Bike Bridge Up: Santa Fe Trail, meet White Rock Lake
by Michael W. Hubbard
They did it. The first half went up Tuesday night. Here is a view looking southbound on Garland Rd. Another view southbound: And a view northbound: Last night, during a pretty crazy thunderstorm, they put in the other half. …

Please BE KIND to cyclists: Downtown Bicycle Boulevard Project
by Please BE KIND to Cyclists
The net result of our activities will be a decrease in bicycle-motor vehicle related incidents and a concurrent rise in the number of individuals willing to ride bicycles on Central Texas roadways. View my complete profile …

Fast Twitch Mind: Hotter ‘N Hell or Bicycle Heaven
by Fast Twitch Mind
Okay, I get to have all the fun, now I am in Wichita Falls, Texas for the Hotter ‘N Hell bicycle event. My mission here is to show off the Athletes Honey Milk and ride the 50 mile course. This event is to Wichita Falls and bicycle …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/2/10 – 9/8/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
While the weather is still hot, there are also signs of fall. Combine UT football and cyclocross with family cook outs and the 4 day Tour of Austin Race, and. … 5:30 PM, Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park, 15400 Pearce Ln, Del Valle, TX Austin’s weekly cyclocross series returns for its fourth season at the the fully illuminated motocross course and surrounding fields at Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park (ADVMX). There are A, B, beginners, women’s, and children’s races in …

Tour de Austin Starts this Weekend! | FramesDirect.com Cycling …
by Carson Barker
If you live in the Central Texas area, be sure to check out the Tour de Austin bike ride this weekend, Sept 3-6. This event is broken down into 4 races on four separate days. Friday’s race is the time trial with a grand prize of $2500 …

Gaining momentum
More than 2,000 people sign petition against Bartonville ordinance
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff Writer
BARTONVILLE — Area bicyclists have launched a statewide petition drive, hoping to keep other cities from adopting rules like Bartonville’s new ordinance, which limits the size of bicycling groups riding through town.  …

North Texas Town Limits Cycling Packs
from Google Alerts – Texas cycling by FOX 4 News
BARTONVILLE, Texas – Some North Texas bicyclists have launched an online petition after one local town enacted an ordinance limiting the number of riders in a pack. In the Denton County town of Bartonville, more than 10 riders in one pack is too many.

Bartonville is a small rural town of about 2,000 people just south of…

DFW Point-to-Point: HH100 Report – Bike Town USA
by Steve A
I’ve heard some opine that bike rallies are more part of the cycling problem than the solution. I think that overgeneralizes. Some bike rallies do demonstrable good for cyclists in the communities that they’re held. I think the “Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred” is an example of such. Actually, come to think of it, it’s also the only bike rally I’ve ridden in over the last…

2010 Hotter’N Hell Hundred
Thanks to each and everyone of you that helped make the 2010 Hotter’N Hell Hundred a record breaking event in all respects! We are still wrapping up loose ends!  Here are some answers to a number of questions we’ve had in the past couple of days:

2010 HHH participation:

*HHH Endurance Ride – 13067:  Record Number of Riders!
* HHH USCF Racers – 720: Record Number of Racers!
* Wee-Chi-Tah Off Road Bicycle Race- 315: Record Number of Racers!
* Wee-Chi-Tah Off Road Trail Run- 345; Record Number of Runners!
* Total Weekend Registration: 14,445 Record number of Participants!
* Consumer Show had a record number of vendors displaying their products.
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The Ultra Finish Line Village held record numbers of riders who stayed to enjoy the music, water canon, and comraderie.  Some say the Ultra Finish Line Village is like the atmosphere found at the base area of a ski resort minus the snow.  Sounds COOL!

