{"id":56040,"date":"2021-03-12T18:39:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T00:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56040"},"modified":"2021-03-12T18:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T00:39:20","slug":"not-what-i-planned-on-todays-bike-ride-wind-gets-sassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/12\/not-what-i-planned-on-todays-bike-ride-wind-gets-sassy\/","title":{"rendered":"Not What I Planned On Today&#8217;s Bike Ride. Wind Gets Sassy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Not What I Planned On Today&#039;s Bike Ride. 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I rolled out at 11:13 AM thinking I might have time to stop for an apple fritter at Pat&#8217;s Donuts. That didn&#8217;t happen. One reason I chose this route was the length. I wanted to get close to 200 miles for the week in case a cool front passed through Sunday before I got home from church. Today&#8217;s <strong>37.27 miles<\/strong> accomplished that putting me at <strong>175.34 miles<\/strong> for the week. Saturday&#8217;s planned ride should get me there. The October ride was slightly longer at 37.33 miles. Today&#8217;s bike early in the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"56039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-12-2021-today-i-rode-the-lynskey-r300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?fit=1403%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1403,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-12-2021 Today I Rode the Lynskey R300\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-12-2021 Today I Rode the Lynskey R300&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?fit=600%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?fit=800%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?resize=1200%2C772&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-12-2021 Today I Rode the Lynskey R300\" class=\"wp-image-56039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?w=1403&amp;ssl=1 1403w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?resize=600%2C386&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?resize=800%2C515&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Today-I-Rode-the-Lynskey-R300.jpg?resize=640%2C412&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a change the wind didn&#8217;t include gusts but it was strong at 17 mph from the SE. The temperature was warm enough that I didn&#8217;t need a jacket. I wore shorts, a long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey. By the time I finished at 3:26 PM the inched up to 18 mph from the south. Weather conditions: start 76 (72% humidity, 66 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 17 mph; finish 81 (57% humidity, 63.9 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 18 mph. With all of the wind and from the south or southeast the humidity is building up to normal for Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride moved along thanks to the strong wind as I rode north. Making the u-turn under US59\/I-69 north of FM 1485 gave me the first exposure to how strong the wind was as I rode back to FM 1485 to go west. I knew once I got into that headwind around FM 1314 it was going to be tough pedaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I turned onto Gene Campbell Blvd. I saw a new sign warning of road construction ahead. Just passed the new school construction site a flagman waved me down to let oncoming traffic through. I chatted with him until he told to go ahead. I rolled away. Not too long after that I felt my rear tire going soft and pedaling getting harder. Since I was in the one way traffic section I kept riding until I could turn right onto a side street (no name). The tire had enough air that I wasn&#8217;t riding on the rim. I turned left onto Christopher Way and found a pile of utility poles to sit on while I fixed the flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspecting the rear tire it took a couple of urns of the wheel to find the tiny piece of glass or rock. I wasn&#8217;t sure that was the cause until I got the tube out, pumped it up and looked for air escaping. Good thing I checked the patch kit before the ride. Two days in a row with a flat on different bikes. Not what I planned for. It took about 35 minutes until I got the wheel back on the bike with the hole patched. It took a little longer because I answered several text messages from my son-in-law. That was when I noticed the rear disk brake rubbing, enough to make a noise and pedaling harder. I had no idea how to adjust it so I tried removing the rear wheel and fiddling with the thru axle. It didn&#8217;t help. I did this several times after that but nothing helped. Later at home after the ride while the electricity was off I watched a YouTube video to learn how to adjust it. (I used a business card on one side of the disk for clearance and now the wheel tuns without rubbing). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back on Gene Campbell Blvd. I ran into the headwind and my legs were not up to pedaling fast into it. On FM 1314 I struggled to keep my speed at 10 to 11 mph. Sometimes I stood up to pedal and added a few more mph. The ride home was exhausting but I made it. The wind must have blown some electric wires together and a few minutes after getting home the electricity went off for about an hour. What a welcome home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4935953368\/embed\/f162c77508e30fab00901687766d363f3fc133ca'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ride data from Golden Cheetah tells some of the story about today&#8217;s bike ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 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\/2021\/03\/3-12-2021-Golden-Cheetah-Bike-Ride-Data-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"56038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-12-2021-golden-cheetah-bike-ride-data-1\/\" 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I decided to ride a route I haven&#8217;t biked this year yet. The last time <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/12\/not-what-i-planned-on-todays-bike-ride-wind-gets-sassy\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[2560,5297,69,5383,3563,1424],"class_list":["post-56040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bike","tag-flat-tire","tag-lynskey-r300-titanium-bike","tag-new-caney-gene-campbell-road","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-ezS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56041,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56040\/revisions\/56041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}