{"id":62932,"date":"2023-08-01T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62932"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:05:06","slug":"giant-transformer-encounter-of-a-third-kind-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/01\/giant-transformer-encounter-of-a-third-kind-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Transformer Encounter Of A Third Kind. New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch"},"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=\"Giant Transformer Encounter Of A Third Kind. New Caney - Tavola - Valley Ranch 8\/1\/2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YKRph97tHZs?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 rode north on today&#8217;s bike ride thinking it would be a shorter version of the <strong>New Caney &#8211; Tavola &#8211; Valley Ranch<\/strong> route. But it turned out to be a little longer than the 36.5 mile average of the previous 7 rides this year covering 37.39 miles. This was a good start for August bike rides which has an 800 mile goal just like June and July. I rode my Lynskey Helix bike for the first time since the triple saddle switch over a week ago. The Lynskey now has the Fizik saddle. I was a little concerned about the saddle angle since the Lynskey seatpost doesn&#8217;t adjust the tilt. It didn&#8217;t feel as good as the saddles on my other bikes as far as the angle goes but it was okay. It seemed to tilt down a little more than I prefer and put more pressure on my hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get ahead of another scorching hot day I rolled away at 8:37 AM. I wanted to start a little earlier but that was soon as I could. I managed to finish at 11:54 and the temperature was 96 degrees. Weather: Start 87 degrees, 69% humidity, dew point 75.1, mostly cloudy, wind SW 4 mph; Finish 96 degrees, 47% humidity, dew point 72.5, a few clouds, wind SW 4 mph. As I write this at 2:49 PM it is 97.5 at my home weather station. About half an hour ago it was 100.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I approached FM 1314 on the frontage road two motorcycle constables came from behind me with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Before that a pilot escort truck passed me on the left with a low clearance pole on the front and lights flashing. In my mirror I could see a LARGE LOAD coming and moved to the crosswalk island from the road. Good thing I did because the truck was indeed very wide (check the video) and took up most of the road as it prepared to turn left under the freeway. A huge transformer on the trailer with more wheels than I could count crawled passed with another truck pushing from the back. No idea where it was heading.<\/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\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"62931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" 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=\"vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Large transformer at FM 1314&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Large transformer at FM 1314&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Large transformer at FM 1314\" class=\"wp-image-62931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vlcsnap-2023-08-01-13h48m43s446.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large transformer at FM 1314<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that the rest of the bike ride was pretty normal. I stopped twice to refill my water bottle with ice, first in New Caney and then at the 7 Eleven on FM 1314. Riding through shade was a pleasant feeling from the hot sun. The breeze felt cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" frameBorder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/fatmap.com\/adventureid\/73487588\/new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch?fmid=em\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-1-2023-SportTracks-2023-Rides-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"363\" data-attachment-id=\"62929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/8-1-2023-sporttracks-2023-rides-summary-new-caney-tavola-valley-ranch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/8-1-2023-SportTracks-2023-Rides-Summary-New-Caney-Tavola-Valley-Ranch.png?fit=1840%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1840,557\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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