{"id":33333,"date":"2016-06-13T16:33:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T21:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33333"},"modified":"2016-06-27T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:09:44","slug":"wahoo-elemnt-recorded-new-caney-roman-forest-loop-valley-ranch-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/06\/13\/wahoo-elemnt-recorded-new-caney-roman-forest-loop-valley-ranch-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahoo Elemnt Recorded New Caney – Roman Forest Loop – Valley Ranch Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday was supposed to be the first ride using my new Wahoo Elemnt computer<\/strong> <\/a>but it started raining as I drove home from church and didn’t stop until late in the evening. That meant today would be the shakedown ride for the new computer. I chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest Loop – Valley Ranch” route to the north since my last ride was to Huffman southeast of here. I checked the weather radar for rain and a distant patch was northeast of Cleveland (TX) drifting away. The overcast sky and the rain cranked up the heat and humidity for today’s ride. I rolled out the driveway at 11:52, pressed the start button on the Elemnt and it sprung into action. It took a few hundred feet before the cadence sensor reported RPM’s and all of the other data was showing on the screen. After my recent Garmin Edge 520 problems I didn’t know what to expect with the Elemnt so I kept an eye on it. It worked flawlessly for the entire ride. My wife checked the LiveTrack when I was less than 4 miles from home and it worked. Not one time did I get a phone disconnect message. I am very pleased but one ride doesn’t prove the Elemnt yet. I had single rides with the 520 where it worked okay but rarely two in a row.<\/p>\n

The ride to Roman Forest went well with some assist from the wind. Riding into Roman forest the headwind made it a little difficult and the small incline before I turned onto Magnolia Bend is always tough for a flat lander like me. The Elemnt reported the percent of incline as less than 2% but it didn’t last long. This was around the 18 mile point. Following Magnolia Bend around to Appian Way the wind was not much a problem. I did some mental calculations on how long the ride would be as I rode west on Roman Forest Blvd. back to US59 and figured it would be 39 miles or so. It ended up being 39.97 miles<\/strong>. When I used the 520 a desktop program I record my rides in, SportTracks , shows the ride mileage less than Garmin Connect or the other website I use but today it was only .01 mile less. This is good, now my ride data will be closer to agreeing.<\/p>\n

Back at US59 riding south on the service road the wind was in my face and my speed and pedaling slowed until I turned right on Valley Ranch Parkway. But the relief was short lived as the road turn south back into the wind. I rode to the Stripes station at FM1314 where I stopped for a break, refilled my water bottle and ate. The screen of the Elemnt when I arrived and the weather a little later as I was resting.<\/p>\n

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Sweating a lot while I was resting was a result from the 59% humidity. The paper towels and Greensheet newspaper soaked up a lot of sweat and the breeze did help too. I noticed whenever I rode in the shade the perceived heat dropped which was greatly appreciated. Somewhat recovered I got back on the Stradalli for the 11+ miles to home. I arrived back home at 3:21. The last 3 miles were slow. My energy was low and the heat was high. My muscles were not enthused about pedaling those last few miles.<\/p>\n

The Elemnt uploads automatically to the three online websites I use but I had to work to find the ride data on it to import into the SportTracks desktop program. Once my computer recognized the Elemnt I backed up the ride data and then imported into SportTracks.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s weather forecast calls for 91 degrees and a slight chance of rain. Another ride to use the Wahoo Elemnt.<\/p>\n

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