Disaster Ride

threw the mnt bike together and headed out, 18 degrees, grey late afternoon.

found myself on a frozen two track path more ice than not, less than half my gear working, after a few falls I stopped to let some air out of the tires to help the spike dig in better. Back on hard frozen dirt I’d let too much air out, maybe a pinch flat, getting dark now, not really sure where I was, tried to refill a tire with an old inflator which just fizzled all over the place. Had an old hand pump which in the course of discovering didn’t work let all the air out of both tires, no tire irons. I am walking now in the dark, love the adventure. going to include a cig lighter in my pack from now on, can start a big mother fuckin fire if I need too.

Cell phone, call friend with foot pump arrives and home again.