POP...hssssssss

That's what I heard when I felt the need to inflate the trailer tires recently.  These tires have seen many, many, many kms.  So much so, that the tread was gone and the belts were starting to show.

 I wasn't sure if it was going to make it thru until I sold the trailer, but we were still using it this year, and Kieran is 6-1/2.  And hopefully next year we will finally sell our trusty MEC double trailer.

My friend that works for a bike company says he's never seen tires so worn. I asked him how long they would last.  He said "until they pop".  And pop they did. Good thing it wasn't while we were on the road and I was pulling it.

It's been well loved and well used.  And many naps have been taken in this thing.  Getting a double was quite handy.   Eventhough it's just Kieran who primarily uses it, I've hauled 2 kids in it frequently.  Pushed 3 the odd time.

Usually for playdates from school, I've hauled Kieran and one of his buddies.  But since they are now 6 and 7 years old.  I'm starting to feel like the little engine that could.

I think I can, I think I can.  Especially up the hills.


Kieran has been riding his bike to school and his camps (if it's under 7kms away one way).  But lately he's been wanting to ride in the trailer.

I put on new tires.  And believe it or not, they're not easy to find.  20" tires are typically on BMX bikes and so they are usually knobby tires.  I found these at Canadian Tire.

And I had to go to 3 CT's in order to find everything I needed.  One store had only 1 tire and no inner tubes.  And so I went to another to find it had none.  At that store they told me which store had inner tubes and tires.  And at that store I only found 1 tire but many inner tubes.  So I went back to the first CT to get the other tire.

So now the trailer is back in business.  Maybe this is it's last year.  It all depends on whether Kieran can fit in it next year or not, and whether he's willing to part with it or not.  I asked him, and he said he didn't want to sell it yet.   But he's not sentimental about it.  He knows that purging is an important aspect of life.  Never hang on to things from the past.  And work towards your the future.  It's like baggage.

Gotta be careful of people with baggage.  It wears a person down.  Makes them leathery and bitter from hauling all that baggage around.  Storing it here and there, creating clutter everywhere, upsetting everyone around them.  Clutter keeps us from doing progressive work, achieving our dreams, becoming better people.  Sooner or later, they'll trip and fall hard over that baggage.  And if you're with that person.  They'll be hanging on to you, and you'll be taking a trip too.