{"id":56893,"date":"2021-07-06T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56893"},"modified":"2021-07-06T15:59:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:59:56","slug":"rain-looked-likely-but-i-rode-the-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/06\/rain-looked-likely-but-i-rode-the-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Looked Likely But I Rode The Canyon"},"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=\"7 6 2021 Bike Ride to Ramsey Road\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYNM-7rBn6A?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\">Looking at the weather radar before starting today&#8217;s bike ride I wasn&#8217;t certain I would finish the route I had in mind. Radar showed rain surrounding Kingwood but far enough away for the route to be out of the yellow and green of the radar. I stuck with my rule that if it isn&#8217;t raining start the ride. I can always turn back, stop or keep pedaling if rain comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canyon Endurace was the bike for the ride, giving my Lynskey R300 a day off to recover from yesterday&#8217;s wet ride. We rolled away at 10:15 AM following my &#8220;Kingwood to Ramsey Road &#8211; Huffman&#8221; route. If the rain got me there are several other routes I can fall back to. This would be the 4th time I biked this route in 2021.<\/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\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"256\" data-attachment-id=\"56892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-6-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1841%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1841,392\" 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=\"7-6-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-6-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-6-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-6-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-56892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1841&amp;ssl=1 1841w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C128&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C170&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C136&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C327&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-6-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <strong>38.97 miles<\/strong> was the longest of the 4. I think the increase in distance came in the first 4 miles as I varied some streets on the way to exit Kingwood. With 2 rides so far this week I&#8217;m at <strong>60.63 miles<\/strong>. July moved to <strong>198.67 miles<\/strong>, just shy of 25% of the way to my 800 mile goal. YTD 2021 stands at <strong>4,959 miles<\/strong>. 2021 still trails 2020 by <strong>116 miles<\/strong>. That difference has not changed much recently. Last year on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/25835955\">July 6th I rode 32.3 miles<\/a><\/strong> so today closed the gap by about 7 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I should&#8217;ve taken a screenshot of the radar before I began the bike ride. As I followed the route the clouds parted some letting a few patches of  blue come through. July is supposed to be a hot month in Houston but not for this bike ride. Weather overview: start 80 (81% humidity, 74 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph; finish 82 (78% humidity, 74.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph. I finished the bike ride at 1:20 PM before the usual peak temperature. The normal temperature for this date is 92.7, 10 degrees higher. I wore a new pair of arm sleeves for sun protection but they seemed to cool my arms too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"56894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/06\/rain-looked-likely-but-i-rode-the-canyon\/7-6-2021-new-red-arm-sleeves\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G996U1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1625555211&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025641025641026&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?fit=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-450x600.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?resize=338%2C450&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C480&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-New-Red-Arm-Sleeves-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I reached Ramsey Road I turned left and then I saw what looked like another biker at the bridge. Because the clouds looked wet to the southeast I didn&#8217;t stay long after saying hi to the biker. I didn&#8217;t want to take a chance of getting wet again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride back to Kingwood generally enjoyed a tailwind. This allowed me to increase my overall average speed to 13.8 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the ride I finished watching stage 10 of the Tour de France and waxed the chain on the Canyon. The chain made squeaky sounds during the ride. I think riding in the wet took a toll on the chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5585573418\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1053\" height=\"1045\" data-attachment-id=\"56891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-6-2021-stava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-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=\"7-6-2021 Stava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-6-2021 Stava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-6-2021 Stava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-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\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=605%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1053%2C1045&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-6-2021 Stava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1053&amp;ssl=1 1053w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=453%2C450&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=605%2C600&amp;ssl=1 605w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-6-2021-Stava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=484%2C480&amp;ssl=1 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-6-2021 Stava Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the weather radar before starting today&#8217;s bike ride I wasn&#8217;t certain I would finish the route I had in mind. Radar showed rain surrounding Kingwood but far enough away for the route to be out of the yellow <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/06\/rain-looked-likely-but-i-rode-the-canyon\/\"><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":[4719,5324,5331,1424],"class_list":["post-56893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-kingwood-to-ramsey-road-huffman","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eND","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893","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=56893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56895,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893\/revisions\/56895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}