{"id":61899,"date":"2023-03-21T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61899"},"modified":"2023-03-21T17:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T22:02:50","slug":"a-rough-start-a-blustery-wind-and-a-new-walden-bike-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/21\/a-rough-start-a-blustery-wind-and-a-new-walden-bike-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rough Start, a Blustery Wind, and a New Walden Bike Trail"},"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=\"A Rough Start, a Blustery Wind, and a New Walden Bike Trail 3\/21\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PmVjB0f-zUM?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\">After four days of Zwift rides I was back on my Cervelo Caledonia and the roads. The first full day of spring was overcast and windy but warm enough for me to ride outside. As I thought about potential routes to ride I remembered the Atascocita South &#8211; Walden &#8211; Huffman one. I was surprised that my last ride on this route was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/30150062\">October 6, 2022<\/a><\/strong> when I looked in SportTracks. I don&#8217;t know why it has taken this long to ride it again. I thought about riding it in reverse but since it had been several months I decided to ride in the usual direction. The average distance for the route is just over 35 miles so I figured today would be that long.<\/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\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"527\" data-attachment-id=\"61897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-21-2023-sporttracks-recent-ride-history-atascocita-south-walden-huffman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=1836%2C807&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1836,807\" 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=\"3-21-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=600%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=800%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=1200%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-21-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman\" class=\"wp-image-61897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?w=1836&amp;ssl=1 1836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=600%2C264&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=800%2C352&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=640%2C281&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-SportTracks-Recent-Ride-History-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=1536%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3-21-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before starting today&#8217;s ride I watched stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya race in Spain. They climbed a number of mountains which I would not b doing. My big obstacle would the very strong south wind. As I normally do before starting a ride I checked the weather and the strong wind stood out quickly. From the south at 20 mph with 32 mile gusts meant the south and east route I chose would be into that wind until around 21 miles. My legs would get a workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After getting dressed and getting the final things in order I decided to pump up the tires on the Cervelo. I use a thread on air chuck on the Lezyne floor pump. I didn&#8217;t thread the chuck on properly and when I removed it to try again the Presta valve core came out deflating the front tire rapidly. I had to use pliers to get the valve core out of the chuck and then thread it back into the valve. Then both tires aired up with no problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking out the back door I didn&#8217;t that the pest service man was at the front door until I was going down the driveway. I had to turn around and go back into the house to get his check. As I unlocked the door the wind knocked the Cervelo over. With over 6500 miles on the Cervelo I managed to not have it fall over until the last 2 weeks. It fell over at the Gator Ride and today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=trip&#038;id=115931414&#038;sampleGraph=true&#038;distanceMarkers=true\" style=\"width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 1000px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all of that taken care of I rolled away on the ride at 12:08 PM, later than i wanted. But the temperature had warmed up to 70 while I was delayed. I almost wore a heavier long sleeve jersey with the wind jacket but I changed my mind and grabbed a regular long sleeve jersey instead. Even with the strong wind I was comfortable except for the first 10 minutes until I warmed up. Weather for the bike ride: start 70 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 62, overcast, wind S 20 mph gusts 32 mph; finish 72 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 63, overcast, wind S 21 mph gusts 30 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently during my absence of not riding this route in Walden several stretches of bike trails have been completed. I rode on one section today, around mile 14 on the map. Next time I will ride on more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the way back to Kingwood riding west over Lake Houston the wind pushed the Cervelo around with the gusts. My firm grip kept me on track but it was hard. I was still able to keep my speed at 17 to 18 mph so I got across the lake at a good pace. On the west side I turned north and the wind was less of a problem. I finished the ride at 2:53 PM with a sporadic mist coming down speckling the Bolt&#8217;s screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8754291752\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1045\" height=\"1012\" data-attachment-id=\"61898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/3-21-2023-strava-ride-summary-atascocita-south-walden-huffman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=1045%2C1012&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1045,1012\" 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=\"3-21-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3-21-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=465%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?fit=620%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=1045%2C1012&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3-21-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman\" class=\"wp-image-61898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=465%2C450&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=620%2C600&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3-21-2023-Strava-Ride-Summary-Atascocita-South-Walden-Huffman.png?resize=496%2C480&amp;ssl=1 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3-21-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita South-Walden-Huffman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After four days of Zwift rides I was back on my Cervelo Caledonia and the roads. The first full day of spring was overcast and windy but warm enough for me to ride outside. As I thought about potential routes <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/21\/a-rough-start-a-blustery-wind-and-a-new-walden-bike-trail\/\"><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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[5336,2560,212,5297,4719,5553,1424],"class_list":["post-61899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-atascocita-south-walden-huffman-2","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-g6n","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61899","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=61899"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61901,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61899\/revisions\/61901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}