Well the first day riding my mountain bike went off without a hitch. Riding on the greenbelt trails and along the drainage bayou is different from the road. Slowing down and being in the shade most of the time offered a contrast to my road bike ride. I still sweated a lot but when I rode in the shade it actually seemed to help cool me off even with 64% humidity.

Yesterday it rained 3/4″ and I thought the dirt would be too wet to ride along the bayou. It was in places where someone drove their 4-wheeler and stirred up the sand. Normally I avoid wet dirt but I rode in it today some. The tires got filled with loose wet sand and I got some thrown up on me. I am not use to that on the road. When I got home I hosed down the bike for tomorrow’s ride. I think I will survive the dirt.

I didn’t set any speed records but the change of pace and scenery works. A few people were out on the trails walking, jogging and biking. This can present a problem when you round a curve so extra awareness must rule. The route was 15.06 miles at 11.4 mph average speed. I did get up to 21.5 mph as my max speed. This was going down a steep hill which is rare around here. August miles now total 137.26 and YTD is 4072.23 miles. Riding time was shorter than my road trips at 1:19:03. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s ride.

8-6-2012 Bike Ride Data and Map

8-6-2012 Cadence-Distance

8-6-2012 Elevation-Distance

8-6-2012 Home Weather Station End

8-6-2012 IAH Weather End

8-6-2012 Speed-Distance

8-6-2012 Splits-Time

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