{"id":35716,"date":"2017-03-24T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35716"},"modified":"2017-03-24T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:43:25","slug":"squeezing-between-pickups-to-end-dog-chase-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/03\/24\/squeezing-between-pickups-to-end-dog-chase-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Squeezing Between Pickups to End Dog Chase Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I checked the airport weather before leaving on today’s bike ride at 12:20 and wasn’t surprised to see the wind from the south at 20 mph and 30 mph gusts. I knew it would tough bicycling on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route until I made the turn north at Old Atascocita Road and FM 2100. It lived up to that thought. I fought the wind most of the way with tired legs managing to keep my speed at 16 to 18 mph unless I was out in the open where the headwind could get at me. The 31.18 miles<\/strong> I biked moved me to only 94 miles<\/strong> left to hit my March goal of 586 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The temperature dropped a few degrees from yesterday as a front approaches from the northwest later today. I decided to wear a light long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve jersey in case the wind chill was cooler than I like. Generally that was a good choice when I rode into the wind and a little warm with a tailwind. The overcast sky probably contributed to the cooler temperature.<\/p>\n

Excitement arrived as I rode south on Fairlake Drive just before the left turn onto Old Atascocita Road. I ride these roads several times a week and never had a dog chase but today a man was sitting out front of the house on my left with a dog. The dog saw me and started racing from the house towards me with the man calling the dog’s name but the dog ignored him setting his gaze on me. I started pedaling faster and was concerned about turning the corner because two City of Houston pickup trucks were driving slowly to the intersection possibly blocking me and giving the dog a chance to catch me. The first truck moved through the intersection and I went in front of the second pickup which had slowed with me making the turn beside the truck. By now I could not hear or see the dog but I kept pedaling fast until I reached the railroad track and crossed it. I hope the dog is not outside tomorrow morning when the Clay Walker Band Against MS bike ride comes on this road.<\/p>\n

After that cycling east on Old Atascocita Road with wind coming from my right seemed not so hard. Making the left turn onto FM 2100 the wind became a tailwind and my speed jumped. I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a couple of minutes to rest my legs, wipe my brake levers off and drink some water before pulling back on FM 1960 for the 11+ miles to finish the bike ride. Crossing Kingwood Drive wasn’t hard as I beat the Kingwood High School dismissal by 10 minutes or so. The bike ride ended at 2:43. The wind held me back at times but I made it. When I went inside I looked at the airport weather and saw the wind from the SSE at 31.1 mph.<\/p>\n

I went to Bike Werks yesterday to see about my rear wheel bearings. The set I had would not fit so Jeremy will order the bearings. They should arrive on Tuesday and I will take my wheel back to replace them. He tightened the bearings some to reduce the side to side movement in the meantime.<\/p>\n

A front is supposed to pass through later today and this may impact biking on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Links to RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> and Strava.com<\/strong><\/a> metrics and maps.<\/h3>\n

Home weather at the start and airport weather at the end of the bike ride.<\/h3>\n
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SportTracks ride summary (click the image to enlarge it).<\/h3>\n

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