{"id":65323,"date":"2024-05-31T17:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65323"},"modified":"2024-05-31T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:45:00","slug":"strong-morning-rain-wrapped-some-bar-tape-closed-out-may-biking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/05\/31\/strong-morning-rain-wrapped-some-bar-tape-closed-out-may-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Morning Rain, Wrapped Some Bar Tape, Closed Out May Biking"},"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=\"Strong Morning Rain, Wrapped Some Bar Tape, Closed Out May Biking 5\/31\/2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Lrqu9_q2WM?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\">Strong rain arrived around 7 AM and lingered until about 11 AM. I waited a couple of hours for the streets to dry some and rolled out at 2:24 PM on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. With the later start I rode the <strong>Kingwood &#8211; Brooklyn Trails<\/strong> route for 17.56 miles. Plenty of signs along the ride of the 1.86&#8243; of rain (my home weather station). The previous bike rides on this route are varying distances and Strava matched two others.<\/p>\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\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"639\" data-attachment-id=\"65322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/5-31-2024-strava-matched-rides-kingwood-brooklyn-trails\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?fit=1041%2C639&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1041,639\" 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=\"5-31-2024 Strava Matched Rides Kingwood-Brooklyn Trails\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5-31-2024 Strava Matched Rides Kingwood-Brooklyn Trails&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5-31-2024 Strava Matched Rides Kingwood-Brooklyn Trails&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?fit=600%2C368&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?fit=800%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?resize=1041%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5-31-2024 Strava Matched Rides Kingwood-Brooklyn Trails\" class=\"wp-image-65322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?w=1041&amp;ssl=1 1041w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?resize=600%2C368&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?resize=800%2C491&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-Strava-Matched-Rides-Kingwood-Brooklyn-Trails.png?resize=640%2C393&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">5-31-2024 Strava Matched Rides Kingwood-Brooklyn Trails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the streets dried I replaced the bar tape on the Cervelo Caledonia. I&#8217;m not proficient wrapping handlebars. It took several times before I was satisfied. I used Zipp Service Course CX Bar Tape black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><div class=\"strava-embed-placeholder\" data-embed-type=\"activity\" data-embed-id=\"11542667209\" data-style=\"standard\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/strava-embeds.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closing out May bike rides I wanted to ride longer today but the 17.56 miles pushed May over October 2023 by 1 mile: 935.24 vs. 934.28. May also surpassed September&#8217;s 923.55 miles. Year to date I&#8217;ve rode 4013 miles. I was on a bike 27 days out of 31. Cervelo Caledonia 11 rides (400.07 miles), Canyon Endurace 10 rides (376.28 miles), Lynskey Helix 5 rides (144.41 miles), Trek Marlin 8 MTB 1 ride (14.45 miles). Average ride distance was 34.64 miles. Longest ride 51.5 miles and the shortest was 14.5 miles.<\/p>\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\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"879\" data-attachment-id=\"65321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/5-31-2024-rwgps-may-rides-recap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?fit=1531%2C1122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1531,1122\" 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=\"5-31-2024 RWGPS May Rides Recap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5-31-2024 RWGPS May Rides Recap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5-31-2024 RWGPS May Rides Recap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?fit=600%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?fit=800%2C586&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?resize=1200%2C879&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5-31-2024 RWGPS May Rides Recap\" class=\"wp-image-65321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?w=1531&amp;ssl=1 1531w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?resize=600%2C440&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?resize=800%2C586&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-31-2024-RWGPS-May-Rides-Recap.png?resize=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">5-31-2024 RWGPS May Rides Recap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong rain arrived around 7 AM and lingered until about 11 AM. I waited a couple of hours for the streets to dry some and rolled out at 2:24 PM on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. With the later <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/05\/31\/strong-morning-rain-wrapped-some-bar-tape-closed-out-may-biking\/\"><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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[2560,212,5297,4719,5643,5668,1424],"class_list":["post-65323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-bike","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf7-rival-axs","tag-kingwood-brooklyn-trails","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gZB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65323","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=65323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65324,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65323\/revisions\/65324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}