{"id":56310,"date":"2021-04-17T17:24:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56310"},"modified":"2021-04-17T17:24:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T22:24:11","slug":"wind-light-rain-chill-out-and-back-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/17\/wind-light-rain-chill-out-and-back-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind + Light Rain + Chill, Out and Back Bike Ride to E Lake Houston Parkway"},"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=\"Wind + Light Rain + Chill, Out and Back Bike Ride to E Lake Houston Parkway\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L0NtF9jUFTs?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\">The weather forecast for today warned me that going on a bike ride might be a problem. All morning the temperature would not go above 59 degrees. Finally around 1 PM it got above 60 but the strong wind made it feel cooler. Going for a bike ride didn&#8217;t look great but I decided to get dressed and head out. I bundled up wearing shorts, leg warmers, a long sleeve thermal jersey, windbreaker jacket, and regular biking gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video I say the route I wanted to ride but the 1:35 PM start and weather conditions caused me to change it to &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; E. Lake Houston Parkway&#8221;. Actually the route reversed the order of the last two names. But to not create a new route name I used the other one. I rode the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike. One reason I &#8220;braved&#8221; the cold weather (by my definition) was to not fall further behind 2020 YTD miles. 2021 now trails by 39 miles, an increase from 30 yesterday. Today&#8217;s bike ride covered <strong>28.42 miles<\/strong>. The week&#8217;s total comes in at <strong>145.06 miles<\/strong>. No 200 miles this week with one day left. Below the chart shows YTD miles progressions for 2021 and previous years.<\/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\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"810\" data-attachment-id=\"56311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/17\/wind-light-rain-chill-out-and-back-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway\/4-17-2021-strava-year-progressions-ytd-miles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=1642%2C1109&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1642,1109\" 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=\"4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=600%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?fit=800%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=1200%2C810&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Strava Year Progressions YTD miles\" class=\"wp-image-56311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?w=1642&amp;ssl=1 1642w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=600%2C405&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=800%2C540&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=640%2C432&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Year-Progressions-YTD-Miles.jpg?resize=1536%2C1037&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/17\/oh-what-big-beams-you-have-bike-ride-to-gene-campbell-blvd\/\">Last year on this date<\/a><\/strong> I rode the &#8220;New Caney \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gene Campbell Road&#8221;. The weather was more bike ride friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I was waiting on the weather to improve I waxed the chain on the Lynskey R300 and switched the seat bag on it. Cramming a tube, tire levers, patch kit, a piece of a tire for a boot, and some money inside the Lyzne bag took a couple of tries. It wasn&#8217;t as roomy as the Topeak bag I replaced. The Topeak hung down too low, touching the rear light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As if the temperature wasn&#8217;t challenging enough the wind was too. Weather conditions: start 63 (70% humidity, 53 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind N 17 mph gusts 24 mph; finish 60 (79% humidity, 53.7 dew point), light rain, wind N 16 mph. Getting to E. Lake Houston Parkway the wind tried to blow me and the Canyon bike to the right as I crossed Lake Houston on FM 1960. The wind whips stronger where the causeway is open under the road for boats and water to move. The return trip wasn&#8217;t as bad because the concrete guardrail blocked some of the force. Back on the west side of the lake a new problem arrived, light rain. Starting in Walden and to the 3:48 PM finish I rode in a light rain. Not enough to get me wet but I felt the cold water come through my leg warmers sometimes. After I finished the sun came out for a few minutes before the cloud cover regained the upper hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t agree with Strava&#8217;s assessment of today&#8217;s bike ride as easier than my usual efforts. Fighting the wind wasn&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5144802453\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1042\" data-attachment-id=\"56312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/17\/wind-light-rain-chill-out-and-back-bike-ride-to-e-lake-houston-parkway\/4-17-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1060%2C1042&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1060,1042\" 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=\"4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=458%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=610%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1060%2C1042&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4-17-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1060&amp;ssl=1 1060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=458%2C450&amp;ssl=1 458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=610%2C600&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-17-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=488%2C480&amp;ssl=1 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather forecast for today warned me that going on a bike ride might be a problem. All morning the temperature would not go above 59 degrees. 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