Texas Bicycling News Digest April 24th 2018

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Video: Cyclist hit, killed by dump truck near Rice University, police say

By Aaron Barker | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – A cyclist was hit and killed by a dump truck Tuesday near Rice University, police said.

The crash was reported just before noon near the intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard.

Houston police said the victim was leaving the university after meeting her husband for lunch when she was hit by the truck as both made a right turn onto Main Street. …

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Video: Bicyclist killed in crash with dump truck in Houston’s Museum District

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police said a woman on a bicycle had just left after having lunch with her husband near Rice University when she was fatally struck from behind by a dump truck in the Museum District. …

The Southern Tier: San Diego to St. Augustine (and further?)

By Susanne Holste | /www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 43. Richards to Shepherd

Wednesday April 25, 2018, 95 km (59 miles) – Total so far: 3,070 km (1,908 miles)
We had a couple of firsts today: big logging trucks, bayou crossing, and mean-looking dogs running after us at top speed. Fortunately we were faster. I was up early and enjoyed the dew on the grass and the changing colors of the sky. We followed Erny’s recommendation and had breakfast at the Korner Kafe in Richards. It’s a family business and serves good meals. The homemade biscuits were delicious. It was already quite warm and a bit humid when we …

B2WD is Friday May 18th, 2018

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Kick-start your Friday fun and join us for B2WD! Bike Austin knows how to throw a good party and this year we have over 40 FUELING STATIONS with free coffee, snacks, and swag!

This year we will celebrate the Bike From Work Afterparty with live music and delicious beverages courtesy of Sans Bar! Pick up a Bicycle Passport at any morning fueling station, and …

Video: King Ranch Bike Ride to Benefit Children with Disabilities, Cancer, Diabetes

By: Marlane Rodriguez | www.kveo.com

KINGSVILLE, Texas – Texas Lions Camp is a 500-acre camp in the Texas Hill Country, that provides camping experience for children with physical disabilities, type 1 diabetes and cancer at no cost. …

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Liberty County, Amtrak and Mileage Duplicated Bike Ride

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More beautiful weather for today’s bike ride. Weather during the bike ride: 11:39 am start 80 (53% humidity), clear, wind N 6 mph. 2:51 pm finish 84 (48% humidity), clear, wind variable 6 mph. It was so nice I left the long sleeve jersey at home and wore shorts with a short sleeve jersey. It was nice for the wind to be less than yesterday.

To try to reach my goal of 40+ miles I chose the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” route and biked 41.55 miles, the same as yesterday. Very unusual for two days to be the same distance on different routes. This increases April biking to 563.6 miles leaving 36.4 miles to reach my 600 mile goal.

I wasn’t sure if I would see another cyclist along the route but I saw a cyclist riding west over Lake Houston while I rode to the east.

The route is one of the few that takes me into Liberty County but only by a couple tenths of a mile. I stopped at the county line and took these photos. The first is before I rode into Liberty County and the second is returning back to Harris County. Notice the size of the signs.

While I standing along side of the road after taking the photos I heard the train whistle to the west. It was around 1:20 pm and the Amtrak train could be the source so I waited and took these photos as it headed east to Beaumont and finally New Orleans.

After the train passed I got back on the Canyon and rode to the May Community Center. From there I headed west to FM 2100. Arriving at the traffic light I waited for it to change and finally gave up and went north to make a u-turn and cross the road. About the time I was going to do that traffic increased and a couple of cars arrived to trip the traffic light I had left. I would have been ahead to wait at the traffic light.

The ride south on FM 2100 went quickly with the help of the light wind and when I arrived at FM 1960 I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a short break. I refilled my water bottle and ate a snack I brought. While I was there I saw my first pair of “love bugs” of the season. On an earlier ride I saw one but not a pair. I hope the swarms are small this season. After the rest I rode west on FM 1960 with a nice tempo. I was able to increase my average speed to 15.0 mph and then 15.1 mph. I held the 15.0 mph average until I crossed Kingwood Drive where it start to decrease as I made my way to the finish. The Kingwood High School traffic had not started yet and I crossed Kingwood Drive without stopping for traffic.

