No big ride today... as I spent the better part of my day underneath my car doing some routine maintenance. Now that the nice weather is finally here, I've been doing miscellaneous things that need to be done on a car w/ 64,000 miles. Today's tasks:

• Changed my transmission oil
• Replaced my brake fluid

The two may seem unrelated, but actually my car's clutch uses the brake fluid. And as it turns out, my brake lines were pretty full of air - so it was definitely necessary.

Unfortunately though, I found out the bleeder values on my front driver side caliper is rounded off... so until I get a replacement in, and a pair of vice grips, the task is on hold. Although, just with having bled the clutch and three of the calipers, it's a noticeable improvement.

I did get a short ride in though, since I needed some extra tools and my car was up on jacks - so I biked to the Auto Zone and back. Only 3.5 miles, but I pushed the speed a bit to make up for it - 12 minutes and 30 seconds round trip for an average speed of 16.8 MPH.

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