The sky was overcast and the temperature a mild 75 degrees. Wind was not that strong at 7 mph when I started the ride today. As I was riding on my planned route I decided to alter the route and turned west on SR 242. I have not been on this route since July 23rd. Not much has changed on the road but I did have a puncture at the 19.3 mile mark. As I was riding on the shoulder I saw this sparkling stuff on the road and then pop and my rear tire went flat in about 10 or 15 feet. This is the first flat since June 9th. The Hutchinson Fusion 2 tires have been very durable. I have one in reserve to replace the rear tire when the tread is gone. So far there are about 1800 miles on these tires.

When I turned back to the south the wind turned strong and I had to pedal hard to stay around 15 mph. The IAH weather showed the wind to only be 8 mph but a weather station in Cumberland Crossing was more realistic with 13.6 mph steady wind and 27.3 mph gusts. By now the overcast skies changed to mostly cloudy. Indian Summer was in effect and the temperature at the end was 88 degrees (57% humidity). The route ended up being 43.59 miles. In spite of the wind I did manage a 15.0 mph average speed, a max speed of 23.7 mph, and average cadence of 78.0 RPM.

October mileage recap:

• October miles 210.14
• This week’s miles 184.90
• year to date miles 4451.48

10-8-2011 Bicycle Ride Data and Route Map

10-8-2011 Home Weather End

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