{"id":31232,"date":"2015-10-15T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T21:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31232"},"modified":"2015-10-15T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T21:23:42","slug":"ron-cooper-531-frame-and-fat-tire-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/ron-cooper-531-frame-and-fat-tire-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Cooper 531 Frame and Fat Tire Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

After riding to the north yesterday today I headed to Huffman east and south of Kingwood. The route name, “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” is one I ride frequently but I changed some of the streets. The total miles came in at 32.57<\/strong>. This was the 35th time on this route in 2015, easily the favorite route I ride. It’s a favorite because it is easy to get started, the roads are good and traffic is good for riding. I rode this route too because on Saturday I riding the 52 mile route at the Ride Like An Eagle Bike Ride starting at Atascocita High School. I want to keep my legs fresh.<\/p>\n

The weather was stellar again with a clear sky, light wind (6 mph from the south) and low humidity (25%). I don’t how long this will continue but it is great while it is here. The temperature was 91 when I got back home at 3:35. I left home at 12:22.<\/p>\n

Nothing different about the ride. I did have a conversation with a man at the Huffman Chevron when I was taking a break, He asked if my bike had a carbon fiber frame. I replied “yes” and he told he had a Ron Cooper frame in his garage. He bought it from the UK as a custom frame and paid $6000 for it. He said he could have got another Ron Cooper frame 1 pound lighter for an additional $1000 but decided he could just lose 1 pound of weight for a whole lot less money. We talked about bike weights before he went inside the store. On the way back out he stopped to tell me he lives on a farm and bought a fat tire bike to ride there. He said the fat tires are perfect for riding on the dirt, mud and water. He has the tires inflated to 10 psi.<\/p>\n

I was at 20.51 miles when I reached the Chevron station in Huffman. I stayed a little longer than usual trying to time my arrival to cross Kingwood Drive after the Kingwood High School dismissal. The weather when I was at the Chevron station.<\/p>\n

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I used Yahoo weather because the Wunderground app would not load.<\/p>\n

Riding back home from Huffman the wind tried to slow me down and was successful until I reached the west side of Lake Houston and turned north.<\/p>\n

The weather repeats tomorrow (Friday) and I plan on riding. With today’s ride I am over 6000 miles for the year.<\/p>\n

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