Wind Disappears Overnight, Blue Sky and Fellow Cyclists Ride

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The wind disappeared during the night so when I started today’s bike ride at 11:22 AM I liked the prospect of not fighting it. I chose the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route which covers some of the same roads as yesterday’s ride. I modified the sequence of streets today for some variety from around the 9 mile point to FM 1960 where the streets got back to normal.

Weather during the bike ride: start 72 (35% humidity), fair, wind 4 mph. Finish 78 (35% humidity), fair, wind S 5 mph. Notice the wind is 5 mph or less compared to yesterday’s 32 mph gusts. Lots of sun and I dressed accordingly with shorts, long sleeve heavy jersey, and a wind jacket. This kept me comfortable the whole ride.

With such great weather I stopped twice on Old Atascocita Road to take these photos. The first two are at Fairlake Drive and the second pair were east of FM 2100 at the Gum Gully signs.

You can see the bright blue sky in each photo but the wind is not present.

With my late start I didn’t expect to see any other cyclists but four of them crossed my path. Maybe they were out enjoying the departure of the wind.

At the Town Center Park in Kingwood a number of food trucks gathered while booths and people moved around checking out the vendors.

I finished the ride at 2:41 PM.

Sunday is Easter so I will not ride. Back on the bike on Monday.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

2019 is within 63 miles of 2017, leads 2018 by 104 miles, and 2016 by 84 miles.

Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

Texas Bicycling News Digest April 19th 2019

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32 MPH Wind Tunnel Effect Bike Ride

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Based on my checking the weather at the beginning of today’s bike ride I figured it would be tough riding at the turn around point on Ramsey Road back to Kingwood but I didn’t know it was going to be that hard.

I started the ride at 11:51 AM following the “Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman” route.

Below is the weather at the finish of the ride at 2:51 PM. Notice the NW wind at 28 mph with 32 mph gusts.

It was a little chilly (for me anyway) so I decided to wear a thermal long sleeve jersey under a wind jacket with shorts but no leg warmers. The wardrobe choice kept me comfortable during the ride even with the very strong wind. Weather during the bike ride: start 70 (43% humidity), fair, wind N 15 mph. Finish 72 (33% humidity), a few clouds, wind NW 28 mph gusts 32 mph

Generally the wind didn’t pose much of a problem on the way to Ramsey Road. Over Lake Houston on FM 1960 biking to the east and out in the open I felt the wind as the gusts would push the Canyon to the right and I would make a steering correction without too much effort. On the return trip riding to the west it was a whole different situation.

On the ride to the east the wind blew across five lanes without much in its way and on the ride to the west I thought being close to the concrete guard rail I could expect some shielding but that didn’t happen because the wind was so strong. Not long after starting across the lake a gust of wind caught me and pushed me toward the traffic lane from the shoulder but I was able to get back about two feet right of the white line. The wind didn’t let up and several times it was so strong I thought about getting off the bike and walking but instead I crouched lower over the bike and pedaled on. I think my speed over the lake was 8 to 11 mph with more 8 than 11. The lake had whitecaps in the water to my right. A lone boat was anchored with a man fishing but the boat was moving around quite a bit. Once I was on the west shore among trees and houses the wind could not buffet me and I sped up some but my legs were wore out and I slowly made my way back to Kingwood hitting open spots where the wind hit me again with force.

On Old Atascocita Road the north side has places with a thin line of trees lining the road. The wind was so strong that I felt the difference when only a scrawny tree provided a little wind break. Around the 23 mile point riding west I remembered seeing some cows in a pasture laying down so I stopped and took these photos as an excuse to take a break from the wind.

I rode hard back to FM 2100 and then north to Huffman. Riding west on FM 1960 there were trees and building that blocked some of the wind until I reached Lake Houston. I savored each time the wind dropped and I could pedal easier.

Saturday the wind should lessen and the temperature probably will get o 80 degrees. I plan on biking with renewed vigor.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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