{"id":55498,"date":"2021-01-30T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T20:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=55498"},"modified":"2021-01-30T16:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T22:19:29","slug":"strong-south-wind-couldnt-keep-me-from-reaching-my-january-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/30\/strong-south-wind-couldnt-keep-me-from-reaching-my-january-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong South Wind Couldn&#8217;t Keep Me From Reaching My January Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strong South Wind Couldn&#039;t Keep Me From Reaching My January Goal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/758HtybTP4E?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>No Zwift bike ride today. A real bike ride outdoors started at 10:29 AM after I waited for the temperature to go up a few more degrees. I rode my Canyon Endurace bike headed south and east on my &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; FM 2100 &#8211; Walden&#8221; route. An overcast sky and strong wind awaited as I rolled out; 67 degrees with the south wind at 16 mph and gusts to 24 mph. It didn&#8217;t take long to feel the wind as I rode through Sherwood Trails Village in Kingwood. I dressed warm with shorts, leg warmers, a long sleeve thermal jersey, a windbreaker jacket, and my new Pearl Izumi half finger gloves. For the first 15 minutes I felt chilly but when my body heat increased I was comfortable for the rest of the bike ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of the ride I needed to bike 7 miles to reach my goal for January. I biked 30.3 miles so the goal has been secured. Last January up to the 30th I rode 602 miles and I am at 635 miles this year. Maybe I will add to it tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of days ago I replaced the carbon Lezyne frame pump with Lezyne Lezyne Sport Drive HP Hand Pump Black. The carbon resin was coming off and the new pump put out a bigger volume per stroke and the size was easier to hold. Now I hope I don&#8217;t need to use it anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"55501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/30\/strong-south-wind-couldnt-keep-me-from-reaching-my-january-goal\/lezyne-frame-pump-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.75&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KB2005&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611912266&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.745&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lezyne-Frame-Pump-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the late start I didn&#8217;t expect to see any other cyclists but they were out biking too. I saw two before I left Kingwood and more as I rode east over Lake Houston. They rode to the west. Then I saw two more on FM 1960 at Atascocita Shores Drive when I turned south they went north. Biking north along W Lake Houston Parkway three more passed me. So I wasn&#8217;t alone in wanting to ride outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road construction on FM 2100 meant a u-turn when I got there rather than biking north. The headwind then changed to a side wind until I made the right turn onto Fairlake Lane to FM 1960. Biking west over Lake Houston required a firm grip on the handlebar because the wind pushed the front wheel unexpectedly numerous times. The traffic sometimes can break the wind but not today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strava reported this ride was harder than my usual efforts probably from fighting the wind. 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A real bike ride outdoors started at 10:29 AM after I waited for the temperature to go up a few more degrees. 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