After a day of forecasted rain that never materialized, an early evening ride was definitely the way to go. Tried for a little variant on the Goshen run that included a loop around Providence Rd towards Sugartown Rd. Once at Sugartown I made the big block back to Goshen and then for a second run on Providence in the same direction as before. At the T intersection of Providence and Sugartown I took that road towards the Paoli Turnpike and then the Darby and Devon roads loop to the Sugartown Rd beyond 252 to Church and home.
That ride is also a great load of fun. The Goshen Rd. terrain is continued on Providence with nice twists and low hills. As the sun was low in the sky there were good long shadows and cool temps but in some stretches of Providence the sun was right in my eyes. On the first turn from Providence to Sugartown I wanted to take Dutton's Mill Rd and do that loop to Goshen, giving me a longer run on Goshen before the second turn on Providence, but I miscalculated where Dutton's Mill comes out on Sugartown. It is beyond the Providence T towards the Paoli Pike not in the direction of Goshen. There was a Verizon crew on Sugartown, close to the Pike, but the timing worked out right and I got the go ahead without having to stop.
After the morning commute there were about 727 miles on the odo, did the Ithan loop on the way home which must add a little mileage. By the end of this ride the odo is close to 749 miles. Trying to get to 1500 by the end of July if possible.
Today the forecast was for heavier rain. It is now 11:30 and it hasn't happened yet. However, I needed to use the car for work today so no commute on the Bullet.
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