More great weather on tap for Wednesday biking.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest April 23rd 2018

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A Family Tradition

Lisa Doggett | www.lisadoggett.com


When I was a kid, a favorite family activity was biking on the weekends around Town Lake (now called Lady Bird Lake). Before I could ride my own bike, my parents would carry my sister and me in little seats on the back of their bikes. …

Man Training For Ironman Looking For Late Father’s Bike That Was Stolen

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas man competing in his first Ironman triathlon had his training put on hold after someone stole a bike he was using. The bike belonged to his late father.

Stiles Harper is less than a week away from competing in the Ironman triathlon in Houston. He’s been training for six months and planned to ride his father’s bike. …

Cycling the Hill Country of Texas

Cycle4Retirement | cycle4retirement.com


We recently returned from a six-day, five-night tour following the Adventure Cycling route starting in Fredericksburg, TX, cycling counter-clockwise through Albert, Blanco, and New Braunfels and Austin. We then took the Pendenales Cutoff back to Fredericksburg. We used a mixture of camping and hotels. We also decided to eat all meals in restaurants so we didn’t bring any cooking gear. (This decision will haunt us later…)

Day 1 – Fredericksburg to Blanco Texas (45.94 miles, 1,765 feet)

We started off our tour with a dose of Texas hospitality in the quaint town of Fredericksburg. The Market Platz, German beer gardens, sausages, bakeries, music, and surnames …

Video: What’s the most dangerous stretch of road for bicyclists in Austin?

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


Anyone who has ridden a bicycle around Austin on a regular basis knows the feeling of a near miss.

In my 15 or so years of pedaling to work, I’ve come close to getting hit by a car several times. I’ve also been yelled at, spit on and flipped off, but that’s another story. I still love to bike to work, and it helps keep me fit and happy – two things I don’t get from getting stuck in traffic when I drive my car down MoPac Boulevard. …

PAYDIRT – ARR Trail Crew / WC Drainage and general trail maintenance

Thursday, Apr 26, 2018, 4:00 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

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Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT. There are a wide variety of tasks to be handled for every range of individual abilities. If you are not allergic to poison ivy, we have a special hero job for you! 🙂 Please sign up here so we know how many to expect Wear sturdy boots and bring water (hydration pack or water bottle). Bring work gloves if you have them….

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Cycling’s king of Texas

Brian Argabright | delrionewsherald.com

Few cyclists can lay claim to the accomplishments of ultra-cyclist Dex Tooke.

The career rider already owned the north to south record for the World Ultra Cycling Association’s Texas Cross State. It’s an 873-mile route that took him just over 64 hours to complete.

Two Bayous are Now Connected!

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Join us for live music, poetry, snacks, lawn games, kayaking, bike rides and more at 10 a.m. to celebrate the grand opening of the White Oak to Buffalo Downtown trail connection (click here for digital map!). Ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Johnny Goyen Park. …

Cruising Route 66

By Janice Branham and Barry Branham | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 20: Adrian TX to Tucumcari NM: A new landscape

Sunday April 22, 2018, 70 miles (113 km) – Total so far: 1,047 miles (1,685 km)
We had a nice start today, six miles on the flat service road with no traffic. Then the road ended and we rode 20 miles on I-40 which was very smooth and fast. It was a little nerve-racking. I’m not wild about the vacuum you feel sometimes when the trucks pass and pull you along a little in their draft. It did help our average for the day of 12 mph though. …

Riding Along The Rio Grande

By shary koenig | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Sanderson to Langtry and Langtry to Del Rio: Two hard days

Monday April 23, 2018, 90 miles (145 km) – Total so far: 328 miles (528 km)
I guess it wasn’t too hard because I did it, 62 miles yesterday and 28 miles today with a persistent head wind.
I know that in touring you have to feel great full for
What ever accommodations you find when you’re exhausted, can’t go any farther, and know that however bad, things could be worse… but …The dump we slept in in Langtry will
probably make it to my superlative list at the end of my journal. It had no lights and a …

