{"id":39582,"date":"2018-03-06T15:32:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T21:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=39582"},"modified":"2018-03-06T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T21:32:41","slug":"enjoyed-the-clean-bike-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/06\/enjoyed-the-clean-bike-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoyed the Clean Bike in The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big difference weather wise from yesterday on today’s bike ride. The front moved through during the night pushing all of the overcast sky to the south and leaving it cooler and drier. When I started the ride (11:59 am) I could see the back side of the clouds in the distance to the south over the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n

My goal for today’s bike ride was to at least go 33 miles to move March to 200 miles. Actually I biked 34.86 miles<\/strong> and March stands at 202.2 miles<\/strong> towards my 585 mile goal. I have biked 9 days in a row. I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route riding north. This reminded me that when I bike facing away from the sun into a chilly wind the cold is accentuated and I need to dress appropriately. I think I did: shorts, long sleeve thermal jersey with a short sleeve jersey over that. The reason for the chill weather: start 71 (25% humidity), finish 74 (21% humidity), clear, wind N 12 mph gusts 17 mph. I was comfortable but in the early miles I thought maybe a jacket would have been a better choice than the short sleeve jersey.<\/p>\n

Early in the bike ride I stopped in Sherwood Trails Village in Kingwood and took these two photos.<\/p>\n

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With all of the sun I really noticed the clean bike from yesterday. Maybe that is what inspired me to ride fast enough to get my maximum average speed up to 15.5 mph while I riding south from SH 242 on the I-69\/US59 frontage road. Pedaling was easy and at times I was moving 20+ mph. The 17 mph gusts didn’t hurt either. I was also warmer since I faced the sun now.<\/p>\n

As I biked back into Kingwood average speed dropped with me going slower ending up at 15.1 mph. I finished at 2:24 pm.<\/p>\n

Wednesday weather will be cooler according to the forecast with a high around 66 degrees with lots of sunshine. I plan on biking but will dress warmer than today.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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

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