Texas Bicycling News Digest September 22nd 2017

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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Channelview area

By Margaret Kadifa | www.chron.com


A bicyclist was fatally struck by a car late Thursday, along Interstate 10, in the Channelview area.
The bicyclist – who has not been identified – was riding westbound about 11 p.m. in the feeder road in the 6900 block of Interstate 10 when he was slammed into by an SUV or pickup truck, said Deputy V. Balthazar with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. …

PARK TO PORT BIKE RIDE

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Saturday, October 7, 2017
7 am
Bill Coats Bridge
The Park to Port Bike Ride gives cyclists a unique perspective of Houston. The 20-mile round-trip takes riders from Hermann Park’s Bayou Parkland east along the Bayou Greenway trail to the Port of Houston. Port Houston sponsors a turn-around party at Brady’s Landing with snacks, drinks and music. Participants then ride back along the trail to Hermann Park for a celebratory post-ride party under the Bill Coats Bridge. For a …

Territory Manager – Northern Texas & Louisiana at Trek Bicycle in Dallas, US

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Location: Dallas Texas
Description: Trek Bicycleneed a Territory Manager – Northern Texas & Louisiana immediately starts from Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:03:52 GMT, this position will be placed in Texas.
For more detail information about this job vacancy please read the description below. If interested in this position, please email us your resume, along with salary requirements and a cover letter to Trek Bicycle starts from Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:03:52 GMT.
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Trek Bicycle is a global leader in the design and manufacture of bicycles and bicycle related products. Trek believes the bicycle can be a …

Longview seeks input on bike, pedestrian plan

By Jimmy Isaac | www.news-journal.com


As a dual-credit student and member of Longview Area Multi-Sport Association, Jared Rose made sure Thursday that the city’s plan for non-motorized travel included his thoughts.
He was among dozens of attendees at LeTourneau University for an open house about the bike and pedestrian plan being developed by consultants and the city’s Metropolitan Planning Organization.
A second open house is …

Man with ax allegedly threatens mountain bikers in same area cyclist was murdered

By Jessica Leicht | www.kktv.com

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – 11 News has learned the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another crime that happened in the same area where mountain biker, Timothy Watkins, was murdered.
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Investigators tell 11 News they’ve gotten reports of a man threatening mountain bikers with a hatchet.
Both incidents happened over the weekend near mount Herman Road near Monument.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office would not say if they …

The final mile

By Brett Weiss | www.star-telegram.com


If you’re a regular reader of K Magazine, you’re probably familiar with Keller resident and UT-Austin student Kristopher Novak, whose story we’ve chronicled over the past year. As part of Texas 4000, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, Novak and his teammates pedaled their way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money to fight cancer.
The 4,500-mile journey took the better part of the summer, and …

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21th Annual Bicycle Swap Meet in Hurst Texas Saturday, October 14, 2017

by KevinM | ratrodbikes.com

Bicycles, Inc. Parking Lot 143 E. Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054 Saturday, October 14, 2017 • Set up starts at 7am • Swap starts at 8am • Booth space $10.00. No charge to bring 1 bike to sell. • All types of old bicycles welcome, antiques, classics, musclebikes, ratrods, vintage road bike, anything that you want to sell or trade. For more information about the meet, hotels, etc… contact Scott McCaskey, Mark York at 817-268-6572 email at sm2501@aol.com or Kevin Murphy at 817-454-7431 or rkmurphy1@yahoo.com Hurst is located about 5 miles West of the Dallas/Ft Worth Airport. Take the Norwood exit and head North to Harwood. Turn right (or East) and Bicycles Inc is on your left hand side.

Mt. Locke Race

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McDonald Observatory
September 16, 2017
There are two races up Mt. Locke held on Sunday after the Cyclefest ride.
The one mile race and the 6 mile race have the objective of starting from way down yonder. …

BikeTexas Annual Membership Meeting 2017

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Every September, BikeTexas members come together for the Annual Membership Meeting. We hear from board members and staff about where we are and where we’d like to be in the next year. We share successes and setbacks. This Sunday, we’d like to hear from you.
We invite you to join us on Sunday, September 24, from 3:30 to 6 PM as we celebrate the work of another year together. …

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KHS Sidewalk Finished, FM 1960 Orange Barrels Bike Ride

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As promised the weather reverted to late summer conditions although this evening fall arrives. I chose the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” route heading south and east planning on riding at least 40 miles. I ended up biking 41.4 miles, the longest ride this week. In my quest to reach 6,000 miles for the year by September 30th I am now 149 miles away. I think I can do it!!

