{"id":49846,"date":"2019-06-07T15:52:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=49846"},"modified":"2019-06-07T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T20:52:24","slug":"tram-road-with-a-dose-of-casey-ridge-apprehension-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/07\/tram-road-with-a-dose-of-casey-ridge-apprehension-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Tram Road With A Dose of Casey Ridge Apprehension Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I thought about which route to ride today I wanted a different one. At first I considered going north and riding east on FM 1485 to Casey Ridge and then into Roman Forest. FM 1485 doesn’t have wide shoulders in many places plus I wondered about loose dogs in Casey Ridge. Many years ago there was a dog sprint on a street as I entered Casey Ridge from the north but that is the only one I can remember. Recently I saw another cyclist on Strava.com ride through Roman Forest and north on Tram Road. I commented on the ride asking how the dogs were and he replied he didn’t see any. The reason I asked was the last time (6\/28\/16<\/strong><\/a>) two dogs chased me but fortunately there was a chainlink fence between us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With those in mind I held off deciding until I was underway. Starting at 10:09 AM with the weather looking good for a long ride. The weather during the bike ride: start 84 (82% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind W 8 mph. Finish 93 (57% humidity), a few clouds, wind W 12 mph. My summer bike ride kit: shorts, a short sleeve jersey, and arm sleeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riding north to Porter I went east on FM 1314 to Loop 494 to detour around the construction on I-68\/US59 frontage road at Community Drive. At some point Loop 494 will be affected by the construction but not so far. I had not made my route decision yet and as I neared the fork I chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Splendora” route and continued biking north on Loop 494. Entering Tavola I followed the streets I usually ride when I circle into Roman Forest but keep riding east to Tram Road. Roman Forest Blvd. shrinks to two lanes and the road is deteriorated east of Tram Road which why I don’t ride there anymore. Tram Road has a nice smooth asphalt surface most of the way to FM 2090. Before beginning the Tram Road leg I took these photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n