday_hermosa.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_7EWyAvk4vBY/Rq-5zEmnt1I/AAAAAAAAACM/Gn-vrOyQYVI/s400/friday_hermosa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093493990639515474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Friday at the Hermosa Beach Pier<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7EWyAvk4vBY/Rq-6hkmnt2I/AAAAAAAAACU/o23rCENBGBc/s1600-h/friday_redondo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7EWyAvk4vBY/Rq-6hkmnt2I/AAAAAAAAACU/o23rCENBGBc/s400/friday_redondo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093494789503432546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Friday at the Redondo Beach International Boardwalk</span><br /></div></div></div>The Mad Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571816053417186892noreply@blogger.com