I made sure to not forget my water bottle on today’s bike ride. I rode north on a route I haven’t been on since October 13th, 2023, Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood. It would interesting to see how the construction work on the US59 overpass progressed in the intervening months. The video shows the overpass status. I aired up the tires on my Cervelo Caledonia before starting since the rear tire felt a little low during yesterday’s ride. It turned out to be about 25 psi low from the 80 psi I prefer. The rear tire has the TPU tube I put in after the trouble patching the rubber tube. Sometimes TPU tubes lose air sooner than rubber tubes.

The ride rolled away at 12:19 PM following the Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood route. The last ride was 38.24 miles, a little longer than the 37.5 mile average. I knew the streets and roads but not sure where I rode to add the extra 3/4 of a mile. Today I biked 38.11 miles. Comparing today’s route with the October 13th ride I left out the loop through Tavola West but added a couple of streets in the final mile. The south wind assisted my pedaling to SH 242 and became a headwind on the way back to Kingwood. The headwind contained some 23 mph gusts affecting my pedaling. My legs felt tired by the 3:22 PM finish.

Weather: Start 74 degrees, humidity 80%, dew point 67.7, overcast, wind S 12 mph; Finish 81 degrees, humidity 70%, dew point 70.0, overcast, wind S 12 mph gusts 23 mph. It didn’t get as warm as the forecast called for and I was glad I wore a wind jacket over a long sleeve jersey riding into the headwind.