When I woke up this morning it didn’t look like a bike ride day but by mid morning it looked better. While I waited I watched stage 1 of the Tour de France and stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne. My home weather station recorded 1.58″ of rain that ended around 10:30. Just in case I check Zwift for upcoming events but didn’t sign up for any. By 12:16 PM the streets dried enough to begin biking. I chose my “Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood” route going north away from the remaining spots of rain. For the second time this week I rode my Lynskey Helix bike.

Today marked the 6th ride on the route in 2022 split among 3 different bikes. I rode 32.39 miles to get July off to a good start towards my 800 mile goal for the month. For the week I am up to 181.32 miles. If the weather cooperates on Saturday I should reach 200+ for the week.

It was very humid with 99% at the start and 94% when I finished at 2:47 PM. The temperature maxed out at 78 at the end of the ride. When I went inside after finishing my bike cloths felt like I went swimming, dripping moisture. The dew point stayed close to the temperature too adding to the wet feeling. Weather overview: start 75 (humidity 99%, dew point 74), cloudy, wind NE 7 mph; finish 78 (humidity 94%, dew point 76), overcast, wind E 5 mph. It should return to hot by Sunday.

Link to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report. A modest 17 RD shifts and 1:41:57 riding time in the 33×13 gear combination.

This chart compares the YTD miles for the years 2010 to 2022. I can’t seem to get 2022 miles above 2021 and 2020 but I’m trying.