{"id":59677,"date":"2022-07-15T13:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59677"},"modified":"2022-07-15T13:51:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:51:56","slug":"time-for-some-new-kit-items-moderate-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/15\/time-for-some-new-kit-items-moderate-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Time For Some New Kit Items. Moderate Weather"},"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=\"Time For Some New Kit Items. Moderate Weather. Bike Ride to Tavola 7\/15\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RsFfSe8x_zo?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\">Today I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on what I call the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route. It began at 9:02 AM and finished at 11:48 AM. A few little things kept me from starting before 9 AM. The weather continued the theme from yesterday of not as hot as earlier in the week. Today&#8217;s <strong>35.49 miles<\/strong> was about average of the 9 times I&#8217;ve biked this route in 2022. I could&#8217;ve added a couple of miles going through Oakhurst but I decided to stay on the south bound frontage road from Azalea Blvd. to Kingwood Drive.<\/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\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"59676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-15-2022-ytd-bike-rides-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?fit=1836%2C599&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1836,599\" 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=\"7-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?fit=600%2C196&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?fit=800%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?resize=1200%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Route\" class=\"wp-image-59676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?w=1836&amp;ssl=1 1836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?resize=600%2C196&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?resize=800%2C261&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?resize=640%2C209&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-YTD-Bike-Rides-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch-Route.png?resize=1536%2C501&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the light wind I was able to keep a nice pace even in a headwind. The temperature was just 90 when I finished compared to the upper 90&#8217;s earlier in the week. Tomorrow it may get back up to the upper 90&#8217;s or higher. My legs felt good and the different gearing on the Lynskey may be a good thing after pedaling harder gearing the previous day. Weather conditions: start 84 (humidity 76%, dew point 76), mostly clear, wind E 5 mph; finish 91 (humidity 58%, dew point 73), mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sun took a toll on my Pink Floyd bike shorts with two large spots turning white spots from the ultraviolet exposure. I replaced them with a pair of Primal Prisma Ebony Blue Shorts. I noticed the white Armoray arm sleeves were showing wear and replaced them with a pair of black Bellwether Coldflash sun sleeves. They were surprisingly cool even though they were black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I was riding I thought about the gearing and wondered if the 46&#215;33 crankset on the Lynskey might be the better choice for the HH100 in August. The route is not mountainous but it is hillier than what I am used to. Maybe I will change the crankset on my Cervelo Caledonia to 46&#215;33. Checking the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/axs.sram.com\/activities\/wahoo-262128671__1657893749\">AXS.SRAM.com ride<\/a><\/strong> report I saw I spent 1:47:27 using the 33&#215;13 gears today out a total moving time of 2:36:34. Plus I only made 17 RD changes. I got my overall average speed up to 14.3 mph before it got lower as I rolled into Kingwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid 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\/7473794538\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"59675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-15-2022-strava-ride-data-summary-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?fit=1035%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1035,924\" 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=\"7-15-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney &amp;#8211; Tavola &amp;#8211; Valley Ranch\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney &amp;#8211; Tavola &amp;#8211; Valley Ranch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney &amp;#8211; Tavola &amp;#8211; Valley Ranch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?fit=504%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?fit=672%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?resize=672%2C600\" alt=\"7-15-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney - Tavola - Valley Ranch\" class=\"wp-image-59675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?resize=672%2C600&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?resize=504%2C450&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?resize=538%2C480&amp;ssl=1 538w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Ride-Data-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?w=1035&amp;ssl=1 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-15-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch<\/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:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7473794538\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"59674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-15-2022-strava-bike-ride-route-map-and-profile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?fit=1047%2C875&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1047,875\" 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=\"7-15-2022 Strava Bike Ride Route Map and Profile\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 Strava Bike Ride Route Map and Profile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-15-2022 Strava Bike Ride Route Map and Profile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?fit=538%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?fit=718%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?resize=718%2C600\" alt=\"7-15-2022 Strava Bike Ride Route Map and Profile\" class=\"wp-image-59674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?resize=718%2C600&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?resize=538%2C450&amp;ssl=1 538w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?resize=574%2C480&amp;ssl=1 574w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7-15-2022-Strava-Bike-Ride-Route-Map-and-Profile.png?w=1047&amp;ssl=1 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-15-2022 Strava Bike Ride Route Map and Profile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on what I call the &#8220;New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch&#8221; route. It began at 9:02 AM and finished at 11:48 AM. A few little things kept me from starting before 9 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/15\/time-for-some-new-kit-items-moderate-weather\/\"><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":[2560,212,5297,4719,5576,5287,1424],"class_list":["post-59677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-lynskey-helix-titanium-bike","tag-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fwx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59677","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=59677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59678,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59677\/revisions\/59678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}