{"id":57041,"date":"2021-07-28T15:16:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57041"},"modified":"2021-07-28T15:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:16:36","slug":"rain-cooled-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/28\/rain-cooled-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Cooled New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest &#8211; Valley Ranch Bike Ride"},"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=\"Rain Cooled New Caney - Roman Forest - Valley Ranch Bike Ride\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRp_Emi6Auo?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>Last night we got about 4\/10&#8243; of rain which cooled the weather down slightly for the start of today&#8217;s bike ride. In the sun it was hot but the shade felt cool. It began at 10:02 AM as I rode away on my Canyon Endurace bike. I chose the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Roman Forest &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; for the distance it provided. I wanted to get closer to a 200 mile week. I biked <strong>41.59 miles<\/strong>, about average for the 5 times I rode this route in 2021. Those miles moved the week to <strong>110.15 miles<\/strong> and July to <strong>922.27 miles<\/strong>. They also closed the deficit to 2020 to <strong>15 miles<\/strong>. It hasn&#8217;t been this close in many week. YTD 2021 is up to <strong>5,683 miles<\/strong>. I could ride <strong>1,000 miles<\/strong> this month.<\/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\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"283\" data-attachment-id=\"57040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-28-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1838%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1838,434\" 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=\"7-28-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-28-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-28-2021 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\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C283&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-28-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-57040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1838&amp;ssl=1 1838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C142&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C189&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C151&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C363&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-28-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My legs felt good and the wind was light allowing me to get my average speed up to 14.2 mph for most of the ride back to Kingwood. No other bikers crossed my route except two young boys riding their bikes with fishing poles in Tavola. You can see them in the video. Lots of blue sky though the clouds increased to the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather conditions: start 85 (70% humidity, 74 dew point), a few clouds, wind N 6 mph; finish 89 (58% humidity, 72.5 dew point), partly cloudy, wind NE 5 mph. It was hot when I finished at 1:28 PM. You can see how much I sweated at the end of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5702137596\/embed\/5dcf2fd2105818dd9b29b87cf6cd9e2daa8322d0'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/28472147\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"684\" data-attachment-id=\"57039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-28-2021-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1832%2C1044&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1832,1044\" 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=\"7-28-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-28-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-28-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-28-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-57039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1832&amp;ssl=1 1832w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C342&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C456&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C365&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-28-2021-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1536%2C875&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-28-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we got about 4\/10&#8243; of rain which cooled the weather down slightly for the start of today&#8217;s bike ride. In the sun it was hot but the shade felt cool. It began at 10:02 AM as I rode <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/28\/rain-cooled-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch-bike-ride\/\"><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":[212,4719,5324,4342,1424],"class_list":["post-57041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycling","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-new-caney-roman-forest-valley-ranch","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eQ1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57041","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=57041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57042,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57041\/revisions\/57042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}