The wind shifted to the south for today’s bike which ramped up the humidity and dew point. I didn’t have to wait too long for the temperature to get to a comfortable level. I rolled out on my Lynskey R300 bike at 11:29 AM and returned at 2:15 PM. I headed north enjoying the nice tailwind as I rode what I call the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. By the time I finished I rode 34.62 miles. This put me with 27 miles of reaching my 150 mile goal for December.

Today was the 27th time I rode this route in 2020. 21 times on my Canyon Endurace and 6 on my Lynskey R300. No changes in the roads but housing construction continues in Woodridge Forest and Tavola.

Weather conditions: start 73 (70% humidity, 62.5 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 10 mph gusts 17 mph; finish 77 (55% humidity, 59.4 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SW 8 mph. That was a pretty stiff tailwind that helped me get to Tavola. Thankfully the wind let up some for the return leg to Kingwood. I repeated yesterday’s kit with shorts, long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey on top. I felt chilly for about 15 minutes when my body warmed up from the exercise. From then on I was comfortable.

Only one GoPro camera (Hero 7 Silver) on today’s bike ride. I think it worked well except for 2 clips where the camera didn’t record when I pushed the button and then recorded as I fumbled with it. Later another clip shrunk the size for some reason. I deleted both of them. I used the lanyard/case to hold the GoPro which worked good but sometimes when I shifted my right hand I had to find a new position for the camera.

Strava let me know today’s bike ride was harder than my usual rides. Golden Cheetah bike ride summary data confirms that with 55% of my ride time spent in zones 3 to 7, but only 9% in zones 6 and 7. Max power came in at 442 watts. I can produce these watts on the road but in Zwift I cannot.