As I write this I hear thunder to the south where I didn’t ride today. I might have biked in the rain. Instead I rode to the north on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route for 35.14 miles. I thought about stopping to take some pictures of the threatening clouds to the south but I didn’t a spot to stop that would do them justice so I rode on. The bike ride started at 11:07 am after I finished watching stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana. The last 3 KM was uphill with some grades as high as 24%. Several racers were zigzagging across the road trying to go forward. The commentators said some people were having trouble walking up the road and motorcycles were grinding gears to stay moving. I would have not done well either being a flat lander in Houston.

Weather during my bike ride: start 86 (74% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind calm. Finish 91 (64% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind calm. The wind wasn’t exactly calm and bicycling south seemed to require the most effort. The cloud cover appears to hold the temperature down some but the increase humidity more than offsets the lower heat. I seemed to ride in the sun most of the ride with the heavy clouds circling around the opening. Dark clouds hovered in the distance.

My PowerPod and Wahoo TickrFit are capturing data just like they should. The Wahoo Elemnt computer displays it and I look at it as I ride. Sometimes I can exert more effort and affect the numbers and sometimes I can’t. I don’t analyze the data too closely but I find it interesting while I bike.

Back in Kingwood I rode keeping an eye on the dark clouds and thinking where I could take shelter if the rain started but I finished the ride without needing to do that at 1:52 pm.

Saturday weather forecast has rain in it but if I start early (8 am) maybe I will finish before the rain can come. Wishful thinking?

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary