{"id":6292,"date":"2010-11-04T20:22:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T01:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=6292"},"modified":"2010-11-04T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T01:24:26","slug":"dark-30-and-cooling-november-4th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/04\/dark-30-and-cooling-november-4th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark 30 and Cooling – November 4th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have heard this phrase for many years when some asks the time: dark 30. This evening’s ride is probably a foretaste of what it will be like the rest of the year on my evening rides. A strong cool front blew through with wind up to 30 mph at times. By the time I got home from work the sunlight was fading and the wind was slowing. When I left the house on the Raleigh M800 the temperature was 65 degrees and the wind had slowed to around 7 mph. The skies were a clear blue unlike yesterday’s rain clouds. By the time I got back the temperature was 60 degrees and the sun was long gone.<\/p>\n

I always seem to have a problem guessing on what to wear when the conditions are like this. Tonight had a long sleeve jersey, wind jacket, leg warmers and half finger gloves. Of these the one item that I should have changed was the gloves, full finger ones would have been better. The lights are earning their keep. The battery for my headlamp is one of those 4 or 5 pound ones. I have to think that this is like running with leg weights on. Maybe this will help be speedier on my Motobecane road bike.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s weather could be too cool for an early ride with the Friday night temperature possibly being in the 30’s. This will slow down my riding toward the year’s goal. I may have to ride even though my cutoff is 59 degrees.<\/p>\n

Today’s ride information:<\/p>\n