The air continued to dry out with humidity of 62% as I left at 10:35 ( a little earlier than my recent start times) and the temperature was a mild 86.7 which would increase to 95 at 1:09 when I got back home. The humidity dropped to 41% by then as well. The calm wind at IAH was not exactly calm out on the route but not enough to really slow me down like yesterday when I was on FM1960 headed west.

I am beginning to realize that different jersey fabrics either encourage perspiration or help it evaporate quickly. The jersey (a Nashbar one)I wore yesterday had a tight knit and the perspiration did not evaporate very quickly. It did wick away from my skin which is helpful. Today’s jersey (a Bellwether one) had a more open knit and I could feel the wind drying the sweat and the cooling effect felt good. The jerseys did not hold water the same by the weight of each one when I took them off at home. So I will be selective about which jersey to wear when the humidity is high; the Bellwether type for high humidity and the Nashbar type for lower humidity. I have not noticed the difference in shorts.

Today I road north to Community Drive with the goal of 30 miles or so. To get to that total I looped through Valley Ranch, Briar Tree, Oakhurst and on to Forest Cove. The mileage totaled 30.85 so mission accomplished. Average speed came in at 15.6 mph. No real excitement today during the ride. No other bicyclists sighted.

Tomorrow’s weather should repeat today. Maybe I can get out and ride earlier than today.

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