He saved my butt on Friday night at 6pm when I just haphazardly felt my rear tire only to discover a rear flat! Never joke about flats. I did with Tom Mizner who arrived at High Desert shortly after me looking for tubes and liners. I did with my boyfriend as he had me change 5 tires in a row the other night to "Test me" to see if I could apply all my bike mechanic training to the real world! BUT...this flat I was not going to fix! I did not want to worry or have anxiety pre-triathlon if my tire would or would not hold. So, Taylor fixed my flat! He did not even charge me labor! I told him I would come back and get him if the tire did not hold and another partner in crime at High Desert told me he would not sleep all night! But instead, I came back to thank him...because in all that rain and slippery conditions, the tire held perfectly! Thanks Taylor! YOU ROCK! The triathlon was a blast...AFTER it was over....otherwise the conditions were ugly and I am still drying out. I had to literally ring out my "cancer sucks socks" because they were sopping wet. I cannot remember being so wet...unless I consider back packing in the Appalachians as a Girl Scout and having to trench my tent due to a flood.... yes, that was the last time I was this wet! LOL. We had a wonderful time...see below...and yes...we are planning another...perhaps in the fall after my century!
