To change things up a little I rode my Lynskey Helix on today’s bike ride. I normally ride my Cervelo on Tuesdays. I rolled out at 9:38 AM to ride my Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route planning on riding around 33 miles and ended up at 35.49 miles because I added going south on FM 2100 to Spanish Cove Drive before turning north to Huffman. I am well over my 720 mile goal for September with 924.72 miles and 3 more days to bike.

During the night the cool front arrived and around 7:30 this morning it was 57 degrees at my home weather station. I wasn’t in a big hurry to ride until it warmed up some so I did some yard work on the invasive plants I’ve been getting rid of. The while I ate breakfast I watched the Tour of Croatia until about 40 km left which I’ll watch after the ride. The cooler weather will be around for the rest of the week. I registered for the Pineywoods Purgatory bike ride on Saturday in Lufkin and I hope it warms up by then.

A bit of good news on the FM 1960 road construction. The crossover at Pinehurst Trail Drive has moved south about 50 feet with the new lanes now in use. At Atascocita Shores Drive workers were laying rebar in preparation for concrete pouring. They usually don’t wait too long after that to pour concrete if the weather cooperates.

Weather while I rode today: start 74 (humidity 52%, dew point 56), mostly clear, wind N 6 mph; finish 84 (humidity 35%, dew point 53), clear, wind NE 11 mph. I might need to start wearing the long sleeve T-shirts from spring time. It has been many months since we hit 57 degrees in the morning.

The AXS.SRAM ride report data from the bike ride.

While I was out riding Strava sent me an alert that I lost the local legend for the north bound segment over the river on W. Lake Houston Parkway. Since the route was going that way I may have tied the cyclist who took the title from me.