As I rolled down the driveway to start the bike ride at 11:55 AM the route in my head wasn’t what I ended up riding. In my mind was the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route what I actually rode was the “Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood” route. Why did I change? Drizzle starting falling not long after I started turning the pedals and didn’t let up until I made the turn back to the south at FM 1485.

As I looked to the south the clouds that held the drizzle looked to have moved more to the north and east which confirmed my decision to alter the route.

Weather during the bike ride: start 79 (76% humidity, 70.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 8 mph. Finish 81 (70% humidity, 70.1 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 12 mph gusts 18 mph. The pesky wind made it feel cooler than the temperature number. I dressed for that with shorts, long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey. The headwind as I rode back towards Kingwood accentuated the coolness and made the long sleeve jersey choice a good one. The drizzle was just enough to show up on the GoPro lens at times.

At Community Drive and The Grand Parkway construction has traffic constricted to place beams over the frontage road. Traffic backed up to the exit from Rosewood Funeral Home slowing my riding to the traffic light. I thought about making the turn back south there but all of the traffic made it impossible to get in the left lane so I continued north. The beams over the frontage are not in place yet so that will cut off through traffic at some point.

In the video you can hear a man yell at me to get off the road as I approach FM 1314. He was in a black pickup truck. My response was silence.

Saturday’s weather looks warmer and drier as I plan on a bike ride.