{"id":59955,"date":"2022-08-21T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59955"},"modified":"2022-08-21T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T21:14:23","slug":"short-rain-shower-moved-me-to-zwift-wandering-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/21\/short-rain-shower-moved-me-to-zwift-wandering-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Rain Shower Moved Me To Zwift Wandering Flats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zwift - Neokyo Makuri Islands Wandering Flats 8\/21\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPtIyZwaPlQ?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>The plan called for biking on the roads around Kingwood but on the way home from church the clouds looked threatening. Once I got home I decided to change the chainrings on my Lynskey Helix bike. I went out to the garage to get the ratchet wrench and the Torx bits. I didn&#8217;t think it would take very long but as I started I heard rain hitting the ground and finished installing the 48&#215;35 chainrings. So much for my bike ride outside. It rained enough to get the streets wet and I changed to looking for a Zwift event. I didn&#8217;t find any for the distance and time I needed to start so I created my own event in the Makuri Islands on the Wandering Flats route. This is the second Zwift ride this week. Very unusual for this time of the year. A week ago I thought about canceling Zwift since I had not used it since April 15th.<\/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\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"278\" data-attachment-id=\"59954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-21-2022-bike-rides-zwift-makuri-island-wandering-flats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=1831%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1831,424\" 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=\"8-21-2022 Bike Rides Zwift Makuri Island Wandering Flats\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 Bike Rides Zwift Makuri Island Wandering Flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 Bike Rides Zwift Makuri Island Wandering Flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=600%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=800%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=1200%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-21-2022 Bike Rides Zwift Makuri Island Wandering Flats\" class=\"wp-image-59954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?w=1831&amp;ssl=1 1831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=600%2C139&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=800%2C185&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=640%2C148&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Bike-Rides-Zwift-Makuri-Island-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=1536%2C356&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-21-2022 Bike Rides Zwift Makuri Island Wandering Flats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;height:600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/veloviewer.com\/segments\/30408380\/embed2?units=i\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16.2 mile distance fit my time window. I checked SportTracks to see if I rode this route before and found the only other time was December 7th, 2021. I set up the live stream on YouTube and go ready. I tried to do a spin down for my Wahoo Kickr Snap smart trainer but the Wahoo Utility app couldn&#8217;t connect. I thought having the Zwift Companion app open probably was why the Wahoo app didn&#8217;t connect. After the ride I was able to connect the Wahoo Utility app and do the spin down. Without the spin down the smart trainer wasn&#8217;t adjusting to the climbs properly. My speed would go down but the resistance didn&#8217;t increase. I think the spin down fixed that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were not many other Zwifters on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of Zwift I rode each day this week. I rode 200+ miles to keep my consecutive weeks streak alive.<\/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\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" data-attachment-id=\"59952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-21-2022-sporttracks-week-bike-rides-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?fit=1833%2C1023&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1833,1023\" 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=\"8-21-2022 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C670&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-21-2022 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary\" class=\"wp-image-59952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?w=1833&amp;ssl=1 1833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C446&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C357&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Rides-Summary.jpg?resize=1536%2C857&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-21-2022 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Strava recorded a <strong>2nd fastest time<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7677802798\/segments\/2996529158877618282\">Wandering Flats<\/a>\u00a0(58:40), considering I&#8217;ve only rode the route twice that is fitting.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/7677802798\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1043\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"59953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-21-2022-strava-zwift-makuri-islands-wandering-flats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=1043%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1043,900\" 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=\"8-21-2022 Strava Zwift &amp;#8211; Makuri Islands Wandering Flats\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 Strava Zwift &amp;#8211; Makuri Islands Wandering Flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;8-21-2022 Strava Zwift &amp;#8211; Makuri Islands Wandering Flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=522%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?fit=695%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=1043%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8-21-2022 Strava Zwift - Makuri Islands Wandering Flats\" class=\"wp-image-59953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?w=1043&amp;ssl=1 1043w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=522%2C450&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=695%2C600&amp;ssl=1 695w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8-21-2022-Strava-Zwift-Makuri-Islands-Wandering-Flats.jpg?resize=556%2C480&amp;ssl=1 556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>8-21-2022 Strava Zwift &#8211; 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Once I got home I decided to change the chainrings on my Lynskey Helix bike. I went out to <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/21\/short-rain-shower-moved-me-to-zwift-wandering-flats\/\"><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":[5352],"tags":[2560,212,5297,4719,5304,5512,5429,5347],"class_list":["post-59955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-blue-norcross-al","tag-makuri-islands-wandering-flats","tag-virtual-ride","tag-zwift"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fB1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59955","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=59955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59956,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59955\/revisions\/59956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}