Liberty County Wheel Dip Bike Ride

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I dipped my Canyon wheels in Liberty County on today’s bike ride.. While biking the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” route I almost didn’t ride across the county line but decided to with the help of passing traffic keeping me from making the left turn onto Huffman-Eastgate Road. Also I wanted to be sure I biked at least 40 miles . I did ride 42.33 miles putting July total at 302.02 miles, 38% of the way to the 800 mile goal.

A heat advisory started at 1 PM and I tried to finish the ride by then but missed it by 43 minutes finishing at 1:43 PM. Weather during the bike ride: start 90 (71% humidity, 79.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SW 8 mph. Finish 95 (55% humidity, 76.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind variable 6 mph. 90 at the 10:13 AM start is hot.

Another cyclist was out as we passed around 3.5 mile point in Bear Branch Village. I am guessing he was close to finishing while I was just starting.

Monday’s ride was almost 4 miles longer but only 6 minutes longer in time compared to today. The difference is the average speed: 13.6 mph today vs. 14.3 mph yesterday.

With the heat I stopped twice for ice and water at the Huffman Chevron. First time was before riding east on FM 1960 and the second was at 30.7 miles. At the second stop I took a 20 minute break to rest and eat the blueberry crisp Clif bar I brought. Sitting in the shade cooled me off but when I left it didn’t take long to get heated up.

Later today I will replace the Ultegra R8000 pedals with a new pair. I think this improve my pedal clipping and unclipping.

More hot weather on Wednesday but not much chance for rain. Biking is on the agenda.

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Harder Than Your Usual Effort Bike Ride

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After Sunday’s rest day I had renewed energy for today’s bike ride. Strava recognized this by commenting: This was harder than your usual effort.

Choosing the SR242 – Old Houston Rd – FM1314 route I biked 46.01 miles to get the week off to a good start. Wheels rolled at 10:05 AM and I finished at 1:43 PM, rolling time of 3:12:55.

Weather during the bike ride: start 89 (73% humidity, 79.6 dew point), partly cloudy, wind W 6 mph. Finish 93 (56% humidity, 75.6 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph. The low humidity (for Houston anyway) meant the cooling effect from the sweat evaporating as I rode helped with the energy and pace.

Altering the route by riding through Tavola added a couple of miles to this route. After leaving Tavola I decided to take Railroad Ave. north to stay in the shade and took these photos. The first looks north and the second looks south.

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This was around 16 miles into the ride.

When I got to the SH 242 overpass and turned left I saw the damaged guardrail from the oversize truck hitting it. The truck with the oversize load sat in the Flying J parking lot.

The road surface on SH 242 going west is starting to show its age and what was once smooth asphalt is not far from chip n seal texture. The headwind was strongest along this section. I stopped at the Chevron station at FM 1485 for ice and water and then continued on SH 242.

Old Houston Road cuts through to FM 1314 and I went that way to avoid the construction at FM 1314 and SH 242. When I arrived at FM 1314 two big dirt trucks waited to turn left on FM 1314 into a private road that must lead to a sand pit. The shoulder going east was littered with small rocks, probably from trucks hauling sand and dirt. It would good if TXDot held the trucks accountable for keeping the shoulder clean.

On FM 1314 riding to the southeast the SW wind helped me keep the speed up and my average speed improved to 14.8 mph at times but mostly was 14.7 mph.

At Sorters Road I stopped at the Circle K for ice and water but I also bought a 32 oz PowerAde which I rarely do. Sitting on the water bottles outside I drank the blue PowerAde and ate a blueberry crisp Clif bar. These were to give me energy to keep the strong pace back to Kingwood, about 12 miles away. It worked, helping me keep my average speed at 14.6 mph to the 42 mile point back in Kingwood.

Tuesday weather should repeat today and I plan on riding.

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Texas Bicycling News July 7th 2019

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Southeast Texas man bikes with one purpose: honoring other veterans

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DEWEYVILLE, Texas — A Southeast Texas man said he is biking with a purpose.

Vietnam Veteran Ricker Ledeaux started his journey Saturday morning in honor of his fellow vets.

It will be about a 1,402-mile trek from Deweyville and finishing in Delaware.

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SAN MARCOS Public hearing Tuesday on Wonder World intersection

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Bicyclist fatally struck by DART train in west Oak Cliff

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The train hit the man about 9:30 p.m. at the Westmoreland Station, in the 2600 block of South Westmoreland Road, near West Illinois Avenue, DART spokesman Mark Ball said. …

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