Well, the day did not go as planned – I fell short because of weather, currently in Tyler, 35 miles north of Austin: It was a day of intense weather. It was raining when I left Waco, then it cleared up for a stretch. It looked like I had a clear path between two...
Today’s ride began with ranchland and ended in Dallas suburbia. The hills smoothed out a bit, now with long, long inclines with trees on both sides which acted to funnel the headwind into something a bit stronger than if it were open fields. Missed out on rain...
Well, that was a long hot windy day Things I learned: – Day starts with a slight breeze from the south, allowing a reasonable average speed of 16+ mph. – Breeze turns into a headwind of 20mph as the day warms up and bike speed drops to 12mph and adds 2...
So it begins – landing at OKC airport, unpacking and assembling the bike and cycling south to Norman in preparation for 600+miles in six days. Temperature was 31C/89F with a headwind out of the south at 10mph and gusting to 20mph. I planned my daily mileage...
Ok, I now know my daily destinations for my “600 miles in 6 days” – I fly into OKC, assemble my bike at the airport and pedal off to a Best Western. Then: Day 1 – OKC to Madill – 106 mi Day 2 – Madill to Dallas – 95 mi Day 3...
