Feb 7, 2007

Under Pressure

Hooliganism I tapped Biker Nicole's expert knowledge of biking and excellent array of equipment to pump the tyres on the E-mobile up to the correct pressure of 40-65PSI per tyre. Nicole's spiffy bicycle pump has a pressure gauge and the back tyre showed a measly 10PSI and the front tyre just 20. No wonder I have been encountering significant "rolling resistance." And there was I thinking that was a military term.

Nicole did the first tyre as a demonstration and whacked it up to 65PSI whilst I tried to stop the dogs from tearing the shed apart chasing some imaginary intruder. I followed suit with the other tyre.

We took the bikes out for a brook experiment and it was much easier to ride. Then we got onto the rough ground and the bike has been transformed into a bone shaker. Eloise, when she said anything, said "Uuuuuuurgh" in the style of Bobby McFerrin on Bolivian Marching Powder.

The brook is lined by various parks and playing fields. We saw the empty sign frame above and the football, sorry soccer match being played opposite this morning.

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