well the rain finally lit up and I decided to brave the cold and go out for a ride bundled up was actually nice and warm at about the 20 mile Mark I got a flat long learning curve for me cuz I've never changed the flat out in the field with this bike but I got it done I got the new tube in I checked on the inside for Sharp protrusions all that stuff and got everything done took me forever but you know like I said learning curve good thing to do and I got on the bike and the tire went immediately flat again so there's something going on in there I'll find out what it is but kind of a bummer I was looking forward to changing the tire and getting on my way again no such luck but I got 20 miles in and that's better than nothing