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Before today’s ride I adjusted the handlebar to rotate the brake levers up some to lessen the reach. The new position felt much better and the stretch was reduced. I don’t ride that much on the drop portion of the handlebar, old age I suspect, and the adjustment rotated the drop further forward. I will ride this way several days to see if this is the best position.<\/p>\n

I rode to the Huffman today going through Atascocita and Walden on Lake Houston. Starting a few minutes after 11 AM I decided to wear short sleeve and long sleeve jerseys. I did not experience any chill since the temperature climbed from 73 to 80 at the end of the ride. At first the sky only had a few clouds in the distance to the south but as the ride progressed the clouds increased some. I stopped in Huffman at the Chevron station for a rest and Diet Sunkist soda. I needed to get back home for an afternoon appointment in Humble so I did not stay too long. I got home at 1:52 with just enough time to shower and start on today’s ride report.<\/p>\n

Earlier this morning I read in the Houston Chronicle that a mini storage facility had caught fire around 2:50AM this morning. The location was in the 22500 block but I did not think my ride would go past there. When I turned right onto Upper Lake Drive the Atascocita VFD was spraying water on the debris. The damage was extensive and arson was suspected. The police arrested a man on suspicion of setting the blaze. Two pictures I took of the damage. Many people lost all the contents in their storage boxes. One lady said she lost all of her Christmas decoration and priceless family photos.<\/p>\n

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After the scene of the fire I proceeded across FM1960 to ride to Walden on Lake Houston.<\/p>\n

I was getting warmer and I almost thought I was over dressed with the two jerseys. No problems the rest of the ride but the road construction signs are still on FM2100 with no signs of activity.<\/p>\n

When I got home my bandana was soaked reminding me of summer. There are supposed to be several days in the days this week.<\/p>\n

My ride lasted 33.38 miles<\/strong> and I hoped this would get me to 300 miles<\/strong> for October but I fell about 7 miles short at 293.61<\/strong>. I did not ride yesterday (Sunday) because of rain. The home weather station recorded over 1.63″ and the roads did not dry out until late afternoon. I took the time off to rest up from Saturday’s ride.<\/p>\n

No Garmin Connect data today. The website is down for maintenance.<\/p>\n

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