Second bike ride on the new ICAN Cycling Alpha 50 Disc wheels today. I think my Lynskey R300 is quicker but maybe the new bike gear effect makes it seem that way. Those new wheels rolled away at 10:17 AM to follow my “Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd” route. This was the 4th time biking this route this year. The distance came in at 36.19 miles about the average for the route. My week improved to 102.46 miles setting up a potential 200 mile week. October totals 395.72 miles towards my 625 mile goal. Year to date i crossed over the 8,000 mile mark with 8,005 miles. I finished at 1:14 PM.

The weather heated up as Indian Summer hangs on but a cool front will arrive Friday or Saturday. It was warm enough for me to use my CamelBak and this time I didn’t forget it. Weather summary: start 85 (76% humidity, 77 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; finish 88 (62% humidity, 73 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 17 mph gusts 23 mph. I wondered about the wind after making the u-turn at Gene Campbell Blvd. It felt stronger but I attributed that to my changing direction. It turned out to be much stronger with 23 mph gusts.