Texas Bicycling News Digest January 3rd 2018

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Watch for this all-female cycling team this season

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


Keep an eye out for the Bicycle Sport Shop-backed Wolfpack Women’s Cycling Team in 2018.

The Austin-based elite women’s cycling team, formerly known as Athlete Architecture, started three years ago as a team of entry-level racers. Since then, it has developed into a powerhouse all-female road racing team. …

Texas Bicycle Racing Association Upcoming Events

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January 6 Sat Texas Cup Cyclo-cross State Championshps (c) Fort Worth, TX (Trinity Park) Scheduled
7 Sun Texas Cup Cyclo-cross State Championshps (c) Fort Worth, TX (Trinity Park) Scheduled
9 Tue USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
10 Wed USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
11 Thu USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
12 Fri USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
13 Sat USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
14 Sun USA Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships (c) Reno, NV Scheduled
20 Sat Texas Cup Tommy Ketterhagen Memorial Road Race (r) Oatmeal, TX Scheduled
20 Sat Tommy Ketterhagen Memorial Ride (r) Oatmeal, TX Scheduled
February 3 Sat Texas Cup Cedar Hill (r) Dallas, TX Tentative
4 Sun Texas Cup Cedar Hill (r) Dallas, TX Tentative
10 Sat Texas Cup Davey Crockett Classic (r) Tentative
11 Sun Texas Cup Davey Crockett Classic (r) Tentative
17 Sat Texas Cup Tour of New Braunfels (r) New Braunfels, TX Tentative
18 Sun Texas Cup Tour of New Braunfels (r) New Braunfels, TX Tentative
24 Sat Texas Cup Pace Bend Weekend (r) Spicewood, TX Scheduled
25 Sun Texas Cup Pace Bend Weekend (r) Spicewood, TX Scheduled …

10 AM start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018, 10:00 AM

Govalle Park
Austin, Texas Austin, Te

3 Austin Cyclists Went

We’re riding out at 10 AM sharp for the winter!A moderate C-pace ride (roughly 11 to 14 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park to the Abrupt End and return. Round trip is about 20 miles. The trail is paved for the entire distance, with a 1/2 mile hill on the outbound. We’ll regroup at the top of the hill on the …

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What It Will Take for Bike Share to Be Profitable in Dallas

Stephen Young | www.dallasobserver.com


For now, as bike sharing in Dallas rolls toward the end of its unregulated Wild West phase, the game for the five companies in business in the city has been pretty simple. They’ve put as many of their bikes on the streets as they can, mostly thanks to a stream of Silicon Valley or Chinese venture capital, and promoted their brands through friendly interviews given to local media and with vibrantly colored bikes and promises of $1 rides. To …

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Adding PowerPod to Cycleops Indoor Bike Workout

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Sounds like a broken record but it was cold outside again this morning with 24 degrees when I got the kitchen this morning. Needless to say I am indoors again on the Cycleops windtrainer. It is supposed to up to the low 50’s by the afternoon but this is till below my wimpy 60 degree threshold.

In my quest for a cheap “smart” trainer and utilizing all of the gear I have, today I configured the PowerPod for indoor training. It was simple to change from outdoors using the Isaac software. Add the trainer and then switch the mode to indoor. When I started the workout I checked the Elemnt computer sensor readings and the PowerPod was connected but the watts did not appear on the Elemnt screen. I continued on for a few minutes and decided to pair the PowerPod with the Elemnt again thinking maybe it pairs for indoors separate from the outdoors. As soon as I did that the watts appeared on the Elemnt screen. Now I wonder when I eventually ride outdoors again if I will have a problem. Time will tell.

As I write this the desktop picture on my computer shows a nice sunny beach in Cancun from our cruise about two years ago in February. I wish it were that warm here.

SportTracks Indoor Workout Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest January 2nd 2018

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Video: Bike OVERshare? With 5 companies in Dallas already, one man has hit social media gold

BY JAKE YOUNG | cw33.com

DALLAS — What started as a brightly colored battle for bike share supremacy in Dallas has turned into a two-wheeled terror!

