I took off from the Bicycles Inc in Arlington this morning at 8:00 am to do the FWBA Bicycles Inc club ride. They had a big breakfast and lots of door prizes, and got a great turnout. I didn’t hear a count, but it had to be well over a hundred riders.

When they asked how many were doing the 100 mile route, 15 or so raised their hands, but after we all rode out on Sublett Rd together, when we got to Calender Rd, which is where all the routes except for the 100 mile route turn off, I was the only rider that went straight. I kept checking my mirror for people further back in the group who might stay on Sublett, but no one did.

Some of the roads on this route have too much traffic to be much fun for a lone rider, so since I was by myself, I just kind of made up my own route as I went, and used some quieter roads. I didn’t skip Texas Plume, though. I figured I needed the hill work there. When I got south of Midlothian on FM663 though, instead of turning left on FM875 like the route does, I turned right, then left on to Singleton Rd, and rode small county roads to Maypearl.

From Maypearl, I took the same route to Alvarado that Peachy Keene uses, then more of the same after Alvarado, until I had to cross SH287 to get back to Bicycles Inc. I finished up just after 3:00 pm, and ended up with 95.2 miles.