My first flat, changing inner tube - Nice YouTube video!

When to a bike shop and got a flat repair kit and a new tube. The hole was very small, so I just did a patch. The only troubles I had were a temporary failure to get the whole tube back into the tire without pinching it, which ended up in a strange bulge in the tire when I tried to inflate it and having to deflate and adjust the tube, and also a bit of time spent on figuring out how to re-connect the brake wire I had to take off when removing the tire.

Took about 30 minutes? Next time it should be much, much faster.

My New Bike!

After years of riding a used mama-chari, I finally got a proper bike. It is amazing how smooth a proper cross bike is. After I bought it, I rode it from the Giant shop in Kunitachi to Mitaka for about 12km along To-hachi, and THIS BABY IS FAST!

Here is the official specs list. A cross-bike has road race bike mechanics with mountain bike design and is just right for casual distance riding.

It will definitely be good for weekends and commuting, and I'm hoping I'll have a chance to take it on overnight biking trips.