The ride started at 10:59 AM under a partly cloudy sky, 87 degrees and 75% humidity. With the humidity that high the temperature didn’t feel that hot but it wasn’t long before perspiration was flowing. The wind was from the SE at 12 mph for most of the ride meaning I had headwind for the majority of the ride. My legs were able to power the pedals in a satisfactory level so that I rode at 15 to 18 mph most of the time. I don’t remember having a problem with the headwind but I sure did enjoy the tailwind when I had it.

Typically on this route I stop at the May Community Center to refill my water bottle but today I skipped that intending to take a long rest break at the Huffman Chevron station. I hoped they fixed the broken fountain beverage machine because I wanted to drink a blue PowerAde along with the two fruit and grain bars I brought. Arriving at the Chevron station at the 29.2 mile point (1:08 PM) I was ready for a rest but this also meant I should ride more than 40 miles by the finish. Walking inside the store I saw the fountain machine was back in service, filled a cup and went back outside. Sitting in the shade the breeze cooled me and dried out my jersey some. After about 35 minutes I got back on the bike and headed west on FM 1960.

Approaching Atascocita Shores Drive the shoulder was blocked with a bunch of orange barrels causing me to stop on the shoulder and wait for an opening in the traffic to ride around them to make the right turn. There was a new sign warning of road work ahead before I got to the barrels but unless they are working underground no work was visible. There is a project to widen FM 1960 from the west end of the causeway for several miles, I guess they are getting ready to start. This shouldn’t make me change my route since I don’t’ ride on FM 1960 but for a few hundred feet on the west side of the lake.

Earlier I was please to see the sidewalk replacement in front of Kingwood High School beside the west bound lanes is finished so I can resume biking there instead of using the eastbound sidewalk which requires me to sit through a traffic light.

Finishing the ride at 2:36 PM put me in front of the Elm Grove Elementary school traffic. With Kingwood High School closed due to Hurricane Harvey flooding traffic there is not an issue. The high school may be closed for the school year. I saw many trucks and workers as I rode by the high school.

More great weather tomorrow and I plan on riding.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest September 21st 2017

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Oakville to Texas cycling event raises $430,000 for Wellspring

by Marta Marychuk | www.insidehalton.com


A group of cyclists from the Greater Toronto Area raised $430,000 for Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation after completing the Wellspring Peloton Challenge, an epic eight-day, 24-hour cycling event that began in Oakville and ended 3,000 kilometres away in Austin, Texas.
The original destination was set to be Miami, Fla., but due to the threat of hurricane Irma, the riders were rerouted at the …

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Video: Autistic teen’s stolen tricycle recovered

By Rachel Knapp | www.kxii.com


DENISON, Tex. (KXII) — A 16-year-old autistic teenager’s tricycle was stolen outside his home, but police found the tricycle after anonymous tips. News 12’s cameras were rolling when the trike returned to the teen.
Reporter: Whats that?
“My bike,” said 16 year-old Aaron Webb. “Y’all got it back?”
Reporter: Yea, you got it back, how do you feel?
“Better,” said Webb.
Webb was diagnosed with autism when he was 7 years old. On …

Pedal Away Alzheimer’s

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Our inaugural Pedal Away Alzheimer’s ride is complete and we can’t thank you enough for your support. It was a great day as 762 riders, nearly 100 volunteers and 14 sponsors combined for a truly amazing and memorable event. …

BSS South to Mountain City and Back – 47 Miles

Saturday, Sep 23, 2017, 8:00 AM

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517 S. Lamar Blvd Austin, TX

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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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FrankenBike Austin # 146

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Dallas Bike Ride Announces Methodist Dallas Finish Festival

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DALLAS – September 19, 2017 – Dallas Bike Ride, a 20-mile closed-road recreational bike ride, will debut in Dallas this fall on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Today, Dallas Bike Ride announces the Methodist Dallas Finish Festival, providing entertainment for all in attendance, whether a participant or spectator of the inaugural community bike event.
“Methodist Dallas Medical Center is proud to sponsor the Finish Festival at the inaugural Dallas Bike Ride,” said …

SHE DID IT! Grandma With Diabetes for 40 Years Bicycles Across America

By Robert Swanson | www.lifepulsehealth.com


FORT WORTH, Texas, September 21, 2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET) – At 17 years old, Tracy Herbert was told she would be dead in 20 years, die with horrible complications, and never be able to have children. Now, 40 years later Tracy has no complications, healthy kids, and just rode her bicycle across the United States. She left the Golden Gate Bridge June 13th on her epic 3,527-mile bicycle trek and completed her ride at the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on …

