A Touch of Fall Bicycle Ride

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It felt like fall during the bike ride today. Although the temperature was 83 (70% humidity) when i started at 10:50 AM the NE 8 mph breeze had a coolness to it. Bicycling along the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route to the north the wind required extra effort to maintain a 17 to 19 mph speed. The sky was almost blue with some very thin clouds scattered around causing the weather station to call it mostly clear. The bike ride went 41.0 miles increasing the YTD to 6,052 miles and the month to 772 miles. With one riding day left this month I should reach 800+ miles for the third month this year.

Feeling good with the nice weather I rode with strong legs getting the overall average speed up to 14.6 mph and holding it there for a number of miles.

Biking through Roman Forest is a pleasant experience with light traffic and smooth streets though on Appian Way there is a section about 100 feet long where the road is full of potholes. I am not sure why this one section is so beat up. The other two lanes going the opposite direction do not have this problem. The school buses leaving nearby Dogwood Elementary School must rock and roll driving over this section.

Stopping at the Stripes station on FM 1314 and Valley Ranch Parkway I refilled my water bottle, grabbed a Greensheet and another advertisement newspaper and headed to the shade by the pumps. Looking through one of the papers the number of portable buildings for sale struck me by surprise. I didn’t know there was such a market for them. I ate two fruit and grain cereal bars and drank some ice water while resting for about 25 minute. I talked with the Stripes attendant who was emptying the trash containers when he came to the ones near me.

Leaving Stripes I enjoyed the mostly tailwind through Briar Tree, Oakhurst and Kingwood Place before heading east to Kings Manor and then into Kingwood. Riding east the wind wasn’t as friendly. I passed all of the schools before the dismissal traffic arrived finishing the bike ride at 2:14 PM. By then the temperature was 90 (humidity 60%) which felt more like summer.

I think I will start earlier than usual on tomorrow’s bike ride to catch the Bike Barn crowd. The weather should be much like today but the early morning version.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest September 28th 2017

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Video: Mechanics needed to refurbish bikes for flood victims

By Katherine Whaley | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Volunteers are needed to help keep Houston rolling after Hurricane Harvey.
BCycle is hosting a bike drive, and they’re looking for mechanics to help …

Bicycle-riding, disguise-wearing Abilene teen arrested for armed robberies

by Doug Myers | www.ktxs.com


ABILENE, Texas – An 18-year-old Abilene man has been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies.
Police say Utassius Arberry wore disguises and traveled on a bicycle to and from the multiple crime scenes, the Abilene Police Department said Thursday in a news release.
Arberry, who is being held in Taylor County Jail on bonds totaling $105,000, was captured two …

Bid on Northern Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail PH 1A in Austin

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Prebid: 10/05/17 4:00 PM Prebid Mandatory: yes
Solicitation Title: Northern Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail PH 1A
Owner Solic Number: 6100 CLMC672, 5261.004
Status: bidding Report: 8086210
Country : United States State: TX County: Travis Location: Austin
Est. Low Value: $507,680 Est. High Value: $507,680
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged), Native – First Nations
Scope: Construction of Approx 2,000 LF of 10″ wide concrete trail and 200 LF of sidewalk and associated grading, drainage, and sidewalk improvements contained in the project documents. See attached file
Notes: …

Families Request Memorial Markers for Loved Ones

by Rick Diaz | www.krgv.com


WESLACO – Memorials placed at the sites of tragedies along streets are becoming a tradition in the Rio Grande Valley.
It’s a family’s last tribute to a loved one who died in a horrible accident.
The Texas Department of Transportation can authorize the memorials if a family member of the victim files a request.
“The Texas Department of Transportation will authorize memorial markers to be placed near the right of way,” TxDOT spokesperson Octavio Saenz said. “These markers do serve a great purpose, not only to memorialize the individual that was a victim of a …

Heroes Charity Ride-Conroe Texas (25, 50, or 76 miles with hills)

Saturday, Oct 14, 2017, 7:45 AM

Montgomery County Fair Association
9201 Airport Road Conroe, TX

4 cyclists Went

Who is interested in riding in the 2017 Heroes Ride?  If you have never rode in a charity event this is a great opportunity to do so with friends.  All routes are on paved roads.  Last year I saw every type of bike from road bikes, mountain, hybrid, and recumbent.  The ride is supported by a great group of volunteers.   Feel free to email me with a…

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Wednesday Night Rides

Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017, 5:30 PM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

2 Cyclists Went

• `What: Wednesday Night Rides have been a tradition in the Upper Valley for over 25 years. We’re posting this to encourage everyone to give it a try! Feel free to RSVP and post a comment if you want to let people know when you’re riding, where you’re leaving from and what pace you think you will ride.• Meet: There is no official time to start, bu…

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Texas Bicycling News Digest September 27th 2017

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Completion of the Slaughter Creek Overpass construction …

By Olivia Lueckemeyer and Luz Moreno-Lozano | communityimpact.com

Completion of the Slaughter Creek Overpass construction, a new traffic light at Alice Mae and Slaughter lanes and more transportation projects to know about in Southwest Austin

1. Pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on St. Elmo Circle, Redd Street and Pack Saddle Pass
A new shared-use pathway and bicycle lanes have been installed along St. Elmo Circle between Mt. Vernon Drive and South First Street as well as on Redd Street from Manchaca Road to Pack Saddle Pass to improve east-west bicycle connectivity as well as provide active and safe routes to school for both St. Elmo Elementary and Joslin Elementary school students. Upcoming work includes …

