Back on the Canyon bike for today’s ride. Fortunately the PowerPod recognized the switch back and after a 3 or 4 minute startup time it began reporting my feeble watts. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route to complete what I set out to ride yesterday and also the weather radar showed rain coming from the northwest. It didn’t arrive during the ride but I thought riding towards it wasn’t the best idea.

Weather during the bike ride: start 74 (88% humidity), overcast, wind SE 15 mph. Finish 74 (85% humidity), overcast, wind SE 17 mph. The heavy sky looked threatening through my sunglasses but when I pulled them down during the ride the sky wasn’t so dark. I had some hesitation on what to wear but chose shorts, a thermal long sleeve jersey (this won’t be required too much longer), and a short sleeve jersey. I wore a new pair of Bellwether Endurance Gel Shorts which replaced the pair I sent back for warranty evaluation. I like these shorts because the gel pad helps with road bumps and vibration, the fabric is not too light, and the fit is snug but not too tight.

I saw two other cyclists from a distance. One was close enough to exchange waves and the other one didn’t seem to see me.

Starting at 11:57 AM was around my usual time until the weather heats up more. I finished at 2:31 PM in front of the school traffic.

Thursday’s weather will start off damp after the expected rain moves out but by late morning it should be good biking weather.

2017 continues to set the miles pace with 2109 leading 2016 and 2018.