Driving home from work this evening I thought my ride was going to be rained out but when I got to Humble the clouds dried up and so did the streets. I was able to go for the ride but the dark clouds were to the west. I was thinking that I might have to call my wife to come get me in the rain but that was not necessary. The temperature was in the low 80′s, wind was calm and the skies were overcast. No riders were out again. After today riding will be less regular until later in the month.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 22.25
• riding time 1:32:36
• average pace 4;10 min/mile
• average speed 14.4 mph
• max speed 20.3 mph
• average cadence 76.1 rpm
• max cadence 107 rpm
• climb 181 ft., descend 164 ft., max elevation 76 ft.
• September miles 44.60
• YTD miles 3744.55

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Cycling – Mormon Mill to Burnet and Back (21 riders!)
from donbynum.wordpress.com
Gil Jones got us hooked up with two or three loosely connected groups that often make 26-50 mile rides from Marble Falls, leaving and eventually returning on, Mormon Mill Road (Burnet CR340).
Cycling between Marble Falls and Burnet in Burnet County, TX

A plan came together and we met in a church parking lot on Mormon Mill Rd for a 7am departure on a great Saturday morning.   The temperature at 7am was in the upper 60s (YEA! YIPPIE, maybe summer is relenting a bit!) and there was virtually no wind, so I was not missing any fun sailing. …

Oncor here and there
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
As seen in the newspaper this week, Oncor is making headlines in Denton County over its defeated proposal to cut across the popular Greenbelt trail.  You can see the proposed routes here.

The newly formed Greenbelt Alliance pulled together some impressive muscle and turned out en masse at the county hearing to fight Oncor’s route across the Greenbelt.  It worked, and Oncor now has to consider other routes instead.

I’m admittedly a little confused how much of this is nearby landowner NIMBY and how much is actual fight to preserve the Greenbelt.  Just saying…

Texas 4000 for Cancer partners with LiveStrong
By Pam Leblanc | Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 12:32 PM
by Austin 360 (blog)
Big news from the Texas 4000 for Cancer folks, who just wrapped up their seventh 4,687-mile bicycle ride from Austin to Anchorage in the name of cancer awareness.

The non-profit organization is teaming up with LiveStrong as a title sponsor, starting next year.

It makes sense. Both groups are on a mission to help those affected by cancer, either through funding research and spreading the word about…

From Carrollton to Carrollton, man rides for animals
by McKinney Courier Gazette
“In the van we will keep an extra bicycle. If something happens, like a flat tire or something is out of line, I will take the other bike and my mechanic …

Pedal Pushers: Hotter-N-Hell Hundred Part 3: The 100K Ride
by Roy and Christine
Dedicated to all who enjoy bicycling. Contains articles about recreational bicycle tours in Texas, articles for beginners, and general biking interest. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Hotter-N-Hell Hundred Part 3: The 100K Ride. The 100K Ride …

September is off to a good start with the weather moderating from the highs of August. According to the SciGuy blog in the Houston Chronicle this August was one of the warmest ones on record. Today’s temperature was 88 degrees during the ride with mostly cloudy skies and a light 4 mph breeze. Riding seemed harder with the wind feeling more than the 4 mph. No riders were seen. The streets were dry.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 22.35
• riding time 1:31:33
• average pace 4:06 min/mile
• average speed 14.6 mph
• max speed 20.9 mph
• average cadence 77.9 rpm
• max cadence 101 rpm
• climb 189 ft., descend 180 ft., max elevation 79 ft.
• September miles 22.35
• YTD miles 3722.30

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Bicycling in a world built for CARS!: Riding to Dallas and Back!
by Commute-a-sarus
My legs were feeling heavy after Hotter’n Hell this past weekend, so I needed a long slow ride. Carola needed a new bike light and REI had the one she wanted on crazy sale. I called around FTW to see if anyone could beat the price and no one could match it, so off  I went on an adventure. I have never ridden on this route further east than Grapevine so I was a little apprehensive…

Durango Texas: My First Bike Ride In Over A Year Went Well For The …
by Durango
I am glad I found Colonel’s Bicycle Shop. Getting back in the saddle, after more than a year of not pedaling, went surprisingly well. I was surprised at how solid the bike now feels with its fixed wheel. I quickly realized I put up with …

Matt Nowak – Money-making bicycle rides can be a blast, too
by Leavenworth Times
Many of our local riders made the annual trek recently to Texas to ride the Hotter-N-Hell One Hundred. It is flat as a pancake, but it is in August in Texas …

Durango Texas: Fort Worth’s Colonel’s Bicycles Has Me Back On 2 Wheels
by Durango
I believe it was after that that Steve A pointed me to Colonel’s Bicycle Shop on University Drive in the heart of purple TCU territory. It seemed like a long ways to go at the time Steve A mentioned it. But, I wanted a working wheel. …

