Feelin’ a little low.

Since I got to Sri Lanka I have been struggling a bit.

The back tyre, I put a tube in but it punctured, mended it. Then that punctured. I believe there is a small piece of wire embedded in the tyre that is not prominent when the tyre is deflated but sticks into the inner tube after a few hours, forced through inflation and rock/road impact. They are nearly impossible to find. I have, yesterday afternoon and today (all day, at a bike shop)

tried to return the tyre to tubeless. My tubeless rimtape had been ripped and mangled. I replaced it with layers of Gorilla tape, this makes it nearly impossible to get the tyre on, we got it on, I went back to the guesthouse, it didn’t seal. So I have got the tyre off again. But now the new Gorilla rimtape is wrinkled and nearly useless.

I think tomorrow I will return to the bike shop. Hopefully he will have some kind of rimtape (probably electrical tape) I will purchase a new back tyre (I saw a one in the shop today). Keeping my old one just in case.

I have been very lucky to be staying at a guesthouse the owners have been so helpful. Taking me to and from the bike shop.

It’s times like these when being alone is not so much fun. I start to feel lonesome. Meals alone are not so much fun.

And just dealing with this stuff on your own in the oppressive heat is draining.