{"id":35698,"date":"2017-03-23T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=35698"},"modified":"2017-03-23T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:04:17","slug":"30-mph-wind-gusts-and-loose-rear-bearings-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/03\/23\/30-mph-wind-gusts-and-loose-rear-bearings-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"30 MPH Wind Gusts and Loose Rear Bearings Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another fabulous bike ride day with scattered clouds and mid 80’s temperature. The wind was another story though. I guess March wind is supposed to be gusty and today’s bike ride lived it. I knew it was windy while I biked the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route but I didn’t know how windy until I got home and checked the weather: from the south at 21 mph with 30 mph gusts. I flew riding to SH 242 but as I rode over US59\/I-69 to return the wind hit me and the speed dropped while the pedaling effort went high. I should’ve shift down one gear but after the initial thought I concentrate so hard pedaling I forgot to shift. My maximum average speed got up to 14.8 mph but riding into the strong headwind took its toll and it started to fall the longer I rode into it.<\/p>\n

The weather at Bush Intercontinental Airport.<\/p>\n

\"Airport<\/a><\/p>\n

Making a slight alteration to the usual route on this ride I biked through the Azalea District in Valley Ranch back to US59 and then stayed on the service road to Kingwood Drive. Typically I ride through Briar Tree and Oakhurst on the way to Kingwood Drive. MY goal was to skirt around the schools since my timing was close to when they dismiss. I started the ride at 12:38 and finished and 3:13. The total miles came to 34.21<\/strong> putting me with 126 miles<\/strong> of my goal for March.<\/p>\n

Yesterday during my brief rest stop at the Huffman Chevron I checked my wheels for some reason and found the rear one moved side to side about 1\/8″ when I pushed on the tire. Today during the ride I stopped at Bike Werks to see if they could diagnose the problem but Jeremy, the mechanic, was not there so I am taking the wheel back later this afternoon when he should be there. I don’t know if the bearings are loose or need to be replaced. The wheel has 20,300 miles on it with no maintenance done. Hopefully it is a quick fix. I have a set a bearings I bought for another wheel but I don’t know if they fit this one.<\/p>\n

The beautiful weather is forecast to end tomorrow so I may not be able to ride.<\/p>\n

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

SportTracks ride summary (Click on the image to enlarge it).<\/h3>\n

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