{"id":43265,"date":"2018-07-23T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=43265"},"modified":"2018-07-23T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:13:09","slug":"new-caney-historical-marker-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/23\/new-caney-historical-marker-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"New Caney Historical Marker Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

After taking Sunday off I was back on the bike today riding the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route 42.4 miles<\/strong>. Wheels down at 9:59 am after using my new Lezyne floor pump to air up the tires to 100 psi. There was a short learning curve on connecting the air chuck to the Presta valve. I am used to pressing the chuck onto the valve and flipping a lever to secure the connection before pumping. The Lezyne screws on and I didn’t realize that until I tried pushing it on a couple of time and the air escaping as I applied pressure. Then I screwed it onto the valve and wow it worked. The big gauge is easy to see while standing up and I got to 100 psi after a few pumps.<\/p>\n

I am closing in on July’s mileage goal. After today’s bike ride I am at 680.85 miles<\/strong> leaving 120 miles to reach the 800 mile goal.<\/p>\n

Today is supposed to be the last 100 degree day for a while with a front arriving tomorrow but it was still warm. Weather during the bike ride: start 87 (67% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 12 mph. Start 92 (51% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind W 8 mph. Wind wasn’t a problem for most of the ride. The hardest places: biking to the west on Roman Forest Blvd. and Valley Ranch Parkway between I-69\/US59 and the Grand Parkway.<\/p>\n

I stopped at the Montgomery County East Courthouse Annex along I69\/US59 to get this photo of the historical marker that recounts how New Caney got its name. I remembered this marker yesterday and thought I would stop there today but I almost forgot as I rode by the first turn into the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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The last time I looked a the marker I thought it said something else but good to get a refresh.<\/p>\n

Three water stops today: Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd., Pat’s Donuts on the service road and the Shell station on Kingwood Drive at Chestnut Ridge Drive. I used the last two because I changed the route some in Valley Ranch and Oakhurst causing me to miss the Stripes station on FM 1314.<\/p>\n

Nothing out of the ordinary during the bike ride as I finished at 1:11 pm.<\/p>\n

Maybe it won’t be as hot for tomorrow’s bike ride.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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