Next to last bike ride in July and I wanted to add enough miles to make it possible to reach 900 miles for July. I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route and biked 36.28 miles which moved July’s total to 879.2 miles. My plan is to bicycle 32+ miles tomorrow reaching 900+ miles for the second month this year.

I punched the Elemnt’s start button at 9:45 am beginning the bike ride. Weather during the ride: start 86 (74% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 7 mph. Finish 91(60% humidity), overcast, wind W 5 mph. Wind didn’t interfere with riding in almost any direction. The only place I had to increase my effort to battle the wind was the section on Valley Ranch Parkway from I-69/US59 to the Grand Parkway. After that no major problem. I built up the overall average speed to 14.8 mph and held it there until around the 31.5 mile point as I rode through Kings Manor.

One stop for water and ice at the New Caney Mobil station at FM 1485 and I-69/US59. With the somewhat cooler temperature I didn’t need more refills to the finish. I finished the ride at 12:22 pm.

As I was checking the Elemnt after the ride to be sure the ride data was uploaded a firmware update started installing. Not sure what got updated though.

July heat and dryness continues on Tuesday.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary