Texas Bicycling News June 11th 2017

Texbiker.net Posted on by

Veteran rides bike across US to ‘make the world make sense’

By KELAN LYONS | www.theeagle.com


Subsisting on a diet of ramen and oatmeal, Robert Neidlinger has ridden his bicycle from San Diego to College Station — a roughly 1,400-mile journey — over the past three months. And he still has about 1,000 miles to go.
The 53-year-old Gulf War veteran is riding his bike from the West to the East Coast — California to Florida — and expects to make it to St. Augustine sometime next month. He arrived in College Station on Wednesday night, where he stopped to do laundry, fix a bike pump at a repair shop on …

Thief steals new bike from special needs man in Denison

By Sara Humphrey | www.kxii.com


DENISON, Texas (KXII) — Surveillance video outside a Denison grocery store shows a man stealing a bike that belongs to a special needs man.
Anthony Adams has worked at Albertsons in Denison for about a month and when mom can’t drive him there, he likes to ride his brand new bicycle.
“I got it for my birthday and my high school graduation present from my aunt,” Adams said.
Adams says he took his bike to work Saturday afternoon, chained it up near the front door then went inside to start his …

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVNXmuNB7Hn/

Learn about Your Community with AARP Texas and City Cycling!

www.austinmonthly.com

Jun 17, 2017
10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Description
Join AARP and Bike Texas and get back on your bike with City Cycling! AARP knows that it is more important than ever that you have options in how you get around your community, so we’ve partnered with Bike Austin to bring our members a City Cycling class just for you!
City Cycling will help you ride safely and effectively — to work, to the store, around your neighborhood or around the state. It is Driver’s Ed for cyclists. League-certified instructors teach City Cycling and the curriculum covers everything, including bike selection, simple maintenance, fixing a flat, and strategies for riding a bike safely and confidently. This class is designed for anyone wanting to become more comfortable on their bike.
****There will be an optional ride after the classroom portion so please bring your bike if you have access to one.**** …

Raul’s Saturday Upper Valley Vuelta Group B

Saturday, Jun 17, 2017, 7:15 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

3 Cyclists Went

• Distance:  25-30 miles• Roll Out: 7:30 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…

Check out this Meetup →

Proposed rail to trail plan featured in national publication

By STEVE CLARK | www.valleymorningstar.com


BROWNSVILLE — The Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Transportation and Tourism Plan is getting national attention, with the project featured in the spring/summer 2017 issue of “Rails to Trails Magazine,” the official publication of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
Washington D.C.-based RTC, which facilitates rails-to-trails projects around the country, also has assigned someone to help find money for the project. The …

Tour de Agua – Dublin, Texas, June 10, 2017

Pedal Pushers | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com

… I hadn’t attended the Dublin ride since it was called Tour de Pepper. Dr. Pepper was first bottled in Dublin beginning in 1891. Long story but Dublin can’t use of the name or logo “Dr. Pepper,” so now the ride is a charitable event to buy water filters.
Since I haven’t been to this ride in a few years, I am not sure if the attendance was good or bad. If one could have ridden and didn’t, one missed a good ride. OK, it was windy, but it’s west Texas…what’s new? …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

https://twitter.com/GWCChuck/status/874109472934854657

Swimming Pool Parade Bike Ride

Texbiker.net Posted on by

A shorter bike ride today to bump the week’s mileage up to 231.6 following the “Atascocita South – Walden” route. This route is a combination of streets I ride on but in a different sequence. I biked 25.3 miles under mostly cloudy skies with the temperature around 91 degrees. The start was later due to church so I left home at 12:18 and returned at 2:13. So far during June I logged 336 miles towards my 800 mile goal. I rode my Blue Norcross AL bike today.

The bike ride passed by several swimming pools and each was busy. The weekend draws people to pools especially when it is hot and dry. I saw one other biker and I waved at him but no response.

I tried to import today’s ride data into the Golden Cheetah program but it hung up at 50%. This is the first time I had a problem with GC in quite some time. Maybe it is trying to tell me to simplify my life and only use three programs. I do like the charts GC has though.

More nice weather in the forecast for Monday and I plan on bicycling.

[iframe http://rwgps-embeds.com/trips/15235394/embed 75% 750px]

Strava Extended Statistics

Strava Extended Statistics

Texas Bicycling News June 10th 2017

Texbiker.net Posted on by

HHH committee talks with county about roads

Claire Kowalick | www.timesrecordnews.com


Gearing up for the next Hotter’N Hell Hundred bicycle race weekend, HHH steering committee members met with Wichita County commissioners Friday about bike-friendly roads.
HHH is the biggest event in Wichita Falls each year, bringing in thousands of out-of-towners and millions of dollars in economic impact. The HHH also serves as a civic organization that …

Video: Texas 4000 Charity Bike Ride bicyclists stop in Lawton

By Paula Van Drisse | www.kswo.com

LAWTON, OK (KSWO)-A group of cyclists trekking their way across North America to raise awareness and funds in the fight against cancer made a stop at Cameron University Friday.
Texas 4000, a group of 25 students from the University of Texas, left Austin about seven days ago and they’re headed to Anchorage, Alaska.
The cyclists join two other groups across the …

