Inside Texas Bicycling July 2nd 2016

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Joshua Phillips opens Cycology bike shop

ROY MAYNARD

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When Joshua Phillips designed his new bicycle shop, Cycology, he purposely left an opening from the shop floor to the retail space. It’s for chatting. The focus of his business is as much building community as it is building up a retail base.
“I wanted to have a cooler bike shop,” he said. “I want this business to be a community space. Sure, you can come and buy a bike, and we’ll do the regular upkeep and repairs, but this will also be a place where people …

NwAus- Austin Cycling Team North Country Ride (Road) in Austin

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July 31, 2016
Sunday 7:30 AM
Bicycle Sports Shop
517 S Lamar
Austin, Texas 78704
Weekly Sunday ride of the Austin Cycling Team. More at http://teambrainandspinecycling.com/pages/event-calendar

Aus- The Tuesday Morning Ride by Social Cycling Austin

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July 19, 2016
Tuesday 8:00 AM (on various days)
Latest new ride of Social Cycling Austin. Meets at 8am wheels down at 8:30am from a different coffee shop each week. It’s a slightly faster then social …pace ride that will often stop for breakfast after the ride. More info at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56122823659

New Members for June 2016

www.sawheelmen.com

Angel Ballester
David Brault
Sharon Burns
Lauren Dean
Holly Mitchell
Steven Patrick
Donald White

This Week’s Activities

Fort Worth Bicycling Association

www.fwbaclub.org

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 8:00 am
Ft Worth: Christ Lutheran Church

Watermelon Waltz
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 6:00 pm
Everman: Jerry’s Place

Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, July 7, 2016 8:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street

Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, July 7, 2016 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

https://twitter.com/Ali_Maddie/status/749297222702010368

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

Later Start on “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman Extended” Bike Ride

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A late start on today’s ride leaving home at 11:58. By then the heat arrived but I could tell the humidity was lower and I was drying off as I moved through the air. I mixed up the streets as I left Kingwood on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman Extended” route which allow me to not cross my route the last two miles to home. Not a big deal but I like to not use the same streets so the GPS map looks nice. I rode 36.52 miles bumping July miles to just short of 75.

The ride went well. As I was riding east over Lake Houston on FM1960 I saw another biker on the west bound shoulder about midway over the lake. He had his bike turned upside down and was working on the rear tire. He had a black MTM Qhubeka kit from last year on. I rode across FM1960 and pulled up to him asking if he had what he needed. He said it was okay as traffic was passing. It was noisy and I said it was tough to fix a flat on the causeway but he said it wasn’t bad. I replied and rode back across the lanes to continue going east. That was the only biker I saw today.

I took a rest break at the my favorite Chevron station in Huffman. My Elemnt screen when I arrived and the weather while I was resting.

The shade and moving breeze dried my jersey some. My arms were not producing sweat as much as when the humidity is higher. I drank PowerAde to wash down a Clif bar and a whole wheat fruit bar. I left the station about 2:10 riding north on FM2100 for the extended portion of the route. Riding home the wind was more of problem than getting to Huffman but I improved my average speed with the help of not stopping at traffic lights. I got back home at 3:05 ready for the A/C and a shower.

Installing the new cleats did the trick. The right shoe now snaps into locked position just like the left one. It does require more effort now that the cleat is properly engaged. I think the worn out cleats were almost 3 years old.

Sunday’s weather looks like a repeat of today’s. I plan on biking after church. I watched stage 1 of the TdF this morning. I was planning on watching it on NBCSports Live but my Dish subscription does not carry over to the TdF streaming though I have watched other races. I switched to ITV4 and watched at the YMCA as my niece was at swim practice. Mark Cavendish took the sprint like the old days.

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Inside Texas Bicycling July 1st 2016

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Evening Bike Ride

tpwd.texas.gov

8:00p to 9:30p
Fri, July 15, 2016
Ray Roberts Lake State Park – Isle Du Bois Unit
Explore the park on two wheels!
Join a ranger for a ride around the park. We’ll be biking the paved, 2.2 mile Randy Bell Scenic Trail and stopping along the way to look and talk about different habitat types. This is a Bring Your Own Bike program.
Meet: Hawthorn Campground Parking Lot
Bring: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike), water, safety equipment
Note: This program is weather dependent. All park programs are free and open to the public with paid entrance fee ($7 per adult ages 13 and up, children 12 and under are always free!). No need to register, just show up. …

Cibolo City Hall Bike Ride Cibolo City Hall Cibolo

www.usampm.com

07.02.2016, 07:30
in Cibolo City Hall Cibolo TX
Address: 200 South Main Street
Join me if you can. My knee can’t handle two weeks of hills right now. We will leave from Cibolo hall and go to green valley. Has a few challenging hills . 50 plus miles. Will post route soon.
Here is the route: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/518559226

NwAus- Austin Cycling Team Beginner Ride (Road) in Austin

austin.eventful.com

July 20, 2016
Wednesday 6:30 PM (on various days)
Bicycle Sports Shop North
10947 Research Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78759
Weekly beginner ride of the Austin Cycling Team. More at http://teambrainandspinecycling.com/pages/event-calendar

Thursday Morning Cruise

Thursday, Jul 7, 2016, 8:15 AM

Starbucks
7049 S Desert (Outlet Mall) Canutillo, TX

2 Cyclists Went

Meet at 8:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 8:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph avg pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Breakfast someplace after the ride. Bob Clark,[masked]

