A break in the cold temperature came today with 65 degrees when I started down the driveway at 1:40 PM under a clear sky and no wind to speak of. Cabin fever held at bay with this ride. I did have to dress warm though with a long sleeve jersey over a short sleeve jersey and then a windbreaker jacket. I added leg warmers but no full finger gloves although there were times when I thought I needed them. Not wanting to get too far from home I rode my mountain bike on the Kingwood trails. No one else ventured out with me though. It was delightful to finally get some saddle and pedal time this week.

The route I rode totaled 17.47 miles at a 12.4 mph average speed, 19.0 mph top speed and 77.4 RPM average cadence. More details are in the second slide down below the videos. since this the first ride of the week th weekly total is the same as the ride. December miles total 186.85 and 6464.0 miles YTD. I hope to get into the 200 mile level by the end of the month if the weather will cooperate.

Before I started the ride I shot a short video of my Motobecane 700HT mountain bike.

This video shows some clips as I rode on the trails in Kingwood. To be different I will let the video recount some of the ride.

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