Critical Mass Houston

Friday, Jun 30, 2017, 6:45 PM

Market Square Park
301 Milam Street Houston, TX

11 cyclists Went

The Houston Critical Mass is a bicycling event held on the last Friday of every month. We meet up at Market Square Park in downtown Houston around 6:30pm.Go to the Critical Mass Houston website to get all the ride info. This is a must before you ride. Lots of good info about the ride.http://www.criticalmasshouston.com/also:Critical Mass Houston…

Check out this Meetup →

Pre and Post Critical Mass Ride

Friday, Jun 30, 2017, 5:45 PM

T C Jester Park
4201 W T C Jester Blvd Houston, TX

5 cyclists Went

We will start at T C Jester Park and ride to Market Square Park downtown. We will leave no later than 6PM. We will take the White Oak/Bayou Greenway trails to get to Market Square Park downtown. The pace will be 12-15mph. If you cannot keep up, you will be dropped. I need to be at Market Square Park 6:45ish. We will ride in the Critical Mass ride …

Check out this Meetup →

Photos from the 2017 Annual Ride & Picnic

San Antonio Wheelmen | www.sawheelmen.com

IMG_1546

IMG_1559

UPDATED North Houston Bike Park Package 03 Re-bid

www.texasbids.net

Owner Solic Number: 5015041.03
Status: bidding
Report: 7035699
Country : United States State: TX County: Harris Location: Harris
Scope: The Work includes but is not limited to the following systems, equipment, andservices: Service provisions, power distribution equipment, power distribution panels,panelboards, individual motor controllers, transformers, etc.; A complete system of electrical conductors installed in conduit for electrical service equipment, panelboards, general equipment, motors, refrigeration equipment, space heating equipment, lighting fixtures, wiring devices, disconnect switches, and special systems; Connection of all motors, equipment, interlocks, interconnections, and othercomponents, including all motor controllers; Lighting fixtures, receptacles, switches, etc. Refer to the Architect and Landscape Architect for exact location of all these Devices; Lighting and power junction boxes including homeruns, in the unfinished areas; A system of empty conduits and other provisions as required for installation of the telephone system, data system, and fire alarm system shall be provided; Place all conduits and boxes in slabs, walls and ceilings in cooperation with other trades.
Plans: From CivCast. See outside link.
Outside Link: …

Bid on LED Silicone Bicycle Lights With Logo Printing in Arlington

www.texasbids.net

Owner Solic Number: NCT-2017-15
Status: bidding
Report: 7842317
Country : United States State: TX County: Dallas
Location: Arlington
Scope: 25,000 qty of LED Silicone Bike Light.
Plans: From Owner. See outside link.
Outside Link: …

Weekly Mission Reach Bike Ride

www.goldstar.com

San Antonio River Authority back Parking Lot
100 East Guenther StreetSan Antonio, TX 78204
Greetings, This is the signup for the 2017 Wednesday Night Mission Reach Bike Rides!!! There are 2 options, the RSVP is just letting us know you are coming so we can expect you, if all those slots are full just show up anyway, we won’t limit the group. The Second option is to help lead the bike ride: Ride leaders have a few responsibilities: making a weahter Go-NoGO call on the day of the event if it hasn’t been made sooner. helping other riders get air in their tires pre-ride (white pump in the guenther basement is free for use and has …

Wednesday June 14, 2017 / 5:00pm

Wednesday June 21, 2017 / 5:00pm

Wednesday June 28, 2017 / 5:00pm

Wednesday July 5, 2017 / 5:00pm

Video: Cyclists Pedaling For A Very Big Reason

By: Isaiah Garcia | www.texomashomepage.com

Cyclists from the bike and build organization rolled into town this afternoon, and this group was on a mission!
The organization is made up of young adults who ride across the country.. raising awareness for the housing crisis.
Members started riding this morning in Decatur Texas and logged a total of 95 miles today.
They are being hosted by the Downtown YMCA tonight.
Tomorrow morning the group will depart for the Texas-Oklahoma border bright and early.
The group tells us some …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

Construction Abounds Nearby Bike Ride

Texbiker.net Posted on by

I waited for the Critérium du Dauphiné stage to end and what looked like the winning time for the Tour de Suisse Prologue before getting ready to leave on today’s bike ride at 10:31. After yesterday’s 46+ mile long ride I decided to ride the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route for a total of 34.72 miles putting the week at 206.12 miles. Tomorrow I plan on biking around 22 miles as a rest day to prepare for next week.

A mostly cloudy sky kept the temperature modest with 82 at the start and 87 at the 1:03 PM finish. The wind was stronger than yesterday coming from the SE at 10 mph with 17 mph gusts. I pedaled quickly to Tavola but the ride back required much more effort. My maximum watts was riding along Valley Ranch Parkway south of the Grand Parkway on a small uphill into the wind. I was standing on the pedals to get maximum effort when I glanced at the Elemnt computer and saw the watts.

No rest stop today with the shorter distance except for traffic lights and stop signs. I don’t remember seeing another biker on the ride. The new Walmart in New Caney is starting to look like a Walmart with the gas station sporting the Walmart name and logo on the blue band on the gas pump canopy. The main building has a big white spot where the name and logo will be put too. I hope the increased traffic on the south bound service road doesn’t impact my bike ride too much.

Earlier this week on the May Park Community Center – Huffman route I saw evidence of the Grand Parkway construction north and east of Huffman between the May Community Center and Hargrave High School. I am not sure how this will affect biking there.

[iframe http://rwgps-embeds.com/trips/15200117/embed 80% 750px]

Strava extended statistics

Strava Extended Statistics