{"id":52745,"date":"2020-04-10T16:01:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T21:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52745"},"modified":"2020-04-10T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T21:01:44","slug":"strong-wind-18-degrees-cooler-good-friday-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/10\/strong-wind-18-degrees-cooler-good-friday-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Wind, 18 Degrees Cooler Good Friday Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Waiting a little later than recent bike rides I wanted the temperature to warm up enough to skip the leg warmers. Around 11 AM it got there. After getting ready wheels down at 11:54 AM as I headed out to ride the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; FM1485 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route. Wanting to go at least 30 miles to set up a 200+ mile week I actually rode <strong>31.12 mile<\/strong>s with the week&#8217;s total now at <strong>173.91 miles<\/strong>. With two possible riding days left 200 miles looks good. April now totals <strong>318.95 miles<\/strong> with a 630 mile goal. Saturday may be a Zwifting day if the weather forecast comes true. My subscription expires Sunday and I need 12 more miles to reach my 30 mile goal for April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strong Wind, 18 Degrees Cooler Good Friday Bike Ride\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JUQ73avJbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind was the story during today&#8217;s bike ride. 21 mph from the NE with 25 mph gusts awaited as I rode north to FM 1485. Fortunately getting to US59 from the starting point went west delaying the headwind fight for about 7 miles. Once I rode north on the frontage road the wind tried to slow me down but I managed to improve my average speed taking advantage of a few places offering some wind breaks. By the turn around at Caney Creek I think the wind dropped to 13 mph from the NE. This meant a tailwind most of the way back to Kingwood which helped push up my average speed to 14.3 mph with a brief stretch at 14.4 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an almost 20 degree drop from yesterday&#8217;s ride I opted for shorts, long sleeve thermal jersey, and windbreaker jacket. By the 2:16 PM finish I think the thermal jersey might have been too much since it was soaked when I took it off after the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With people staying home I noticed an uptick in the number of people biking, walking and jogging. I captured a few of them in today&#8217;s video. The new microphone position seemed cut down on the wind and traffic noise. The audio sounds good when the conditions aren&#8217;t noisy. I think I will continue to use the microphone in the new spot. That spot is inside of the left helmet strap. I don&#8217;t notice and the extra wire doesn&#8217;t get in the way of looking in my mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3281341616\/embed\/0e280c6d8f5ac197a1c82bbab016989ab76d5a02'><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h3>Ride data from Golden Cheetah program<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-10-2020-Golden-Cheetah-Bike-Ride-Data-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1021\" data-attachment-id=\"52743\" 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Around 11 AM it got there. 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