The one day experiment using the Drift Ghost XL camera ended and I’m back to using the GoPro Hero 10 Black camera. I got the ride started just before 9 AM with my Cervelo Caledonia wheels rolling at 8:58. After biking 82 miles over the first two days of the week I dialed it back a little riding my “New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Valley Ranch” route for 32.39 miles, right on the average for the 5 rides so far in 2022. Now the week totals 115 miles putting me in a good position for 200+ miles for the week. I am narrowing the distance to my 800 mile goal for July with 661.11 miles. Year to date 2022 miles stand at 5,418 6 miles above 2021 and 105 miles behind 2020.

Hot weather continues this week and one of my reasons for starting somewhat early is to get back home before it gets to the hottest time of the day. I finished today at 11:43 AM, about an hour earlier than yesterday’s longer ride. It is beginning to resemble 2011 weather. My CamelBak had a little bit of ice left at the end of the ride and the last sip was cool. I retired a pair of bike shorts before the ride because they were showing signs of fading from the sun exposure over the year they were in service. Weather conditions: start 86 (humidity 78%, dew point 79), partly cloudy, wind S 5 mph; finish 95 (humidity 50%, dew point 73), mostly clear, wind S 10 mph. Later today it may hit 100 degrees or higher.

The wind was strong enough on the return to Kingwood I shifted to 35×15 because my legs couldn’t pedal the 35×13 without slowing my speed. I thought the wind was stronger than 10 mph as the video shows the flags sticking out full. On the ride to Roman Forest Blvd. the pedaling was easy but as I went under US59 to begin the return to Kingwood I felt how strong the headwind was.

My GoPro camera performed without any freezes today. I formatted the microSD card last night on the advice of the GoPro forum. I don’t know if that fixed the problem but time will tell.

As a result of the headwind back to Kingwood I used the 35×15 gears for 1:33:26 (18.7 miles) out a total moving time of 2:33:07. Only rode 38:32 using 35×13. RD changes were 20 with 2 of those to correct a wrong shift in the last 1/2 mile. Strava says 2nd fastest time on Kris Spraggins Memorial Route (2:41) which came early in the ride in Elm Grove Village.