{"id":49296,"date":"2019-05-16T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=49296"},"modified":"2019-05-16T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:44:32","slug":"arm-sleeve-aerodynamics-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/05\/16\/arm-sleeve-aerodynamics-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Arm Sleeve Aerodynamics? Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After watching the finish of today’s Giro d’Italia stage I got ready and headed out to ride my bike. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway” route and rode 28.88 miles<\/strong>. I have an afternoon commitment which required me to keep the ride shorter than normal. So far this week I biked 145.94 miles<\/strong> and 405.75 miles<\/strong> for May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather for today’s ride was great with some clouds: start 83 (69% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 5 mph. Finish 85 (57% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph. Attire for today: shorts, short sleeve jersey, and arm sleeves. I jokingly told my wife I think the arm sleeves improved my aerodynamics enabling me to improve my average speed by .2 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing out of the ordinary along the route except the trees were removed from the greenbelt sidewalk on Kingwood Drive. I saw a couple of casual bikers in Kingwood before I headed south. My legs felt good today allowing me to get my overall average speed up to 14.5 mph on the way back to Kingwood. Once I was back in Kingwood the starts and stops lowered it to 14.2 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some physical data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n