Before setting out on today’s bike ride I watched the Jaén Paraíso race across Spain’s gravel roads with 53km of gravel. No gravel on my bike ride though. I got rolling later than I planned because the GoPro battery was empty and I needed to replace it. With my mounting setup it takes several minutes to get to the battery. Once the battery was replaced I rolled out on my Lynskey Helix bike at 11:47 AM.

The New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst route was to the north as I rode through Kingwood, Woodridge Forest, and Brooklyn Trails to get to the US59 northbound frontage road. I stayed on the frontage road to Roman Forest Blvd. where I made a u-turn under US59 and headed back to Kingwood. The southbound frontage road took me to Valley Ranch Parkway. I turned right onto Valley Ranch and rode it to FM 1314. Crossing FM 1314 Briar Tree and Oakhurst were next. A short ride on Kingwood Place Drive and I was back to the US59 southbound frontage road to the Kingwood Drive u-turn. Riding north I turned onto Kingwood Parc and to Loop 494. Kings Manor’s streets brought back into Kingwood. As I rode east along Kingwood Drive I heard sirens coming towards me and soon three Houston Police cruisers with flashing lights raced passed me going west. Not sure what was the destination. I finished the ride at 2:15 PM.

Weather: start 69, 57% humidity, dew point 53, mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph; finish 73, 44% humidity, dew point 50, mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph.

I ride these roads in different combinations on other routes but not this particular combination very often. Below is some of the other rides on this route.

Weather conditions were favorable for a fast ride with the wind at 8 mph from the south. I built my overall average speed up to 14.4 mph and held it until I neared Kings Manor. The AXS.SRAM.com ride report gives my gearing and power data.