First ride with my new TICKRFit heart rate monitor. I never used a heart rate monitor before so I had no idea what to expect. Connecting it to the Elemnt computer before the ride everything worked perfectly and during the ride the display showed my actual heart rate and the average rate. Future rides will see what the range is.

The ride began at 11:36 am with me selecting the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route heading north. Thankfully the wind let up some and it wasn’t so hard pedaling like the last few rides. The weather: start 74 (58% humidity), finish 74 (60% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph. That wind had some chill in it though. As the ride started the sun was shining some and it helped keep me comfortable but by mile 5 or so the clouds rolled in and changed to overcast. Fortunately I choose to wear shorts, long sleeve thermal jersey and short sleeve jersey. I almost chose a regular long sleeve jersey but thankfully didn’t. I was on the edge of being cold riding into the wind but I generated enough body heat to be just above the chill point. Near the end of the ride the sun came out a little more making for the mostly cloudy description but it was still cooler than I prefer.

In Woodridge Forest I stopped to take these photos with the blooming flowers.

One other cyclist was on the route as we passed in Kingwood near the end of the ride. I finished at 2:07 pm.

As I was removing the Elemnt computer from the mount I noticed it wobbled more than it should. Turning it over I saw one of the mounting tabs was broken and the other one was close to breaking off. I called Wahoo Fitness and submitted a support ticket to see how to get it fixed. I will need to be creative to use the Elemnt while I wait for an answer.

Weather forecast for Saturday repeats today. I plan on biking.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Link to Strava Ride Summary