As October winds down the weather is beautiful for bike riding. I started today’s ride at 10:51 am following the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route for 36.57 miles boosting October to 743.6 miles, 43.6 miles above my goal. Weather during the ride: start 75 (77% humidity), fair, wind 5 mph. Finish 83 (55% humidity), a few clouds, wind SW 8 mph. I torn about which wardrobe to weather and settled on shorts, long sleeve jersey topped with short sleeve jersey. For the first 5 miles this was okay but as I warmed up and the temperature increased I think I could’ve left the long sleeve one at home.

The wind felt stronger than 8 mph but I still pedaled strong enough to build my overall average speed to 14.4 mph as I rode on Gene Campbell Blvd. There were some places where I bogged down when the headwind increased as the road incline went up. After passing the Walmart distribution center riding to the west a new housing development entrance came up on the left. The last time this route was September 19th and it wasn’t clear what was going to occupy the land that had been cleared. I thought it might be an industrial site but today it had a name: Porters Mill. I rode into the development and took these photos. (Click on the image to enlarge it)

Time will tell if people like the homes, location and prices. I think the name is strange with Porters and a singular Mill or no possessive on Porters.

Leaving Porters Mill I headed to FM 1314 to ride SE. The wind was friendly coming from my right side allowing me to keep a steady pace all the way to Old Sorters Road. Turning right the wind now became more of an issue until I got into Kingwood Place and changed direction to mostly east. No stopping for a break during the ride. I felt good, plenty of water and wanted to keep a steady pace.

Back in Kingwood I keep the average speed at 14.4 mph until the 33 mile point when the starts, stops and riding on the greenbelt slowed me down. Gradually the average went down. During the last 2 miles I bumped up the speed hoping to keep the overall average above 14 mph. I finished the ride at 1:33 pm and the average speed held at 14.1 mph.

Clouds could arrive on Tuesday but the temperature should be about the same. Great for biking.

SportTacks Bike Ride Summary