Keeping My Cool on the Way to Huffman Bike Ride

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I waited for the temperature to go up a few degrees and finally started the bike ride at 12:43. I needed a long sleeve jersey again (I am a temperature wimp) under my short sleeve jersey to get me through the shady areas where the north 8 mph breeze made it feel chilly. Bicycling on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route I rode 31.66 miles which put me at 7,009 miles for the year. (Yesterday I gave the wrong YTD mileage.) It was 71 degrees at the start and 73 when I finished at 2:55. I was chilly and glad to get off the bike.

Before I biked to Huffman I decided not to stop for a rest break at the Huffman Chevron because I would cool down and then need to build up my body heat again. I really made this decision when I left my snacks at home. At the 20.2 mile point I bicycled past the Chevron station around 2:07 but no one rushed out and waved at me; I didn’t expect anyone to do that.

One of the main reasons I like living in southeast Texas is the extended biking weather. If I lived a couple of hundred miles to the north the biking weather would not be as hospitable for me.

Yesterday I joined the Wahoo Fitness club on Strava and was surprised to find I was #50 in the top 100 for miles biked this week. As I write this post my miles from today are not added dropping me to 93rd. It will be interesting to see how I rank in this group.

I was thinking about biking the Polk County Crime Stoppers Bike Ride tomorrow but I decided to not go. Instead I will stay home and watch the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football game. That way I don’t have to get up earlier, drive 50 miles and then become chilly waiting for the temperature to get up to 70. Maybe if the football was later in the day (it starts at 11 AM) I would ride. Also the $45 cost for the ride is a tough price to pay to ride 42 miles.

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Texas Bicycling News November 10th 2016

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Report: Cycling And Walking Can Be Good For Business

Gail Delaughter

www.houstonpublicmedia.org


The study by the Urban Land Institute focuses on how active transportation is affecting apartment and retail developments.
A recent study says real estate developers can see big returns by including more facilities for walkers and cyclists. The study by the Urban Land Institute focuses on “active transportation” and how it’s affecting new apartment and retail developments. News 88.7 Transportation Reporter Gail Delaughter recently talked with researcher Ed McMahon, who was one of the authors of the study.
Says McMahon: “If you go into a community and somebody says, well, no one in …

Denton Parks & Recreation

www.dentonrc.com

A Greenbelt Bike Ride for ages 16 and up will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Riders should meet in the lobby of Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St., and bring a picnic lunch. $20. Register by calling 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com.

Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 30: Silsbee to a little east of Lake Charles: Into Louisiana (whose state animal I believe is the aggressive dog)
Wednesday November 9, 2016, 86 miles (138 km) – Total so far: 1,982 miles (3,190 km)
Latish start after staying up watching the election coverage a bit long. On road by 9.30 and kicking into a headwind most of the morning. Crossed the border at Deweyville and almost immediately encountered the first roving band of dogs for the day. This was the first one that I was quite worried about and thought for a bit he was going to have a go at me. There were 4 dogs already in the road and I thought I should be able to scoot round them. As usual the smallest one freaked out first which set of the rest of them. The biggest, some kind of lab/pitbull cross was on my heels for a good quarter mile ignoring the water squirts I was hitting him with which normally stops them. At that point I just flat out …

Let’s Ride – Reveille Peak Ranch – Super D with gimbal

by TC

www.turnincranks.com

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Come to the PBA Annual Bike Build

by lori59

www.planobicycle.org


10). New and improved location! No more fertilizer and plant material to trip over.
9.) Pizza! Even the kind that really shouldn’t be called pizza. (Russ Maksuta)
8.) Home made brew courtesy of Bill Lawrence, from his still in the back woods of Richardson.
7.) Santa will be there…along with his lap to sit on. Great photo op! …

The Woodlands Township approves new bike, pedestrian master plan

By Marie Leonard

communityimpact.com


After a year of development and gathering resident feedback, The Woodlands Township board of directors approved a communitywide bike and pedestrian master plan Oct. 27.
The plan, which is the first of its kind for the township, evaluated the community’s existing walking, running and bicycling network, as well as the gaps and needs in the system, to identify project recommendations.
Township Director Jeff Long said there is still a …

GROUP A . Leave River Run meet the other A riders at Penny’s diner (see meetup)

Saturday, Nov 12, 2016, 7:45 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

4 Cyclists Went

Group A ride Meet at 7:45 a.m. at River Run – corner of Country Club Rd. and Upper Valley Rd.Ride Leaves at 8:00 a.m.Ride out Country Club to McNutt to Airport (this ride has the small climb on Airport to Pete Domenici.We can meet up with other group of A riders at Penny’s Diner and go out to the Border with them,  turnaround come back to/and g…

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NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT

The League of American Bicyclists

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Save the date for the 2017 National Bike Summit: March 6–9 at the Renaissance Washington, DC, Hotel.
Book your hotel room here. Event registration information coming soon.
The National Bike Summit is the premier bike advocacy event of the year, uniting the voices of bicyclists on Capitol Hill. For more than a decade, the attendance of bicyclists like you at the Summit has helped increase investments in bicycling at the state and local level.
This dynamic event includes keynote addresses from top government officials, members of Congress, and leaders from advocacy and industry; workshops that highlight innovative advocacy ideas and trends from around the country; and, of course, an organized Lobby Day to bring our message about the benefits of bicycling to our elected officials on Capitol Hill. …

