{"id":7648,"date":"2011-03-12T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T20:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7648"},"modified":"2011-03-12T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T20:38:18","slug":"todays-ride-was-different-since-march-12th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/12\/todays-ride-was-different-since-march-12th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s ride was different since… – March 12th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s ride was different since I was not riding by electric light but was wearing sunglasses. As a result I was able to see many sights that I could in the dark. I could see the red bud trees, Bradford pear trees and azaleas were blooming signaling that spring is just a few days away. In addition I determined that I am not in condition to ride heading into a stiff wind. While the wind was generally 10 mph the south the 23 mph gusts were another story. You can see on the speed chart that when I was riding south or southeast my speed dropped dramatically, sometimes in the single digits when a particularly strong gust came at me. Considering that it has been a couple of weeks since I rode this distance on the road bike I can see that the 13 – 15 mile MTB rides are not real conditioning events. With DST beginning in the wee hours tomorrow I can start putting more road miles on.<\/p>\n

Temperature (IAH station): 77 degrees, wind 10 mph south, mostly cloudy skies. My weather station: 80 degrees, wind 4 mph east, mostly cloudy skies.<\/p>\n

During today’s ride I saw two groups of other riders on FM2090 around the 21 mile mark. The first group of three were recreational riders and the second group of 6 plus one dropped rider were much more serious and faster.<\/p>\n

I stopped two times to adjust my saddle. Last Saturday I adjusted the pitch of the saddle but I did not tighten the screws enough so when I started out today the saddle moved and I readjusted it. I did not get it right so I stopped two times to attempt to dial it in. My last attempt in Splendora was correct. The Motobecane Le Champion is a great ride and the carbon frame is smooth over the many bumps. I hope to ride 25 miles or so tomorrow.<\/p>\n

I was thinking of going to the Raven’s Revenge ride in Huntsville but I calculated the fuel cost plus entry fee and changed my mind. With the run up in gasoline prices I suspect other people may be making the same decision.<\/p>\n

March mileage update:<\/p>\n