On my last bike ride on FM 1314 I discovered it was being resurfaced but first the old asphalt had to be ground off. This left big grooves and clumps of old asphalt making for a rough bike ride. Thinking of where to ride today at first I didn’t consider my New Caney – Gene Campbell Road route because of the rough road on FM 1314. But then I thought of a detour that would get me around most of the rough road by riding through the Sorters Mill Elementary school parking lot to Sorters Road and then bike about 200 yards to Old Sorters Road where I turned left and on to Briar Berry Lane to rejoin the route’s normal streets. One other change I made was riding through the new houses in Peppervine to the US59 southbound frontage road.

It all began at 9:51 AM as I rode away on my Lynskey Helix bike. The weather warmed up from yesterday and the humidity increased did as well. No need for extra clothes today. I saw another cyclist as I rolled through Elm Grove Village around mile 3 but none after that. Before starting the ride I watched the Giro Del Veneto bike race on GCN+ while eating breakfast. There is one more European monument road race before the season ends. I finished my bike ride at 12:50 PM.

I have not used today’s route very often this year with this being the 8th time. I rode 3 different bikes for the 8 rides. The 39 miles today was slightly above the average distances of the other 7 times.

The wind felt strong at times and the flags in Peppervine waved away from the pole. I didn’t get my overall average speed above 13.9 mph. Maybe my legs were needing to recover. Weather conditions: start 80 (humidity 85%, dew point 75), mostly cloudy, wind N 4 mph; finish 88 (humidity 62%, dew point 74), mostly cloudy, wind S 7 mph.

The images below from my AXS.SRAM.com ride report show what gears I used and the power.