Texas Bicycling News September 17th 2017

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Mozart’s hill gut buster and Morning Fueling Station

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Type: Road Level: Intermediate
Expected Turnout: Under 15 riders
Distance: 4 – 12 miles Average Speed: 3 – 15 mph
Terrain: Very hilly
Date: Tuesday, 26 Sep, 2017 Time 8:00 AM
Description
Sadomasochists aren’t the only ones who mix pain and pleasure. Come do a batch of very short, very steep hill repeats, following the Tabata protocol. Warmup on the short ride over , then choose a gear and grind up the hill for about 25 seconds, and recover on the downhill. Repeat as you can stand. And misery loves company; we’ll be each other’s cheering section! Bike Austin’s Morning Fueling Station both before and after at Mozarts’ (7:30 to 9:30).

Let’s go for a social road ride.

Saturday, Sep 23, 2017, 8:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

3 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

Social Ride: If you’re hesitant to join a riding group, this is the ride for you! In the beginner group, there is NEVER pressure to ride longer or faster. Our knowledgeable ride leaders will help you navigate through the turns and answer any cycling questions you may have. All types of bodies and bicycles are welcome!Please bring your helmet, wate…

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Let’s go for an intermediate road ride

Saturday, Sep 23, 2017, 8:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

3 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

Intermediate Ride:Please join us and all are welcome to our Saturday morning, 8am Intermediate ride starting and ending at our shop. We will average 16mph and ride for 90+ minutes. This is a no drop ride and the group will stay together.Please bring your helmet, water and a positive attitude.All bikes and bodies are welcome to join us on the Per…

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Saturday Upper Valley Vuelta Group B

Saturday, Sep 23, 2017, 7:30 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

0 Cyclists Went

• Distance:  25-30 miles• Roll Out: 7:45 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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Beautiful Sunday Bike Ride

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I rode the Blue Norcross AL on today’s bike ride on the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” course for a total of 27 miles. With those miles the total for the week was 244.4 miles, just .5 of a mile short of the equaling the most miles for a week this year. Maybe I should’ve lapped the block a couple of times to break that record. I now need 287 miles the rest of September to reach 6,000 for the year. Once I reach that level I should be able to ride 7,000+ miles by the end of the year.

The ride started late (12:44 PM) because I worked on my wife’s email program to fix a problem and after church. By then the temperature was 91 with 65% humidity but the wind was calm which was nice in a way except for drying up sweat whenever I stopped. The sky was mostly cloudy. I finished the ride at 2:50 PM and there wasn’t any change in the weather.

Making a quick stop at the Valley Ranch Texaco to refill my water bottle was it for today. A photo before I got back on the bike.

The building has had several fast food restaurants but all have closed. Today as I was riding out of the parking lot there was a sign saying “Coming Soon – Dickey’s BBQ”. They also had a sign on the door to hire workers for the restaurant. Maybe this one will survive?

Leaving the Texaco station I rode south along I-69/US59 on the service road to Northpark Drive. I rode north and then east through Woodridge Forest and then into Kingwood to finish the ride.

No bike ride tomorrow (Monday) but I should be back biking on Tuesday.

Link to the Strava ride summary

Texas Bicycling News September 16th 2017

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How bikes are helping Houstonians after Harvey

Leah Binkovitz | www.houstonchronicle.com


Before Harvey made its way to Houston, dumping unprecedented amounts of rain on the city, Carter Stern, executive director of the city’s B-Cycle program, told the technicians who usually service the bike-share stations to take the storm off.
Roughly half run on solar panels, with a battery charge that can last 24 hours without sunlight. Without service over the weekend, they’d likely be unusable. …

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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Riders Conquer the Coast in event’s 14th year, just weeks after Hurricane Harvey affects area

Tim Acosta | www.caller.com


As the first batch of riders crossed finish line on Saturday, cyclists Sidney Flores and John Gaspar moved nearby and enjoyed a good laugh among friends and fellow participants in this year’s Conquer the Coast.
The duo, like others in their group, wore white cycling jerseys with “Philippines” on the sleeves. Flores, 49, immigrated to the United States in 1994, settling in Corpus Christi after getting married. He and fellow Filipino residents have taken up …

Hale on Wheels off to the races

Doug McDonough | www.myplainview.com


Cyclists leave the starting gate Saturday morning for the Ninth Annual Hale on Wheels Bicycle Race, the opening event of the 19th annual Cowboy Days Celebration in Plainview. Hale on Wheels organizers were still compiling late entries as the event began, but anticipated this year’s race would be the largest one ever. Course lengths were 63, 45, 30 and 23 miles with cruiser rides of 3.1 and 1.0 miles. Other Cowboy Days events included a parade, live music, vendors, petting zoo, free pictures with Ralph Fisher’s World Famous Trained Texas Longhorns and …

Confrontation between cyclist, pedestrian ends in stabbing on the far West Side

By Alex Luna | www.mysanantonio.com


A bicyclist was stabbed on the far West Side late Saturday after bumping into someone on the sidewalk, police said.
The confrontation occurred near the intersection of West Military Drive and Marbach Road around 8:30 p.m.
Sgt. Kris Maurice said the victim was riding his bike when he bumped into a man walking down the sidewalk, resulting in a verbal altercation. That’s when the man who had been walking pulled out a knife and cut the victim’s hand, Maurice said. …

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Early Start, Other Cyclists Bike Ride

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I wasn’t sure if I would see any other bicyclists on to day’s bike ride but I started earlier than I usually at 9:27 AM but I did. The first ones were in Kingwood and continued Until I got to FM 2100. Overall I probably saw 20 to 25 cyclists as I rode the “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route for a total of 30 miles. I now am up to 217 miles for the week with 314 miles left to reach 6,000 miles YTD.

Starting earlier the weather was nice but the humidity was a stout 88% and 78 degrees. I was sweating heavily and should’ve wore wrist bands to hold it back from my hands.

The only stop was at the Huffman Chevron to refill my water bottle. I didn’t stay but a few minutes. This 16.2 miles into the ride. I finished the ride at 11:45 AM. The humidity let up some to 65% and 89 degrees.

More great weather tomorrow so I plan on biking after church.

Strava Ride Summary (click the image to go to Strava.com)

Strava Bicycle Ride Summary