{"id":59349,"date":"2022-06-03T15:34:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59349"},"modified":"2022-06-03T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:34:26","slug":"june-coolness-dogs-update-railroad-overpass-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/june-coolness-dogs-update-railroad-overpass-work\/","title":{"rendered":"June Coolness, Dogs Update, Railroad Overpass Work"},"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=\"June Coolness, Dogs Update, Railroad Overpass Work 6\/3\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ve0TopIwXeU?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 wanted today&#8217;s ride to be on a route I haven&#8217;t rode in awhile. I checked SportTracks and saw the last time I rode my &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Balmoral &#8211; Walden&#8221; route was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/29455368\">April 19th<\/a><\/strong>. That was where I rode today. A &#8220;cool&#8221; front arrived during the night dropping the temperature to 69 degrees when I got up around 6:15 AM along with lower humidity and dew point. Before starting the bike ride I made a few phone calls following up on problems or questions. That delayed the start to 10:16 AM. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia while waiting for Lynskey to come up with a solution to installing the wrong crankset on the Helix. That was one of the phone calls I made. Maybe they will decide by the end of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I checked the route history the average distance was 34 miles and today I biked <strong>34.34 miles<\/strong> pushing the week&#8217;s total to xxx miles, close enough to 220 miles that I can get there with tomorrow&#8217;s ride. This is new route in that I created it in 2022. Five of the 6 rides have been on my Cervelo Caledonia. The route is all west of Lake Houston though I get close to the lake at FM 1960 and Atascocita Shores Drive. Some of the streets in the area are under construction so maybe I couldn&#8217;t biked parts of this route in 2020 or 2021. The railroad overpass construction on Timber Forest south of Greens Road appears to progressed but I didn&#8217;t get close enough to see the details. A small crane was moving around and several pickup trucks may mean workers there. If I had to guess I think the beams have been placed and the small crane was laying the decking slabs in place. Maybe August will be a good opening time after all.<\/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\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1837\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"59348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/6-3-2022-ytd-bike-rides-overview-atascocita-balmoral-walden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?fit=1837%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1837,482\" 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=\"6-3-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6-3-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;6-3-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?fit=600%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?fit=800%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?fit=1837%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"6-3-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden\" class=\"wp-image-59348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?w=1837&amp;ssl=1 1837w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?resize=600%2C157&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?resize=800%2C210&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?resize=640%2C168&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-Overview-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden.png?resize=1536%2C403&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>6-3-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather at the start and 1:00 PM finish: start 78 (humidity 75%, dew point 70), partly cloudy, wind N 9 mph; finish 84 (humidity 63%, dew point 70), partly cloudy, wind NE 9 mph. I felt the difference in the humidity from the bike rides earlier this week. Single digit wind was nice but that will probably get stronger by Sunday. I was going to use my CamelBak but with the cooler temperature and lower humidity I stuck with the Polar water bottle. The Camelbak will probably be used tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the bike ride an officer from the City of Houston Animal Control left a message that they checked for the dogs at Rock Creek and Northpark but did not see them She said they will check again in the coming week. I&#8217;ve been avoiding that area so I didn&#8217;t know if they were there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/axs.sram.com\/activities\/wahoo-262128671__1654269378\">AXS.SRAM.com ride report<\/a><\/strong>: total moving time was 2:36:42; a whopping 53 RD shifts; I used the 35&#215;13 gearing 1:18:16 (19.2 miles) and the 35&#215;15 gearing 57:06 (11.3 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strava recorded a <strong>PR<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7249466234\/segments\/2967866494993512790\">Balmoral Greens eastbound<\/a>\u00a0(4:31). That&#8217;s good for me but Matthew Roberts&#8217; 2:49 is the best time. I&#8217;m not the only cyclist riding there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7249466234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1104\" data-attachment-id=\"59347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/6-3-2022-strava-atascocita-balmoral-walden-data-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?fit=1044%2C1104&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1044,1104\" 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=\"6-3-2022 Strava Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden Data Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6-3-2022 Strava Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;6-3-2022 Strava Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden Data Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?fit=426%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?fit=567%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?fit=1044%2C1104&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"6-3-2022 Strava Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden Data Summary\" class=\"wp-image-59347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?w=1044&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?resize=426%2C450&amp;ssl=1 426w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?resize=567%2C600&amp;ssl=1 567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6-3-2022-Strava-Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden-Data-Summary.png?resize=454%2C480&amp;ssl=1 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>6-3-2022 Strava Atascocita-Balmoral-Walden Data Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=92108751&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 1100px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted today&#8217;s ride to be on a route I haven&#8217;t rode in awhile. I checked SportTracks and saw the last time I rode my &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Balmoral &#8211; Walden&#8221; route was April 19th. That was where I rode today. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/june-coolness-dogs-update-railroad-overpass-work\/\"><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":[5560,2560,212,5297,4719,5553,1424],"class_list":["post-59349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-balmoral-walden","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-cervelo-caledonia-rival-axs","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-frf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59349","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=59349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59352,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59349\/revisions\/59352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}