It’s like The Sixth Sense! We’re seeing them all the time and everywhere. They aren’t dead, though!

But seriously, y’all. It’s so crazy there’s an Instagram account, Dallas Bike Mess, devoted …

Time to start training for Houston’s annual BP MS 150 charity bike ride

By Ken Hoffman | houston.culturemap.com


Again this April, I will jump on my trusty, rusty old bicycle and pedal from Houston to Austin in the BP MS 150, the biggest and most successful weekend charity ride in the world. Yeah, the world.

This year is going to be different, though. I’m actually going to train — for real — so I don’t wake up crying with leg cramps the next week. (Ever get those? Man, they hurt.) The BP MS 150 is …

Texas Cycle Werks South Austin Trail Rides

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018, 6:00 PM

Texas Cycle Werks
5446 US-290 #103 Austin, TX

3 Mountain Bikers Went

Texas Cycle Werks, proud sponsors of the ATX100K endurance race series, hosts weekly shop rides each Tuesday and Thursday leaving from the shop in south Austin and heading out to the South Austin Trail Network and/or Barton Creek Greenbelt.  Rides vary in length and difficulty based on who all shows up and wants to do what.Location:Texas Cycle We…

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New bicycle sharing company from China wheels into Dallas

By Teresa Gubbins | dallas.culturemap.com


Dallas, which is quickly becoming the world leader of bicycle sharing, welcomes yet another company to town: Mobike, a company from China, is now testing bikes in a few key Dallas locations, with a full launch anticipated in January.

Mobike has already placed a limited number of bikes in downtown Dallas, and the company intends to grow the fleet in response to growing demand. For your …

Leon Creek — Very Slow Ride (Mountain Bike)

Thursday, Jan 4, 2018, 1:00 PM

2 Bikers & Hikers Went

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Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
1,685 Bikers & Hikers

This groups activities are: mountain bike rides, road bike rides, and hikes.The bicycling and hikes will be in several parks around San Antonio and sometimes out of town.  We…

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Video: Registration open for this year’s 24 Hours in the Canyon

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CANYON, TX (KFDA) – Registration is now open for this year’s 24 Hours in the Canyon benefiting the Cancer Survivorship Center.

There are three ways to participate, you can participate competitively on your own or with a team at different levels ranging in cost from 75 dollars to 125 dollars.

You can also register as non-competitive as …

Industry registers some good news in November

by Matt Wiebe | www.bicycleretailer.com

High-end business sees a big monthly jump at wholesale.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The bike market jumped 7 percent in November as supplier shipments rose by $5.1 million compared with the same month in 2016. Shipments of e-bikes were up $4.4 million during the month and were responsible for most of the gain, but gravel, ’cross and 29er full-suspension bikes were up $2.7 million, $1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

November business was so strong that it …

Fire reported at abandoned bicycle shop in Beaumont

By Guiseppe Barranco | www.beaumontenterprise.com


Beaumont firefighters battle fire and freezing temperatures at an abandoned bicycle repair store on Park Street Tuesday morning. The building was empty at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. An investigation to the cause of the fire is ongoing. Photo taken Tuesday, January 02, 2018 Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise

May the Road Rise to Meet You

Lisa Tilley | www.wheelbrothers.com

January 1, 2018. It’s just a calendar date. And this is NOT a story about New Year’s resolutions. This is simply about you.

For as many years as you’ve been pedaling, there are probably twice as many reasons you can list as your motivations to pedal. How did you even start? Was it serendipitous? Has cycling always been a part of your life? How much have you changed as a rider since your first time on a bike? Have you encouraged, inspired and supported others to pedal? Are you …

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Too Cold To Ride Outdoors

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Back on the Cycleops windtrainer today because it was 34 degrees outside, way below my tolerance level. Inside it was 69 degrees.

Yesterday I learned that Strava lumps all of my activity together which is not what I want. In my opinion road rides should be separate from indoor virtual riding. So I deleted the activities and will keep track of them in SportTracks which allows me to separate them so the miles do not count against my road goals. If SportTracks can do it I would think Strava could. I found a bunch of threads from people on both sides of the fence.

SportTracks Indoor Ride Summary