If I didn't say No Thank You

Riding home from work today, the whether was great, people were everywhere. Half way home and the dreaded sound of the flat tyre.

Hadn't changed this tube since the new tyre went on, so was a little worried, but all good. Got if off, new one in and tyre back on in no time, then came the pumping, pump was broken.

Well, two nice gentlemen stop and offer me the use of their pump, but unfortunately the tube didn't go up. I gave the pump back, said Thank You and sent them off to do their Black Mountain Repeats in an aim to break 13 minutes. Me, I thought I might have twisted the tube so I took it off again and put it on very slowly. Feeling confident that I had now put this together with no twists, tried the pump again and still no go.

Another bike rider stopped and lent me her pump. Still wouldn't go up. Gave the pump back and again said Thank You.

Decided to start walking, 10k = 1hr maybe with bike shoes. Didn't really care by this stage , just happy to be heading in the home direction.

Well, another bike rider slows down and asked if I was ok. Said I was fine and No Thank You. Then a recumbent rider stops and offered to patch my tube, very nice of him but again I said No thank you.

And then another rider, come up to me and as I went to say No Thank You. He just stopped in front on me, got off his bike and started to help me. Well really I didn't do anything, he changed it with his tube and used his pump and I would say it took him 30 seconds. If you are going to be saved from a 10k walk I'm happy for Simon Claringbold to changed my tyre at that speed. Spent more time talking about this and that, than it took him to change the tube.

So, the thought I had going home was what if I didn't say no thank you. Everything happens for a reason.

Bella wasn't happy as I didn't get home until 7.15 and a quick Mt Painter run was all she got