I probably overdressed for today’s bike ride on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. I decided to wear a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one because I thought the stiff wind might still have some chill in it from the cool front that visit us over the weekend and Monday. It was 80 degrees when I started the bike ride at 12:30 and stayed that way until the finish at 2:45. I biked 31.32 miles pushing my year to date biking to 7,174 miles.
The wind registered from the south at 20 mph with 24 mph gusts and at times it required extra effort to ride. I thought the trips over Lake Houston would be challenging but the wind wasn’t coming from the direction that causes a problem and the traffic broke up the gusts.
I wasn’t planning on stopping at the Huffman Chevron until I was at the railroad tracks waiting for the light to change on FM2100 and then I decided to stop long enough to take a screenshot of the weather since the wind was so strong.
As I rode into the station and under the pump canopy I saw the front of the store that used to be double doors was covered with plywood.
I went inside and asked what happened. The ladies said late Saturday night a “smash and grab” drove a truck into the door/windows and tried to pull the ATM machine away but failed. The graveyard shift employee was scared but the intruders didn’t appear to know she was there. No one was hurt but it left this mess. When I got home and told my wife she remembered reading about this happening but the location didn’t ring a bell when she read it.
Leaving the Chevron station I rode west with the wind helping to improve my overall average speed to 15.1 mph. I felt the wind change as I turned right onto Atascocita Shores Drive moving from my left to behind me. I sped towards Kingwood and the end of the bike ride. Crossing Kingwood Drive took longer than I expected with school out.
The weather continues to stay warm with some rain in the forecast for late tonight and maybe early Wednesday. My next bike ride will probably be on Friday.
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