{"id":58770,"date":"2022-03-22T16:26:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58770"},"modified":"2022-03-22T16:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:26:59","slug":"roads-dried-quickly-after-2-rain-atascocita-walden-fm-1960-to-huffman-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/22\/roads-dried-quickly-after-2-rain-atascocita-walden-fm-1960-to-huffman-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Roads Dried Quickly After 2&#8243; Rain. Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman 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=\"Roads Dried Quickly After 2&quot; Rain. Atascocita - Walden - FM 1960 to Huffman Bike Ride 3\/22\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yy8F3O2CvUI?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>A strong storm passed through Houston between 6 and 8 AM this morning. I wasn&#8217;t sure the roads would dry off soon enough to go biking. As I waited I watched stage 2 of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya in Spain on GCN+. At one point a group of 5 riders were going downhill and rounded a corner too fast. 4 of them hit the concrete barrier but a Trek SegoFredo rider went over the barrier and down the incline. He got his bike and carried it back up handing it to a person. When he got back on the road his jersey was torn and bloody from his fall. You cold hear telling the team car he was all right but need a new bike. Amazingly at the finish he was in the group sprint. My bike ride was not that exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roads dried off quickly considering my home weather station recorded almost 2&#8243; of rain. When I started at 12:06 PM the streets were damp but as I rode only a few puddles remained. The Cervelo Caledonia got to experience some mud when I rode through the construction zone on FM 1960 east of Atascocita Shores Drive. Because Fairlake Lane road surface still needs resurfacing I stayed on FM 1960 until Anderson Street in Huffman. I had to create a new route name for this ride, &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman&#8221; since I haven&#8217;t biked this one before. I rode all of the streets just not in this sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I dressed for 63 degrees at first but before I left I took off the leg warmers and changed to a light jacket because it warmed up to 67 before I left. At the 2:36 PM finish it was 71. Wind was a brute today. When I started it was N at 7 mph but at the finish it was from the west at 17 mph with 24 mph gusts. Riding to Huffman I had a tailwind most of the time but biking back to Kingwood it turned into a headwind. My legs suffered as I rode across Lake Houston. I talk about it in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the wind I used the gears with 37 RD changes. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/axs.sram.com\/activities\/wahoo-262128671__1647968773\">AXS.SRAM.com ride report<\/a><\/strong> has more details. These two images show gear changes and average power per gear combination. I didn&#8217;t change the FD during the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"58767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-22-2022-sram-bike-ride-gear-usage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?fit=609%2C988&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"609,988\" 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=\"3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Gear Usage\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Gear Usage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Gear Usage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?fit=277%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?fit=370%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"58767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage-277x450.png?resize=277%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Gear Usage\" class=\"wp-image-58767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?resize=277%2C450&amp;ssl=1 277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?resize=370%2C600&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?resize=296%2C480&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Gear-Usage.png?w=609&amp;ssl=1 609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Gear Usage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"58768\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-22-2022-sram-bike-ride-power-in-gear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?fit=599%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"599,960\" 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=\"3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Power In Gear\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Power In Gear&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Power In Gear&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?fit=281%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?fit=374%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"58768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear-281x450.png?resize=281%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Power In Gear\" class=\"wp-image-58768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?resize=281%2C450&amp;ssl=1 281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?resize=374%2C600&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?resize=300%2C480&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-SRAM-Bike-Ride-Power-In-Gear.png?w=599&amp;ssl=1 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-22-2022 SRAM Bike Ride Power In Gear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in the ride I claimed the local legend title in Strava: <strong>Local Legend<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6866144236\/segments\/2941436188211425524\">Rocky Woods Half Loop<\/a>. I almost didn&#8217;t take that loop. Glad I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6866144236\/segments\/2941436188211425524\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"933\" data-attachment-id=\"58769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-22-2022-strava-atascocita-walden-fm-1960-to-huffman-data-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?fit=1045%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,933\" 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=\"3-22-2022 Strava Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden &amp;#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman Data Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 Strava Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden &amp;#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-22-2022 Strava Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden &amp;#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?fit=504%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?fit=672%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?resize=1045%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-22-2022 Strava Atascocita - Walden - FM 1960 to Huffman Data Summary\" class=\"wp-image-58769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?resize=504%2C450&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?resize=672%2C600&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-22-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Walden-FM-1960-to-Huffman-Data-Summary.png?resize=538%2C480&amp;ssl=1 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3-22-2022 Strava Atascocita &#8211; Walden &#8211; FM 1960 to Huffman Data Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=85404204&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 90%; height: 1100px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strong storm passed through Houston between 6 and 8 AM this morning. I wasn&#8217;t sure the roads would dry off soon enough to go biking. As I waited I watched stage 2 of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya in <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/22\/roads-dried-quickly-after-2-rain-atascocita-walden-fm-1960-to-huffman-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":[5570,2560,212,4719,5553,1424],"class_list":["post-58770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-walden-fm-1960-to-huffman","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-biking","tag-cervelo-caledonia-rival-axs","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fhU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58770","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=58770"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58772,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58770\/revisions\/58772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}