We woke up in Baker City and started calling everyplace we could find to get a new tire. However, nothing was open on a Sunday except for Napa Auto Parts. We rode over on Steve's bike and bought a tire repair kit and an air compressor. Steve proceeded to do a nice patch job on my tire and we filled it up with air. We decided to go out for breakfast, check my tire again to see if it was holding air, call around again to see if any places were open later and then make a decision on what to do. After eating there still wasn't anything open but my tire was holding air perfectly, so we decided to make our way the 340 miles back to Portland. We stopped every 40 to 60 miles to check my tire along the way and it never lost any air. What a tire trooper!
Aside from the tire, the ride was beautiful as we headed West toward the Cascade mountains. We made it in to Madras, OR and stopped for some Dairy Queen. Yum! With only 120 miles to go to get home, we put on warmer coats to go through the mountains and headed out. The first 60 miles of the ride were crazy windy with 26 miles of it going though open range and canyon twisties. The side winds were pushing my wheels out and I was leaning hard in to the wind to stay upright. At this point I completely forgot about my tire and was just trying to make it through the wind. Finally, we made it to the trees of Mt. Hood and they blocked the side winds. We finished up the ride and rolled home around 8. Thank you tire for making it so far with a plugged hole!
Now we're home, boots are off and we're relaxing. Another fun ride is over for me, but Steve still has to ride back to Illinois. We'll make sure to check his tires before he goes :)
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