Labor Day holiday dawned with great weather for a bike ride. I set off on the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route bicycling a total of 37.3 miles, the longest ride so far in September. I started at 11:02 AM, kind of. I actually started about 5 minutes before that but the Elemnt computer and the PowerPod power meter decided to not talk to each other. Around 6/10 of a mile into the ride the Elemnt jumped to 1.4 miles and the PowerPod registered over 4000 watts. I knew something wasn’t working so I stopped the ride on the Elemnt and started a new one. After a few tenths of a mile the Elemnt and PowerPod were happily working together and stayed that for the rest of the ride.

The ride was the usual with holiday traffic light but several businesses open that I thought would be closed. Maybe they were catching up from Harvey the Horrible.

As I rode I felt the had a fall touch to it with 86 degrees at the start (70% humidity) and at the finish (2:09 PM) it was 91 degrees with 60% humidity. A mostly cloudy sky let some sun through and the light 5 mph NE breeze was not much trouble bicycling in.

At 25.2 miles I stopped at the Valero station on FM 1314 and Sorters Road for a rest. They had a sign on the door listing the fuels they had and inside I bought a large orange Gatorade to re-energize me for the 12+ miles to finish the ride. About 30 minutes after I arrived I got back on the bike rested and ready. The Gatorade provided enough sugar to get me home.

Strava Ride Summary