20201115 cycling

This wasn’t a good week for riding. Tropical Storm Eta brought too much wind and rain. And eye appointment on Thursday made that day very short ride. I made up for it on the weekend with 2 good rides. I also rode my 1220 first time in two years!

Monday

Start: Humid and Mostly Cloudy, 80°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 86%, Wind 16-30mph from ENE
End: Humid and Mostly Cloudy, 79°F, Feels like 82°F, Humidity 88%, Wind 15-30mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
I couldn’t deal with the wind and rain in the morning so I rode after work. Still very windy
One loop. 
9.46 miles 
12.1 mph

Tuesday 

Start: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 75°F, Feels like 77°F, Humidity 96%, Wind 11-25mph from E
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 75°F, Feels like 77°F, Humidity 97%, Wind 11-25mph from E - by Klimat.app
Windy. Two loops. 
David gave me a rear light. I guess he thought mine wasn't bright enough. 
15.47 miles 

Wednesday 

Start: Humid and Overcast, 77°F, Feels like 78°F, Humidity 93%, Wind 9-16mph from ESE
End: Drizzle and Humid, 76°F, Feels like 78°F, Humidity 94%, Wind 9mph from ESE - by Klimat.app-16
Two loops. 
15.57

Thursday 

Tropical Storm Eta came through. I walked in the morning. 
Start: Humid and Mostly Cloudy, 79°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 98%, Wind 13-20mph from SW
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 79°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 97%, Wind 13-20mph from SSW - by Klimat.app
Short ride during my break. 
3.90 miles 
12.5 mph

Friday 
Start: Mostly Cloudy, 72°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 97%, Wind 4-12mph from WNW
End: Mostly Cloudy, 71°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 99%, Wind 5-12mph from NNW - by Klimat.app
The wind is manageable. Thank god. 
Two loops. 
15.46 miles

Saturday

Coffeeneuring #11 bonus
Start: Partly Cloudy, 71°F, Feels like 72°F, Humidity 100%, Wind 7-13mph from NE
End: Clear, 77°F, Feels like 78°F, Humidity 84%, Wind 8-12mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
I had to change the battery in my HRM. 
Windy but not like last week. 
Rode SR56 to US301. 
The barriers blocking the MUP were gone. However, construction is still going on and I had to move to the bike lane when the path disappeared. Did the barriers blow away by the Tropical Storm?
Ride west was good. 
Starbucks on BBD. Very busy. It says 20 minutes for my drink?!
They were sold out of Peppermint Hot Cocoa. I got Salted Caramel. It was OK but not caramel. 
The ride home was windy with my chain slipping. 
(Damn. I called Oliver's but they can't guarantee it will be done today and they are closed on Sundays.)
24.78 miles 
12.0 mph

Sunday 

Coffeeneuring #12 bonus
Start: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 78°F, Feels like 81°F, Humidity 89%, Wind 6-8mph from ESE
End: Humid and Partly Cloudy, 83°F, Feels like 89°F, Humidity 73%, Wind 4-6mph from S - by Klimat.app
Wind back to normal levels. 
My 820 needs a new chain. I called Oliver's yesterday but they couldn't guarantee it would be fixed yesterday. I thought about riding it anyway. Then I remembered what an awful ride I had last year with the chain skipping at almost every stroke. So I took down my 1220, wiped off the cobwebs and pumped up the tires. I also had to change my bags and my iPhone mount. My water bottle barely fit. My rear tire needs to be replaced. 
Ryan came out to get me to pump up his tires. 
It is such a different ride. It didn't take too long before I was used to it. I forgot how fast this bike is. 
I rode down BBD to Flatwoods. Trout Creek is over the road. Clay Gulley is also over the path but I rode through. A little too fast as my feet got wet with cold water. 
I saw a little person riding a bike. I saw a guy in one of those silly car bikes. I did two loops then rode to Starbucks for Peppermint hot cocoa. It was good. 
Ride home was good. 
I felt good when I got home but decided to drink some Skratch Recovery. The horchata is OK but I prefer the chocolate. I used the whisk attachment on the stick blender. It got really frothy. 
28.25 miles 
13.4 mph 

This week 112.65
This year 4,879