{"id":59837,"date":"2022-08-06T12:34:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59837"},"modified":"2022-08-06T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T17:34:12","slug":"being-an-optimistic-cyclist-with-undesired-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/06\/being-an-optimistic-cyclist-with-undesired-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Being An Optimistic Cyclist With Undesired Consequences"},"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=\"Being An Optimistic Cyclist With Undesired Consequences 8\/6\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTrqLakDvlU?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 ignored the weather forecast being an optimistic cyclist and began the ride at 8:08 AM. The plan was to ride my usual Saturday route &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Huffman- Walden&#8221;. By the time I was biking through Kingwood Greens I was beginning to wonder if that was going be possible with light rain falling but I kept riding thinking I would leave the rain behind. West Lake Houston Parkway was wet but at the Kings River Drive traffic light the rain stopped. I made the left turn heading to FM 1960 on wet streets. Maybe I should&#8217;ve considered why the cyclists riding the other direction seemed to be going extra fast as they passed me in two groups of three and a couple of single riders. But I pressed on to FM 1960. As I neared that road the rain picked up and I rode to the unopened Fuel Max station for cover. Good decision with the rain increasing, I waited about 30 minutes for the rain to slow down and heard thunder to the east so I changed my route to &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Walden&#8221;. I rode across FM 1960 onto Walden and circled back towards Kingwood on wet streets but no rain. On W. Lake Houston Parkway a light light started but stopped after I rode a mile or so. Back in Hunters Ridge about to finish the ride light rain resumed with sunshine and I completed the ride at10:44 AM, one soaked biker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After shedding a few wet items I went back outside and washed the Cervelo off as my bike shorts dripped water down the back of my legs. With a wet but cleaner bike I went back inside to change out of wet bike clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ride covered 23.66 miles, enough to make it a 200 mile week, about 9 miles shorter than the ride I planned. The week now totals 207.66 miles. I hope to add a few more tomorrow after church.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7592971397\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"924\" data-attachment-id=\"59836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-6-2022-strava-ride-summary-atascocita-walden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?fit=1042%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1042,924\" 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=\"8-6-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-6-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-6-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita &amp;#8211; Walden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?fit=507%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?fit=677%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?resize=1042%2C924&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-6-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita - Walden\" class=\"wp-image-59836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?w=1042&amp;ssl=1 1042w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?resize=507%2C450&amp;ssl=1 507w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?resize=677%2C600&amp;ssl=1 677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-6-2022-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-Walden.jpg?resize=541%2C480&amp;ssl=1 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-6-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita &#8211; Walden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=98898278&#038;sampleGraph=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 1000px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I ignored the weather forecast being an optimistic cyclist and began the ride at 8:08 AM. The plan was to ride my usual Saturday route &#8220;Atascocita &#8211; Huffman- Walden&#8221;. By the time I was biking through Kingwood Greens I was <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/06\/being-an-optimistic-cyclist-with-undesired-consequences\/\"><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":[3720,2560,212,5297,4719,5553,1424],"class_list":["post-59837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-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-fz7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59837","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=59837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59838,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59837\/revisions\/59838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}