20210516 cycling

Not a good week. Started out Monday with a flat. Had to change the tire on Tuesday. The weather was nice but got windier as the week went on. And on Sunday, my pedal failed. Damn. 

Monday

Flat tire before I even left. I hit a pothole and a speed bump yesterday. It is probably a pinch flat. The tube did not sit right and had to reseat it. Even then it wasn't right. I could feel a thump. 
I rode a couple loops around CLR just to get my exercise ring completed. 
8.43 miles 
13.2 mph

Tuesday 
Start: Mostly Cloudy, 70°F, Feels like 71°F, Humidity 94%, Wind 3mph from NNE
End: Mostly Cloudy, 70°F, Feels like 71°F, Humidity 96%, Wind 3mph from NNE - by Klimat.app
Bike tire is still not right. I did one loop +. 
I decided to take the tire off and seat it again. The tire seemed thin in spots so I put on a new tire. Hopefully this will fix it. Next would be a new wheel. 
10.16 miles 
13 mph

Wednesday 
Start: Partly Cloudy, 71°F, Feels like 72°F, Humidity 88%, Wind 4-6mph from ENE
End: Partly Cloudy, 70°F, Feels like 71°F, Humidity 93%, Wind 3-6mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
Two loops. 
15.46 miles 
13.6 mph

Thursday 
Start: Overcast, 72°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 90%, Wind 4-7mph from NNE
End: Overcast, 72°F, Feels like 73°F, Humidity 92%, Wind 5-11mph from NNE - by Klimat.app
The wind is back. 
Whippoorwill. More bikes. 
Two loops. 
15.46 miles 
13.3 mph

Friday 
Start: Overcast, 65°F, Feels like 65°F, Humidity 86%, Wind 6-15mph from NNE
End: Overcast, 63°F, Feels like 63°F, Humidity 87%, Wind 7-15mph from NNE - by Klimat.app
Cooler today. Windy. 
Whippoorwill. 
Two loops. 
15.46 miles 
13.5 mph 

Saturday 
Errandonnee 
Start: Clear, 84°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 37%, Wind 9-12mph from NNE
End: Partly Cloudy, 85°F, Feels like 85°F, Humidity 30%, Wind 10-12mph from NE - by Klimat.app
Rode to Zephyrhills. Windy. 
Wind made me slow. 
Zephyrhills Train Depot. Baby Shower. 
Zephyrhills Miltary Museum. Didn't go in. 
Rode to Main St. Tried to use the maps but not easy to hear the cues. 
I wanted to find another historical plaque. I was hoping there would be one on the Women's Club but there wasn't.
Wanted another route to Starbucks. 12th St was behind so I turned around and took it. It was nice until Dougherty. Tallest point in Zephyrhills and my heart was pumping hard! Downhill all the way to Starbucks. Worried about breaking. 
Slowest barista making Frappuccino. 
Also got a marshmallow bar. 
Green hair is ugly. 
Dad went to church. I need to get home. 
The ride home was good. Tailwind. 
33.68 miles 
12.8 mph 

Sunday 
Errandonnee 
Start: Mostly Cloudy, 83°F, Feels like 83°F, Humidity 37%, Wind 10-11mph from ENE
End: Mostly Cloudy, 84°F, Feels like 84°F, Humidity 35%, Wind 6-14mph from ENE - by Klimat.app
I rode down Kinnan to Cross Creek to the library. I have been there before but hadn't noticed the alphabets on the walk. The one in front of the doors is Arabic, I think. So if I saw it, I didn't recognize what it was and dismissed it. There are several alphabets but I only recognized the English, the Greek and the Russian. 
I rode through Hunter's Green to BBD. I rode past Oliver's hoping it might be open. It wasn't. 
I rode down BBD to Gilligans Way and crossed to the MUP. I have ode down 42nd St to Fletcher. 
I found one sculpture but could not find another. Maybe it had been moved. 
I rode to the College and Music and found another sculpture I was looking for. I took some photos and noticed another one and walked over to it. 
I was ready to ride home and put the lock stand up and heard something metallic fall. I looked down to see my pedal. I have no idea how it broke but the spindle was still on my bike and the pedal was not. It being a Sunday, no shops are open so I called my dad. Damn. 
13.77 miles 
12.9 mph