How Low Can That Stuff Get?
One of the things I like to watch when I am biking is the price of gasoline. Earlier this year the prices were moving up but for the last couple of months they have been going down. Each ride I see a new low price. Today on Loop 494 south of New Caney there was a Valero station with a cash price of $2.599 and a little further north an Exxon station had the same price but not with the cash requirement. As an owner of a gas consuming Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Wrangler the price declines are greatly appreciated. In Houston though many companies’ fortune depends on the price of oil being stable to rising. The drop in gasoline prices could start to slow down the Houston and Texas economy.
Back to biking. Today I rode the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route for the 24th time this year. All of those are not the exact same route but close enough. Today I biked 34.99 miles (I should’ve done something to get that extra .01 of a mile). I left earlier than yesterday (11:21 today) under another clear blue sky. Temperatures were a little lower today and caused me to select a long sleeve jersey. At times I was glad and other times I was sad of the choice. In the sun I was over dressed but the shade affirmed my choice. It was 80 degrees when I finished at 2:09. An ENE 6 mph wind made it feel cooler. When I stopped at the Stripes station on FM1314 the big Valley Ranch US flag alternated between standing straight out and falling limp.
Average speed once I reached the 15 mile point stayed above 15 mph. At one point I got it to 16 mph for a mile or so. It settled at 15.9 when I reached Kings Manor to start the ride through Kingwood to home. The final average was 15.6 mph.
No other bikers spotted today.
The Stradalli reached 5013 miles today. I may wait a few days to switch the tires that I mentioned yesterday. Overall I have biked 6073 miles this year. The difference was on my Motobecane Le Champion CF Ltd prior to buying the Stradalli RP-14 Carbon. October has been a good biking month with 541.75 miles so far.
The weather for Wednesday looks like a repeat of today. Riding looks to be in my future.
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