Today I rode to the north on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route. Starting at 12:25 PM I added a couple of extra streets and a loop through Tavola I biked 38.44 miles. This added to my March total at 691.73 miles and the week totals 119.04 miles.

The weather was a little cooler than yesterday (Tuesday) causing me to wear a long sleeve thermal jersey and wind breaker jacket over bike shorts. I felt comfortable in the wind but probably overdressed by the 3:24 PM finish as evidenced by the salt stains on the back of the jacket. WEather during the bike ride: start 71 (37% humidity), partly cloudy, wind E 8 mph. Finish 75 (35% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 13 mph.

Lots of construction along the route. New utilities, new streets, and new houses. This increases the truck traffic and potential for problems. I watch for them.

Two new things on the ride: new sunscreen and new Bellwether Endurance Gel Shorts. The sunscreen uses zinc oxide as the main active ingredient. I made the change because the FDA will release new information about sunscreen products. Some chemicals are not effective or linked to cancer.

I made it pass one school without a problem but at Bear Branch Elementary a car parked at the curb on a corner decided to make a left u-turn in front of me. Fortunately I was watching and stopped quickly.

Thursday’s weather forecast: High 74 F, 10% Precip. / 0.00 in., Mostly Cloudy. High 74F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. Sounds like acceptable riding weather to me.

2019 YTD miles now exceeds 2016 miles. 14 miles behind 2018 YTD miles, and 96 miles behind 2017.