Hooked up with fellow team mate Brian for a ride this morning. The plan was for a 56 mile ride. About 4 mies into the ride I rode my bike into a rutt in the road and blew a hole in the sidewall of my tire. At first it looked as if the tire was just cut a little, but after I replaced the tube and inflated it, it blew again. Luckly I was riding with someone today and he had another spare tube. I placed a $1 bill inside the tire where the hole was and inflated the tube. Everything seemed great and in fact the patch did hold for the rest of the ride. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about the repair when I was decending. I was initially planning on two loops around San Pablo reservoir, but my friend Brian did not have time to do the second loop and I did not want to risk being alone if something happened.

In the end it was a great ride and it was an excellent opportunity to try out some emergency repairs. It was very encouraging that it worked so well.