Texas Bicycling News February 28th 2017

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ACA Outlines ‘Texas Hill Country Loop’ for a Great Adventure Cycling Trip

By Spring Sault | texashillcountry.com


The Texas Hill Country can be a road cyclist’s dream come true. With many miles of quiet, country roads, considerably great weather, and friendly atmosphere and people, if you’re looking for some fun and some challenges, it doesn’t get much better than the Texas Hill Country. The Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) has put together a route that might entice and assist a passionate cyclist, ranging from novice to experienced.
Depending on day-long travel distances and an itinerary of things you might like to see …

Bike Share Master Plan Study

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Scope: Professional services.
Notes: Please submit any questions you may have in writing to the attention of Jeanne Geiger by e-mail to geiger@alamoareampo.org, not later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The MPO has a firm commitment to an affirmative action program for disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation in its third party contracting
opportunities. TheTransportation Policy Board has set a goal of 25% DBE participation.
Plans: From Owner.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

New Routes

Waco Bicycle Club | wacobicycleclub.com

Happy Tuesday!
We have lots going with respect to new routes both on- and off-road.
A. Road routes
1. Due to construction-based heavy traffic (in addition to more and more people and businesses moving out that way), the Tuesday night ride will be changed in some way.
a. The easiest thing to do is to ride it “backwards” and hope this leads to better timing concerning traffic. No doubt some will choose this as their first option.
b. I will be sending out …

Simply on a Bike: the Southern Tier

By David Dalley | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Seminole canyon to Brackettsville
Monday February 27, 2017, 73 miles (117 km) – Total so far: 1,396 miles (2,247 km)
Seminole canyon to Brackettsville 73 miles
Challenging ride today. We woke up to dense fog. No sunrise today, just gradually increasing daylight. Everything is damp but not cold. 66 degrees. I was concerned about being visible on the highway so I wore my brightest jersey and turned on both my tail lights. Within an hour though, the fog lifted enough. Cloudy all day and not too warm.
There is a bypass around Del Rio, loop 79, that I took even though it isn’t clear that it’s correct. After a few miles I was back on route. I would suggest following that way because …

Night Ride With Geo

Monday, Mar 6, 2017, 6:45 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

7 Mountain Bikers Went

Intermediate level group. Lights and helmet required. Be prepared to ride 11 plus miles. Depending how many riders show up, we might break into two groups.

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Ceiling Fan Legs vs The Wind Bike Ride

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I spent several hours yesterday afternoon and evening replacing the ceiling fan in our family room. I went up and down the step ladder what seemed like a hundred times working out my leg muscles. I think the biking helped me survive the trips and today I wasn’t hurting so I went for a bike ride on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for 33.13 miles. The wind was punishing, making my ceiling fan tired legs pay for the privilege to ride. From the south the wind moved at 18 mph with 26 mph gusts. When I started biking at 11:34 I knew the wind was moving around but I didn’t realize it was that strong. For the first 19 miles the route generally went into the wind and the few times a tailwind appeared I rode much quicker.

The 19 mile point came at the left turn onto FM 2100 and biking to Huffman was much easier though my legs weren’t able to supply the power they could’ve earlier in the ride. At Huffman I went west on FM 1960 and the trees and traffic on my left broke the wind some but once I was on the causeway over Lake Houston I held onto the handlebars because the wind wanted to push my wheels to the right. This was of the few times the wide section carbon rims take more effort than they save.

Once I crossed the lake and rode into Atascocita Shores I was protected some by the trees and houses. But the wind still tired to grab whenever I rode into where the wind wasn’t restricted.

Making good time I crossed Kingwood Drive well before the traffic got heavy and finished the ride at 2:06. That was when I noticed Strava.com was down due to Amazon.com S3 servers being off line. I will upload my ride data when Strava is back online.

As I rode back home I passed the spot where I tried to take pictures of the azaleas blooming on last Friday’s bike ride. This time the pictures were much better.

Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com metrics and maps.

SportTracks Ride Summary (Click on the image to enlarge it.)

Ride Summary

Today’s bike ride is the last one for a warmer than usual February. My goal was to bicycle 345 miles and I beat that by cycling 495.1 miles. Below is a summary of February biking from the Golden Cheetah program. The mileage is slightly higher due to different calculation from SportTracks. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)

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Texas Bicycling News February 27th 2017

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Hike, bike trails could relieve Austin’s mobility headaches

Amber Downing | www.kvue.com

AUSTIN – A hike and bike trail might be the relief Austin-area drivers need for their traffic headaches.
If legislators pass Senate Bill 858 and its companion House Bill 1726 this session, Capital Metro is considering using one of 31 corridors. The legislation would allow the transportation authority to build up to 30 miles of track without …

