New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch Bike Ride
I skipped biking yesterday for no particular reason but today’s bike ride put me back on the road. Choosing to bicycle the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route I rode 33.99 miles with an overcast sky and mid 70’s temperature. The south 12 mph wind was challenging on the ride back south after the loop through Tavola. I wore a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one but with the wind feeling chilly as I perspired a better choice would have been a thermal long sleeve jersey.
The ride start was later (1:08) than I preferred because the delivery of our new washer and dryer came at the last minutes of the 8 AM to 12 PM window. This would put me riding through some school zones at dismissal time. The Briar Tree Elementary school had a bunch of parents’ cars lined up on both sides of the street starting at the gate. I waited for a couple of minutes before riding in the left lane around the stopped cars. I had to slow a couple of times to avoid cars coming at me after I moved back to the right lane as I passed all of the stopped cars. The road was wide enough but not at speeds above school zone limits. Later at the Kings Manor school all that was left was a couple of school buses loading children. At Bear Branch Elementary parents waited along the curb and I rode by them.
Bicycling today I wanted to get loose for tomorrow’s longer ride at the Humble Lions Club Bike Ride. I plan on biking the 55 mile route if I don’t make a wrong turn like I did last year (and the year before that). The weather forecast calls for overcast skies, 82 degrees for the high and a very small chance of rain. It will be in the upper 60’s at the 8 AM start which means no jacket and leg warmers.
I am at 143.23 miles for the week and with the 55 miles tomorrow I will be close to 200 miles for the week for the first time this year.
Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com.
