I planned on riding my Cervelo Caledonia on today’s bike ride but as I was about to lift it off the rack I squeezed the rear tire, it was flat. So I switched to the Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. Nice to have options when something like this happens.

When I woke up this morning I wasn’t sure today would be an outside bike ride because of the 36 degree temperature. the warmed things up rather quickly and by 11:30 I started getting ready to ride. I went over route options in my head and settled on riding north but not which specific route. I left it with two options: ride to Caney Creek and back or to Roman Forest Blvd. and back. I made the decision after starting at 12:13 PM as I warmed up riding: New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst. This would the first ride this far north in 2024 which isn’t saying too much since this only my fourth road ride this year. The sun and light wind helped. I dressed for 63 degrees: shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, and a wind jacket. I was comfortable once I warmed up and from the sun. I rode 34.82 miles and finished at 2:53 PM. There aren’t enough days left in January to reach my 334 road mile goal but today got me a little closer. The next two days should be road rides and narrow the shortfall.

I reclaimed one Strava Local Legend on KPHS Sprint by riding it twice today. The other Local Legend on VR’s Step UP! I didn’t plan on.

Weather: Start 65 degrees, humidity 43%, dew point 41.5, mostly clear, wind W 3 mph; Finish 68 degrees, humidity 38%, dew point 41.1, mostly clear, wind W 5 mph.