{"id":43634,"date":"2018-08-07T11:33:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=43634"},"modified":"2018-08-07T11:33:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:33:17","slug":"small-time-window-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/07\/small-time-window-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Time Window Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a small time window to bike this morning so I was on the bike and rolling at 8:38 am. I chose the &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; E. Lake Houston Parkway&#8221; route and biked 28.67 miles. Weather during the bike ride: start 79 (91% humidity), a few clouds, wind calm. Finish 88 (71% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 6 mph.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.texbiker.net\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/07\\\/small-time-window-bike-ride\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-43634 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?fit=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-43637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?resize=270%2C480&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?resize=253%2C450&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?resize=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" data-attachment-id=\"43637\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?fit=253%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Start.png?fit=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-43637'>\n\t\t\t\t<hr2>Home Weather Start<\/hr2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Finish.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Finish.png?fit=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-43636\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8-7-2018 Home Weather Finish\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;hr2&gt;Home Weather Finish&lt;\/hr2&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Finish.png?fit=253%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-Home-Weather-Finish.png?fit=338%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-43636'>\n\t\t\t\t<hr2>Home Weather Finish<\/hr2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Not long after starting, around the 1\/2 mile point, I felt a sharp stinging pain on my scalp. It felt like a bee sting but sticking my finger in a helmet hole I couldn&#8217;t feel any foreign object. The pain continued with a throb every so often. All of my thought on other things went away as the pain consumed my thoughts. I found a shade spot and stopped, taking my helmet off but nothing was there except the stinging pain. I decided to get riding and after a couple of miles the pain melted away to just noticeable. When I got back home my wife inspected my scalp and saw a small red bump but no stinger or other object.<\/p>\n<p>As I was about to exit Kingwood Greens onto W. Lake Houston Parkway I saw cyclist zoom by heading south. As I got onto WLHP I could see a red flashing light about 1\/2 mile in front of me and I sped up. I closed the distance a little but at the Kings River Drive traffic light the red light disappeared and I didn&#8217;t see him again. Later on the way back to Kingwood on WLHP I saw another biker riding south as I was going north. He was on the sidewalk\/trail while I was on the road. I figured I wouldn&#8217;t see any other cyclists but at Bank of America on WLHP two cyclists crossed WLHP and into the bank parking lot. I followed them about 30 feet behind. They were busy talking and didn&#8217;t notice me i guess. I trailed them to Deerbrook Drive where they went straight and I turned right.<\/p>\n<p>I finished the ride at 10:45 am within the time window.<\/p>\n<p>More fine biking weather on Wednesday without the small window of time.<\/p>\n<h2>SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/18425486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/07\/small-time-window-bike-ride\/8-7-2018-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1984%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1984,1030\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick Ankrum&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1533640478&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8-7-2018 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C311&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C623&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"portTracks Bike Ride Summary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1984&amp;ssl=1 1984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C332&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C311&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8-7-2018-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C415&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1756205632\/embed\/4fcf89ab0ddd772f27b7f228623f77357c2c4062\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a small time window to bike this morning so I was on the bike and rolling at 8:38 am. I chose the &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; E. Lake Houston Parkway&#8221; route and biked 28.67 miles. 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