{"id":29259,"date":"2015-03-24T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T22:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29259"},"modified":"2015-03-24T17:06:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T22:06:39","slug":"biking-new-caney-grangerland-new-caney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/24\/biking-new-caney-grangerland-new-caney\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking New Caney – Grangerland – New Caney"},"content":{"rendered":"

I rotated routes to the north for variety. I drove to Brookshire Brothers in New Caney to start north of the Grand Parkway construction. According to the paper the construction should be over sometime this year; the sooner the better for biking. Leaving Brookshire Brothers at 1:22 I rode north along the US59 service road to north of Patton Village where I moved to the road on the east of the railroad tracks. This was to add a little distance to the ride since I wasn’t sure how long this route would be. I was hoping for 30+ miles and ended up with 30.4 miles.<\/strong> For some reason the wind was tough going to the south and southeast. The weather showed it to be 6 mph but it felt like 15 mph. Maybe my legs are still recovering from yesterday’s ride.<\/p>\n

To add miles I went north of Splendora to East River Road turning left under US59\/I-69 to ride back to FM2090. From Splendora I rode west to Grangerland. The sign in Splendora says Grangerland is 12 miles but it is only 10 miles by my Garmin 510. At Grangerland I went left on FM3083 towards New Caney. At the FM1485 and FM3083 intersection I stopped at the Valero station to snack and drink some sport drink. The wind was drying me out. I figured it was about 8 miles from the Valero to Brookshire Brothers; it turned out to be 8.2 miles. I reached my 30+ mile goal. Average speed was 15.8 mph. Not riding through residential areas helps me get up to speed quickly and stay at a steady pace.<\/p>\n

While I was inside the Valero I had a nice conversation with a lady while I was at the fountain machine. She asked how far I was riding and said she thought she saw me on FM2090 before. She said the Valero was 2.5 miles from her home and she walked there sometimes. Today she drove.<\/p>\n

No other bikers today and no dog chases. I miss the first but not the second.<\/p>\n

More nice biking weather tomorrow: 80 degrees and partly cloudy. I hope to be on the road. I tried to watch the Volta a Catalunya today but the TV signal was bad due to rainy weather there.<\/p>\n

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