Today’s ride put me over my average January mileage of 200 miles. The 30.54 mile route was long enough that my January totals 201.79. With 10 days left I there is the possibility that I can added more miles. With the strong wind from yesterday I averaged 15.5 mph, max speed of 22.3 mph and [...]
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Planning today’s ride I took several things into consideration. South wind at 13.8 mph with gusts to 21 mph Biking over Lake Houston for about 1 1/2 miles each way Gathering clouds My physical condition for road bike riding Route modification if the clouds started dropping rain The rule I try to follow; start biking [...] With today’s 29.74 mile ride I accomplished my typical December 200 miles with the total reaching 201.76 miles (YTD now is 5573.06 miles). This was battling a 24 mph wind with gusts to 28 mph. I could tell when I rolled out of the driveway that I would be facing some strong gusts as I [...] Today’s weather is why I live in southeast Texas. Except for the 19.6 mph south southeast wind the warm 75 degrees and mostly cloudy skies were just what a road biker could ask for. Earlier in the week a person asked me if I preferred the hot or the cold. My response was bring on [...] |
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Texbiker.net covers the news, events and resources for those interested in Texas bicycling. My bicycling passion was rekindled in 1979 with a Huffy bicycle from Woolco. From early rides around my neighborhood my enthusiasm grew to tackle my unsupported first century. From there I discovered organized rides all over Texas, races and mountain bikes. Many bikes and miles later the enthusiasm is still there. Thanks to my wife, Hazel Marie, for her support over the many years, miles and rides.
In 1999 Texbiker.net was born to help my fellow bikers have ready access to all of the information about the Texas bicycling scene.
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