Tuesday biking fell victim to rain and I stayed home. After doing some house chores I walked by the Canyon Endurace and out of habit squeezed the rear tire and it felt soft. A flat tire is not good but at least I found it at home. Pulling the tube out of the tire and pumping it up I found a tiny leak. Looking at the outside of the tire I found nothing to cause the leak but running my finger around the inside a piece of thin wire struck my finger. I needed a pair of pliers to pull it out because it was too short to grip with my fingers. The problem solved and patch applied the Canyon Endurace was ready for Wednesday’s bike ride.

Around 7 AM a light rain started but it didn’t last long and my hope for riding looked better with enough time for the streets to dry off. I felt comfortable with the streets being dry and started the bike ride at 9:56 AM. At first I thought about riding north but changed my mind and rode to the south and east on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. I will ride north tomorrow. Today’s ride covered 32.3 miles increasing the week’ total to 75.91 miles and July to 671.56 miles. I lack 129 miles to reach my goal for the month. The weekend weather forecast looks wet according to the forecast making 200 miles this week iffy. This route is one I ride frequently with this being the 23rd time this year, 15 times on my Canyon Endurace and 8 times on my Lynskey R300.

After the early morning rain and the forecast warning of scattered showers in the area I kept a wary eye on the clouds during the bike ride. No rain came but after I finished the ride at 12:27 PM I heard thunder from the south several times. Weather conditions: start 77 (99% Humidity, 76.9 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NE 6 mph. Finish 91 (68% humidity, 78.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 9 mph. With the cooler temperature I left my CamelBak at home and took a water bottle, As it heated up I missed the cold water from the CamelBak but made it home with some water left. Rain chance decreases tomorrow.

Construction along the route threatens my ability to use it in the future. Along FM 2100 crews installed barriers on the northbound shoulder between Old Atascocita Road and FM 1960. there is room between the barrier and the main lane but not as much as before. At Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960 another company worked on traffic signals in preparation for widening FM 1960. I think I can avoid this area but congestion may make it slower getting through to ride east and west.