{"id":39189,"date":"2018-02-17T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T22:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=39189"},"modified":"2018-02-17T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T22:23:29","slug":"overcast-to-partly-cloudy-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/17\/overcast-to-partly-cloudy-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcast to Partly Cloudy Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I delayed the start of today’s ride because of light rain. Instead I did a couple errands and then began the ride at 12:26 pm. The overcast sky hung around as I headed out on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I had my doubts that I would actually ride the entire route because the rain looked like it would hang around. After about 1.1 miles I looped back to my home to pickup a jacket. The long sleeve and short sleeve jerseys were not doing much against the chilly wind. After getting the jacket I continued the ride through Elm Grove Village in Kingwood. I ran into some more light rain but I rode out of it.<\/p>\n

This did not build my confidence that I would complete the planned route but I stayed on the ride. I made mental notes of places along the route where I could turn back if the weather got dicey but I didn’t need to take evasive action. Biking through Woodridge Forest and then to I-69\/US59 I turned to the north. The wind still felt chilly but in the distance I saw some blue sky breaking through the overcast sky. The closer I got to Tavola the more blue sky. With this change in the weather I stayed the course to Tavola and the turn back to the south. The jacket wasn’t as important like it was when I stopped at home to get it but I kept it on and pedaled forward. The wind felt stronger than the 4 mph I saw at the finish slowing me down at times when I was out in the open.<\/p>\n

Rather than take the usual streets through Oakhurst I detoured through Auburn Trails back to I-69\/US59 for the ride back to Kingwood Drive and back into Kingwood through Kings Manor. No school traffic today Making my way through Kingwood I arrived at the finish at 2:54 pm. The blue partly cloudy sky was till with me and the temperature was a nice 79 degrees, up from the 74 degrees at the start.<\/p>\n

PowerPod activity today went smoothly. It connected the Elemnt computer after I pressed the start button and no further actions was needed. Power output recorded for the whole bike ride. Hopefully this is the norm from now on.<\/p>\n

Overcast and 73 degrees for the Sunday forecast. I hope to get to go for a bike ride. Only 196 miles left to reach my February goal.<\/p>\n

Link to Strava Ride Summary<\/a><\/h2>\n

SportTracks Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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