Today’s bike ride started later than I preferred with my Lynskey Helix moving out of the driveway at 10:34 AM. To limit my biking time as the temperature went up I chose my “Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch” route and finished at 12:41 PM. I rode 28.01 miles which is longer than the previous 2 rides on this route in 2022. This puts me in a good position to reach 200+ miles this week on tomorrow’s bike ride. It also got me within 6 miles of reaching my 800 mile goal for June. My Lynskey Helix now has 294 miles.

I’ve ridden 3 different bikes on this route which reflects the changes in my bike fleet this year. The May 23rd ride was a fast one with an average speed of 14.4 mph. I wasn’t that fast today but I did get my average speed up to 14.2 mph for part of the ride.

Weather conditions: start 88 (humidity 64%, dew point 74), a few clouds, wind W 7 mph; 94 (humidity 49%, dew point 72), a few clouds, wind variable 6 mph. While it was hot the low humidity and dew point (for Houston, anyway) I didn’t feel that hot. The dry weather is taking a toll on the area and I received a watering restriction notice today. The CamelBak had ice left when I finished the bike ride. I’ve been looking for the new CamelBak with the slit opening instead of the round lid but I haven’t found one yet.

I’m liking the 33×13 gear combination on the Lynskey Helix. My legs seem to be able to pedal better into the headwind. According to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I used the 33×13 for 1:27:15 (20.2 miles) out of the total moving time of 2:05:26.