Today’s bike ride went south and east following the Atascocita- Walden -Spanish Cove route. I didn’t start as early as yesterday but I still pushed the Bolt computer start button at 10:42 AM. I ate breakfast and watched the Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice bike races before starting my bike ride. Spring like weather continues to hang around making for great bike riding. Weather conditions: start 80 degrees, 68% humidity, dew point 69, partly cloudy, wind SE 7 mph; finish 84 degrees, 57% humidity, dew point 67, partly cloudy, wind S 9 mph gusts 20 mph. This allowed me to wear shorts, arm sleeves, and a short sleeve jersey and be comfortable. I noticed the wind blowing over Lake Houston does have the chill to it since the temperature has been in the 80’s for a week or so.

A surprise encounter on the ride: my friend, Jodi, who rescued me last Friday when I had a flat saw me riding on W. Lake Houston Parkway, pulled over at Kings River Drive and we talked. I am meeting her and Jeff at the Baytown Gator ride on Saturday.

I biked 35.27 miles today, the average distance for the route. My week total now stands at 146.15 miles and my month now totals 267.15 miles, 41% of my 650 mile goal for March. Not to bad for 9 days so far. Saturday I will bike the Gator Ride in Baytown adding 52 miles plus what I bike tomorrow. Below is a summary of rides on the Atascocita – Walden – Spanish Cove route.

I tried a new position for mounting the GoPro camera above the handlebar stem. This puts it closer to me for sound and removing it for hand shots. But when I shoot video while the GoPro is in the mount the Bolt computer is too close. So I will move the mount back beside the Bolt pointing out front.