I waited for the fog to leave but it kept hanging around so at 12:37 pm I rolled the Blue Norcross AL bike out the driveway riding the “Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch” route for 27.21 miles.
The damp streets dictated where I rode to avoid the puddles but I still managed to get the bike dirty. The real dirt came as I rode on the greenbelt/sidewalk along Kingwood Drive where I encountered a big chunk of sidewalk ripped out for what looked like a water line repair. Mud was everywhere and I tip toed across the driveway but still stepped in thick mud on the overturned sidewalk to get to the dry and mud free section. From there to the finish the streets were not damp thanks to the sun breaking through the clouds.
At the start the weather was finally at 73 degrees and I thought I might have overdressed with shorts, long sleeve and short sleeve jerseys but I was comfortable for the ride though I did sweat some. Sweat is good because it means heat which we have not had much of lately. At the 2:44 pm finish it was 79 degrees and humidity was 79% at my home weather station. The airport weather reported the wind from the south at 9 mph but wasn’t too hard to pedal into.
Early in the ride I saw another cyclist in Sherwood Trails Village but he turned onto another street than I did.
The PowerPod required a reset to start communicating with the Elemnt computer. Not sure what causes this.
It felt great to be biking outdoors and not bundled up. The next two days probably will be like this.
After the ride I washed the bike down to remove all of the road grit and mud. This is not my favorite activity. It doesn’t help that the hose nozzle got damaged from the freezing water and sprays all around the cracks getting me wet.
I am at 84 miles this month with 345 miles as my goal. I will need to ride every weather permitting day to reach my goal.
Link to Strava ride summary
SportTracks Ride Summary
