{"id":7482,"date":"2011-02-26T16:03:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T22:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7482"},"modified":"2011-02-26T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T22:03:38","slug":"the-sky-was-overcast-and-threatening-february-26th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/the-sky-was-overcast-and-threatening-february-26th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"The sky was overcast and threatening&#8230; &#8211; February 26th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sky was overcast and threatening drizzle when I started the ride. About two-thirds of the into the ride I started to feel m0re moisture in the air but the drizzle did not materialize. Temperature was not a problem with 70 degrees at the start and 74 at the end. Wind was ESE 2 mph when I finished and I do not think it was much more than that out on the road. Today&#8217;s ride put me within 16 miles of the 300 mile goal for February. The weather for tomorrow should be good for riding so I will probably have the opportunity to ride. No other cyclists were spotted today. When I was riding with the breeze behind I was able to keep a steady 17-18 mph pace. The Motobecane Le Champion road bike continues to impress me with the ride and comfort. A big part of the comfort is the Koobi saddle. Also the switch to Shimano Ultegra pedals was a wise move. My foot problems have disappeared with the exit of the Look Keo pedals. The narrow Keo cleat seems to have been the problem because I am using the same Diadora shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Mileage report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>February miles 284.8<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>YTD miles 502.79<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7484\" style=\"width: 964px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7484\" data-attachment-id=\"7484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/the-sky-was-overcast-and-threatening-february-26th-bike-ride\/2-26-2011-garmin-connect\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?fit=954%2C972&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"954,972\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1298735205&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;}\" data-image-title=\"2-26-2011 Garmin Connect\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2-26-2011 Ride Data&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?fit=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?fit=589%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7484\" title=\"2-26-2011 Garmin Connect\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?resize=954%2C972\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?w=954&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?resize=147%2C150&amp;ssl=1 147w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2-26-2011-Garmin-Connect.jpg?resize=400%2C407&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2-26-2011 Ride Data<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Additional charts, weather and map.<\/p>\n<p>[nggallery id=180]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sky was overcast and threatening drizzle when I started the ride. About two-thirds of the into the ride I started to feel m0re moisture in the air but the drizzle did not materialize. 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