{"id":38807,"date":"2018-01-29T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T21:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38807"},"modified":"2018-01-29T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T21:19:15","slug":"some-gravel-with-that-wind-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/29\/some-gravel-with-that-wind-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Gravel With That Wind Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

First ride since Friday. Saturday rained out any bike ride and Sunday it didn’t warm up to my tolerance point until after 1 pm. Today it got to 65 degrees and I rolled out the driveway at 11:51 am. Clear blue sky with a stiff 15 mph wind from the north. This time I bundled up with shorts, leg warmers, thermal long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey, wind breaker jacket and full finger gloves. The wind had a bite to it and I near did over heat though the sun felt nice whenever I rode in it. But I could feel the coolness in the shade.<\/p>\n

I saw a few other cyclists along the route. Most were bundled up like me but one at Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960 looked to be more thick skinned than me; no leg warmers and just a loose jersey over shorts.<\/p>\n

Riding east over Lake Houston on the FM 1960 causeway I got a taste of gravel biking. The gravel TXDot spread on the sections with water flowing under piled up on the shoulder making for a bumpy road surface. The concrete underneath poked through in places but I sprayed rocks around some. Strangely the gravel disappeared on the west bound side of the road.<\/p>\n

No stops to rest but twice I needed to pull up the leg warmers under the shorts legs. The slick fabric doesn’t stay put.<\/p>\n

Finishing at 2:29 pm the temperature moved to 67 degrees but the wind chill still was there. The low humidity (34%) might have added to the chill.<\/p>\n

Tuesday the temperature may only reach 60 degrees which will keep me inside. Back to the trainer.<\/p>\n

Link to Strava.com<\/a><\/h2>\n

SportTracks Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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