{"id":60750,"date":"2022-12-07T15:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T21:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60750"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T21:31:23","slug":"batteries-dont-like-extended-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/batteries-dont-like-extended-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Batteries Don&#8217;t Like Extended Vacation"},"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=\"Batteries Don&#039;t Like Extended Vacation 12\/7\/2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mayu7TTH7N0?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\">The extended time not riding my Lynskey Helix bike created two problems on today&#8217;s bike ride. The last time I rode the Lynskey was November 10th. Around the 1 mile point today I noticed the rear derailleur didn&#8217;t shift when I pushed the lever. I looked at the gear page on my Wahoo Bolt computer and saw a big N\/A where the gear should be. I switched the front derailleur battery to the rear and the gears showed up on the computer page. I rarely shift the front chainring so no problem but I wondered if the battery would last the whole ride. It did. Next when I stopped at the cemetery to visit my wife&#8217;s grave I saw the rear light no longer was flashing. I didn&#8217;t have a fix for this one. When I got home the chargers were busy. I think I&#8217;ll charge the rear derailleur battery on the Cervelo bike before tomorrow&#8217;s ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I rolled out on the ride at 10:57 AM, much earlier than yesterday&#8217;s ride. I chose a northerly route, Kingwood &#8211; FM 1485 &#8211; Kingwood, which would be a longer distance. The weather was mostly a repeat of yesterday but the wind wasn&#8217;t as strong on the return to Kingwood. By the 1:48 PM finish I rode 34.02 miles getting me to 30% of my 200 mile goal for December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My neck muscles still need to get stronger. Several times my head drooped some from the weight of my helmet. Good thing I don&#8217;t mount my GoPro camera on my helmet. I remember this is a problem for the RAAM riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather for the ride: start 76 (humidity 86%, dew point 72), overcast, wind S 4 mph; finish 81 (humidity 67%, dew point 69), mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph. I probably over dressed with a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one. But I was not too hot except for the few times the sun broke through the clouds. Thursday&#8217;s weather likely will repeat today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"8220612638\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The extended time not riding my Lynskey Helix bike created two problems on today&#8217;s bike ride. The last time I rode the Lynskey was November 10th. 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