I can’t help noticing how the price of gas has went down. As I rode back to Kingwood the WalMart station in New Caney had regular for $3.819 per gallon, the lowest I’ve seen anywhere. Good thing I didn’t rush out last week to buy gas. This is good but I bike many more miles than I drive. So far this year I drove my Jeep about 4,900 miles and I have biked 5,347 miles.

Wheels down for today’s bike ride at 8:49 AM. With the Tour de France on a rest day I decided to ride a 40+ mile route and chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” one. Typically this ride is a little over 40 miles but I altered the early portion and while in Roman Forest I went east on Roman Forest Blvd. to check out the Estates at Roman Forest. Some new houses there with a couple still under construction or not occupied yet. The road there could use some attention, the asphalt was bumpy. Those changes meant I rode 43.40 miles as I completed the 4th time using this route.

When I began the ride my legs weren’t feeling that great but as the ride progressed they felt better. Getting to Roman Forest the light wind was more helpful than harmful. On the way back to Kingwood that flipped somewhat. I pedaled harder but I was able to keep my overall average speed at 14.3 mph until I returned to Kingwood.

Back in Kingwood as I turned onto the greenbelt beside Kingwood Drive heading east I saw a motorcycle standing in the median grass. About 50 feet away a man was laying in the grass with a helmet on. He moved some and a lady stopped, walked over to him and the man reached out towards her. He took his helmet off and sit up some. He seemed to be talking but maybe disoriented. I rode ahead and pulled into the fire station which is nearby to alert them but a lady pulled in and went to the door first to tell them. I hope he is all right.

The AXS.SRAM.com ride report showed the total moving time at 3:07:16 for the ride. I used the 35×13 gears for 2:11:35 of that or 32.1 miles. I made 23 RD changes. I turned the pedals 8,565 times on the ride.

I finished the ride at 12:02 before it got to hottest part of the day. This week could see 100 degrees each day. Weather conditions for my bike ride: start 82 (humidity 83%, dew point 76), partly cloudy, wind W 5 mph; finish 91 (humidity 56%, dew point 73), mostly cloudy, wind SW 10 mph.