{"id":40512,"date":"2018-04-13T15:14:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=40512"},"modified":"2018-04-13T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T20:14:11","slug":"overcast-sky-stiff-south-wind-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/13\/overcast-sky-stiff-south-wind-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcast Sky, Stiff South Wind Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wind was stiff during today’s bike ride on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route. I thought it was stronger than it turned out to be but the 25 mph gusts made pedaling into the headwind a challenge. Trying to make for missed riding I biked 37.35 miles<\/strong> boosting April to 268.5 miles<\/strong>, 45% of the way to my goal of 600 miles. So far I biked three days this week for a total of 110.07 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I started the bike ride at 11:05 am a little earlier than usual in order to try to beat the rain forecast for this afternoon. I still rode into some sprinkles a few times, mostly in Kingwood. The weather during the bike ride: start 77 (89% humidity), overcast, wind S 20 mph, gusts 25 mph. Finish 82 (78% humidity), overcast, wind S 10 mph gusts 25 mph. I chose not to wear a thermal long sleeve jersey opting for a regular long sleeve jersey topped with a short sleeve jersey. There were a few times I felt over dressed once I was warmed up but sweating extra didn’t hurt me.<\/p>\n

Riding over Lake Houston both east and west on FM 1960 was the hardest part of the bike ride. The wind kept trying to push the bike sideways requiring a firm grip and steering correction. The Canyon Endurace\u00c2\u00a0Wheelset (Reynolds Assault LE Disc Carbon Rim height: 41 mm) catches the wind but not quite as much as the rims on my Stradalli Red Pro 14 which had 55 mm rim height.<\/p>\n

Watching the sky for rain I was concerned a few times but nothing materialized. I finished the ride at 1:45 pm.<\/p>\n

Friday evening a cool front passes through dropping the temperature and maybe some rain. Not sure what Saturday will be like. I hope to ride some to improve my April miles.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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