{"id":58498,"date":"2022-02-17T16:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58498"},"modified":"2022-02-17T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:09:54","slug":"a-long-wish-came-true-on-the-kingwood-streets-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/17\/a-long-wish-came-true-on-the-kingwood-streets-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long Wish Came True On The Kingwood Streets 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=\"A Long Wish Came True On The Kingwood Streets Bike Ride 2\/17\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZM2SB1in1jo?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>I&#8217;ve worn glasses since the fourth grade, about 66 years. When I started biking seriously in the early 1980&#8217;s I wanted to wear the stylish bike glasses the pros wore but my prescription was too strong to fit in the frames. Today a wish came true thanks to my recent cataract surgeries. I purchased some less expensive sunglasses from Amazon not knowing if I could wear them while biking. While I will need prescription glasses again I can see about the same as with the single vision prescription glasses I wore before the cataract surgeries. I&#8217;m now fashionable! To go with the glasses I wore a new pair of Pearl Izumi Elite Gel gloves since my previous black gloves were showing their age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-New-Pearl-Izumi-Gloves-and-Sunglasses.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-17-2022-new-pearl-izumi-gloves-and-sunglasses\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-New-Pearl-Izumi-Gloves-and-Sunglasses.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"2-17-2022 New Pearl Izumi Gloves and Sunglasses\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 New Pearl Izumi Gloves and Sunglasses&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 New Pearl Izumi Gloves and Sunglasses&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-New-Pearl-Izumi-Gloves-and-Sunglasses.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-New-Pearl-Izumi-Gloves-and-Sunglasses.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-New-Pearl-Izumi-Gloves-and-Sunglasses.jpg?resize=1200%2C1596\" alt=\"2-17-2022 New Pearl Izumi Gloves and Sunglasses\" class=\"wp-image-58497\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1596\"\/><\/a><figcaption>2-17-2022 New Pearl Izumi Gloves and Sunglasses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between eye surgeries and unfriendly biking weather I only rode 86 road miles so far this month. I wanted to ride at least 14 miles today to get over 100 road miles before the approaching cold front arrived later today. I chose to ride Kingwood Streets and take it easy as I recover from my Monday eye surgery. Riding my Cervelo Caledonia bike I covered 19.14 miles boosting my month&#8217;s total to 105.5 road miles. My goal is 300 miles. The weather today was radically different from the recent days with a high of 79 degrees when I finished at 2:25 PM. Tomorrow it will be cold again so Zwifting will be on my agenda. Maybe the weather next week will be kind so I can ride more. My Cervelo now has 105 miles on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this morning it rained about 1\/4&#8243;. I wasn&#8217;t sure if the streets would dry in time to ride but with some sun and strong wind they were ready by the 12;44 PM start time. While i waited I watched two races, Vuelta a Andalucia &#8211; Ruta del Sol (2.Pro) and Volta ao Algarve (2.Pro) on GCN+. Weather conditions for my ride: start 77 (humidity 61%, dew point 62), mostly cloudy, wind W 12 mph gusts 18 mph; finish 79 (humidity 38%, dew point 51), a few clouds, wind NW 10 mph gusts 18 mph. It felt great wearing my new wrap around sunglasses as the strong wind blew against my face. I also felt they protected my eyes from dust and other debris. With the warm weather I wore shorts, a regular long sleeve jersey and a short sleeve jersey on top of it. The warmth felt great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Jacinto Bayou Greenway now has signage. You can see some of it in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6698612659\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-17-2022-strava-kingwood-streets-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=1052%2C941&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1052,941\" 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=\"2-17-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=503%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=671%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=671%2C600\" alt=\"2-17-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-58495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=671%2C600&amp;ssl=1 671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=503%2C450&amp;ssl=1 503w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=537%2C480&amp;ssl=1 537w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-Strava-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>2-17-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"58494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-17-2022-rwgps-kingwood-streets-bike-ride-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?fit=1398%2C1185&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1398,1185\" 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=\"2-17-2022 RWGPS Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 RWGPS Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-17-2022 RWGPS Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?fit=531%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?fit=708%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?resize=708%2C600\" alt=\"2-17-2022 RWGPS Kingwood Streets Bike Ride Map\" class=\"wp-image-58494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?resize=708%2C600&amp;ssl=1 708w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-17-2022-RWGPS-Kingwood-Streets-Bike-Ride-Map.png?resize=531%2C450&amp;ssl=1 531w, 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