After today's ride with City Cruiser's out of Brownsville, I'm a believer. A year away and getting used to New Braunfels weather will do it. Still south Texas in New Braunfels, but not 12 inches from the sun, convection oven breeze weather like Deep South Texas in the valley. How Deep you ask? Well, after Brownsville, you're in Mexico. As I write this, weather shows Brownsville at 90 degrees with a heat index of 99. At 0650 when we started riding I think it was 78 or 79 with high humidity. A good group showed today for what I thought would have been the usual Empanada Ride but today was different. We did an advertised 45 mile ride that was actually 47 miles. I could feel heat leaving my body every time we stopped along the way and found some shade. I kept up with the lead group for about the first 7 miles or so then started falling back. Eventually Rosana was there tailing me getting my draft, then she took the lead into the first rest stop. Leaving there, I jumped back in with the lead group for a short while then rode with Rox and others to the Starbucks stop. Every regrouping stop was good to catch a breath and some liquid and chomp on a snack bar and of course socialize. The next stop we had was at a large beach store with a dinosaur theme as you entered the parking lot. I really wanted to take photos but my body wouldn't allow me to get off my butt to do it. More liquids and snacks then the final 9 miles back to the event center.
"Sweat and motion creates a cooler me". As I move creating a faster evaporation from my jersey, it made a real pleasant cooling effect. Add that there was not the typical valley 25Kts of wind with guest, and this was actually a nice ride. Traffic did pick up but the road shoulders were wide and out sag vehicle was typically near by. Only one person had a fall but not serious (the bike is ok) and no other real mishaps except Dan's bike at some point, but it got taken care of and he continued the ride. I gotta say thank you to Eliseo for hanging back with me towards the end as I limped into the event center. Thank you to Ben for organizing all the the City Cruiser's do in rides, runs, and giving to the charity he has each year. I hope everyone gets in a good ride today. John H, Rick S, Nancy, I hope you had a good 115 miles
Be blessed and RIDE ON! 🚲 🚵♀️
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