I probably should’ve started today’s bike ride earlier than I did to avoid some of the heat but I watched the end of Women’s Tour and the final 50 km of the Critérium du Dauphiné on GCN+. Then I called Lynskey Performance to get an update on how they were going to resolve the crankset problem. Deacon at Lynskey said they would send a 46×33 crankset, chain, and front derailleur. I will take the parts to Kingwood Bicycle to replace them and send the original parts back to Lynskey. I wanted a 48×35 crankset to match my Cervelo but they don’t put that on their bikes. Maybe I change the chainrings when they wear out. Good solution.

Today’s route went south and east on my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route with the Cervelo Caledonia wheels down at 10:27 AM. I finished at 1:04 PM after riding 34.2 miles. Those miles bumped June’s total to 244.63 miles, 31% of the way to my 800 mile goal for June. This marked the 12th time riding this route in 2022, probably the most rides on any one route. I noticed the sign on FM 1960 alerting of the traffic change on June 8th was turned off when I rode back across the lake. In the video you can see the lane markings are in place on the new lanes heading east. Not sure if the change is delayed. I will probably bike that direction on Thursday and see. I saw 3 other cyclists today which is unusual for Tuesday. They are in the video.

With the heat I used my Camelbak for water. When I finished and emptied the leftover water there were still ice cubes though small. The cold/cool water was good during the ride. At the finish I saw salt stains on my arm sleeves, shorts and gloves. Weather: start 86 (humidity 67%, dew point 74), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph gusts 20 mph; finish 92 (humidity 53%, dew point 73), partly cloudy, wind SE 14 mph gusts 21 mph.

AXS.SRAM.com ride report highlights:

• Total moving time: 2:32:45
• 37 RD shifts, no FD shifts
• 1:29:48 using the 35×13, 21.8 miles
• 41:18 using the 35×15, 8.4 miles