Team McAllen Cycling sweating for a good cause | South Texas …
by Helen Escobar
The race was comprised of a two mile run followed by a 15-mile bike ride and then concluding the race was another two miles of running. Hansel Ibarra and Jose Zamudio were the first to cross the finish line that morning. …

C y c l e * D a l l a s: You see, this is very different from what …
by PM Summer
Recently, a paid Texas bicycle advocate commented that with bike lanes and cycle-tracks (aka, side-paths), Texas would look like Amsterdam in 20 years (in terms of bicycle usage). To do that, the population of Texas would have to …

The last day of August has arrived and I am just a few miles short of the 600 mile mark that was my goal. If had rode yesterday it would have put me over the top but I had some chores around home that needed to get done plus I wanted to watch stage 3 of the Vuelta a’ Espana that I had recorded earlier in the day. Rain was in the area although it did not land at our place. Our yard is super dry so it was a relief for it to rain yesterday and today in the afternoon. By the time I got home from work today the roads had dried out and riding was not a problem except for a couple of low spots. The grass and plants might make it now.

No other riders were spotted on the route this evening. Daylight is getting shorter especially with the clouds from the rain. With 4 months left and about 1500 miles to go for my year’s goal (5200 miles) I will need to average 400 miles per month. When November and December get here that will be difficult.

Today’s ride statistics:

• miles 22.16
• riding time 1:32:35
• average pace 4:11 min/mile
• average speed 14.4 mph
• max speed 21.1 mph
• average cadence 76.8 rpm
• max cadence 104 rpm
• climb 194 ft., descend 181 ft., max elevation 76 ft.
• August miles 591.48
• YTD miles 3699.09

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Daily Activities for August 2010

Angry motorist assaults cyclist
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
From today’s blotter:
A bicyclist told police a motorist struck him with his vehicle Saturday afternoon, knocking him off his bicycle, and dragging the bike for a short time as the motorist sped off.

The alleged hit-and-run incident, which occurred in the 600 block of Alice Street, started when the motorist yelled at the bicyclist, according to a police report. When the bicyclist made an obscene hand gesture in response, the motorist put his vehicle in reverse, backed down the street and hit the bicyclist, according to the report. …

We Need Walking Trails and Bike Paths and Sidewalks in Glen Rose and Somervell County.
from Somervell County Salon
I did not know Carla Jones but was sorry to hear of her death this last Friday. I heard, anecdotally, that she had been walking up Texas Drive towards the amphitheatre and was hit by a car. And that the person who killed her is distraught, incidentally. The thing is, a lot of people take that route for a walking path. I know of people who have gone to the soccer park behind the Expo Center and then, for some extra exercise, and…

Fredericksburg Rides « Pit’s Bicycle Blog
by Pit
Saturday, after arriving in Fredericksburg at around 2 p.m., the Twilight Twenty: It’s a wonderful and relatively short [20 miles] ride out of Fredericksburg towards the west. … But even if it taxed the shape I’m in at present and even if I got tired at the end, I really enjoyed it, especially (Lower) Crabapple Road, Welgehausen Road [with views even of Enchanted Rock], and Keese-Saegebiel Road, each of them very quiet Texas Hill Country backroads. …

Bicycle Bill Rides Again!: 2010 Hotter N Hell Hundred Bike Rally
by Bill Smith
What a great time we had at the 29th annual Hotter N Hell Hundred bike rally in Wichita Falls Texas this weekend. Since my little heart problem a couple of months ago, I thought it best to ride only 25 miles this year, but it was still …

Midwestern Dot to Southern Belle: First ride in Texas.
by Midwestern Dot
This ride was one of the best rides I’ve ever been on!
Not.
Here are the numbers and maybe you can figure out the problem:
Total Time: 0:02:13
Total Distance: 0.72 miles
Average Speed: 19.2

The only good thing about those digits is the average speed.

