After riding to the north yesterday today I headed to Huffman east and south of Kingwood. The route name, “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” is one I ride frequently but I changed some of the streets. The total miles came in at 32.57. This was the 35th time on this route in 2015, easily the favorite route I ride. It’s a favorite because it is easy to get started, the roads are good and traffic is good for riding. I rode this route too because on Saturday I riding the 52 mile route at the Ride Like An Eagle Bike Ride starting at Atascocita High School. I want to keep my legs fresh.
The weather was stellar again with a clear sky, light wind (6 mph from the south) and low humidity (25%). I don’t how long this will continue but it is great while it is here. The temperature was 91 when I got back home at 3:35. I left home at 12:22.
Nothing different about the ride. I did have a conversation with a man at the Huffman Chevron when I was taking a break, He asked if my bike had a carbon fiber frame. I replied “yes” and he told he had a Ron Cooper frame in his garage. He bought it from the UK as a custom frame and paid $6000 for it. He said he could have got another Ron Cooper frame 1 pound lighter for an additional $1000 but decided he could just lose 1 pound of weight for a whole lot less money. We talked about bike weights before he went inside the store. On the way back out he stopped to tell me he lives on a farm and bought a fat tire bike to ride there. He said the fat tires are perfect for riding on the dirt, mud and water. He has the tires inflated to 10 psi.
I was at 20.51 miles when I reached the Chevron station in Huffman. I stayed a little longer than usual trying to time my arrival to cross Kingwood Drive after the Kingwood High School dismissal. The weather when I was at the Chevron station.
I used Yahoo weather because the Wunderground app would not load.
Riding back home from Huffman the wind tried to slow me down and was successful until I reached the west side of Lake Houston and turned north.
The weather repeats tomorrow (Friday) and I plan on riding. With today’s ride I am over 6000 miles for the year.
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