Since I tightened the valve core on the tubes the need to air up my tires has went down. Each morning when I unlock the garage I squeeze the tires to see if they need air and so far they are hard enough that they don’t need air. I also can tell when I go over a bump when riding that the tires are still hard. The firm tires were helpful on today’s hot ride on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route.Today’s ride was 31.97 miles, shorter than yesterday’s ride like I planned.

It was 95 degrees at my home weather station when I got ready to leave at 12:08. I tried to leave earlier but I was on the phone with a customer service rep trying to fix a problem with a piece of technology that has been working until last night. Why it decided to quit after about 2 years is a mystery to me and the rep. They are sending a replacement part that hopefully fixes the problem.

Other than being Texas summer hot the ride went as planned. I did seek out shade whenever it hung out over the streets. I made it to the Huffman Chevron ready for a rest and some wind blowing through the pump canopy. There were two men in the sun painting the curb around the station. Last year I leaned against one of the poles not knowing it was freshly painted and ended up with a big circle of aluminum paint on the back of the jersey I was wearing. I stayed away from the poles this time. The Elemnt screen and weather when I arrived and during the stay.

Where I sat at the station I could see the time and temperature sign at Action Signs across FM1960. Most of the time it showed 91 to 95 degrees but for a few minutes it jumped to 110 to 118. Glad I was in the shade when those high numbers hit. I stayed at the station for about 40 minutes getting hydrated for the 11+ miles home. Earlier I saw another biker as I was riding east over Lake Houston. He was going the opposite direction.

I rode the longer way through Atascocita Shores because I was not riding through Kingwood Greens later. I did have to wait for some traffic before crossing Kingwood Drive on the way home. I stopped the ride at 3:06, glad to put the Stradalli in the garage and me in the air conditioned house. It is supposed to be hot again tomorrow. I will try again to leave a little earlier and ride about the same distance.

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