It’s a good thing I didn’t take any rest stops on today’s bike ride. Just a few minutes after I finished the ride at 2:07 pm it began to rain lightly, heavy enough to soak me while riding. I wasn’t in a big hurry to start the ride because the temperature was in the low 70’s. When it got to 77 degrees I figured I better ride or take a chance of getting caught by a late afternoon shower that might come by. So I rolled out at 11:36 am to ride the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I wanted to ride more than 30 miles and actually biked 34.6 miles putting my total for September at 738.49 miles, 38.49 miles over my goal.

As I got ready to ride I went back and forth on whether to wear a long sleeve jersey or not. In the final decision I wore a short sleeve jersey and was comfortable after about 3 miles and warmed up. My hope was the temperature would go up like the forecast called for as the bike ride progressed. Weather during the bike ride: start 77 (86% humidity), overcast with haze, wind 6 mph. Finish 80 (85% humidity), overcast, wind E 4 mph. It appears the weather pattern is getting to where I need to make wardrobe decisions before bicycling. I prefer the weather being hot and no need to make that choice.

The reason for no rest stop was the overcast sky and temperature didn’t get hot enough that I needed to refill my water bottle which lasted the whole ride.

Wind conditions were favorable in almost any direction during the bike ride and I built up my average speed to 14.3 mph and kept it there until I rode back into Kingwood and hit the 32 mile point. By then I was slowing down for traffic, stops signs and greenbelt trails. I kept an eye on the sky as I rode in case a rain cloud was nearby.

Saturday weather forecast shows rain so I may not bike.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary