Plenty of other cyclists out today along the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. The first cyclist was about 3 miles into the ride still in Kingwood. The next was on Old Atascocita Road east of FM 2100. And a third was stopped on the Lake Houston Causeway about half way across fixing a flat tire. When I pulled up to see if he needed any help he just finished using a CO2 cartridge to air up the tire. He said he was in good shape and I continued riding. Next I saw two ladies riding on Kings River Drive. I waved at all of them. In addition I saw numerous other “casual” cyclists on the greenbelt trails beside the streets I rode on. Warm weather and the weekend draws people outside. Around the 39 mile point I saw two cyclists I have talked to on other occasions and today I waved as we passed.

Riding on Old Atascocita Road and Ramsey Road I passed several herds of cattle. Each herd had a bunch of calves and they stared at me as I rode by. Later as I turned west onto Stroker Road at one the automatic gate opened and two German Shepherds spotted me and ran down the driveway but I must’ve rode out of their line of sight and the barking and growling went silent. I have seen a dog at this location before but the gate is always closed. I guess someone was getting ready to leave and they may have quieted the dogs.

The bike ride totaled 40.51 miles, the longest ride this month, and the first time I rode this route this year. I am now up to 49% of the March mileage goal and 148.28 miles this week.

Even though it was 80 degrees when I started at 12:17 (delayed by my watching Milan Sanremo race) I wore a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one. Sometimes I felt over dressed and other times when the sun went behind the clouds I was just right. I finished the ride at 3:27. I had to alter my route a little at the Town Center Park where there was a event with the streets closed, lots of people and food trucks.

Great bicycling weather continues tomorrow (Sunday) and I hope to go riding.

Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com.

Home weather at the start and finish of the ride.

SportTracks Ride Summary (click the image to enlarge it)