Return to FM 2100, Construction Progressing
More biking weather today. I didn’t start as early as yesterday as I rolled out on my Lynskey R300 at 11:52 AM. The ride headed south and east as I followed my “Atascocita – Walden – FM 2100” route. This was the first riding the route since November 21st and the 11th time biking this route in 2020. When I reached FM 2100 the construction work progressed to the point that traffic south of Old Atascocita Road moved to the new lanes. North of Old Atascocita Road concrete stretches beyond my ability to see. I briefly thought about riding north on the new unopened lanes but decided to ride west on Old Atascocita Road. Next time I may revert to my route that goes north on FM 2100 through Huffman. The last time I biked that route was October 1st. I expected to be alone on the route but I passed three other cyclists.
Riding my Lynskey R300 bike felt good today. I am getting close to 3,000 miles on it.
A blue sky ruled while I rode. With the later start I left the leg warmers at home. My legs were chilly for the early miles when I rode in the shade but once they warmed up I didn’t notice the chill. Weather conditions: start 69 (63% humidity, 56 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 8 mph; finish 70 (46% humidity, 48.4 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 13 mph. I did wear shorts, a long sleeve thermal jersey, and a windbreaker jacket. A regular long sleeve jersey would’ve been comfortable too but I didn’t sweat too much. It might get warmer tomorrow (Wednesday) before another cool front arrives later. Thursday might be a Zwift ride day where I still 85 miles to reach my goal for the year.
Strava said this ride was harder than my usual effort. This is the second ride in a row with that designation. Below is the Golden Cheetah bike ride summary data.
44% of the ride time I pedaled in power zones 1 and 2 leaving 56% in zones 3 to 7. The wind at the start was 8 mph increasing to 13 mph by the 2:18 PM finish. I rode into the headwind until the turn around at FM 2100. Average power was 115 watts with a max of 458 watts, not a number I hit often.