First ride with my new TICKRFit heart rate monitor. I never used a heart rate monitor before so I had no idea what to expect. Connecting it to the Elemnt computer before the ride everything worked perfectly and during the ride the display showed my actual heart rate and the average rate. Future rides will see what the range is.
The ride began at 11:36 am with me selecting the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route heading north. Thankfully the wind let up some and it wasn’t so hard pedaling like the last few rides. The weather: start 74 (58% humidity), finish 74 (60% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph. That wind had some chill in it though. As the ride started the sun was shining some and it helped keep me comfortable but by mile 5 or so the clouds rolled in and changed to overcast. Fortunately I choose to wear shorts, long sleeve thermal jersey and short sleeve jersey. I almost chose a regular long sleeve jersey but thankfully didn’t. I was on the edge of being cold riding into the wind but I generated enough body heat to be just above the chill point. Near the end of the ride the sun came out a little more making for the mostly cloudy description but it was still cooler than I prefer.
In Woodridge Forest I stopped to take these photos with the blooming flowers.
One other cyclist was on the route as we passed in Kingwood near the end of the ride. I finished at 2:07 pm.
As I was removing the Elemnt computer from the mount I noticed it wobbled more than it should. Turning it over I saw one of the mounting tabs was broken and the other one was close to breaking off. I called Wahoo Fitness and submitted a support ticket to see how to get it fixed. I will need to be creative to use the Elemnt while I wait for an answer.
Weather forecast for Saturday repeats today. I plan on biking.
Build! is the BikeHouston word of the year. Build off-street trails. Build on-street bike lanes. How do we get that done? What can you do? We’re actively working to build a network of bike advocates in every neighborhood, council district and county precinct of Houston. City leadership and elected officials listen to what constituents have to say. Your voice is heard. Your presence is seen.
On February 10 BikeHouston introduced the new Ambassador Program in the Near Northside neighborhood. The Ambassador Program is designed to empower Houstonians to become effective advocates for bikeway improvements in their neighborhood.
There are three key things you need to do to start becoming an effective BikeHouston Ambassador: …
Small communities have natural advantages in promoting cycling: Smaller geographic scale, major destinations within biking distances, and relatively low volumes of vehicle traffic. Davis, CA and Boulder, CO are known exemplary cycling-friendly communities in the United States. In Texas, however, cycling in small communities remains rare as a transportation means. This study aimed at understanding the driving factors for cycling in Texas suburban communities. The report presents a case study of Georgetown, a suburban city in the Austin Metropolitan Area in Texas. Georgetown is contemplating a Bike Master Plan to address the growing …
Donate a bike, change a life now through 3/31 by taking part in the Earth Day Bike Drive. Drop off your bicycle(s) of any size at any one of our five Bicycle Sport Shop locations and/or the Austin Yellow Bike Project and help someone in need. https://t.co/UIbSXqvQFGpic.twitter.com/j7hDub1jwy
March biking starts well with 34.37 miles today riding the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. My goal for March is 585 miles, 240 miles more than February. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
Third bike ride on the Canyon Endurace CF SLX. It continues to be a delight to ride. The disc brakes eliminates several components that catch the wind like the front brakes on the Stradalli. The disc brakes don’t squeal like the rim brakes do on the Stradalli with carbon rims.
The wind will not let up just because a new month started. Weather: start 74 (65% humidity), finish 78 (45% humidity), partly cloudy, wind N 10 mph gusts 25 mph. At least the first 13 miles had a tailwind until I made my way through Walden. Riding east over Lake Houston on FM 1960 made me look forward to the return trip with a somewhat tailwind versus the head wind riding east. I left home at 11:43 am and finished at 2:10 pm.
Two other cyclists were along the route. The first one was ahead of me biking to the west on FM 1960 over Lake Houston, I could just see the orange jacket/jersey in the distance but I could get closer. The other biker was on Kings River Drive as I made my way to W. Lake Houston Parkway. I need to take some pictures of the flowers blooming along the route.
While I was out biking FedEx made a visit to deliver my birthday present from my wife: the TICKRFit from Wahoo Fitness. This is the first heart rate monitor for me. I plan on giving it a test on Friday’s bike ride. Since the PowerPod is not in service while I wait for the out front mount the TICKRFit will provide data on how my heart is doing during the ride. It should work nicely with the Wahoo Elemnt computer. It was easy to setup.
Friday’s weather forecast looks like a repeat of today.
DALLAS – At the start of last summer, there were zero ride-share bikes in Dallas. Now, there are more ride-share bikes in Dallas than in any other city in the U.S.
Despite the vast number of bikes, the city of Dallas isn’t regulating them yet. Their plan was to let the bike companies operate with no strings attached. The city would observe, study and then come back with regulations if needed later. …
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – Bike sharing company ofo dropped 500 bright yellow bikes on the Texas A&M University campus Tuesday. The company is already looking at expanding off campus.