Here’s the short story for the short ride:
I finally got the motivation to go for a ride this morning so I loaded up my bike in the car (still a foreign concept…driving to bike) and headed to my possibly illegal parking spot in JC Penney’s parking lot. I was going to head out from there for a 25 mile route. I started and…

Ride it like you stole it, fat boy: another new bike???
by Andy Brickell
The Sealy ride. The Sealy ride 45 miles through very pretty Texas countryside. Looks benign but there’s a very hilly section at mile 35. The Katy ride. The Katy ride. It’s on the Katy prairie – flat, flat, flat …

Sweat GUTR Joins The Fight Against Cancer
by PPOLNews
DALLAS, TEXAS – August 12, 2010 – Tunnel Vision, Inc. is joining the fight against cancer with the introduction of the “BURST” Sweat GUTR® sweatband. A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of the new yellow, black and white “BURST” sweatband will be donated to cancer research and awareness programs. “We are very excited about joining the fight against cancer with our new…

Bicycling in a world built for CARS!: Hotter N’ Hell Hundred!
by Commute-a-sarus
This past weekend was the Hottern’ Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls Texas. My friend, wife, mother-in law and I went up early on Friday and set up camp. We went to the exhibition and watched the criterium races.
I had the goal to ride a sub five hour century and I ended up with a time of 4:50:38. I am pleased to say that I hung with the lead group (in front of the “Official Pace Group”) for 60 miles. I ran out of water and had to stop off at the Burkburnett rest stop to refuel/ tighten my handlebar…

Expect Garland Road lane detours when Santa Fe Trail bridge is installed
Nancy Visser/Reporter
The Santa Fe Trail pedestrian bridge over Garland Road will be installed this week in two segments — one half on Tuesday night and the second Wednesday. Expect some traffic congestion for lane detours. Here are the details:…

Pedal Pushers: Hotter-N-Hell Hundred Part 2: The Ride
by Roy and Christine
Line up started while it was still dark. For the 100 mile riders, there are three starting line up areas: the Scorchers (Fast Guys); Keepers (have previously completed 100 miles or think they can within a certain time); and Hopefuls (the title says it all). I was to line up with the Keepers as (loudly clearing of the throat) I had previously completed the 100 miles. The Scorchers had two blocks to use as the assembly area as there…

I did a lot of riding these two days in Wichita Falls. When I got home and was taking my front tire out of the Jeep I noticed it was soft from losing air. Partially relieved and also perturbed I set it aside to look at later after we unpacked and got things in order. When I inspected the tire I found one goat head thorn sticking out of the sidewall not far from the valve stem. I am not sure when I got this but maybe it was during this morning’s ride. I do not remember getting into the grass but maybe it was in the road. Back before my first Hotter’n Hell 100 I read about how these thorns could wreak havoc on riders and over the years I have managed to avoid them most of the time. I have seen people walking their bike with several clinging to their tires.

Below are the charts and maps for these two days. (Click on any picture to enlarge it.)

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Today’s ride was a short one to keep my legs moving and to get the miles for the week up to 158.28.

Rather than recap all of the statistics the important ones are August miles 569.32 and the YTD miles 3677.79.

The video is a recap of the ride. I need to apologize for the poor camera work when I was riding through Sheppard Air Force Base and the airmen were cheering. I was waving the camera in response to their cheering.

Texas ‘rookies’ ride RAGBRAI
from www.lackland.af.mil
The pack of Texas’ members of the Air Force Cycling team ride two-by-two into Dubuque, Iowa — the last stop at the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride …

Cyclist recovering from collision injuries
by San Angelo Standard Times
By Staff Report SAN ANGELO, Texas — A Lubbock athlete injured earlier this month in an organized bicycle race remains in the hospital but is “stable and …

Peddling for a Purpose
by KFDA
AMARILLO, TEXAS – About 30 people hit the streets of Amarillo Friday night hoping for change when it comes to bicycle safety.

After a tragic year, the group called Critical Mass wants to raise awareness. The ride took off about a year ago. On the last Friday of every month, they gather to take over the streets.

In the past, they’ve had up to 70 people show up for the event, but the bicycle safety movement…

We arrived Friday evening shortly after 5:00 PM. It soon became apparent that there were a lot of people parking cars and moving to the MPEC building. In addition to activities inside the MPEC building there was even more outside; mountain bike race, criterium race and numerous food stands and other vendors. I had heard that 14,000 riders were expected. Thank goodness the consumer expo had more space with the spaghetti dinner moving next door to the coliseum. There was almost enough room to navigate among the booths versus years past when breathing was an option.

The video included is a recap of what I saw. I think it is self-explanatory.