{"id":53153,"date":"2020-05-29T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53153"},"modified":"2020-05-29T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T23:00:19","slug":"no-rain-no-flat-lots-of-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/29\/no-rain-no-flat-lots-of-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"No Rain, No Flat, Lots of Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"No Rain, No Flat, Lots of Talk\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MqjBsXv-Zgk?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visiting friends was the purpose of today&#8217;s bike ride as well as recovering from yesterday&#8217;s flat tire. Setting off at 11:17 AM on a modified bike route heading north the Canyon Endurace rode nicely after I replaced the rear tube, added a new spare tube, and aired the rear tire up to 92 psi. The Canyon sparkled from the wash job. The route would follow my usual &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; SH 242 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; roads but swing into Tavola, east on Roman Forest Blvd to Linnwood Drive to enter Woodbranch village. It has been several years since I biked in Woodbranch Village and I wondered how much it changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turned out that had not changed too much even tough parts had flooded several times. I saw new houses under construction but not at ground level. On Linnwood flooding is a problem so the houses were up in the air on stilts this time. I found the street my friends Charles and Marion live on and rode into there driveway. They were who I came to visit. We had a great safe distance visit for almost 2 hours. Charles gave me two cucumbers that fit in my jersey pockets when I got ready to leave. I play Mexican Train dominoes with them but we haven&#8217;t played since the virus arrived in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier when I entered Tavola from Loop 494 a mint green Kia Soul pulled over a little ways in front of me and the driver waved me over. He has two bikes he wants to sell and wanted to ask me if I knew anyone who might be interested. We talked about biking and the bike ride in Liberty, TX. Dennis is from Liberty but lives in Tavola now. He teaches at a school in Cleveland. After he left I remembered a website that might help him sell the bikes so I rode to the street he told me he lived and looked for his car. He arrived just before I pulled up. Visit number 1 for the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride north was into a headwind, a strong 16 mph one. Working the pedals my average speed got to 13.5 mph when I stopped in Woodbranch Village. The wind helped keep me cool but I hoped it hung around for the return trip. It did and my average speed improved to 14.6 mph by the time I turned into Oakhurst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather during the bike ride: start 81 (73% humidity, 71.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind N 16 mph. Finish 88 (61% humidity, 72.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind N 8 mph. Its a good thing the tailwind helped me get back to Kingwood because my fuel level was getting low at the 3:55 PM finish. My shorts and Ohio short sleeve jersey were a good combination for the weather and temperature. No rain threat today though the forecast said late afternoon rain was possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride today totaled <strong>39.13 miles<\/strong>, making up for some of the miles lost yesterday due to the flat tire. My week now totals <strong>149.64 miles<\/strong> putting 200+ miles for the week within reach if I can biked Saturday and Sunday. 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