Supplier bike shipments up slightly in January

by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Suppliers shipped 3 percent more bikes to shops this January than last year, in spite of inclement weather up and down the West Coast and throughout the Southwest. A milder winter in other regions may have helped the business, although it’s too early in the year to call the results a …

February Social Ride Group

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The Racing Post March 2017 Edition

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Simply on a Bike: the Southern Tier

By David Dalley | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Sanderson to Seminole canyon state park
Sunday February 26, 2017, 83 miles (134 km) – Total so far: 1,323 miles (2,129 km)
Sanderson to Seminole canyon state park. 83 miles. We have landed in a gorgeous state park for the night. Although a bit far from Sanderson it is very much worth the extra distance. Pristine site, quiet, with a huge sky, the horizon is so far away. This is Texas hill country and the road goes up and down and up and down relentlessly. The slope is never severe but just enough to be wearing after the 30th time. So after a detour to the wrong recreation area, I met up with Elizabeth to halt for tonight.
This part of Texas is so much greener and …

2017 PURE Driveway Season Passes

by HOLLAND RACING LLC | bikereg.com

Thanks for your interest in a 2017 PURE Austin Driveway Series Season Pass. The Driveway Series is sanctioned by USA Cycling. The 2017 Series is held every Thursday March 16 – September 28, rain or shine. A few times during the year we change the schedule and offerings to accommodate limited daylight. Please check the schedule page at drivewayseries.com for more info.
For the avid racer a season pass is the best value. A season pass is essentially a season long entry fee. Buy paying up front for the entire season, we are able to offer you a discount. The trade off though is …

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Texas Bicycling News February 26th 2017

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Bicyclists enjoy largest Jalapeno 100 field

By TRAVIS M. WHITEHEAD | www.themonitor.com


HARLINGEN — Flashes of red sped toward the finish line as onlookers welcomed their arrival with loud clapping.
The four cyclists had just completed the 27th Annual Jalapeño 100. About 800 people registered for the race.
The event offered five routes of varying lengths but they all began at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Harlingen at 1209 W. Washington.
“We do it every year,” said Trudi Martinez, 57, as he cooled down in the shade with his wife and other relatives.
“It’s good weather, good everything,” he said. “It’s a family tradition.” …

HOT WHEELS

By TRAVIS M. WHITEHEAD | www.valleymorningstar.com


HARLINGEN — Flashes of red sped toward the finish line as onlookers welcomed their arrival with loud clapping.
The four cyclists had just completed the 27th Annual Jalapeño 100. About 800 people registered for the race.
The ride offered five routes of varying lengths but they all began at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harlingen at 1209 W. Washington.
“We do it every year,” said Trudi Martinez, 57, as he …

Options for recovering a stolen bike

by June Bug | www.bikemojo.com

Many of you may be on the Nextdoor neighborhood list serve. Someone posted on Nextdoor that they left their garage door open briefly and their bike was stolen.
Mariah Anger is in my neighborhood and posted this incredibly detailed response: …

Houston: Addicks-Tanner Trail Update: Probably 2018

by flangehead | www.bikeforums.net

Harris County Parks and MUDs 341 and 370 are progressing on the Addicks-Tanner Trails project, which will connect the crosswalks at Ginger Ponds and Tanner to the top of Addicks Dam. A map of the project is attached.
The layout of the trails and resolution of the associated right-of-way issues are now complete. The Corps of Engineers’ permit is in progress, and construction cannot be scheduled until that is issued. Though it might happen sooner, construction in 2018 is most likely.
If you have any questions, please contact me.

POP A Bicycle Ride w/Commentary Dallas Texas 4K – Dallas Video

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4 quick segments from the “A” ride on Thursday. Holfort run, Los Rios drag race, Bolin CCW spin and Murphy CW rotation. Enjoy!
Ride Stats
Distance: 25mi
Moving Time: 1:08:55
623ft Elevation
244W Weighted Avg Power
828kJ Total Work
Avg Speed 21.8mi/h
Max Speed 40.9mi/h
Heart Rate 167bpm
Cadence 88
Power 200W
Calories 923
Temperature 81? …

Simply on a Bike: the Southern Tier

By David Dalley | www.crazyguyonabike.co

Marathon to Sanderson
Saturday February 25, 2017, 56 miles (90 km) – Total so far: 1,240 miles (1,996 km)
Marathon to Sanderson. 56 miles. It was a nice treat to be riding again. The body is completely comfortable and the pedaling is easy. Decent road surface mostly flat with little traffic kept it simple. The logistics of this section work best with a shorter distance but I would have loved to go further. Instead I worked on the bike and did laundry and tidying.
A couple of bulls on the road caused me to wonder how (or whether) to ride by them when a …

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group

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Meet other local mountain bikers to organize rides, review trails, gear and trade tips. All skill-levels welcome. We’ll try to organize rides that fit all experience levels. M…

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