Texas Bicycling News Digest January 14th 2018

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The evolution of my 1984 Raleigh SS commuter

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In June of 2014, I had my parents send me my Aunt’s old bike. I was excited to dive into the world of single-speed cycling, and lots of people use vintage road frames to build them up. I chronicled the rebuild (my first time doing …

Frankenbike #84 ~ Navigation Esplanade ~ February

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East of downtown
Middle of next month
New venue for the swap
Close to original Ninfa’s
Bring your surplus
Work up an appetite

Saturday Upper Valley Vuelta Group B

Saturday, Jan 20, 2018, 8:45 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

8 Cyclists Went

• Distance:  25-30 miles• Roll Out: 9:00 am• Pace: 14-17 mph• Details:    This ride will take you through the upper valley winding around most likely stopping at the Anthony Country Club for a short rest break.  Use the restroom, get a coffee, fill up your water bottles.  We will return to start via a slightly different route.•  This is a weekl…

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Memorial Ride for Jenn Collins

Saturday, Jan 20, 2018, 10:00 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

51 Mountain Bikers Went

• What we’ll do ARR would like everyone to join in a celebration of “Jenn’s Journey”. This will be a ride of memory and fellowship followed by lunch at Oskar Blues for those wishing to participate and reminisce the good times with Jenn. There will be no food trucks available. We ask those in attendance bring appetizers to go with your pint frosty b…

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Age Is Just a Number: 4 Inspiring Athletes Over 50

By LAMBETH HOCHWALD | parade.com


He Cycled Cross-Country at Age 71
Chuck Wakefield, 71

Not even the toughest diagnosis could keep Chuck Wakefield, 71, off his bike. The Grapevine, Texas, resident recently rode 3,400 miles across the U.S. to raise awareness for multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer he has battled for 14 years.

The ride, sponsored by the …

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City project to improve William J. Bryan Parkway design

By CAITLIN CLARK | www.theeagle.com

Pedestrian, bicycle travel to be evaluated in overhaul

The portion of William J. Bryan Parkway from Texas Avenue to Texas 6 passes through a blend of different properties, including residential and commercial uses and Sue Haswell Memorial Park. As the corridor continues to grow, the city of Bryan is studying what safety and mobility improvements could be made to the stretch. …

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33nd GDB Super Bowl Ride

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Cycling enthusiasts will ride from sites all over the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to the West End in Dallas for the 33nd Annual Greater Dallas Bicyclists Super Bowl Sunday Ride meeting at Dick’s Last Resort & other area restaurants. For the past 33 years, GDB has partnered with bike shops and bicycle clubs all over the metroplex to host a bicycle ride that starts everywhere in Dallas-Fort Worth and converges on the West End in downtown Dallas. The ride is free, the people are fun, and the food is great, so don’t miss this DFW cycling tradition.
Find a start location near you, show up at the designated time, and pedal through the streets of Dallas and surrounding cities with plenty of friends. If you wear spandex, wear your club, team, or cycling store jersey. If you’re into fixies, cruisers, Critical Mass, or Cycle Chic, we’d love to see you too!
This is an event for ALL cyclists!
12 starting locations all over the MetroPlex…! …

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Another Dead Battery Slows Indoor Trainer Bike Ride

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Finally the sun shine arrived but temperatures are well below my outdoor bicycling threshold of 60 degrees. It was 28 degrees when I made it to the breakfast area around 7:15 AM. By the time I got ready to ride the Cycleops Fluid Trainer after 10 AM it warmed up to the lower 40’s. I need to ride outdoors to see if I can still balance the bike!

Speed sensor battery problems continued this morning. I thought I was okay when I spun the rear wheel and saw the little blue LED flashing but by the time I got on the bike the sensor stopped. To complicate the matter the Elemnt computer did a firmware update too. I removed the speed sensor to check the battery. Yesterday I drove to Humble to the Batteries Plus store to buy a battery tester and more 2032 batteries. I figured their batteries would be fresh. I got Duracell and Rayovac and the tester.

Taking the battery out of the speed sensor and checked it with battery tester. It indicated the battery needed to be replaced, too weak. This was a battery that had only been used once during yesterday’s workout. I decided to use a Duracell 2032 and checked it with the tester, it showed a strong “good”. I put it in the sensor and the sensor back on the rear hub. It was flashing a strong blue.

Now after the firmware update the PowerPod sensor connected to the Elemnt but the speed and cadence would not. After trying several ideas I turned the Elemnt off. I had rode 1.52 miles while trying to get all of the sensors talking but the PowerPod and speed sensors did not look like the data had recorded so I deleted the ride and started over. Now all of the sensors connected after a delay while my phone and the Elemnt paired. I was ready for the workout. From there the workout went as planned.

More cold weather on Sunday so an indoor workout is probably the only option.

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FrankenBike Bell County # 3: FEB 04, 2018, 10am-4pm

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FrankenBike Bell County will include the following cities: Temple, Belton, Nolanville, Harker Heights, Killeen, Salado, etc. The events will be held on the first weekend of each month. Either Saturday or Sunday from 10am-4pm. …

Bicycle Technician Bee Cave, Texas, Store 755 Austin

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Students bike 700 miles for Hurricane Harvey relief

By MADDY McCARTY | thefacts.com

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SURFSIDE — Jessyca and Ryanne Krueger are no strangers to the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey. Their dad’s house in Angleton had 2 feet of water inside and their sister’s house suffered the same fate.

It was these personal experiences that inspired the sisters to participate in Hardin-Simmons University Leadership Studies program’s Bike Ride Across Texas to raise money for Harvey survivors.

TxDOT plans meetings on proposed widening of FM 2920

By Mayra Cruz | www.chron.com


The Texas Department of Transportation will be taking public comment at two meetings over the proposed widening of the 17-mile stretch of FM 2910 between Texas 249 and U.S. 290.

The construction project would widen FM 2920 to four lanes from the current two lanes between U.S. 290 to Cypress Rosehill Road.

It would also widen the same road to six lanes from four lanes between Cypress Rosehill Road to Texas 249, add a grassy median, sidewalks and a bicycle lane. …

This weekend’s rides: Triple Bs! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

This weekend is going to be cold. Just bundle up and you will be fine!

Saturday we will make another attempt at the Triple Bs! It is a 61 mile ride and is actually one of the flattest routes we do. The route is here: https://www.strava.com/routes/4732205 but note that we will be riding that route CLOCKWISE (up the Triple Bs). After the ride we …

Your Turn: January 13

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Cyclists ride the trail on the Salado Creek Greenway, part of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System — one of the many things for which we, as a community, should be thankful, according to a reader.

Reason for thanks

While I was biking on the fabulous Howard Peak Greenway near my house, I thought about how much we have to be grateful for in San Antonio and Bexar County. (One of my resolutions — not just this year but every year — is to be more thankful.)

Not only have city and county employees enhanced our outdoor experiences with these biking/walking trails and sidewalks, parks and other outdoor services, but we encounter their services every day. Who picks up your trash, repairs your roads, …

City mulls permits for bike sharing companies

Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe | www.dentonrc.com

The Denton City Council is expected to talk about rules for new bike-sharing companies in February.

So-called “dockless” bike-sharing came to North Texas and to Denton last year, and complaints soon followed. Rental bikes are left in key spots around town. A rider uses a smartphone application to unlock the bike and ride it for $1 an hour. Because the bikes aren’t intended to be parked at docking stations, some …

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group

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Meet other local mountain bikers to organize rides, review trails, gear and trade tips. All skill-levels welcome. We’ll try to organize rides that fit all experience levels. M…

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