I pushed the outside bike ride button today after two virtual Zwift rides in a row. The temperature hung around 67 degrees so I braved riding without leg warmers. The first 15 minutes was chilly but once the body heat kicked in I didn’t notice the coolness unless I was in the shade for a long time. My bike ride on Monday went north so today I rode south and east to Huffman following my Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route. Starting at 12:01 PM I thought about not riding some streets in Kingwood to shorten the ride but once I was warmed up and riding comfortably I didn’t leave any out. Before the ride I aired the tires up to 80 psi on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. The wind was 9 mph from the south at the start bumping up to 12 mph when I finished at 2:35 PM. I wore a long sleeve jersey and a windbreaker jacket which was just right once I warmed up. Riding over Lake Houston I was thinking the wind would be chilly blowing across the water but it wasn’t.

Syncing the GoPro video with the Wahoo Bolt computer screen recording needs improvement. The technique is to change the Bolt screen a few seconds after I stop recording to mark the spot for the GoPro video. That went well today mostly but the GoPro wouldn’t stop recording at the Nehoc and Farmingham intersection necessitating holding the power button. After that the GoPro behaved.

I rode 34.35 miles today improving my December road miles to 132.8. My 200 mile goal is getting closer.