Texas Bicycling News Digest June 4th 2018

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Pedal pushers: Valley-wide bike share to spread to smallest towns

By RICK KELLEY | www.valleymorningstar.com


HARLINGEN — Urban bike-sharing is about to become a thing even in the Valley’s smallest towns.

Harlingen, Brownsville and Edinburg, in conjunction with UTRGV, have been operating a bike-share program called Zagster since late summer 2016.

McAllen has a different program, BCycle, which does pretty much the same thing.

But now the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council is stepping in to …

Video: Amarillo firefighters brave the bike trails in 24 Hours in the Canyon

By Destiny Richards | www.newschannel10.com


CANYON, TX (KFDA) – A team of Amarillo firefighters kept up with the competition in this year’s 24 Hours in the Canyon.

Three firefighters and one retired member of the Amarillo Fire Department joined the community for the annual event.

The department has been participating in the biking marathon for the past five years. …

Group cycles to raise awareness about sex trafficking

By Reena Diamante | spectrumlocalnews.com

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — A group of young Texan women and others want to raise awareness and thousands of dollars for a local nonprofit helping survivors of sex trafficking.

For months, a group of 11 young women from Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Oklahoma have been raising awareness about The Refuge Ranch. Sunday, they got to see it for the first time. …

Upcoming Rides – Chasing Watts

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Tuesday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:30 PM

Tues Night Smackdown
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:00 PM

Handlebar Cyclery TNW
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 6:00 PM

HAM Cycles Taco Ride
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 7:00 PM

HAM Cycles Taco Ride
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 @ 7:00 PM

McIntyre’s Sprint Zone Wednesday
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 6:20 PM

West Bike Scene @ Sun & Ski Memorial Mall
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 7:00 PM

Memorial Park Crit Series
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 5:00 PM

SUGAR LAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORLDS
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 @ 6:00 PM

Thursday Society Cycle Works Evening Ride (3 Loops)
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 6:30 PM

Thurs Night Smackdown
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 6:00 PM

Catalina Ride
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 5:30 AM

Sugar Cycles Shop Ride
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM

Cool Cat 45 Miler
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:00 AM

Road Group Ride: Pearland Cycling Club
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM

Blue Agave Cycling Ride @ Society Cycle Works
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Barn – Champions
Sunday, June 10, 2018 @ 7:30 AM

Pastor starts 1200 bike ride from WV to Texas

By: Falicia Woody | www.wtrf.com

MIDDLEBOURNE, W. Va – One Tyler County man is making his way to Texas on a bike with only $120 dollars on hand.

Pastor Troy Guild started his 1200 mile journey Monday, June 4th in Middlebourne and will end up in Waxahachie, Texas, just south of Dallas.

He does not have any …

TOUR DE FORT WORTH: JULY 1-22, 2018

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Welcome to the 2018 Tour de Fort Worth! This is a free community cycling event that challenges cyclists to ride 21 miles or more each day for 21 consecutive days. Come with us and see some of the great routes Fort Worth has to offer. This is a free event, we only ask that you complete this waiver and bring it with you to your first Tour ride.

2018 RIDE SCHEDULE AND LOCATIONS:
July 1: Opening ride at Joe T. Garcia’s-8:00am. 2201 N. Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164. This is a Mellow Johnny’s, Police and MedStar supported ride. Map Link

July 2: Club Ride hosted by Playtri- Fort Worth. We will meet at Light of The World Church 8750 N. Riverside Drive Ft.Worth TX 76244. 6:00pm start time. Map Link

July 3: Cobb Park- This is a Mellow Johnny’s, Police and MedStar supported ride.

July 4: Rest Day …

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Doughnut Powered for 9 Miles Bike Ride

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After last night’s wind storm and .02″ of rain the weather was sightly cooler for today’s bike ride. I started the bike ride at 10:15 am cycling the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route. All along the route I saw debris from the wind and a couple of trees toppled over, one onto the street in Kingwood on Chestnut Ridge Drive. In Roman Forest a couple of city workers were pulling a tree limb out of the ditch. Later I saw them hauling it in the bucket on front of the tractor. The wind and rain appeared suddenly last night while my wife and I were watching the Houston Astros. The electricity went out a couple of times like it did last Sunday when we were watching the Astros.

The weather during the bike ride: start 84 (71% humidity), overcast, wind calm. Finish 92 (51% humidity), overcast, wind 6 mph.

With the light to calm wind pedaling wasn’t too hard but my legs had trouble keeping the speed above 17 mph. I averaged 14.1 to 14.0 mph for most of the ride until I got back into Kingwood. Around 38.4 miles the average starting dropping and by the 1:43 pm finish I was at 13.8 mph. I usually think of my average speed being whatever it is before I get back to Kingwood where it is stop and go.

After riding past the schools in Briar Tree (school is out) my wife passed going the opposite direction. She stopped and and circled back. She had been to get her hair cut and had a doughnut to spare. She gave it to me and I told her I was going to stop at the Oakhurst park and pool for a rest break. I needed the sugar from the doughnut to power me home. I took these photos at the park.

After resting long enough to eat the doughnut and drink some water I was back on the bike to finish the bike ride. The rest of the ride was about 9 miles long. I made a quick stop at the Shell station on Kingwood Drive at Chestnut Ridge for ice and water to get me home. I don’t usually stop there. The attendant was friendly. I did notice the water had a antibacterial soap taste though. Maybe I should’ve settled for ice only.

