{"id":42344,"date":"2018-06-16T13:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=42344"},"modified":"2018-06-16T13:53:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T18:53:36","slug":"ill-take-some-gravel-with-that-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/16\/ill-take-some-gravel-with-that-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ll Take Some Gravel With That Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s bike ride may be the last one until Tuesday or Wednesday as rain is supposed to arrive on Sunday. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route and biked 31.67 miles<\/strong> to boost the week to 214.77 miles<\/strong> and June to 516.37 miles<\/strong>, 65% of the way to my 800 mile goal. This is the third week in a roll over 200 miles and seven out of the last eight weeks over 200 miles.<\/p>\n

With a mid-morning start (9:45 am) I didn’t expect to see other cyclists but I saw 6 other cyclists along the route, most on or south of FM 1960 around Lake Houston.<\/p>\n

Weather during the bike ride: start 83 (72% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. Finish 94 (45% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 7 mph. The wind made it feel cooler whenever I rode in shade.<\/p>\n

While the wind wasn’t too strong I decided to take a rest break at the Huffman Chevron to eat a couple of granola bars and drink ice water. I stayed about 26 minutes before resuming the ride. Riding to the west the tailwind helped me along. While I was resting I thought I saw some dark clouds to the west but by the time I got back on the bike they no longer were there.<\/p>\n

Traffic was not too heavy for a Saturday. My wife thought it was a good idea that I rode the Spring Creek Greenway on Friday rather than today because more people might be there today. I hadn’t thought of that.<\/p>\n

Not planned for the ride but I rode on gravel (about 6 feet of it) while going north on the greenbelt trail along W. Lake Houston Parkway. Construction on a building along the trail caused them to remove park of the concrete for equipment to get in and the gravel fills in the void until they are finished. The Canyon bike handled it easily.<\/p>\n

I finished the bike ride at 12:34 pm, early for my rides.<\/p>\n

Sunday and Monday weather forecasts call for rain. If it happens no biking.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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