Check out this Meetup →

Fallbrook Technologies Engineering Technician (Bicycle) in Cedar Park, Texas

austinengineering.jobs

The Technician will primarily be responsible for maintaining the bicycle demo fleet and conducting demo events, assisting engineers with the disassembly, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of NuVinci hubs and supporting the team as needed with technical support. Tasks will include responsibilities on existing products, future products, and multiple interfaces around the …

In this edition of Spoke&Word… July 2016

BikeHouston.org


A Word from John Long looking back at his first week as executive director…read more>>
BikeHouston@Events Come see us at our events from socials to community rides, read more>>
BikeHouston@Work
Find out what BikeHouston has been doing to improve your rides, read more>>
BikeHouston&Me
Meet Chris Register, who rudes his bike while exploring across country read more>>
BikeHouston@Reviews
An overview in pictures, read more>>
Ride@BikeHouston At the last Saturday of the month we will have a Members Only Ride to explore the secrets of Memorial Park, read more>>
Calendar
Check out our calendar for the coming weeks, read more>> …

Cheers and Jeers

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Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price leads last Sunday’s kickoff of the Tour de Fort Worth bicycle rides. Peter Matthew Office of the Mayor

Cheers: To Mayor Betsy Price and her team of volunteers for the kickoff of the Tour de Fort Worth bicycle rides on Sunday! Perfect morning for a ride and breakfast at Joe T. Garcia’s. Cheers also to the Fort Worth police officers who smiled and kept the intersections safe for us.
Carla Mullen, Arlington

Cheers: To Mayor Betsy Price and her staff, the Fort Worth police, Bicycles Inc., FitWorth and …

Craddock fulfills childhood dream with Tour start

By Andrew Hood

velonews.competitor.com


SAINT-LÔ, France (VN) — Even if he has yet to pedal one stroke in the Tour de France, Lawson Craddock senses he is fulfilling his personal destiny with his debut Saturday.
At 24, he is one of America’s most promising young riders. Whether he can develop into a three-week contender remains to be seen, but he’s been dreaming of racing the Tour more than half his life.
“I remember my parents getting mad at me on …

Summer By Rail Visits Texas as Part of Nationwide Tour

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Elena Studier had a plan for her summer internship: using Amtrak’s expanded roll-on bike service, she would travel the US by bike and rail. No cross-country trip can be complete without a stop in the Lone Star State, and we were delighted to show off four of Texas’ cities during her quick weekend here: showcasing the great bike and train travel available in our home state, and letting folks know about …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

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A Worn Cleat Tries to Stop This Bike Ride

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As I rolled the bike out of the garage and attempted to clip in my right shoe it would not click into the Ultegra pedal. I kept trying as I rolled out the driveway and into the street. I started the Elemnt at 11:00 and slowly moved down the street to begin the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route. I stopped at the second intersection and got off the bike to look at the cleat. It was worn pretty bad on one side and the front yellow part was soft. Fortunately I got a new pair of cleats yesterday along with a pair of too small Shimano R107 shoes. I sent the shoes back this morning but kept the cleats. I had no idea I would need them so soon. After the stop I got the cleat to click in and it worked the rest of the ride but it didn’t click in with the same sound as the left cleat. I replaced them when I finished the ride after getting home at 2:16.

The ride went well with no real surprises except for the cleat issue. The weather was hot, it is July now. Below is the weather from my home weather station at the start and finish.

Ride start
Ride finish

Though it was in the 90’s I didn’t feel that hot thanks to the slightly lower humidity. Once I was relieved that the cleat would connect and disconnect I enjoyed the ride. Going north the wind was not much of a problem and shifting over to FM1485 the wind still was friendly. It didn’t become an issue until I was riding SE on FM1314. The rest stop at the Cumberland Shell came about 2 miles after I turned onto FM1314 and I was ready for the break. I took these screen shots of the Elemnt data when I arrived at the Shell station.

My average speed shows 14.9 mph but just before slowing down to cross FM1314 to the station it was 15.0 mph. I went inside and refilled my water bottle with ice and water, bought a Gatorade fountain drink and picked up a Greensheet newspaper to sit on under the pump cover. The wind was gently moving away from the building and the sweat started to dry up after I used a bunch of paper towels to dry off. The snacks and Gatorade refreshed me. Near the end a young man walked over with his bike and we chatted about riding and bikes. He said he was from Russia and 24 years old. As I got ready to leave we shook hands and wish each a safe ride. He rode off to the homes north of the station while I prepared to ride out to FM1314. It was 1:10 when I clipped into the pedals (the right cleat cooperated). From there it was about 13 1/2 miles to home. The wind felt good as I rode to Old Sorters Road to begin riding through Briar Tree, Oakhurst and then Kings Manor. I wove my way through Kingwood’s streets with my average speed decreasing as I stopped, started and rode slowly on some trails to get around traffic.

Back home I put the Stradalli in the garage and grabbed some weed shears to cut a errant small tree growing in the front flower bed. I noticed that when I got the newspaper this morning. The ride was 38.33 miles long.

My mileage goal for July is 765 miles. I set this goal to put my YTD miles at the end of July at 4,800 rather than the usual last three year average for July. Looking at the average miles for July the last three years the goal calculation:

  • July 2013 925 miles
  • July 2014 834 miles
  • July 2015 902 miles
  • goal would be 887 miles

Saturday will be interesting for biking: Tour de France starts, my niece has swim practice at 9 AM to 11, Astros are on TV at 3:10 and I would like to pick blueberries in the evening. Weather will support these activities. I will see how they come together. During swim practice I hope to watch the TdF on my Chromebook.

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