Texas Bicycling News January 30th 2017

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Reimer’s Ranch

by cxagent | www.bikemojo.com

Getting a lot of emails from the management of Reimer’s Ranch so I started a new thread. In addition to the recent prescribed burns, races/rides, and other events there, here is new email.
I would appreciate it if you could help spread the word to the mountain biking community that if they would like to stay for an observatory program at Reimers Ranch Park, they’ll need to have a reservation starting February 17. They can find a link on the Travis County Reimers Ranch Park web page. Click on Reimers Observatory. …

Adventure to the Alamo

By Clark Crews | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Introduction
Sunday January 29, 2017
This will be the third year in a row that I take a week off of work to have a bicycle adventure in the countryside of Texas. Last year’s adventure was supposed to involve a lot more camping, but the weather made it more of a hotel tour. This year I plan on doing a mix of camping and hotels on a slow ride from Houston to the Alamo with quite short distances. …

Flintridge/Spring Creek Trail Work Party

Greater Houston Off-Road Biking ssociation | ghorba.org

Event category: General
Saturday, February 4, 2017 – 8:00am
Come out and help trim and build new trails while meeting fellow GHORBA members!
Meet at the George Mitchell Preserve Lot located at 5171 Flintridge Dr. 77381

Please welcome two new board members!

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Michael Moyers has stepped up to take on the Trails Director role. Michael will coordinate tool and material purchases used for trail maintenance as well as providing guidance and leadership during …

January 2017 Kidical Mass (Park to Park Ride)

by Matthew | bike4heck.com

Here is a photo from the Kidical Mass bike ride that I led on Jan. 29, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas.
We rode about 5.75 miles. …

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Motivation Bike Ride with Gorgeous Weather

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Setting a goal can motivate me but if I reach the goal then I lose some of the motivation. I think that happened with January’s goal of 300 miles. I reached it last week and when the weather cooled down some I stayed off the bike. today the weather warmed up from last week and I got back on the bike and rode the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route for a total of 34.4 miles. I was waiting on the nice weather to return and it looks like the next few days will be in the 70’s. With today’s bike ride I am up to 379.93 miles for January and with one more potential riding day I could hit 400+ miles.

The weather for the bike ride.

Home weather at the start
Home weather at the finish
Airport weather at the finish

The wind required extra effort when the ride turned back to the south at Roman Forest Blvd. Biking through Valley Ranch I stopped at the fountain and took these pictures.

The clear blue sky shows how gorgeous the weather was. The first picture shows Valley Ranch with the logos of the stores open or opening soon in the Town Center shopping area. So far the traffic is not bad on Valley Ranch Parkway behind the stores. The lake and fountain are featured and when the wind is blowing strong the mist from the fountain can be felt on the street.

No other bicyclist out today while I rode the route. They missed some great weather.

Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com.

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Texas Bicycling News January 29th 2017

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We’re taking a cyclocross respite this weekend since our future shop dog is under the weather. He said he had a fever and the only prescription was more cowbell, but we decided bed rest was better for him. Now the only thing left is …

Gap in Houston Bike Plan at SH6 and Clay

by flangehead | www.bikeforums.net

I attended the Tx DOT open house 1/24. As currently envisioned, there is no plan to include bicycle-specific infrastructure in the project. Note that two future off-street trails are shown in the Houston Bike Plan and they end about 1/4 mile apart at the edges of the scope of the Tx DOT project.
The only information available on the internet is the meeting notice Open House – SH 6 Clay Road Intersection which provides no details. Public comment is due by Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The project reference number is 1685-05-107.
The relationship between the project and the Houston Bike Plan is shown on the attached picture.
Briefly the alternatives presented were do-nothing, Alt. 1, Alt. 2 & Alt. 3.
Alt. 1 is more lanes at grade.. basically what’s there now just bigger.
Alt. 2 takes SH6 straight-through traffic overpass.
Alt. 3 is just one direction overpass (I don’t think it will get serious consideration)
I’ve attached pictures of Alt. 1 and Alt. 2. 5’ sidewalks on all plans. Other than the Clay sidewalks east of SH6, the proposed sidewalks are so riddled by entrances that they would be very dangerous to cycle on, in my opinion. If built as shown now, I will take the lane.
If this intersection is important to you then you might want to comment to Tx DOT. This is just the first step; they will compile public input then have another meeting in a few months.

Road and Trail Closure Makes Salado Creek Greenway Access Difficult

by John | www.bikemojo.com

If you are trying to reach the Salado Creek Greenway, I want to report a closure in the connection to the Salado Creek Greenway at Lauren Road and Ira Lee Road. Additionally, because to the Bridge Work on Ira Lee , one cannot ride north to the access road and take the sidewalk to the East side of …

Hundreds ride in memory of Georgetown cyclist killed in hit and run

by Jessica Taylor | kxan.com


GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Hundreds of cyclists rode through Georgetown this morning in remembrance of Tommy Ketterhagen, the 19-year-old Georgetown cyclist killed in a hit and run Monday.
The Tommy Ketterhagen Memorial Ride and Walk spanned 25 miles, starting at East View High School and looping around some of Tommy’s favorite cycling spots. The group stopped at the …

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PD: Cyclist airlifted after collision

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A traffic accident sent a college student to the hospital after she was struck by a vehicle while cycling.
According to information from the Seguin Police Department, the collision happened Friday afternoon at the 1000 block of W. Court St. and involved a single vehicle and the cyclist.
Witnesses said they saw the cyclist crossing …

Commentary: Respect cyclists’ humanity and rightful place on the road

By LeighAnn Ganzar | www.mystatesman.com


Cycling is a point of convergence for being present and focused both body and mind. With body, you must focus on each pedal stroke, maintaining position and flexing your core. With mind, you must be ever aware of your surroundings, always on the lookout for debris in the road, the next corner, other riders and cars. When either commuting by bike or training for races, I find …

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Lance Armstrong finishes 2nd in bicycle race north of Fort Worth

By Tom Johanningmeier | www.star-telegram.com


Former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong surprised fellow riders Saturday when he lined up for the Texas Chainring Massacre, a gravel bike race in Valley View, about 50 miles north of Fort Worth.
Armstrong, 46, blazed through the approximately 62-mile course of gravel and dirt roads in 2 hours, 51 minutes and 23.97 seconds, 2.5 seconds behind winner …

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