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<\/a><\/p>\nThe knock out roses are going crazy with blooms.<\/p>\n
Probably no biking on Tuesday. Wednesday rain may arrive; we need it. My home weather station says .13″ of rain this month.<\/p>\n
The wind will not let up. It was fairly easy pedaling to FM 1485 to the north thanks to the 21 mph SE wind. I chose the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route riding to the north but I first thought of biking to the south. It would have been hard going into the headwind for 19 to 20 miles and then having a tailwind. My legs would have been spent so taking advantage of the tailwind would have been difficult I think. The wind got stronger as the ride progressed and biking SE on FM 1314 required extra energy. Before that turn from Gene Campbell Road onto FM 1314 I built up my average speed to 15.2 mph but as I rode on FM 1314 I could not maintain the speed and it slowly dropped. By the time I finished the bike ride it was 14.3 mph.<\/p>\n
The ride started at 12:23 pm and finished at 3:05 pm. I narrowly missed the school traffic in Briar Tree, Kings Manor and Bear Branch.<\/p>\n
Weather: start 80 (73% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 21 mph. Finish 83 (66% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 22 mph, gusts 29 mph.<\/p>\n
No other cyclists spotted along the route. They were probably staying home out of the wind. In the summer the wind usually drops down and I might want some of this to cool things down some.<\/p>\n
While I rode I noticed the Canyon Endurace needed a wash job so when I got home I got out the brush and soap. Here is the Canyon after the wash in the backyard.<\/p>\n