The great riding weather continued today but my yard desires moisture. The weather forecast does not reveal any moisture for the foreseeable future. I started riding today at 10:22 earlier than any other day this week. This allowed me to finish by 12:44. The temperature was pleasant ranging from 79 at the start to 86 when I got back home. Partly cloudy skies kept the sun from hiding and the 10 mph SSE breeze helped keep the heat at a reasonable level.

I rode to Huffman and the route was 30.61 miles long. I added an extra section to the start to get close to that distance and it worked. I averaged 15.5 mph and topped out at 22.8 mph with 78.6 RPM average cadence. Riding time was 1:58:36 with 23:15 stopped time. I did not see any other bicyclists along the route. I did not encounter any problems during the ride. My buzzing front seems to have settled down but the speeds have not been as fast as last weekend in Lufkin nor the roads as rough. The bearings are in transit and when they arrive I will checkout the installation steps.

Mileage standings: 150.21 miles this week, 349.11 miles in October and 5645.95 miles YTD. The YTD surpasses my previous record (2011) of 5640.72 for a whole year. So with 2 1/2 months to go I could make it to 6,000 miles. Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com for today’s ride.

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