{"id":46165,"date":"2018-11-25T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T21:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=46165"},"modified":"2018-11-25T15:49:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T21:49:29","slug":"the-quest-for-20-7-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/25\/the-quest-for-20-7-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quest for 20.7 Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quest for 20.7 Bike Ride went on the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route because I needed 20.7 miles to reach my goal for November. This route usually is 26 to 28 miles long giving me the necessary miles. Today I biked 26.66 miles<\/strong> putting my November total at 366 miles<\/strong>, 6 miles<\/strong> over the goal. Year to date I am at 7777.3 miles<\/strong>. I hit 20.7 miles as I rode by the Oakhurst entrance on the frontage road north of Northpark Drive.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t easy riding the 26.66 miles. The wind was from the NW at 15 mph as a front arrives in the Houston area. The temperature at the 12:29 pm start was 73 but it felt cooler with the wind chill. By the time I finished at 2:30 pm the temperature still was 73 but the humidity dropped from 65% to 36%.<\/p>\n

Early in the ride I stopped on the Kingwood greenbelt trail and took this photo. Fall is evident with all of the leaves on the trail and ground.<\/p>\n

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With the strong wind even more leaves will be on the ground.<\/p>\n

Fighting the wind required extra pedaling effort but the legs weren’t fully recovered from yesterday’s ride so the speed was low. I did manage get my overall average speed up to 13.0 mph and hold it there until I exited Valley Ranch onto the south bound frontage road. With the tailwind I picked up the speed and improved my average to 13.7 mph.<\/p>\n

Wardrobe choice today was different. Acknowledging the high wind I wore shorts, short sleeve jersey, and windbreaker jacket. The jacket was important because the wind was chilly and cut through to my skin where the jersey didn’t cover at times.<\/p>\n

Monday’s forecast: High 57 F, 0% Precip. \/ 0.00 in, Partly Cloudy. High 57F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. With the high below my cold threshold I will work on the Canyon Endurace CF SLX indoors. I plan on replacing the chain, rear derailleur (scratched badly when I crashed 11\/7\/18), and handlebar tape. The hardest one will be the tape, I think. My wrapping skill is about on the same level as my accuracy of patching a flat when I sometimes miss the hole. I will take before pictures of the factory wrap to guide me. I received a notice today that my replacement helmet cleared customs this morning and will arrive on schedule.<\/p>\n

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n

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