{"id":33271,"date":"2016-06-05T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T20:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33271"},"modified":"2016-06-05T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T20:29:13","slug":"one-rain-soaked-bike-ride-to-huffman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/06\/05\/one-rain-soaked-bike-ride-to-huffman\/","title":{"rendered":"One Rain Soaked Bike Ride to Huffman"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of the ride I was thinking of putting my water bike order on hold but after getting caught in the rain twice on today’s ride I think I will keep it in place. As I was leaving home at 11:11 I could see some dark clouds in the distance but I thought the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route would not get underneath those clouds. My first doubt was as I rode through Kingwood Greens Village in Kingwood in a light drizzle. This drizzle stayed with me until I got to Kings Parkway where the roads were wet but the drizzle stopped.<\/p>\n

The dark clouds were still in the distance but not as far away as before. Riding through Atascocita and then Walden I was dry and making good progress. The temperature was in the low 80’s and so was the humidity which made it feel cool as I moved through the thick air. On FM1960 going east over Lake Houston I picked up speed and changed to a higher gear in a bid to improve my average speed. I turned right onto Fairlake Drive and as I rode by the church there was another biker getting ready to ride. I hope he stayed drier than I did.<\/p>\n

I made it to FM2100 21 miles into the ride and rode north to Huffman. I rounded the bend where I could see the railroad tracks and it looked foggy around the crossing. As I passed the Lake Houston United Methodist Church the first big rain drops hit me. I thought about turning around and making a dash for the church’s porch but southbound traffic was coming and I could not get across the road so I headed on to the traffic light at FM1960. I hoped the light would change by the time I got there so I wouldn’t have to stand in the rain but it didn’t. I stood in the rain for about 30 to 45 seconds and the light changed and I made a dash for the Huffman Chevron across FM1960. I could tell the moment I got under the canopy but the water was dripping off of me. I got some paper towels to dry off some and took this picture of the Garmin Edge 520.<\/p>\n

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Originally I was going to only make a quick stop at the Chevron station but with rain coming down I got a Greensheet newspaper and sat down leaning against one of the canopy poles. I dried off more and ate a couple of Kashi bars. A motorcycle pulled under the canopy and he was almost as wet as I was. And then another motorcycle arrived. He was even wetter but he didn’t stay long. After a few minutes the rain slowed and then stopped. I took the water screenshot and this picture of the water as I waited to be sure the rain was done for now.<\/p>\n

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I checked the radar on my phone to get an idea of where the rain was. It looked like it was all the way west to W. Lake Houston Parkway. I resigned myself to get wet all of the way home getting on my bike and getting on FM1960. The road was wet and I was getting road spray from passing cars but when I reached E. Lake Houston Parkway the road was dry. I was glad to say the least. The roads and streets were dry as I rode through Atascocita west of the lake but when I turned right onto W. Lake Houston Parkway I felt a few rain drops. Ahead at eh norht end of the bridge over the San Jacinto River I could see heavy rain but by the time I got there it had slowed to a few sprinkles. I rode through Kingwood Greens with a light drizzle falling until I was back at W. lake Houston Parkway. From there to home I was dry with damp streets in places.<\/p>\n

Checking the Edge 520 I noticed at the 32.90 mile point it had frozen up. I stopped and powered it off hoping to get it working again. It did, losing only a couple of tenths of a mile of the route. I made it home at 2:03 and stopped the 520. Later I would out the ride file would upload to Garmin Connect because it was corrupt. I put the bike in the garage and went inside to put some ride gear down. I went back out to wash my bike and as I started the rain came down again but this time I got back in the garage in time to not get soaked a third time. I am no longer consider the Edge 520 reliable enough to use and will begin to look for a replacement.<\/p>\n

June biking is not off to a good start with all of the rain. My goal of 975 miles does not look realistic but I am going to keep it and see how close I can get. I am 800 miles ahead where I was in 2015 which gives me a cushion.<\/p>\n

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