{"id":36617,"date":"2017-07-13T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T20:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36617"},"modified":"2017-07-13T15:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T20:44:38","slug":"wet-roads-but-no-rain-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/07\/13\/wet-roads-but-no-rain-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Wet Roads But No Rain Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

No rain today but the roads were wet when I got to FM 1960 and the Liberty County line. An 18 wheeler coming from the east raised a big spray as it drove through the puddles in the road but the spray didn’t reach me on the east bound shoulder. The road stayed wet until I reached the May Community Center riding past Hargrave High School. Biking the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” route to the south and east I rode 41.7 miles<\/strong> boosting July to 362 miles<\/strong> with 438 miles<\/strong> left to reach my goal for July. For the year I moved to 4027 miles<\/strong> with a 6800 mile goal for the year.<\/p>\n

At the Liberty County line turn around I saw road construction signs and a “fresh” coat of chip and seal. I guess TXDot wanted to rough the road up for biking. Hopefully they stopped at the smooth asphalt approaching the railroad overpass. The short time I rode on the new coating to turn around reminded me how bad it is to ride on chip and seal.<\/p>\n

With the wet roads the Stradalli got dirty again so when I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a 25 minute rest break I wiped off the dirt. Maybe it will stay clean for a couple of days. July is wetter than usual or I am getting caught by rogue showers. The rest stop came at the 29.5 mile point at 1:25 pm. I started the ride at 11:15 after watching all of stage 12 of the TdF with Chris Froome losing the yellow jersey. Those mountains are killers. No mountains around Houston or on today’s ride so I was safe. I ate some snack crackers and drank lots of water during the break and refilled my water bottle for the 11+ miles to the finish.<\/p>\n

Leaving the Chevron station I saw some dark clouds in the west but they stayed away and other than lots of sweat I finished the ride dry at 2:45 pm. No bikers along the route today.<\/p>\n

Weather during the ride: 87 to 96 degrees, mostly cloudy sky, 65% humidity, south wind at 8 mph.<\/p>\n

A chance of rain again for tomorrow but I plan on biking.<\/p>\n

Link to the Strava.com ride summary<\/a><\/h3>\n

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