After driving two days from Fort Davis back to Kingwood today was my first bike ride. I rode south and east on my Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route aboard the Lynskey Helix bike. Before leaving on the ride I patched the rear tire on my Cervelo Caledonia again because the adhesive patch came loose. This time I used glue and a patch. Sadly when I got home from the ride the tire was flat again. This tube had been a major flat pain. I give up and will replace the tube. Another problem came up with the rear ICAN Cycling Alpha 46 carbon wheel on my Canyon Endurace CF 7. I’m not sure what happened while I was gone but now the freehub will not turn when I move the chain in reverse. I didn’t use the Alpha 46 wheels during my Big Bend bike tour on the Canyon.

Rolling out later than I planned at 12:54 PM I wondered what might have change during my absence. I didn’t notice any big changes along the route.

The weather was comfortable but the wind made pedaling NW hard. 27 mph gusts on the way back from FM2100 at Old Atascocita Road challenged my recovering legs. Weather: Start 78 degrees, humiddity 45%, dew point 54.6, fair, wind NW 13 mph; Finish 81 degrees, humidity 34%, dew point 49.9, a few clouds, wind NW 12 mph gusts 27 mph.

Link to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report.