The air continued to dry out with humidity of 62% as I left at 10:35 ( a little earlier than my recent start times) and the temperature was a mild 86.7 which would increase to 95 at 1:09 when I got back home. The humidity dropped to 41% by then as well. The calm wind at IAH was not exactly calm out on the route but not enough to really slow me down like yesterday when I was on FM1960 headed west.<\/p>\n
I am beginning to realize that different jersey fabrics either encourage perspiration or help it evaporate quickly. The jersey (a Nashbar one)I wore yesterday had a tight knit and the perspiration did not evaporate very quickly. It did wick away from my skin which is helpful. Today’s jersey (a Bellwether one) had a more open knit and I could feel the wind drying the sweat and the cooling effect felt good. The jerseys did not hold water the same by the weight of each one when I took them off at home. So I will be selective about which jersey to wear when the humidity is high; the Bellwether type for high humidity and the Nashbar type for lower humidity. I have not noticed the difference in shorts.<\/p>\n
Today I road north to Community Drive with the goal of 30 miles or so. To get to that total I looped through Valley Ranch, Briar Tree, Oakhurst and on to Forest Cove. The mileage totaled 30.85<\/strong> so mission accomplished. Average speed came in at 15.6 mph. No real excitement today during the ride. No other bicyclists sighted.<\/p>\n Tomorrow’s weather should repeat today. Maybe I can get out and ride earlier than today.<\/p>\n [wppa type=”slideonlyf” album=”202″ size=”auto”][\/wppa]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/connect.garmin.com:80\/activity\/embed\/348133583 470px 570px]<\/p>\n [iframe http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/1531443\/embed 95% 700px]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"