I left the virtual biking world behind on today’s bike ride on real concrete and asphalt. My Cervelo Caledonia rolled out at 11:18 AM heading north on the New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch route. It was a little chilly and I dressed differently than recent bike rides wearing shorts, a long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey over that. When I got up this morning it was 44 degrees and it took several hours to warm up enough that I could leave my leg warmers at home. The wind died down from the 37 mph gusts yesterday and sunshine ruled the sky with no clouds visible as far as I could see. Riding through the shade took getting used to but after about 15 minutes of pedaling I didn’t notice the chill as much. By the time I finished at 2:30 I was feeling comfortable even though the wind had a chill to it.

The route included the same streets as the last time going through the newest sections of Tavola and into Lilliput Farms. This time in Lilliput Farms I went a different direction at the stop to avoid bumpy Sycamore Drive. I think that accounted for most of the shorter distance of 38.76 miles versus 39.04 miles on October 21st. Also I didn’t ride into the shopping center in Valley Ranch today like I did on the 21st. Today was the 16th ride on this route in 2022.

Weather for the bike ride: start 70 (humidity 37%, dew point 43), clear, wind 3 mph; finish 74 (humidity 31%, dew point 42), fair, wind NE 7 mph.

Back in Kingwood as I rode on the greenbelt trail beside Kingwood Drive just east of Green Oak Drive I went around a bush and another cyclist was coming towards me dressed in a Cervelo kit. There wasn’t enough time to catch him with the GoPro.

Road construction on Loop 494 in two locations continued; just north of where FM 1485 goes over the railroad tracks and the bridge over Caney Creek.