{"id":33186,"date":"2016-05-24T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T21:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33186"},"modified":"2016-05-24T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T21:41:09","slug":"stayed-the-course-on-stroker-road-huffman-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/24\/stayed-the-course-on-stroker-road-huffman-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Stayed the Course on Stroker Road – Huffman Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Saturday I made a route change on the road choosing to not ride the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. Today I rode that route for a total of 42.1 miles<\/strong>. Saturday I made the change because it looked like rain over the route. Today the sky was overcast but not particularly threatening but I rode through some light rain on Old Atascocita Road west of FM2100. It didn’t last long time wise or distance. When I got to FM2100 to cross and continue on the route the sky had broken up some and there was patches of blue and the sun made an appearance.<\/p>\n

Prior to reaching FM1960 to ride east I saw another biker on Pinewood Park Drive and we exchanged hellos. When I was on the causeway over Lake Houston still riding to the east another biker was riding the opposite direction. I don’t think he saw me because of the passing traffic but I waved anyway.<\/p>\n

At the railroad crossing on Old Atascocita Road I stopped since it was about the same time I saw the Amtrak train the last time. AS i was waiting I started to feel some rain and decided not to wait any longer thinking I would get very wet. Actually I was wet already from all of the sweat. The temperature was in the mid 80’s and the humidity was 72% causing the evaporation of sweat to be almost non-existent.<\/p>\n

It was when I crossed FM2100 riding on Old Atascocita Road that I hit the wind. It was from the SE at 14 mph. My riding speed slowed some but it really took a hit when I made the right turn onto Ramsey Road and the wind became a strong headwind. Thankfully It was “only” 3+ miles to Stroker Road where another right turn shifted the wind to my left rear quarter and I could up my speed. At FM2100 I moved to riding north to Huffman and now the wind was pushing me from the right rear quarter. This helped recover the lost speed from the headwind and I arrived at the Huffman Chevron at 2:08 pm at 30.12 miles<\/strong> into the ride. The Edge 520 screen when I arrived at the Chevron station and the weather after I sat down to take a break.<\/p>\n

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I ate a trail mix bar and a granola bar washing them down when some blue PowerAde. It is interesting to watch the traffic go by and see all of the various people. After about 30 minutes I got back on the bike after refilling my water bottle with ice and water to ride the 11+ miles home. Riding to the west on FM1960 I enjoyed the tailwind until I was on the Lake Houston causeway where the wind liked to whip around the traffic and try to push my front wheel around. I could some trash pushed against the concrete guardrail to my right. Sometimes when the wind was whipping through the trash would move out to where I was riding. A steady hand and quick movements avoiding the trash got me across the lake without any issues.<\/p>\n

Expecting the Kingwood High School traffic to be heavy where I cross Kingwood Drive I was surprised when I rode across without any delays from traffic in either direction. From there it is about 2 miles home where I arrived at 3:36. I had started the ride at 11:57.<\/p>\n

The weather forecast for Wednesday looks like a repeat of today so I should be on the bike after I watch the next Giro d’Italia stage in the morning.<\/p>\n

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