After Wednesday’s bike ride on my Lynskey Helix I cleaned the chain and waxed it. I felt the difference on today’s bike ride. The chain turned easily and was much quieter. The chain had the original lube from when I received it last year. I should’ve cleaned and waxed it then. The Helix felt like a new bike today. My legs enjoyed the smooth chain revolutions. and snappy gear changes.

The route for today’s ride resembles the one I rode on October 8th. Today I biked through Kingwood, Woodridge Forest, to US59, Brooklyn Trails, back to Woodridge Forest, several Kingwood villages, Forest Cove, and the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway. The downhill on Burning Tree Drive in Forest Cove reached 23.4 mph coasting. Strava recorded my 3rd fastest time on Lost Cove (13:20). That covers the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway. I call this route Kingwood – Forest Cove – San Jacinto Bayou Greenway.

The October 8th ride covered 23.94 miles and today was 22.34 miles. The streets weren’t new but the combination was. Those miles closed the week at 233.33 miles and October now totals 829.2 road miles or 876.81 including 2 Zwift rides.