Cruel Wind to SH 242 Bike Ride

Cruel wind! I hurried to start the bike ride today because a “cool” front is supposed to arrive sometime this afternoon or early evening. Leaving at 11:25 bicycling to the north the cruel wind greeted me challenging my tired legs to push the pedals hard enough to maintain 14+ mph and average just over 13 mph. Route selection played the major part with “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” going north for 16 miles before I turned back to enjoy the tailwind side of the 17 mph NW wind. The bike ride totaled 35.16 miles when I finished at 1:57 but even the last 7/10 of mile was into the wind slowing me to less than 15 mph as a goodbye. This probably ...
http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2017/03/01/cruel-wind-to-sh-242-bike-ride/

 


Type: 
Ride
Date: 
2017-03-01T17:25:14Z
Avg Pace: 
2:38/km
Elevation: 
55
Distance: 
56679.9
Moving time: 
8966
Activity id: 
884043710
Strava title: 
Cruel Wind to SH 242 Bike Ride
Total photo count: 
0
Title: 
Cruel Wind to SH 242 Bike Ride
Summary Polyline: 
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Average speed: 
6.322
Language: 
English
Cover image: 
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