The ride was a little shorter than what I have done earlier this week. I headed off to Huffman via Atascocita and Walden biking 32.66 miles averaging 15.2 mph. I suspect the legs need some recovery time before I can get the average speed up to 16+ mph. The ride was uneventful except as I approached Fairlake Drive to turn right I could see a fire truck and ambulance with lights flashing sitting in the E. Lake Houston Parkway and FM1960 intersection. I couldn’t see what caused the problem but I suspect some kind of accident.

I had to delay the ride start some today to give the rain cloud time to move out of the area. My wife and I went to a meeting and were returning home about 11:20 when rain drops hit the windshield, not many. When we got home we heard some thunder too. I had a couple of chores to finish and by the time they were done the rogue clouds had disappeared. I started the ride at 1:02 and finished at 3:51. The sky was overcast the whole ride but the temperature stayed warm ranging 81 to 82. Wind was from the south at 8 mph not causing much of an issue for biking.

Stopping at the Huffman Chevron for a break, snacks and drink was nice. Sitting under the canopy the breeze was just right. I did wear a long sleeve jersey and shorts. The long sleeves were so I didn’t have to put sunscreen on. It turned out to be comfortable. As prepared to leave the station the sky to west looked gray and maybe threatening. I saw a number of the vehicles coming from that direction with their lights on and wondered if it was raining. I figured there were a few places I could get out of the rain if it caught me before going on the causeway. If I saw rain on the west side I could wait on the east side of Lake Houston. When I got to Lake Houston there wasn’t any rain but the wind was cooler while I rode over the lake.

At one spot on the ride I ran over a piece of metal with my rear tire and I feared a flat would happen but nothing came of it. I may not have a high confidence level with the tires (Schwalbe Ultremo 700x23c) since I have had a couple of flats. I been debating on what tire to use after these wear out. Maybe these will do better and win the choice.

I am making progress on the April mileage goal: 679.51 miles, less than 100 to reach the goal with 6 days left in April. 148.03 miles this week and 1939 miles year to date. I biked 20 days so far in April.

Tomorrow could reach 87 degrees with partly cloudy skies. There is a rumor that Monday might get in the 90’s. Bike is planned.

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