A new month and biking started with sunny weather. Choosing the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route I rode 33.21 miles. Wheels rolled at 11:04 AM after I watched stage 1 of The Tour of Croatia live on YouTube.com. October’s goal is 700 miles with an average of 22.6 miles per day. Year to date I am at 6,334 miles, 466 miles away from my goal for the year. If I achieve this month’s goal I will go past the year’s goal by 234 miles.
Weather for the bike ride was just like summer without the heat index so high. When I rode through shade I felt a coolness. According to Space Cit Weather there is a possibility of a “cool front” showing up early next week. The definition of a “cool front” is night time low in the 50’s. I’m not ready for that but it might happen. Weather during today’s bike ride: start 89 (72% humidity, 79.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SE 8 mph. Finish 90 (60% humidity, 74.7 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph.
I noticed my arm sleeves are not quite as snug on my arms as originally. I don’t know if they lost some of their stretch or my arms shrunk. For the price I paid I got my money’s worth even if I need to replace them.
The video of today’s ride covers some clips of the route. The improved GoPro mount removed most of the background noise as the Hero 7 vibrated in yesterday’s video which was a big improvement from the previous mount. I added another strip of Command adhesive with hook and loop on each side of the one piece I installed for yesterday’s ride.
At 6:07 into the video I encountered several tow trucks and Harris County Precinct 4 Constables walking around a house on the right. At first I wasn’t sure what they were doing but getting closer a small SUV sat on the front porch sideways. I could not see how it got there because the shrubs did not look disturbed. One of the deputies had a camera taking pictures. Neighbors from next door stood in the yard. My first thought was the driver had a medical incident and lost control. The video doesn’t show the SUV on the porch.
The rest of the ride was uneventful. I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for water and ice. The wind helped me on the way back to Kingwood and I improved my average speed by .2 mph. I finished the ride at 1:45 PM.
Wednesday weather should repeat today and I plan on biking.
SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles
