{"id":39226,"date":"2018-02-19T15:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=39226"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:46:12","slug":"oh-what-strong-wind-you-have-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/oh-what-strong-wind-you-have-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh What Strong Wind You Have Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

During today’s ride the weather reminded me of fall but then I realized instead of going away from warmer weather we are getting closer. Starting the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route at 11:36 am I hoped to put in a long bike ride and succeed with 40.35 miles<\/strong>, the longest ride in 2018 so far. This moves February to 215.5 miles<\/strong>, 129.5 miles<\/strong> away from reaching my goal.<\/p>\n

Getting to Roman Forest was the easiest section of the ride thanks to the strong wind: south 20 mph , gusts to 29 mph. Whenever I went into the wind it I struggled to maintain my speed of 18 to 19 mph. Over all the weather was good for biking: start 78 (humidity 76%), finish 79 (humidity 72%), mostly cloudy.<\/p>\n

No rest stops during the ride but I almost took one at the new Exxon station at Roman Forest Blvd. and the railroad tracks. I stopped to get a paper towel to blow my nose but they didn’t have any so I continued riding.<\/p>\n

Bicycling south on the I-69\/US59 service road the wind came at me strong. I knew it must be above 10 mph but I didn’t find out how strong it really was until I checked the weather after finishing the ride at 2:36 pm.<\/p>\n

Wardrobe choices for today: shorts, long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey. The long sleeve jersey was for sunscreen purposes as much as warmth from the wind. This selection kept me comfortable.<\/p>\n

Rain chance increases on Tuesday and higher on Wednesday which may keep me indoors. I may attempt a short ride on Tuesday to get some miles.<\/p>\n

Link to Strava ride summary<\/a><\/h2>\n

SportTracks Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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