{"id":22238,"date":"2013-08-31T18:11:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T23:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22238"},"modified":"2016-12-16T10:32:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T16:32:42","slug":"flat-sheriff-blocking-bugs-august-31st-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/31\/flat-sheriff-blocking-bugs-august-31st-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat, Sheriff Blocking, Bugs – August 31st Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last ride for August got off to a good start as I rolled out the driveway at 11:10. I decided to ride to Huffman for 30 + miles. All went well until about the 10 mile point when I noticed my rear tire going soft. I limped to a shady spot along Kings Parkway and I sat down on the sidewalk\/trail beside the street. Even though I was in the shade this did not keep my sweat from running down just about every appendage. I thought this might cause a problem patching the tube since my fingers left water whenever I touched something. Checking the outside of the tire I couldn’t find anything sticking in or out. So I pulled the tube out and aired it up. It didn’t take too long to find a cut about an 1\/8″ long in the tube. Leary that the glue in patch kit might have dried up from all of the heat I roughed up the tube after sticking a sheetrock screw in the hole to mark the patch spot. (I have been known to miss the hole after I put the glue on.) Opening up the glue relief joined me as glue moved onto the tube and I spread it around. It didn’t take long for the glue to dry in the heat. I put the patch on and aired up the tube to check if it would fix the problem and there were no other issues. I guess some of the patches in the kit are left over from older kits and the adhesive under the foil must age some because when I pushed the patch on a small piece of the edge did not stick. I figured the air pressure would force the patch in place so I inserted the tube back in the tire, remounted the tire and began pumping it up. Since I don’t have a pressure gauge I squeezed the tire every few pumps to see how firm it was. When it didn’t feel soft I added about 10 to 15 pumps and removed the pump. Pumping air under pressure builds up heat in the pump and my fingers got real hot when I removed the rubber hose from the hand pump. The particular pump I use is a Lezyne Road Drive<\/strong><\/a>. With the tire aired up solid I put the wheel back on and rode. While I was working on the tire one lady rolled down her window to ask if I need help. I said I had everything under control. Not much later a young man walked from around the corner to see if I needed a ride to a bike shop or home. I thanked him but did not need any help since I had the tube fixed.<\/p>\n

By now I had cooled down enough that when I started biking again I actually was chilled from the wind moving through my jersey. It didn’t take long to warm back up though. It was 88 when I left home and 96 when I got back at 2:05. During my break at the Huffman Chevron I checked the temperature on the Garmin Edge 500 and it showed 97. Earlier when I stopped for ice water and to wash my hands before riding east over Lake Houston the Garmin reported 103.7 but that was in the sun.<\/p>\n

While I stopped to fix my tire there was some kind of incident on W. Lake Houston Parkway between Firesign Drive and Pine Cup Drive. As I approached the Firesign intersection on W. Lake Houston I could see a man in a hi-vis vest directing cars off W. Lake Houston onto the side street where I was headed. I planned on crossing W. Lake Houston at the school and as I did I saw a Harris County Sheriff car blocking northbound W. Lake Houston. Looking past the sheriff’s car there was what appeared to be an ambulance in an intersection. Not sure what happened.<\/p>\n

Continuing on I rode the usual route to Huffman. No more incidents but I did come upon another bicyclist going the opposite direction on Old Atascocita Road at the railroad tracks. When I arrived at the Huffman Chevron I wanted to take a quick break so I could get back home to watch the opening football game between Purdue and the University of Cincinnati (my school). I recorded it while I biked. Sitting at the station I thought I saw something black moving around in the shadows. Looking closer I saw 2 love bugs. These usually come out in the spring but sometimes a fall crop appears. I hope this is the extent of them.<\/p>\n

After eating a Kashi Trail Mix Bar and drinking a Sunkist soda I took off riding the last 11 miles home. The heat bore down as I pedaled across Lake Houston on FM1960. I got some relief when I turned onto Atascocita Shores Drive with the light breeze at my back and occasional shade trees.<\/p>\n

Getting home the ride distance totaled 31.76 miles<\/strong> at 15.6 mph average speed. August miles end up at 845.12<\/strong>, well over my 721 mile<\/strong> goal. Year to date I biked 5097 miles<\/strong>. The total for the week stands at 156.8 miles<\/strong> with an opportunity for one more ride on Sunday. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for 100 degrees. Pretty warm for this time of the year. Links to Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> maps and metrics.<\/p>\n

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