Surprisingly early start to the bike ride rolling away on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike at 7:51 AM. I wanted to leave early to beat the heat and potentially see other cyclists on the route. It was the Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route for the 6th time in 2023. I saw the first cyclist on Atascocita Shores Drive on the way to FM 1960. Others followed east of Lake Houston and on the way back to Kingwood. I made a brief stop at Kingwood Bicycles to visit my Cervelo Caledonia on the way back. Today’s 34.27 miles equals the average for the 2023 rides. My week now totals 223.71 miles and June is at 550.62. Finished the ride at 10:34 AM. Sometimes i don’t start bike rides that early.

Weather: Start 81 degrees, 86% humidity, dew point 76.9, overcast with haze, wind SW 5 mph; Finish 88 degrees, 70% humidity, dew point 77.1, mostly cloudy, wind variable 5 mph.

From the AXS.SRAM.com ride report: 23 rear derailleur shifts, 1:37:28 (22.4 miles) using the 35×13 gears.