First ride since Friday. Saturday rained out any bike ride and Sunday it didn’t warm up to my tolerance point until after 1 pm. Today it got to 65 degrees and I rolled out the driveway at 11:51 am. Clear blue sky with a stiff 15 mph wind from the north. This time I bundled up with shorts, leg warmers, thermal long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey, wind breaker jacket and full finger gloves. The wind had a bite to it and I near did over heat though the sun felt nice whenever I rode in it. But I could feel the coolness in the shade.

I saw a few other cyclists along the route. Most were bundled up like me but one at Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960 looked to be more thick skinned than me; no leg warmers and just a loose jersey over shorts.

Riding east over Lake Houston on the FM 1960 causeway I got a taste of gravel biking. The gravel TXDot spread on the sections with water flowing under piled up on the shoulder making for a bumpy road surface. The concrete underneath poked through in places but I sprayed rocks around some. Strangely the gravel disappeared on the west bound side of the road.

No stops to rest but twice I needed to pull up the leg warmers under the shorts legs. The slick fabric doesn’t stay put.

Finishing at 2:29 pm the temperature moved to 67 degrees but the wind chill still was there. The low humidity (34%) might have added to the chill.

Tuesday the temperature may only reach 60 degrees which will keep me inside. Back to the trainer.

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