Texas A&M’s Transportation Services partnered with ofo and plan to roll out up to 4,000 bikes by the fall. ofo is a station-free bike sharing company with more than 10 million bikes in over 250 cities around the world. …
Prebid: 03/06/18 10:00 AM
Prebid Mandatory: yes
Solicitation Title: Hike & Bike Trail Project Status: bidding
Report: 8456461
Country : United States State: TX County: Cameron Location: Primera
Scope: Work includes approx 25,700 SF of 6″ light duty concrete sidewalk; 9,340 SF of 6″ heavy duty concrete sidewalk; 400 SF of 4″ concrete landing; 2,500 LF drainage ditch re-grading and re-shaping; 860 LF of 18″ RCP; 2,540 LF of 36″ RCP; 6 EA 12″ PVC field drains; 5 EA grate inlets; 2 EA curb inlets; 1,130 LF of road ditch re-grading; 39 EA solar trail lights. …
9:00am – Lambent Wheels Rolling to Buda – 32 Miles @ 14ish MPH
Saturday, Mar 3, 2018, 9:00 AM
Bicycle Sport Shop 517 S Lamar Blvd Austin, TX
1 Austin Cyclists Went
• What we’ll do This is the standard South Austin route to Buda and then returning. This ride is no-drop and the pace will average 14ish mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. No drop means that we regroup periodically and will stop as a group for minor mechanical problems such as flats or thrown chains; major problems will require AAA or …
A friend alerted me that Bike Like U Mean It is now available on YouTube. It chronicles various aspects of the biking scene in Austin in the 90s, such as Critical Mass, the Yellow Bike Project, and Amy Babich. I’m interviewed pretty extensively. What many don’t know is that I carted the filmmakers around in my huge bike trailer on Critical Mass rides so they could get better shots of the ride.
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Basically Peach Pedal
Sat, March 03, 2018 9:00 AM
Wright Elementary, Weatherford, Texas
Grandview Gallop
Sun, March 04, 2018 9:00 AM
106 S Walnut St, Venus, TX 76084
Bicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
Sat, March 10, 2018 8:00 AM
Bicycles Inc. – Arlington
Italy Cruise
Sun, March 11, 2018 9:00 AM
I35E and Dale Evans – Shell Texas Best Smokehouse
River View
Sat, March 17, 2018 9:00 AM
Rio Vista, Tx
Marvelous Massey
Sun, March 18, 2018 8:00 AM
Crowley High School, 1005 W Main Street, Crowley Texas
FrankenBike Houston #85 – Presented by Bike Texas, The Energy Corridor District and Independence Brewing Company – will be held at Rudyard’s British Pub, located on 2010 Waugh Dr, Houston, Texas 77006, from 8am-3pm (see map below)
Kirby is the event organizer for FrankenBike Houston so be sure to ask for him when you arrive if you need any help.
Load-in starts @ 7am and we all need to be packed up and off the event grounds by 3pm. …
A 47-year-old cyclist was treated at Medical City Denton on Tuesday after the driver of a white Chevrolet Corsica hit him and fled the scene in the 1600 block of East McKinney Street, according to a police report.
He suffered minor injuries to his hip and back, police said. During …
Having to put my ride announcement out early this week, but according to the weather as of now for Saturday, there shouldn’t be anything stopping us from starting at 8:00 AM as scheduled — clear, light winds, low-40s temps, not much chance at all of rain. As always, check the PBA Facebook page or the Step-Up page on the PBA Ride Forums webpage on Saturday morning for possible delays/cancellations of the ride if the weather not be what is now predicted. Any delay or cancellation notice will be posted by 6:15 AM Saturday morning if it’s obvious enough to make the call at that time. If you don’t …
Longview, Texas – Throughout the fall of 2017, the Longview Metropolitan Planning Organization invited the public to give their input for Walk and Bike Longview, the region’s first bicycle and pedestrian plan. Residents provided feedback through in-person surveys at outreach events and an online survey available on the project website. Citizens may view the survey results and analysis at LongviewTexas.gov/WalkBike. …
If they felt safer from crime, and had trails and lanes separated from those for motorized traffic, more residents would get on their bicycles or strap on their walking shoes to get around the Longview area.
That was among the findings of an area-wide survey received Wednesday by a Longview transportation planning board looking at …
We’re honored to have a #HoustonBCycle station at the stunning Emancipation Park in Third Ward. We recommend taking some time on this last day of Black History Month, walking the grounds, and reading up on the 140+ year history behind the exceptional community gathering place. pic.twitter.com/UE2dxx0Pfd
We can't wait to ride with all of you in just a few months. What is your favorite moment from previous BP MS 150 rides? #bpms150pic.twitter.com/d44hU50tK0
New Event Akokisa Indian Off Road Biking Skills Challenge – Houston, TX Akokisa Indian Off Road Biking Skills Challenge p/b GHORBA at Houston, TXhttps://t.co/qOjR4CYyemhttps://t.co/dgvgmvUwi2
