I rode northwest to Cumberland Blvd. on FM1314 like last week but continued on Cumberland Blvd. into The Highlands, a development under construction. The road shoulder was 3 feet of asphalt giving me room to ride and not slow traffic. Off of the road a concrete trail, I’m guessing 10 feet wide, snaked among the trees and over a lake. A portion of the trail under the road was under construction with workers present. A number of homes looked finished while others had workers. All of this on land previously forest and scattered old homes plus a former small airport I called Porter Intercontinental. I didn’t go on all of the streets but I will explore further on a future ride. I created a new route name: Community Drive – The Highlands – Oakhurst.

My Lynskey Helix bike carried me on the exploration ride starting at 10:55 AM and finishing at 2:27 PM. I altered the streets as I rode through Kingwood on the way to US59 from the usual ones when I bike to the north. I stopped at the Circle K on FM1314 at Sorters Road. I must’ve stayed too long because when the ride resumed the Quarq power meter reading was stuck on 23 watts (3 sec average). I figured the battery was done but when I got home and tested it there was plenty of life left. At the stop sign on Kellington Drive at US59 I used the SRAM app on my phone to check the power meter battery but it said to spin the crank to connect. I did that without much confidence but the power meter started sending data to the Bolt computer. Not sure what happened.

Link to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

Weather: Start 84 degrees, humidity 78%, dew point 76.9, cloud cover 78%, wind SSE 11 mph gusts 14 mph; Finish 85 degrees, humidity 78%, dew point 77.1, cloud cover 77%, wind SSE 14 mph gusts 18 mph. The ride back to Kingwood into the wind was hard but my legs pedaled through it.