No before sunrise bike ride today. I rolled away at 8:46 AM on my Lynskey Helix bike. I rode north following my Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood route. This was the 10th ride using this route in 2023. Today’s 33.61 miles was slightly more than the average ride distance. There was a small concern about rain with the Space City Weather forecast mentioning the chance of rain from later in the morning into the afternoon. Fortunately I finished at 11:19 AM and no rain though the clouds appeared to be coming closer together. The Lynskey now has 3,048 miles since the first ride on May 29, 2022. I didn’t realize the Lynskey was used on the majority of the rides on this route.

Weather: Start 82 degrees, 84% humidity, dew point 76.7, mostly cloudy, wind S 5 mph; Finish 90 degrees, 63% humidity, dew point 75.8, mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph. The lower humidity from the pre-sunrise rides was noticeable and I didn’t need to peel off my bike kit after the ride. The light wind was helpful.

Looking at my AXS.SRAM.com ride report the gear usage showed 33 rear derailleur shifts with the 35×13 for 1:26:18 (21.2 miles) and the 35×15 39:46 (8.4 miles).