After riding to the south yesterday I rode north on my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I checked the radar before leaving and didn’t see any rain nearby. After watching the finish of stage 17 of the Tour de France I got ready and rode away on my Lynskey R300 bike at 11:00 AM. When I finished at 1:54 PM I heard thunder to the east and some dark clouds in that direction.

Today’s route is one I ride frequently with today being number 10 in 2021. I biked 35.97 miles which was a couple miles more than I guessed at the beginning. My week total now stands at 117.40 miles. July moved up to 458.89 miles, or 57% of the way to my 800 mile goal. I am positioned nicely for a 200+ mile week with 4 potential biking days left in the week. YTD 2021 miles are 5,219. This trails 2020 by 117 miles. I am holding the difference steady but I would like to close the gap some. Last year on this date I biked 34.06 miles which was less than today and accounted for a small decrease.

A summary of the weather conditions: start 86 (70% humidity, 75.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph; finish 88 (66% humidity, 74.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 12 mph. The normal high for today is 93.2. As I write this post thunder is much closer than earlier. Rain seems to be an afternoon regular event. I finished the ride at a good time to avoid it.

Yesterday I moved the seat pads on the BiSaddle seats on both my Canyon Endurace and Lynskey R300 bikes. I moved them farther apart to see if this position hits my sit bones in a better location. I think it helped on the Lynskey but maybe the seat pads could be slightly closer. I will check the new position on the Canyon during tomorrow’s bike ride. Then I will make any necessary adjustments.