New Wheels Day On The Canyon Endurace CF 7
New wheels for the Canyon Endurace CF7 bike for today’s bike ride. I received the ICAN Cycling Alpha 46 Pro Disc carbon wheels on Tuesday but didn’t have time to add all of the parts to them until yesterday. That’s when I found out I forgot to order the disc rotor lock rings. A couple of phone calls and I found them at Trek Bicycle Kingwood. A quick trip to get them and I completed the assembly. The tires are Continental Black Edition GatorSkin 700×28 that I had on hand for awhile as spares but they look good with the black wheels and dark blue Canyon. The wheels can be used as tubeless but I chose tubes. Maybe I’ll try tubeless someday. ICAN shipped tubeless valves and rim tape. I didn’t anticipate any problems during the ride and didn’t have any. I aired the tires to 70 psi which is 10 psi lower than my other bikes to see how the ride felt. I really couldn’t tell any difference.
A surprise rain storm last night lowered the heat forecast for today but I still wanted to ride before 9 AM. Rolling away at 8:53 I accomplished that. I chose my Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman route for variety and a slightly longer distance. The middle part of the ride to Huffman is different from my Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route but the rest is the same. I changed the route on the way back turning left off Atascocita Shores Drive onto Rebawood Drive which I don’t ride as much. As I started riding east over Lake Houston a group of 5 cyclists rode west on the other side of the barriers.
The last 12 month ride history for this route puts the average distance around 36 miles and today I biked 36.61 miles. My Cervelo Caledonia usually is the bike I ride.
My legs weren’t at their best today so no fast pace. My AXS.SRAM.com ride report shows 33 rear derailleur shifts, 1:44:27 (24.9 miles) in the 35×13 gears, and 39:14 (7.8 miles) in 35×15 gears.
Weather: Start 82 degrees, 78% humidity, dew point 74.6, mostly cloudy, wind SE 9mph; Finish 91 degrees, 63% humidity, dew point 76.6, partly cloudy, wind SE 9 mph. Compared to yesterday the temperature was down a few degrees and the wind was up a few mph.
