{"id":33896,"date":"2016-08-23T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T22:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33896"},"modified":"2016-08-23T17:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T22:30:06","slug":"new-battery-new-route-equals-47-mile-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/23\/new-battery-new-route-equals-47-mile-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"New Battery, New Route Equals 47 Mile Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I tried to bike yesterday (Monday) but the rain came down. After I was dressed in my kit I walked outside to check on the dark clouds and not long after the wind kicked up and large rain drops starting coming down. Back inside the rain picked up and I was glad I was not biking.<\/p>\n

Today was different. For a change the sun broke through the clouds and the temperature moved upward to 89 degrees when I rolled out at 11:42. I didn’t get far though. Looking at my Elemnt computer the cadence sensor was not working. After trying to get it to connect I circled back home and removed the sensor to replace the battery. That did the trick. I attached the sensor on the left crank arm with a cable tie and got back on the bike resuming the ride.<\/p>\n

After missing yesterday’s ride I wanted to bike more than 40 miles today. I came up with a new route by combining two other routes: “Walden – FM686 – May Community Center”. The new route is made up of the “FM1960 – FM686 – back” ride and the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” ride. I thought this might be around 50 miles but it came up to 47.29 miles<\/strong> which moved my August miles to 540<\/strong>, 260 miles<\/strong> away from my goal. If the rain will cooperate I could reach my goal. Since this route was on roads I normally ride there wasn’t any surprises or new sights. I did stay a little longer at the turnaround at FM686 to give my legs a little time to recover. Pictures while I was there.<\/p>\n

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Lots of clouds but I didn’t see any rain, yet. The humidity was high from all of the rain and I was sweating up a flood. I tried to soak some of it up with paper towels but that was a losing battle. Back on FM1960 riding west the wind was more friendly than the ride to FM686. At Huffman – Eastgate Road I turned right for the May Community Center portion of the ride. The wind was behind while I rode north on Willy Lane and Scott Road on the way to the community center. Normally I stop at the center for water but I had plenty for the ride to the Huffman Chevron. Riding on Wolf Road to FM2100 the pavement turned wet from rain. It must’ve not been too long before I got there. The road grime didn’t take long to splatter my bike. On FM2100 riding south the road was wetter and dirtier making it worse. Earlier when I was riding west on FM1960 I thought the clouds looked like there might be rain ahead but my route took me around it I guess. When I reached the Chevron station in Huffman I could see all the dirt on my bike from the wet road. I would hose it down when I finished the ride.<\/p>\n

At the Chevron station I used more paper towels to soak up the sweat but it flowed heavily. It was 35 miles into the ride and 2:29 when I arrived. I had guessed I would get there by 2:30; not a bad guess it turns out.<\/p>\n

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The weather screenshot shows 52% humidity but I think it was much higher. I went inside for a large blue PowerAde fountain drink to cool me down and replenish some energy. Today I brought two packages of snack crackers for fuel. They didn’t take long to consume. I felt better after food and drink. The first batch of paper towels couldn’t hold any more water and I went to the pumps for more. When I stood up the Greensheet newspaper was soaked like it fell into a puddle. That is why I think the humidity was higher. While I was there my wife sent me a text message that our internet wasn’t working. I tried to diagnose the problem from there but I didn’t succeed. I told her to take a break until I got home in about an hour. It was about 3:18 as I rolled away from the Chevron onto FM1960 west.<\/p>\n

Getting closer to Lake Houston the sky looked dark ahead to the southwest and I wondered if I might ride in the rain before I got home but I didn’t. I finished biking at 4:13 looking like someone who just came out of a pool. A quick hose down of the bike and I went inside where it was much cooler and drier. I checked the internet and powered the router off and on to fix the internet.<\/p>\n

The weather looks favorable for biking tomorrow but there is a chance of rain. My last three rides have each been 40+ miles and if I am going make my goal tomorrow’s ride needs to be that long or more.<\/p>\n

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