{"id":56526,"date":"2021-05-17T19:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56526"},"modified":"2021-05-17T19:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:41:39","slug":"bike-ride-to-fm1485-i-tossed-the-rain-dice-and-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/05\/17\/bike-ride-to-fm1485-i-tossed-the-rain-dice-and-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Ride to FM1485, I Tossed The Rain Dice and Lost"},"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=\"Bike Ride to FM1485, I Tossed The Rain Dice and Lost\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCRjbccVZQE?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\">I pressed the start button on the Bolt computer at 12:33 PM. The sky was dark in places but the radar showed the rain was not near even though I heard light rain on the patio cover. I chose a route to the north and set out on my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No rain but the streets were damp until I crossed FM 1314 where the road turned wet. The clouds looked threatening to the west but I continued on the route. At the Valero station on Loop 494 I made a quick switch to find cover from the rain. I waited there for at least 20 minutes until the rain slowed. Next I stopped at Buster Brown Propane in New Caney to get some information. The roads dried some but the dark clouds moved closer. I planned on riding my &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; FM 1485 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route and headed to the frontage road and over Caney Creek. I made the u-turn under US59 and rode south towards FM 1485 and  the rain started. I took shelter at the US59 and FM 1485 overpass. I don&#8217;t remember how long I waited for the rain to slow but while I waited the thunder and lightning picked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally the rain slowed, I headed south on the frontage road to Valley Ranch Parkway with more thunder but no rain but as I passed the New Caney ISD football stadium the rain came down. I lifted the Canyon over the chain blocking the parking lot entrance and found a dry place at the ticket booth. More waiting while the rain came down. It slowed and I set off to my next goal, the Grand Parkway overpass at Valley Ranch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I got there the rain came down again. I rode through the traffic light to get under the overpass and out of the rain. That was as far as I rode. I waited and waited for the rain to slow but it never happened. I started thinking of ways to get home but none looked good. Finally around 4:05 PM a lady stopped and asked if I needed a ride home. I said yest, I loaded the Canyon in the back of her large pickup and thanked her many times. Getting home wasn&#8217;t easy with the rain, flashing traffic lights and lots of traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soaked and gritty I walked the Canyon up the driveway and got inside out of the rain. I tossed the rain dice and lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/28180699\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"701\" data-attachment-id=\"56525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/5-17-2021-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1838%2C1073&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1838,1073\" 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=\"5-17-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5-17-2021 SportTracks 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\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C701&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5-17-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1838&amp;ssl=1 1838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C350&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C467&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C374&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5-17-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1536%2C897&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I pressed the start button on the Bolt computer at 12:33 PM. 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