Another False Start

I'd been very excited all this week having decided that i was going to do the ride and was looking forward to going for a ride today and get the ball rolling. What do you know, i get my bike out of the garage, try and pump a bit more air in the front tyre and the whole thing goes down. I put in a new innertube and cycled off to meet Stuart about 2 miles away. Just as i was getting there the back tyre, that had to be repaired last time i ventured on the bike, is flat. Approximatly 12 miles cycled since i got my bike and 3 flat tyres, not a very good start. Stuart tells me he has only had one puncture in his last 4,000 miles of cycling. Anyway we found a split in the tyre and so i just had to turn round and cycle back home again. I've just ordered some special tyres that promise to prevent punctures, so lets hope for third time lucky next time i get out.