{"id":56182,"date":"2021-03-30T15:39:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56182"},"modified":"2021-03-30T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:39:58","slug":"biking-hard-into-24-mph-wind-gusts-march-best-month-since-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/30\/biking-hard-into-24-mph-wind-gusts-march-best-month-since-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking Hard Into 24 mph Wind Gusts, March Best Month Since July"},"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=\"Biking Hard Into 24 mph Wind Gusts, March Best Month Since July\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2heev47Gj4?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>As March winds down the weather warms up some but strong winds make biking hard. Today&#8217;s bike ride started at 11:11 AM, about an hour earlier than yesterday because it warmed up faster. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike on my &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; Huffman&#8221; route. Just like the old days I went north along FM 2100 from Old Atascocita Road to FM 1960 but not on the road. The new road construction added a sidewalk beside the north bound lanes. With traffic now on the new lanes there is no room or shoulder to ride on and I rode on the new sidewalk. It needs some cleanup but it runs almost all the way to the railroad tracks. I biked <strong>33.35 miles <\/strong>bumping my March total to <strong>850.17 miles<\/strong>, the most miles in a month since last July when I rode <strong>923 miles<\/strong>. Year to date I am at <strong>2,061 miles<\/strong>, 4 miles behind 2020 on the is date. Today&#8217;s bike ride was the 6th time on this route; 4 times on my Canyon and 2 times on my Lynskey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"793\" data-attachment-id=\"56181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-30-2021-start-of-bike-ride\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?fit=1365%2C902&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1365,902\" 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=\"3-30-2021 Start of Bike Ride\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-30-2021 Start of Bike Ride on the Canyon bike&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?fit=600%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?fit=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?resize=1200%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-30-2021 Start of Bike Ride on the Canyon bike\" class=\"wp-image-56181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?resize=600%2C396&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?resize=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Start-of-Bike-Ride.jpg?resize=640%2C423&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished the bike ride at 1:45 PM with the wind picking up since the start. Weather at the start and finish: start 75 (87% humidity, 70.7 dew point), cloudy, wind S 11 mph; finish 81 (70% humidity, 69.9 dew point), overcast, wind S 15 mph gusts 24 mph. I overdressed with a shorts, a long sleeve jersey and a jacket. I should&#8217;ve wore a short sleeve jersey over the long sleeve one and left the jacket at home. Getting to FM 2100 I rode into a strong headwind. I thought on the way back to Kingwood the headwind would be a tailwind and it was sometimes. Biking west over Lake Houston the wind came from my left. Each time a gust hit me my Canyon got pushed to the right requiring a strong grip on the handlebars to maintain control. After exiting the causeway and turning right the tailwind reappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=64656079&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 1000px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5039460016\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1053\" height=\"1045\" data-attachment-id=\"56180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-30-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1053%2C1045&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1053,1045\" 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=\"3-30-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-30-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=453%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=605%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1053%2C1045&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-30-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1053&amp;ssl=1 1053w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=453%2C450&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=605%2C600&amp;ssl=1 605w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-30-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=484%2C480&amp;ssl=1 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As March winds down the weather warms up some but strong winds make biking hard. Today&#8217;s bike ride started at 11:11 AM, about an hour earlier than yesterday because it warmed up faster. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/30\/biking-hard-into-24-mph-wind-gusts-march-best-month-since-july\/\"><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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[3932,5426,4719,5324,1424],"class_list":["post-56182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-walden-huffman","tag-bicyling","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eCa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56182","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=56182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56183,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56182\/revisions\/56183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}