{"id":64541,"date":"2024-02-04T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64541"},"modified":"2024-02-04T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T23:41:11","slug":"what-strong-wind-you-have-february-the-better-to-try-your-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/02\/04\/what-strong-wind-you-have-february-the-better-to-try-your-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Strong Wind You Have February; The Better To Try Your Legs"},"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=\"What Strong Wind You Have February; The Better To Try Your Legs 2\/4\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WlLduURQ9bs?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 sun was out and so was the wind when I started today&#8217;s bike ride at 2:00 PM; NW 15 mph gusts 27 mph. The temperature was 68 but the strong wind put a chill in it. I almost wore the wrong long sleeve jersey but just before starting I changed to a medium weight long sleeve jersey under a wind jacket. Usually when it is below 67 degrees I&#8217;ll wear leg warmers but above that my legs warm up enough that I don&#8217;t notice the coolness. Today was different but I didn&#8217;t wear the leg warmers. As the ride progressed the wind seemed to be stronger and the temperature a little cooler. When I got home at 3:38 PM the temperature dropped to 66 and the wind went up to 23 mph and 31 mph gusts. Today I rode my Lynskey Helix bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first 7 miles I rode mostly with the wind but when I turned back north at Kings Harbor the wind wanted to slow me down and make pedaling harder. After yesterday&#8217;s Zwift ride and 1198 feet of climbing I powered into the wind but it wasn&#8217;t easy when a gust caught me. When I made it back to Kingwood Drive I headed east with the wind. Winding through the side streets in Fosters Mill I was in and out of the headwind. Riding NW on Mills Branch was a headwind. Woodspring Forest and Woodstream were windy. By the time I rode into Royal Brook the temperature felt cooler and the wind stronger. I decided to settle for less than 20 miles and rode towards home rather than go to Woodridge Forest. I call this route <strong>Kingwood Streets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s bike activities totaled 216 miles. Five days on the road and two days on Zwift. The last week with more miles was October 23 &#8211; 29 last year. The maintenance jobs updated the SRAM AXS eTap firmware on each bike and replacing the CR2032 batteries on the Cervelo Caledonia. I had never done that before but it was easy once I found the battery cover. Earlier in the week I fixed a rear tire flat on the Cervelo. I&#8217;m ahead of the miles needed to reach February&#8217;s 445 goal; 92.8 miles, 21% of the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10697863110\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1130\" data-attachment-id=\"64540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2-4-2024-strava-ride-summary-kingwood-streets\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-4-2024-Strava-Ride-Summary-Kingwood-Streets.png?fit=1041%2C1130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-orig-size=\"1834,1220\" 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=\"2-4-2024 SportTracks Week Bike Activities Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-4-2024 SportTracks Week Bike Activities Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-4-2024 SportTracks Week Bike Activities Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-4-2024-SportTracks-Week-Bike-Activities-Summary.png?fit=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" 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The temperature was 68 but the strong wind put a chill in it. 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