2023 cycling week 42

Monday
Cloudy, 62°F, Feels like 61°F, Humidity 68%, Wind 6 (18) mph from NW
Cool, windy
13.73 miles
14.4 mph

Tuesday
Clear, 52°F, Feels like 50°F, Humidity 78%, Wind 6 (15) mph from N
Cold!
Shorter ride mostly because my battery was too low.
11.62 miles
14.2 mph

Wednesday
Clear, 48°F, Feels like 48°F, Humidity 96%, Wind 4 (10) mph from N
Cold again.
Hands were warm but they got numb more often.
Tried to keep between 140-150 bpm and over 14 mph. I kept shifting between Tour and Auto modes.
13.52 miles
14.0 mph

Thursday
Clear, 58°F, Feels like 61°F, Humidity 89%, Wind 4 (10) mph from NE
13.51 miles
14.3 mph

Friday
Clear, 58°F, Feels like 61°F, Humidity 97%, Wind 4mph from NW
Cool but little wind.
Deer on SR56
13.75 miles
14.1 mph

Saturday
coffeeneuring #5
Start: Mostly sunny, 66°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 98%, Wind 4 (8) mph from SW
End: Sunny, 71°F, Feels like 79°F, Humidity 97%, Wind 7 (13) mph from W
Rode south on BBD. I only had to stop twice.
I rode easily in Tour and still have 50 miles of range.
I rode to Starbucks on 30th
It is busy with lots of drive through traffic. There is a covered patio with only one couple.
Vanilla Crème and buttered croissant.
Kind of noisy with the traffic.
Croissant was a nice change. Too bad it was no longer by the time I got my drink.

The ride back was fine. More traffic, more wind, more red lights. None of it was a problem. It is easy to start again from a stop with the pedal assist.
24.43 miles
14.7 mph

Sunday
Coffeeneuring #6
Start: Mostly sunny, 82°F, Feels like 87°F, Humidity 35%, Wind 4 (9) mph from N
End: Sunny, 84°F, Feels like 89°F, Humidity 32%, Wind 5 (10) mph from NW
Late start because Andy & I went out for pizza.
Rode up to SR56 then east to Morris Bridge.
There is no bike lane, no shoulder for about 3 miles. I spend up to Auto to get through this stretch a bit faster.
The bike lane started but it was in sad shape. It was covered over in parts by lawn and dirt.
It got better south of Cross Creek.

I rode through Flatwoods. There is new signage. They eliminated the second set of markers that counted the miles to BBD.
I stopped at a water station and filled up my bottle.

BBD to Starbucks at Hunters Green.
Vanilla Crème and chocolate croissant.
The croissant was good but the drink was only so-so. The milk was too hot and they forgot the topping that I paid extra for.
The ride home was fine except for hitting the red lights.
26.63 miles
15.1 mph

This week 117 miles

This year 2,635 miles

Streak 1,331 days