Day 2 Begins

Today's mountain passes:
Col des Montets
Col de la Forclaz (Swiss)
Col de Champex
Col du Grand St. Bernard

It stormed last night and they say today will be rainy. I'm not going to worry about it. Right now, the roads are mostly wet and the rain might not start for another 20 minutes or so. That's good enough.

About an hour into the ride, the display turned red to warn me that the rear tire was losing air and was dangerously low on pressure. I stopped, removed my Aerostich motorcycle suit, and put on the orange vest. French law requires a driver to wear an orange or yellow vest when broken down on the side of the road. I examined that tire closely but could not find an object in the tire. Finally, I decided to ride slowly to the gas station that was a kilometer away.
Well, that crazy computer now told me that the tire was fine. It was a momentary glitch. Only 30 minutes wasted, no sweat.Read more