Two Timing Texas Tour

By Richard Hoeg | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 20: Madisonville to Buffalo: Cycling Road Selection Theorem 101

Monday April 23, 2018, 39 miles (63 km) – Total so far: 822 miles (1,323 km)
I have a theorem, which I believe tombe true, and the road we chose today worked perfectly based upon this choice. When cycling in direction (or directly away) from a major city, it helps to find a small road which parallels a major highway. Cycle the small road, while traffic uses the big highway. …

The Southern Tier: San Diego to St. Augustine (and further?)

By Susanne Holste | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 42. Carmine to Richards

Tuesday April 24, 2018, 112 km (70 miles) – Total so far: 2,975 km (1,849 miles)
Today was a glorious day for riding. The ACA route travels on excellent Farm Road 390 which has good pavement and shoulders plus little traffic. The area is once again lush and prosperous looking with a few hills thrown in for good measure. We stopped for lunch in Navasota at Classic Rock Coffee. It’s on the left side coming into town. Don’t be turned off by the lack of ambiance or the music. The salads, flatbreads, and …

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Lazy Sunday, Not On Monday Bike Ride

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I was kind of lazy yesterday (Sunday) and did not ride. It was 58 degrees when I got home from church around 11:30 am. Then I decided to watch Liège-Bastogne-Liège bike race while waiting for the clouds to go away and the temperature to improve to the 60’s at least. Around 2 pm the sun peaked through a little and the temperature creeped up to the low 60’s. By then I was into the race and kept watching. By the time the race ended (I watched from the DVR) I made up my mind it was too late to ride.

Today was different. The sun came up shining and the temperature was 75 when I left on the bike ride at 11:43 am. I chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” planning on biking 40+ miles to make a big dent in my April mileage goal. The route delivered and I biked 41.55 miles improving my April total to 522 miles; only 78 miles more to go. The weather during the bike ride: start 75 (53% humidity), clear, wind NW 10 mph. Finish 79 (48% humidity), clear, wind NW 9 mph, gusts 20 mph.

Wardrobe selection for the bike ride: shorts, long sleeve jersey (no thermal) with a short sleeve jersey over that. At the beginning of the ride I was a little cool when in the shade but after exerting energy riding into the wind I warmed up pretty quickly.

This fit my motto of riding into the wind until the turn around point and enjoying the tailwind home helping tired legs. The stiff NW wind gusts made the trip to Roman Forest hard but riding east into Roman Forest wasn’t so bad with the wind generally behind me. Riding back out wasn’t quite as easy with the headwind gusts.

As I rode through Tavola I stopped and took these photos.

Behind where I took these photos construction was underway on more streets.

Leaving Tavola I turned right onto Roman Forest Blvd. With the helpful tailwind I made good time to the right turn onto Magnolia Bend. Some of the streets in Roman Forest have bumpy asphalt where the culverts have been replaced under the road. Magnolia Bend has more than its share of these. Riding onto Willow Way I went by the new Dogwood Elementary school before making my way to Appian Way. At the turn I could see new asphalt on both directions of Appian Way with the old pothole section now nice and smooth. Riding east I stopped at Galaxy Drive and took this photo showing the old street to the back of Roman Forest. I used to bike that way but the street is two way and the potholes are numerous.

To the left in the photo the split lanes end and shift to the road at the top. I think the last time I biked on the two way street I had a dog chase after the road turns left and goes back to Roman Forest Blvd.

Once I was back at I-69/US59 the south bound service road with the right rear quarter tailwind biking speed picked up again allowing me to improve my average speed to 15.0 mph which I held all the way back to Kings Manor and into Kingwood. I was in front of all the school traffic finishing the bike ride at 2:40 pm.

More great weather for Tuesday and maybe I will ride 40+ miles again.

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