No flat tire on today’s bike. I rode by the scene of yesterday’s flat tire in Valley Ranch and nothing happened to a tire on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. Praise the Lord!

Today’s bike ride got a later start than I planned, 11:26 AM, but all was good. I watched the Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico races while I ate breakfast. I wanted to ride a different route and my Kingwood – SH242 – Kingwood one came to mind. Looking the route up in SportTracks I saw my last time was October 31, 2022. The average distance was just over 37 miles so this route would help keep my pace towards my mileage goal for the month ahead of schedule. The recent rides show my Cervelo is the bike of choice. I wondered if the construction on SH 242 progressed much during my four month absence. The video gives the answer. One road construction site wrapped up at FM 1485 and Loop 494 with the lanes back to normal. The bridge on Loop 494 over Caney Creek remains closed but construction equipment is there. Are the workers?

Early March weather so far has been favorable for biking and today was no different. The wind was light, the sky overcast to mostly cloudy, and the temperature ranged from 77 at the start to 81 when I finished at 2:24 PM. I wore shorts, a long sleeve jersey and a Pink Floyd short sleeve jersey. I was comfortable except for a couple times when the sun broke through the clouds and heated me up. The weather forecast improved for Saturday and I plan on doing the Gator ride in Baytown for the sixth time.

My legs felt good and turned the pedals strongly. I built my overall average speed up to 14.2 mph and held it there for many miles until I slowed riding back through Kingwood. The front brake disc squealed a few times but nothing like it did before stopping at Kingwood Bicycles on Saturday. The front wheel spun freely when I gave it a flick before the ride to activate the speed sensor.

Data from AXS.SRAM.com ride report.