Today I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on what I call the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. It began at 9:02 AM and finished at 11:48 AM. A few little things kept me from starting before 9 AM. The weather continued the theme from yesterday of not as hot as earlier in the week. Today’s 35.49 miles was about average of the 9 times I’ve biked this route in 2022. I could’ve added a couple of miles going through Oakhurst but I decided to stay on the south bound frontage road from Azalea Blvd. to Kingwood Drive.

With the light wind I was able to keep a nice pace even in a headwind. The temperature was just 90 when I finished compared to the upper 90’s earlier in the week. Tomorrow it may get back up to the upper 90’s or higher. My legs felt good and the different gearing on the Lynskey may be a good thing after pedaling harder gearing the previous day. Weather conditions: start 84 (humidity 76%, dew point 76), mostly clear, wind E 5 mph; finish 91 (humidity 58%, dew point 73), mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph.

The sun took a toll on my Pink Floyd bike shorts with two large spots turning white spots from the ultraviolet exposure. I replaced them with a pair of Primal Prisma Ebony Blue Shorts. I noticed the white Armoray arm sleeves were showing wear and replaced them with a pair of black Bellwether Coldflash sun sleeves. They were surprisingly cool even though they were black.

As I was riding I thought about the gearing and wondered if the 46×33 crankset on the Lynskey might be the better choice for the HH100 in August. The route is not mountainous but it is hillier than what I am used to. Maybe I will change the crankset on my Cervelo Caledonia to 46×33. Checking the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I saw I spent 1:47:27 using the 33×13 gears today out a total moving time of 2:36:34. Plus I only made 17 RD changes. I got my overall average speed up to 14.3 mph before it got lower as I rolled into Kingwood.