Bluetooth Pairing Issues, Out of Memory, Strange Noise, But Canyon Endurace Rolls
Getting started on today’s bike ride took a turn to trying to get the PowerPod and Lezyne Macro Plus computer to pair with fresh instructions from the maker of the PowerPod. But another failure. I planned on riding my Lynskey R300 with the PowerPod but after the failure I switched to my Canyon Endurace which uses Favero Assiomo pedals as the power meter. They have no trouble connecting to the Lezyne computer. I could switch the Favero pedals to the bike I ride each day which is not hard to do.
With that out of the way I began the ride at 11:28 AM but the Lezyne computer didn’t start recording the ride automatically. Scrolling through the menu I checked the memory and it said no space. I erased old rides to gain space and pressed the record button. It worked. I set off on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route finally. Technology, good when it works, bad when it doesn’t. My Canyon Endurace’s wheels carried me 36.35 miles by the end of the ride at 2:17 PM. The freshly waxed chain whirred silently as I pushed the pedals.
I hear a noise sometimes once I get to my cruising gears. It goes away when I stand and pedal hard and returns when I sit on the saddle. At first I thought it might be the handlebar but after tightening screws and pulling hard when standing the noise is still there. I now think the seatpost and/or saddle may be the source. More detective work required.
The foam windscreen on my GoPro Hero 7 Silver camera worked well during today’s ride. Wind noise not that noticeable but I need to trim the foam around the camera lens. When I squeeze the foam it gets in the shot.
After TS Beta moved to the northeast today warmed a few degrees and the humidity dropped some. But it felt cool at times as I rode. I wore arm sleeves today; it was warm enough to skip the thermal jersey but it may return if the cold front arrives the middle of next week. Weather for today’s bike ride: start 81 (75% humidity, 72.3 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind N calm. Finish 81 (65% humidity, 67.7 dew point), partly cloudy, wind variable 4 mph. The light wind meant headwind was not a problem most of the ride. With 4 days off my legs felt good and powering a bigger gear on the ride back to Kingwood.
Getting closer to my month’s 700 mile goal. With 5 potential biking days left I need 56 miles to get to the goal.
Link to my Strava activity page.
