I rode the usual route for Saturday but I shortened by not riding through North Woodland Hills and South Woodland Hills. I left them out because I started at 8:56 AM (later than usual) and to get to FM 1960 to see other cyclists before they passed through. Also I wasn’t sure how my sit bone area would handle riding. I wore a pair of AeroTech Design gel shorts that I bought July 2019 but only wore a couple of times. The fabric is lighter than I prefer and the inseam is shorter. They were a great choice and my sit bone didn’t hurt during the ride. I saw my first cyclist before leaving Hunters Ridge in Kingwood. Once I rode to the bridge over the San Jacinto River I saw more cyclists until Fairlake Lane when I didn’t see anymore until Pinehurst Trail Drive and later at Kingwood Drive. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike for the last September bike ride finishing at 12:21 PM. I stopped at the Chevron station in Huffman for ice and water taking a couple of minutes to look at emails on my phone. As I rode into Kings River my daughter texted me and I stopped to talk with her for 35 minutes before resuming the ride. Weather: Start 79 degrees, 81% humidity, dew point 72.5, mostly clear, wind 6 mph; Finish 88 degrees, 61% humidity, dew point 73.3, mostly clear, wind E 10 mph. It felt nice with the wind cooling me while in the sun.

September ended with 923.5 miles accumulated on 25 rides, averaging 36.94 miles per ride. I rode one organized ride, Rollin’ Pearland on September 9th. The rest were solo rides on routes I’ve done before. I drove to Galveston to ride on the 28th. I used all three bikes: Cervelo 10 rides, Canyon Endurace 11 rides, and Lynskey Helix 4 rides. Year to date I biked 7056 road miles and 681 virtual miles. I had two flat tires, both on the Lynskey Helix bike. September 2022 I biked 1,003 miles, September 2021 was 835 miles.