{"id":10168,"date":"2011-10-19T17:23:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2011-10-19T17:23:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T22:23:58","slug":"cooler-with-an-18-mph-headwind-october-19th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/19\/cooler-with-an-18-mph-headwind-october-19th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooler with an 18 MPH Headwind – October 19th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

55 degrees at 7:00 AM was not quite as low as the weatherman was forecasting but it was below my cutoff point of 60 degrees if I was to ride at that time of day. On top of that the wind was blowing around a lot for that time of the day with my home weather station wind gauge jumping to 6 mph at times. This is a high number due to the trees and houses surrounding it. So I figured today’s ride would have to be an afternoon one which it turned out to be. I left at 1:40 PM and by then the temperature had climbed up to about 72 degrees but the wind was a stiff 18 mph from the NW. I decided I better ride into the wind for the first part of the ride so that I could have a tailwind on the return ride. After I started I altered my route to staying on US59 and heading north rather than going to the west into the wind. This was a wise choice because riding into the wind was an ordeal. My average speed until the turnaround was about 14 mph so I had to ride fast to end up at my 15.3 mph average at the end. As you can see below there is a disagreement on my max speed in the two ride recaps but only .1 mph. My average cadence over the 29.14 mile<\/strong> route was 81.3 RPM.<\/p>\n

With the wind I dressed for the chill with a long sleeve jersey and a short sleeve jersey over top, regular gloves and no leg warmers. This was perfect. Riding into the wind provided body heat to offset the wind chill.<\/p>\n

October miles are now up to 449.75<\/strong> and year to date I have rode 4691.09 miles<\/strong>. The weather is supposed to warmup by the weekend and the wind should die down by Friday.<\/p>\n

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10-19-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map<\/p><\/div>\n

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10-19-2011 Home Weather End<\/p><\/div>\n

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