{"id":43409,"date":"2018-07-30T13:13:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=43409"},"modified":"2018-07-30T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:13:35","slug":"next-to-last-bike-ride-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/next-to-last-bike-ride-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Next to Last Bike Ride In July"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next to last bike ride in July and I wanted to add enough miles to make it possible to reach 900 miles for July. I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route and biked 36.28 miles<\/strong> which moved July’s total to 879.2 miles<\/strong>. My plan is to bicycle 32+ miles tomorrow reaching 900+ miles for the second month this year.<\/p>\n

I punched the Elemnt’s start button at 9:45 am beginning the bike ride. Weather during the ride: start 86 (74% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 7 mph. Finish 91(60% humidity), overcast, wind W 5 mph. Wind didn’t interfere with riding in almost any direction. The only place I had to increase my effort to battle the wind was the section on Valley Ranch Parkway from I-69\/US59 to the Grand Parkway. After that no major problem. I built up the overall average speed to 14.8 mph and held it there until around the 31.5 mile point as I rode through Kings Manor.<\/p>\n

One stop for water and ice at the New Caney Mobil station at FM 1485 and I-69\/US59. With the somewhat cooler temperature I didn’t need more refills to the finish. I finished the ride at 12:22 pm.<\/p>\n

As I was checking the Elemnt after the ride to be sure the ride data was uploaded a firmware update started installing. Not sure what got updated though.<\/p>\n

July heat and dryness continues on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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