BSS South to Mountain City and Back – 47 Miles

Saturday, Nov 12, 2016, 8:00 AM

bicycle sports shop
517 S. Lamar Blvd Austin, TX

1 Austin Cyclists Went

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 16ish mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. Regular bikes welcome, recumbents worshipped. Post-ride far…

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City to consider parking lot lights at Beaumont trails

By Dan Wallach

www.beaumontenterprise.com


Beaumont’s two hike-and-bike trails never were intended to have lights along them, but the city will consider whether to install street lights at their parking lots, said City Manager Kyle Hayes on Wednesday.
Hayes made the statement in response to a post to The Beaumont Enterprise’s Facebook page by reader Darin Lopez, who said the resumption of daylight saving time means darkness falls around 5 p.m., a time when many people are traveling …

GROUP C Ride Upper Valley – 14-16 mph

Saturday, Nov 12, 2016, 7:45 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

2 Cyclists Went

Start at River Run PlazaSaturday, November 12, 8:00 a.m.Distance:  25-30 miles14-16 mph paceBrunch/Coffee afterward, place TBDNo drop ride, all welcome!Ride Leaders:Contact Christy,[masked] or Mary Lou,[masked]

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Another Long Sleeve Jersey Bike Ride

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Another long sleeve jersey bike ride today on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. At the start (12:05) some sun made it through the mostly cloudy sky but as the ride moved to Tavola the clouds took over. Temperature at the start was 72 and it was the same at the finish (2:18) but the light NE 6 mph breeze felt chilly. The long sleeve jersey was one of my warmer ones, a correct choice. Biking this time of the year can vary with the weather changing almost every day. I wore a short sleeve jersey over the long sleeve one but no leg warmers.

When I rode up to the Stripes station at FM1314 and Valley Ranch Parkway I decided not to take a break. I wasn’t hot nor tired so the snacks stayed in my back pockets to eat when I finished. This was around 21.3 miles into what turned out to be 32.55 miles at the finish. This puts my November total at an even 165 miles, only 85 miles away from my goal. Year to date I am at 6,977 miles.

Once I biked back into Kingwood I rode by the old Sears Hardware Store to see if the rumor was true; the store is a pile of rebar and concrete. They are building either and Aldi or a Dollar Tree, I think. This will be the third building on this property.

More cooler weather tomorrow but maybe more sun. I would like to go biking. Saturday I may go to Livingston for the Polk County Crime Stoppers bike ride. It depends on the temperature. The forecast looks favorable today.

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Texas Bicycling News November 9th 2016

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Melbourne cyclists pedal across the U.S.

LYN DOWLING

www.floridatoday.com


Sometime, many months ago, John Fahnestock, Don Hemmenway and Matt Kerr decided they wanted to be challenged. The dedicated bicyclists were inspired by Kerr’s reaction to the death of a 29-year-old friend.
“I’ve always enjoyed cycling and I asked myself, ‘What guarantee do you have that you will live another month?’” Kerr said. “So I said, ‘I want to cycle across the country.’”
He asked his friends, all …

Veterans Day Ride

Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 8:30 AM

Reveille Peak Ranch
2046 County Road 115 Burnet, TX

8 Mountain Bikers Went

For anyone that has Veterans Day off and wants to ride, we missed it last year but hope people can come this year. Any questions contact me at[masked]

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Looking to hire 2x Mountain/Trail Bikers in Wimberley this Saturday, Nov 12th

tscaal

www.bikemojo.com

Good Afternoon!
I’m hoping to connect with 2 proficient mountain-bikers to come out to join us in Wimberley this Saturday, November 12th!
We are having a cross-country meet and are needing 2 mountain bikers to serve as leads for each of our races. We’re needing some capable bikers that can lead our runners through a trail system at Blue Hole Regional Park. These trails are not especially rigorous but you do need to be …

Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 29: The Woodlands to Silsbee: Fairly long day, great roads
Tuesday November 8, 2016, 100 miles (161 km) – Total so far: 1,896 miles (3,051 km)
On the road by 8. Mostly on the 105 all day, huge shoulder. Dodged most of the rain. Short entry today because I was watching the election and forgot to do this till too late.
Not sure where I’m going to tomorrow, 80 to 100 miles east depending how early I get up. Started raining so I guess everything will be wet in the morning too.

Austin’s Prop. 1 passes

www.kvue.com

AUSTIN – Proposition 1, a $720 million mobility bond package designed to improve traffic in Austin, will pass by a margin of 59.6 percent in favor to 40.4 percent against, the Travis County elections website said Tuesday. The results are with 213 of the county’s 231 precincts reporting.
The mobility bond is separated into three major sections: Local mobility, regional mobility and corridor improvement projects. The majority of the money, $482 million, is designated to corridor improvement projects. Several major roadways such as Lamar Boulevard, Burnet Road, Airport Boulevard and Guadalupe Street will see improvements at …

This weekend’s rides: Tour das Hugel! Red Horn!

by Thomas

steinerranchcycling.com

A very busy last few months of organized rides is wrapping up and we will soon be back on our regular weekend schedule. We have one last organized ride this Saturday… Tour das Hugel! This is a nasty ride, but it is built in such a way that you don’t have to do the whole thing. The ride starts by the pedestrian bridge near Austin High School and makes two loops. You can do either or both loops and end up at your car. The full ride is about 110 …

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