{"id":57185,"date":"2021-08-16T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57185"},"modified":"2021-08-16T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:18:28","slug":"new-shorts-new-ride-route-not-as-early-as-i-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/16\/new-shorts-new-ride-route-not-as-early-as-i-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"New Shorts, New Ride Route, Not As Early As I Planned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Caney - Roman Forest - Valley Ranch - Forest Cove Bike Ride 8\/16\/2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kCKkc7fivNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried to get today&#8217;s bike ride started before 9 AM but little things got in the way. Thinking of how to add some variety to today&#8217;s route I changed the streets to ride back into Kingwood. I rode my &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route but returned to Kingwood through Forest Cove renaming the route to &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest &#8211; Valley Ranch &#8211; Forest Cove&#8221;. As far as I can find this is the first time to ride this combination of roads. I wasn&#8217;t sure how long the bike ride would be guessing 41 to 45 miles, it came in at 42.59 miles. I rode my Lynskey R300 bike with wheels down at 9:04 AM and finishing at 12:14 PM. Again I didn&#8217;t watch stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00c3\u00b1a before starting the bike ride to help with starting earlier. My plan was to watch when I got home but during the bike ride I got a text message from my ISP (SuddenLink) alerting me that the internet was out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route through Forest Cove is the same as my last couple of returns from biking the Spring Creek Greenway. I&#8217;m starting to figure out most of the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway turns and streets connections. Another route variation was riding north on Loop 494 from Porter to New Caney. Usually I cut over to Loop 494 on Community Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I added a new pair of Primal Prisma Obsidian bike shorts to my fleet of bike shorts on today&#8217;s bike ride. Now all of my biking shorts are Primal Prisma with various colors. I like the fit and ride comfort better than the Bellwether Endurance Gel shorts I used to wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"57184\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-16-2021-new-bike-shorts-primal-prisma-obsidian-black\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G996U1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1629102871&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.11111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8-16-2021 New Bike Shorts Primal Prisma Obsidian Black\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-16-2021 New Bike Shorts Primal Prisma Obsidian Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-16-2021 New Bike Shorts Primal Prisma Obsidian Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?fit=338%2C450\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?fit=450%2C600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-16-2021 New Bike Shorts Primal Prisma Obsidian Black\" class=\"wp-image-57184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=338%2C450 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C600 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C480 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-New-Bike-Shorts-Primal-Prisma-Obsidian-Black-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-16-2021 New Bike Shorts Primal Prisma Obsidian Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Light wind during the bike ride allowed me to not battle a headwind riding to Roman Forest and the return to Kingwood. Weather conditions: start 82 (76% humidity, 73.9 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NW 4 mph; finish 87 (63% humidity, 72.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind variable 4 mph. Starting at 9:04 AM put me miles along before the temperature start elevating. No rest stop today though I put a granola bar and cereal bar in my CamelBak pouch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Strava I achieved a new top result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5802904813\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1051\" height=\"1160\" data-attachment-id=\"57183\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-16-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1051%2C1160\" data-orig-size=\"1051,1160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=408%2C450\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=544%2C600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1051%2C1160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-57183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1051 1051w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=408%2C450 408w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=544%2C600 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-16-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=435%2C480 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1051px) 100vw, 1051px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=73376228&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 1100px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I tried to get today&#8217;s bike ride started before 9 AM but little things got in the way. 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I rode my <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/16\/new-shorts-new-ride-route-not-as-early-as-i-planned\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[212,4719,5383,5506,1424],"class_list":["post-57185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycling","tag-biking","tag-lynskey-r300-titanium-bike","tag-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch-forest-cove","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eSl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57186,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57185\/revisions\/57186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}