The wind let up for today’s bike ride but the temperature hung around my 60 degree biking threshold. When I started the bike ride at 12:00 PM the temperature at my home weather station was 59.7. I had to round up to get to that threshold and ride. But I was going to ride even if it was a few degrees below 60 because I want to reach my 360 mile goal for November and there aren’t any extra days to do it. I headed north on my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route riding my Lynskey R300 bike. To combat the chill I wore shorts, leg warmers, a long sleeve thermal jersey, windbreaker jacket, and full finger gloves. All of this to bike 35.37 miles and increase November’s mileage to 103.29. I noticed my Lynskey bike now has 6043 miles. 16 times I rode today’s route in 2021.

Weather conditions: start 60 (humidity 38%, dew point 34), clear, wind calm; finish 64 (humidity 41%, dew point 40), fair, wind variable 5 mph. The wind shows calm to 5 mph but it seemed stronger, maybe 10 to 12 mph, and always a headwind.

Some changes along the route while I was gone: new homes under construction north of Via Principal in Tavola where they were putting in streets before I left; apartments in Valley Ranch higher up; Loop 494 construction progressed with old lanes removed and preparing road bed for concrete.

At Northpark Drive and Rock Creek Drive I rode on the sidewalk beside Rock Creek to avoid the dogs at the corner but they didn’t appear. I don’t know if they didn’t see me or they moved.

With the new ICAN Cycling Alpha 50 wheels on the Lynskey it rides more like the Canyon and seems to respond quicker when I increase pedaling.