{"id":35646,"date":"2017-03-18T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T21:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35646"},"modified":"2017-03-18T16:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T21:32:19","slug":"calves-co2-cartridge-puff-and-2-german-shepherds-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/03\/18\/calves-co2-cartridge-puff-and-2-german-shepherds-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Calves, CO2 Cartridge Puff and 2 German Shepherds Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plenty of other cyclists out today along the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. The first cyclist was about 3 miles into the ride still in Kingwood. The next was on Old Atascocita Road east of FM 2100. And a third was stopped on the Lake Houston Causeway about half way across fixing a flat tire. When I pulled up to see if he needed any help he just finished using a CO2 cartridge to air up the tire. He said he was in good shape and I continued riding. Next I saw two ladies riding on Kings River Drive. I waved at all of them. In addition I saw numerous other “casual” cyclists on the greenbelt trails beside the streets I rode on. Warm weather and the weekend draws people outside. Around the 39 mile point I saw two cyclists I have talked to on other occasions and today I waved as we passed.<\/p>\n

Riding on Old Atascocita Road and Ramsey Road I passed several herds of cattle. Each herd had a bunch of calves and they stared at me as I rode by. Later as I turned west onto Stroker Road at one the automatic gate opened and two German Shepherds spotted me and ran down the driveway but I must’ve rode out of their line of sight and the barking and growling went silent. I have seen a dog at this location before but the gate is always closed. I guess someone was getting ready to leave and they may have quieted the dogs.<\/p>\n

The bike ride totaled 40.51 miles<\/strong>, the longest ride this month, and the first time I rode this route this year. I am now up to 49% of the March mileage goal and 148.28 miles<\/strong> this week.<\/p>\n

Even though it was 80 degrees when I started at 12:17 (delayed by my watching Milan Sanremo race) I wore a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one. Sometimes I felt over dressed and other times when the sun went behind the clouds I was just right. I finished the ride at 3:27. I had to alter my route a little at the Town Center Park where there was a event with the streets closed, lots of people and food trucks.<\/p>\n

Great bicycling weather continues tomorrow (Sunday) and I hope to go riding.<\/p>\n

Links to RideWithGPS.com<\/a> and Strava.com<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Home weather at the start and finish of the ride.<\/h3>\n
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SportTracks Ride Summary (click the image to enlarge it)<\/h3>\n

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