The last two days have seen monsoon conditions at times during the day but fortunately the rain has stopped and the roads dried of by the time I got home from work. This evening’s ride was pretty tame. Mostly cloudy skies, 81 degrees and a 10 ESE breeze. Humidity is high given all the rain we have had. Despite the rain I think we are still short for the year. This reminds me of 1974 when I moved to Houston. I thought I would spend the evenings at the pool after work but rain seemed to appear each afternoon around 4 or 5 to make the pool not so inviting.

This morning on the way to work I stopped at the HEB grocery on the Katy Freeway to pick up some Gulfwax to replace the wax I have been using for a year or so to wax my chain. I thought it would be a rather simple stop but it ended up having 4 or 5 stockers trying to find where the Gulfwax had been moved. Eventually after several cell phone calls the wax was located and I was on my way. Now I have to heat up the Fry Baby to get the old wax loose.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles = 23.89
• riding time = 1:37:40
• average pace = 4:05 min/mile
• average speed = 14.7 mph
• max speed  20.4 mph
• average cadence = 77.8 rpm
• max cadence = 102 rpm
• climb 196 ft., descend 172 ft., max elevation 98 ft.
• June miles 191.26
• YTD miles 2232.01

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The new saddle arrived today. I was thinking about waiting until tomorrow to put it on the Mercier bike but I went ahead and did it this evening. I am glad I did. The comfort was quite enjoyable. This is the Douglas Booty Luv II Saddle from Colorado Cyclist.

In the past I was not a big fan of the cutout going down the middle of the saddle but after the first ride I have to say I will hold my judgment. So far the saddle is very comfortable.

Earlier today there was heavy rains around the eastern part of Houston but by the time I got home from work the streets were dry. I did get a few rain drops while I was out riding but the sun was shining at the time. Partly cloudy skies, 85 degrees and a breeze at 7 mph from the SE. Not bad for riding.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles = 27.14
• riding time = 1:51:00
• average pace = 4:05 min/mile
• average speed = 14.7 mph
• max speed = 19.6 mph
• average cadence = 78.9 rpm
• max cadence = 105 rpm
• climb 162 ft., descend 177 ft., max elevation 102 ft.
• June miles 167.37
• YTD miles 2208.12

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