Jul-23: Spongy rear tyre

Jul-23: Spongy rear tyre, OR, Saddle Time while waiting for car repair

Hi-Tec Car Care: Lynn-Atlantic-Rainwater-Shellnut-Thorpshire-Neuse-Honeycutt-Durant-Brassfield-Hardee-PT/Linley/Hardee loop-PT/Bingham/Cedar loop-PT to the bottom-U turn-PT-Norwood-BJP-Norwood-SixForks-Durant-Honeycutt-Neuse-Thorpshire-Shellnut-Rainwater-Atlantic-Lynn; 39.5 miles; est 1940 ft climbed ---> effort index = 58; 2hrs, 34min;15.3 mph.

1st Qt. tot: 20 rides; 755.3 m.; 47 hrs, 31 min; 15.9 mph.
2nd Qt. tot: 43 rides; 2124.3 m.; 134 hrs, 59 min; 15.7 mph.
Jul tot: 13 rides; 617.4 m.; 38 hrs, 1 min; 16.2 mph.
YTD: 76 rides; 3497.0 m.; 220 hrs, 31 min; 15.9 mph. 

Rolling 12-mos.: 120 rides; 5657.1 m.; 352 hrs, 22 min; 16.1 mph. 

My intended fast July has been sabotagued by a rear tube going spongy the last two or three rides. That's my story . & . I'm sticking to it.

This ride was sorta' hill / cadence training. Became "just replenish the water and ride back to Hi-Tec and change the tube later" training.