EB Training Ride – Sunday, Oct 1 – Going the distance

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PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A TRAINING RIDE, NOT A PRE-RIDE.
Pre-rides are to learn the trails, we have held one for each trail so far. This is a training ride to get people used to long mountain bike rides, because completing the EB is not as much about knowing the trails as it is being able to sit in the saddle for 10+ hours.
This ride will be at a moderate pace, we will occasionally stop and regroup, but they will be short regroups every few miles, not the more frequent ones from pre-rides. Everyone will be expected to keep up or self-drop.
Pack enough nutrition and water for the route, there is only one place to stop (at the bottom of Jester, 40+ miles in). Please make sure someone knows you will be out and can pick you up if things go sideways for you.
Here is the plan: …

ARR Trail Crew / WC Drainage Fine Tuning

Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017, 10:00 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

4 Mountain Bikers Went

Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT.With recent rains, there will certainly be drainage issues to address to make sure the trails dry out faster so we can ride them again.  The ARR Trail Crew has critical work that needs to be done in order to close out our current permit which will allow us to start new permits for additional improvements.There are a w…

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ARR Trail Crew / WC Drainage Fine Tuning

Monday, Oct 2, 2017, 10:00 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

5 Mountain Bikers Went

Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT.With recent rains, there will certainly be drainage issues to address to make sure the trails dry out faster so we can ride them again.  The ARR Trail Crew has critical work that needs to be done in order to close out our current permit which will allow us to start new permits for additional improvements.There are a w…

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BSS South to Mountain City and Back – 47 Miles

Saturday, Sep 30, 2017, 8:00 AM

bicycle sports shop
517 S. Lamar Blvd Austin, TX

1 Austin Cyclists Went

NEW RIDE START TIME!  This route is the standard South Austin Out-and-Back with a few stop lights and mostly flat. We will go to Buda and then just keep going to Mountain City, stop for refueling, then ride back. The ride is no drop and the pace will average 15ish mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. Regular bikes welcome, recumbents wor…

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Cycling Opens Season With Strong Showing at Criterium Events

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Debuting a 2017-18 roster full of young talent, the Jesuit Dallas cycling team opened the season with a pair of criterium races on Sep. 9 at Breckenridge Park in Richardson and Sep. 14 at Sister Grove Park in Dallas.

Consisting of several laps of varying distance on a closed course, criterium races are ranked from A-to-C, with the A-Grade race reserved for advanced and elite racers. On Sep. 14, senior Kolbe Surran finished seventh in the 60-minute B-grade race, posting a final time of 40:35.57 after 36 laps averaging …

UT student from Flower Mound completes bike trip from Austin to Anchorage

by Mark Smith | www.crosstimbersgazette.com


Keeton Charles Schenck had never clipped into a road bicycle until his freshman year of college.
About 15 months later, he embarked on a 4,500-mile bicycle trip from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska.
Schenck was born and raised in Flower Mound, where much of his extended family lives, including his grandmother, Linda Goff. She and several other family members had …

5th Annual South Texas Bicycle Show

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The Paintyard | Saturday, 21. October 2017
1216 Hoefgen Ave, San Antonio, TX

More details to come. We got some fun stuff up our sleeves for this year’s show.
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We got some Exciting news about the show so keep posted!!!!!! Here’s a little hint. Clyde James Cycles
Here are a few more items for the raffle, and there are many more to come. The tickets are $1 and open to everyone. Now in the past a few people have made comments like, Why do the members of the club win so many prizes? The answer is, Because the members buy $10 and $20 dollars worth of tickets. All of the money from the raffles will go to 2 charities. The R.O.L.L. Model program in the Westside of town, run by Dante Jones. The second charity will be to a …

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Goal Busting Bicycle Ride

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I made the goal! Bicycling the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route I rode 36.1 miles boosting my YTD to 6011 miles. This sets me up for my next goal of 7000 miles by the end of the year. October will be the month to ride the most miles with November and December trailing off as the weather and daylight move into winter. For September I am at 732 miles exceeding my 700 mile goal. With two more potential bicycling days left I can increase that.

Rolling out at 10:56 AM my legs felt good. The NE wind at 6 mph was not enough to be a problem and I improved the average speed all the way to when it hit 15.1 mph where I maintained it until I hit 32 miles entering Kingwood. The mostly cloudy sky kept the temperature in lower with 83 (80% humidity) at the start moving up to 89 (68% humidity) when I finished at 2:04 PM.

At 24.4 miles I stopped at the Valero station on FM 1314 and Sorters Road for a break. They were out of 32 oz. cups so I got a 44 oz one but didn’t fill it all the way to the top, $.79 for any size makes this an easy decision. I sat outside in the shade drinking the orange Gatorade while eating the two fruit and grain bars I brought. I stayed about 30 minutes, a little longer than I planned because I returned a phone call.

I tried something different with my cell phone. My Nexus 6P phone has a battery problem where it shuts down when the battery status shows anywhere from 40% to 25% without any warning. My spare phone is a Moto G4 using a Project Fi data SIM while the Nexus 6P uses a Project Fi regular cell SIM. I paired the Moto G4 with the Elemnt computer and everything works the same. Phones calls on the Moto G4 use the data network instead of the cell network. I have a replacement phone on order but it will not arrive for a week or more so I will use the Moto G4 until it arrives. Very smooth transition.

No biking tomorrow but should be back on Friday.

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