Third Flat

As I was relaxing on Night14 in Harlowton, Montana, a sudden pop and short hiss came from the corner of the motel room. It was so unusual, I thought that something happened to the air conditioner. But the air conditioner was still conditioning. I looked down at the bike and saw the flat. I decided to tackle it after dinner, which tonight was from the gas station since everything else was closed. Actually dinner was great. This is the second time I've eaten at one of these little chains out of a convenience store. It's like a mini Subway in its setup, but they have these fat salad wraps. The taco salad wrap is delicious.
Back at the room I changed the flat and the front tire itself. The sidewall of the tire had to slits in it, not surprising since this one had a couple of thousand miles on it. The tube apparently had swelled and stretched at the slit, and finally gave way... just sitting there.