More hot June weather tomorrow for biking.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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Texas Bicycling News Digest June 3rd 2018

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The Trailist: Lose Yourself On Leon Creek’s Mountain Bike Trails

BRENDAN GIBBONS | therivardreport.com


I thought the left turn might be a bad idea, but I took it anyway. I followed the neglected trail through knee–high grass and over a dry creek bed, my helmet scraping branches as I crossed the bank. The ground grew squishy, the mosquitoes thicker, the grasses and wildflowers now up to my waist.

There I was again, lost somewhere along the Leon Creek Greenway, but enjoying it. I’ve ridden the mountain bike trails along the …

Video: 24 Hours in the Canyon 2018

By: Kaley Green | www.myhighplains.com


CANYON, Texas (KAMR) – For a decade, Ryan Parnell and his family have used their love for biking to raise more than $1.6 million for cancer patients in the Texas Panhandle.

“24 Hours in the Canyon is a fundraiser that we put on to fund a free cancer survivorship program that is for adults and children when they’re diagnosed with cancer,” Parnell said, “and then through their treatment and beyond, it provides free resources for them and it’s all about raising money for cancer.”

740 participants came from …

Marshall Lions Club hears presentation from Mission Marshall

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The Marshall Lions Club met at Noon on Tuesday, May 29, at the Panola-Harrison meeting room, 410 E. Houston. President Cody Holloway called new Lion P. A. Almquist and her sponsor, Lion Jimmie Van Norden, to the podium. Lion P. A. joined Lions earlier in the month and was presented with her certificate, a Lions window sticker, a writing pen and some literature about Lionism. She was given her Lions lapel pin by her sponsor. …

… Scott began by thanking Lions for inviting her to speak to the Club and also for their support of Mission Marshall’s Read to Ride program. She said that MM’s work strengthens families, providing economic empowerment with reading enhancement. Read to Ride began in 2015 with a Leadership Team Retreat, and reviewed literacy ideas. One idea – BIKES! Third grade was targeted because it has been proven that that is the last year kids will learn to read instead of reading to learn. …

UT Students bike 4000 miles to fight cancer

Author: Andrew Moore | www.kcentv.com


University of Texas student Rachel Boaz found out her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer the summer before her junior year. It was difficult. But in her grandmother’s last days, Boaz made a decision that she would use her grandmother’s story to fight back against cancer.

She joined the Texas 4000 Atlas Ride — A 4000 mile journey, on bicycles, from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. At every major stop, the team will …

Unified regional bike-sharing program recommended by agency

CRISTINA M. GARCIA | www.themonitor.com


In an effort to improve mobility and transportation regionally, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council board last month committed to unifying bike-sharing programs in the region.

Currently, McAllen utilizes BCycle while Harlingen, Edinburg and Brownsville contract with Zagster — bike-sharing programs that allow residents to rent bikes at docking stations throughout the cities.

The new dockless system would allow for the …

New Blitz Bottles!!

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Messing around Spring Branch

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Sunday Morning White Oak Ride

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Improvise Sunday 29mile Ride

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Texas Brotherhood Ride honors fallen first responders

By J. Del Valle | www.expressnews.com


A 600-mile bicycle ride to honor fallen first responders that began last month in Louisiana concluded here amid triple-digit temperatures. But before reaching the Alamo, the final destination, two stops were made to pay homage to two of San Antonio’s own.

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The Texas Brotherhood Ride began on May 27 in Westwego a small city outside of New Orleans. This year, the group consisted of 27 riders that …

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Valley Ranch Dickey’s BBQ Aroma Bike Ride

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Got a late start (12:40 pm) on today’s bike ride putting me in the heat of the day. Getting home from church means starting late but that’s okay. I selected a shorter route riding the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” one for a total of 26.12 miles. This makes the week a total of 206.28 miles, the fifth week out of the last six over 200 miles. June is up to 93.27 miles; leaves 706.7 miles to reach June’s goal. I am only 4.3 miles from 3000 miles for the year to date.

Weather during the bike ride today: start 91 (55% humidity), partly cloudy, wind W 6 mph. Finish 95 (50% humidity), a few clouds, wind 5 mph.

I saw one other cyclist in Kingwood Place. He was riding south on Kingwood Place Drive as I approached from the west on Royston Drive. He was wearing a bright orange jersey.

After biking through Oakhurst, Briar Tree and Valley Ranch I stopped at the Texaco station on the service road to refill my water bottle. I took this photo which kind of a selfie with me reflected in the window.

Bike Ride Valley Ranch Texaco

When I went inside the Dickey’s BBQ aroma tried to grab me when I went to the drink dispenser to refill my water bottle but I overcame it and went back out side to continue the bike ride. Riding south I thought the wind would slow me down some but I actually was able to improve my average speed to 14.2 mph. sometimes when the trees to my right ended and an open space appeared the wind kicked up but those didn’t last long.

Making the u-turn at I-69/US59 and Nothpark Drive I rode north to get back into Kingwood through Woodridge Forest. I finished the bike ride at 2:37 pm glad to go inside and cool off. During the ride it wasn’t too bad as long as I was moving.

Update on my eyeglasses. I tried some “Super” glue on my current glasses nose piece but it must be made of some oily plastic because it had no effect. Getting my old glasses out I discovered they had the same problem but not as advanced. The nose piece appears to be made of the same material. Looks like a design defect with the sharp edge of the frame cutting into the soft plastic where the two come together. If I had a 3-D printer this would be project.

More hot and ry weather on Monday. I plan on riding earlier than today.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary