Today's ride a full of enthusiasm with all riders riding well and strong making this a beautiful ride. At times the pace got a little assertive with the help of a few A riders which kept things interesting. All enjoyed the ride and traffic lights for most were a welcomed sight. Weather was perfect with a little headwind about 10-14mph on the return trip. My rear wheel had a hope or wobble during the entire ride and I stop a few times to check it out because it felt like a flat was happening. I didn't notice anything and one of the riders said it may be a loosened spoke. After the ride I checked the spoke tensions and rim play all were good. Then I noticed what the problem was. I must have hit a pot hole yesterday at the end of the ride which must have tore the tire interior cord. There were two spots but one worse than the other where the tire had a wave from side to side in it. I had this happened a year or so ago that destroyed an almost new tire.
I was surprised as to how my legs felt after about 5 miles. I would have thought I did 100 miles the day before. I stayed in zone two HR and power for most of the ride. The last 6 miles pulling the group into the headwind my heart rate went into zone 3 as did my power output. I felt good with plenty to spare.