After yesterday’s bike ride I decided to wax my chain to silence the occasional squeak I heard during rides. While waiting for the waxed chain to cool I noticed the tube in the front wheel was oozing out of a slit. This was where I had the flat on yesterday’s ride and couldn’t find the hole. The tire still has some miles left so I let the air out and inserted a boot made from an old tire. That fixed the oozing tube problem. The postal delivery person delivered our mail while I did the work and one of the envelopes contained new Wahoo speed and cadence sensors. So I replaced the Garmin sensors on the Stradalli with the new Wahoo ones and moved the Garmin sensors to the my Motobecane 700HT MTB. It was easy to add the sensors to the Elemnt computer and I was all set for today’s ride.

With the repairs done, chain waxed and new sensors I set out on today’s bicycle ride to see how my work did. I chose the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route and rode 28.31 miles. The chain was quiet, the front tire firm and the sensors recorded all of the ride data they were asked to do. I started riding at 12:32 and finished at 2:34. Since I was biking less than 30 miles and wanted to make it quick I skipped a rest stop.

The weather continues to be almost summer with 90 degrees and a mostly cloudy sky. The wind was from the SSW at 9 mph which influences the warmth. Someday fall may arrive but until it does I am enjoying it.

Tomorrow is an off day since I rode every day this week and have some errands to run. So far I biked 14 out of 16 days this month and I am at 85% of my mileage goal for October.

I saw another cyclist in Valley Ranch as I was riding north on Valley Ranch Parkway he was going the opposite direction. While was dressed in a red jersey and black shorts he wore a white jersey and black shorts. We exchanged waves as we passed.

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