I didn’t ride yesterday after the morning rain but no rain today. I was back on my Lynskey R300 to ride the Spring Creek Greenway to John Pundt Park. It began at 10:44 AM and finished at 2:14 PM. The greenway wasn’t busy with a few other cyclists passing me or me passing them. I rode 40.7 miles just barely the longest ride on the route so far in 2021. Missing yesterday put a dent in hitting 200 miles for the week with my total now up to 143.16 miles with 2 days left. A cool front is supposed to arrive this evening which might delay my early morning start tomorrow. 2 days to ride 57 miles is doable.

I noticed the new ICAN Cycling Alpha 50 rear wheel makes more noise when I am not pedaling than the Vision 30 wheel. The ratchet paws sound like a fishing reel bringing in a large fish. But I can live with it. I weighed the Lynskey with the new wheels and it is .8 of pound lighter than with the Vision 30 aluminum wheels and 700x32C tires.

At Pundt Park I stopped for about 15 minutes before heading back to the US59 trailhead. I took these photos.

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Biking the greenway feels different from riding the streets and roads. The curves are frequent and some require slowing and then powering up. The climbing can be hard when it doesn’t seem like the trail is going up. No stops (for me anyway) means continuous pedaling. No stop signs or traffic lights for quick breaks.

Good news for the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway along Forest Cove Drive. A section waiting for concrete has been finished and the bridge is open. Now the question is when will the greenway extend to the west through Edgewater Park to US59/I-69? I noticed benches installed at several of the circles branching off the greenway since my last ride there.

Strava reported two personal records: 3rd fastest time on The Chute (1:25) and 3rd fastest time on Logan’s Run (3:39).