Fort Hood Challenge

By Kelby Wingert | www.forthoodsentinel.com


Annual State Road Championship races held on range roads
The western range roads of Fort Hood were busier than normal over the weekend as the Great Place hosted the annual Texas State Road Championship Weekend – Fort Hood Challenge for the ninth time.
Hundreds of competitive cyclists from across the state – and many from out of state – competed in the more than 10 different races over the two-day event.
This is the only completely closed course road race in Texas. The course is usually a one-way route starting at the intersection of Elijah Road and Old Georgetown Road, going north on Old Georgetown, east on Browns Creek Road, south on West Range Road and west on Elijah until the …

Damontre Moore Ready To ‘Pedal’ Into Cowboys Lineup

By Mike Fisher | dfw.cbslocal.com

FRISCO (105.3 The Fan) – Pass-rusher Damontre Moore says as a newly-activated member of the Dallas Cowboys, he feels “like I can hit the ground running.’’
But first, he’ll hit the streets of Frisco, pedaling.
“I started in the NFL five years ago,’’ Moore tells me, “but I just bought my first house. It’s here in Frisco. It’s close to work. So sometimes I ride my bike to and …

Texas couples bike the Lewis and Clark trail to raise suicide awareness

By Margaret DeMarco | www.ktvh.com

GREAT FALLS – About a year ago, Texas natives Tom and Ellen Harris along with friends Isaac and Libby Manning decided to do something extreme to bring more awareness to mental health issues.
The couples chose to bike the Lewis and Clark trail backward and …

Installation Bike Lanes on Escondido Drive

Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017 – Monday, Jan 1, 0001 6:00 PM
Cafeteria Rivera Elementary School
6445 Escondido Drive
El Paso, Texas

Parking On Designated Bike Lanes… What’s Up With That?

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“Sure this is a bike lane, but it’s cool. You can still park in it.” – The City of Houston. Ok, that’s not really an exact quote, but it’s what one can gather when there is no State Law that prohibits it or any City Ordinance against it. Just take a drive down to 1901 Cullen Blvd (around the new apartment complex), Polk St (around Hutchings), and Waugh Dr (by The Flat) so you can see what we’re talking about. Those are just a few examples of this headscratcher of a problem we have here. We build a bike lane to allow cyclists to move in traffic, but we also …

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Better Legs with 85% Humidity Bicycle Ride

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Originally I planned on riding south and to the east until around 10 AM it rained about .12″ . I looked at the weather radar and patches of rain covered the area south of where I would ride. So I waited for the streets to dry off some and chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route to the north. I left at 1:02 PM which is a winter start time. The sky was overcast from what I could see at home among the trees but some blue was visible to the north. As I rode west to exit Kingwood the sky to the south and west was dark making me wonder if I would get wet before I got back home.

Arriving at the I-69/US59 north bound service road the south 12 mph wind propelled me to the SH 242 turn around point. I could tell my legs and power were much better than yesterday as I kept my speed at 18 to 19 mph. I was concerned about the ride south though. That same wind would try to slow me down. Surprisingly my legs had the energy to not only hold my speed but I improved my overall average speed to 15.3 mph for a segment before settling at 15.2 mph.

The Valero station on Northpark Drive and I-69/US59 offered an opportunity for a short rest and time to return a phone call I got south of FM 1314. My intent was to buy an apple fritter to eat and use the the sugar to energize me for the final stretch to the finish but they didn’t have any. The stop was short and I rode south.

With the rain and overcast sky the temperature was much cooler than normal at 80 degrees but the humidity was strong 85% which explained why I was dripping in perspiration. While I was standing at the Valero station my arms dripped steadily leaving the concrete wet. My concern about rain returned as a few rain drops hit me as I rode toward Kingwood Drive but that was all that fell.

Making my way through the Kings Manor school traffic I rode a shorter way to get into Kingwood. The next challenge was the Bear Branch Elementary school which was about to let out as I biked by. From there it was about a mile to the finish. I stopped the ride at 3;27 PM. The sky was not quite as dark but the weather radar still showed rain activity in the area. I was glad to be home wet from sweat and not from the rain.

With the 32.2 miles for today I need 191 miles to reach the 6,000 YTD total by the end of September. The weather should be dry and warmer tomorrow for bicycling.

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