Riding 20.83 miles today is the longest ride in September. That says how September collapsed from the September 3rd collision. Not complaining since this could’ve been way worse. I increased the daily mileage each ride to prepare to get back on my road bike this week. September mileage totals 120.90. Pretty low. December is my usual low mileage month but probably not this year.
The left leg swelling continues to shrink which is great. Tomorrow I go to physical therapy for my right shoulder. It still has sore muscles.
I almost used the road bike but I am waiting on my new rear view mirror. Well I am waiting no more. When I pulled up to the driveway at the end of the ride I saw the mail arrived and inside the mailbox an envelope with my new mirror waited to be opened. This is what I was waiting for.
So tomorrow, weather willing, I plan on getting back on the Motobecane Le Champion CF road bike.
The weather today started off with some rain but by the afternoon when I left on the ride the clouds let a little blue through. To the west some dark clouds hung up there but no rain during the ride. As I pedaled along I planned spots to get out of the rain if it did come along. Yesterday the weather also include a dose of rain. The streets were damp until late afternoon so no thought of riding on the trails. The humidity was high today at 67% and the temperature hovered around 85 degrees. The 9.2 mph breeze just moved the wet air around some. When I got home my bandana was soaked with perspiration. I applied sunscreen remembering the UV rays come through clouds too.
FORT HOOD — The Fort Hood Challenge two-day championship cycling race kicked off Saturday with a record-breaking 850 riders on the closed-course.
Professional-level racers circled the 33-mile loop three times for a nearly 100-mile competition, but there were many categories and lengths for participants, who ranged in age from 10 to 70. The event also featured a free active-duty military competition Saturday that…
Baltazar Vilchis spends at least one hour each day on two wheels, riding his bicycle around The Woodlands or at the George Mitchell Preserve in Huntsville. He said he’s been competing in triathlons since 2000 and competed in three Iron Man competitions, the most recent was May in the township.
He’s loved bicycling since he was a child; and eight years ago, he opened his first bike shop, Cycles TX, in Mexico City. He opened his fourth in Market Street Sept. 3.
“With all the parks in The Woodlands, it’s a great…
DORBA Beginner Clinic
Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association
Saturday, October 5, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:00 AM
Horseshoe Trail
Boathouse Drive at Horseshoe Trail, Grapevine, TX (map)
There will be a beginner clinic on Saturday, October 5th at Horseshoe Trail in Grapevine, at 10:00 am as part of the annual “Take a Kid Mountain Biking Event”. This clinic WILL cater to the youngsters, but all ages are welcome
There is a “classroom” for about an hour or so, 30 minutes on an obstacle course, and then a group ride that takes about an hour or so. So count on approximately 2.5 hours.
The clinic is recommended for riders new to the sport. If you have never ridden a Mountain Bike before or have just started out riding, then this is for you. Beginner Clinics will consist of basic instruction including bike setup, safety, trail etiquette, bike handling skills such as…
P3 Bike Ride (People Pints Pedals)
Date: September 29, 2013
Description: 575 Pizzeria hosts the 2013 P3 Bike ride benefiting Ambucs starting at 575, going to Golden Light Cantina, Crush Wine Bar and back to 575 for a concert, food and fun.
Columbus Half-Century
El Paso Bicycle Club
Description:    Meet at Rio Plaza and ride up Artcraft to Columbus Highway, 50 miles. Moderate pace — faster riders can go out further on Columbus Road more miles. Bring plenty of water. John Walton, …
Irving Itinerary
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option (Touring is a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
Date: Saturday, November 2, 2013 – 8:00am
Location: Southwest Park, 2800 Shady Grove Rd, east of Belt Line Rd, north of IH-30
Distances: 25 and 43
This will be an urban ride around Irving, seeing the diverse faces Irving has to offer, including several miles of…
Race Preview – Six Shooter October 5-6, 2013
by joeyTWOwheels      texascx.com
You see Instagrams from cross camps and practices galore. You wake up early to pull hot laps in the park. Your free time at work is spent watching Voytilla’s creations from last year. Everything in your brain is cyclocross.
Harden Dental Team Ride
Corinth Cycling Club
When: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:30am to 10:30am CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental race team. This is a 62 mile loop on an established route. Expect a fast pace and be prepared to fix your own mechanicals. There are no stops on this ride. -7:30am- http://ridewithgps.com/routes/337788
It’s time for the ARRÂ – This month we are at Pace Bend Park
RIDERS will break into groups based on skill level, length of ride and whether one wants to rip up the trails or ride at a social pace and smell the flowers. “No Drop” policy in effect, so no one gets left behind or lost. Bring plenty of water and don’t forget your helmet!!
YOU do NOT have to be an ARR member to attend this club ride, but we would be more than happy for you to join the club. We do ask that you sign a waiver and…
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RT @taticycles: Four of the top ten finishers in the M123 #jpcx race have a step-through dismount. < 6/10 do not?
North by Northwest Restaurant and Brewery owner, Davis Tucker, started the idea of a 1400 mile bike ride on a lark.
“A conversation with some mutual friends led to on of the friends saying why don’t you ride your bike to Denver to raise money for prostate cancer and I was like OK.”
Davis Tucker and whoever else volunteers is biking 1400 miles from Austin, Texas to Denver, Colorado to raise money for prostate cancer research through pints for prostates.
Tucker said he became a supporter of the cause after his brew master Don Thompson was diagnosed.
“The idea was to do something that guys related to. You know beer and bikes are a…
5th Annual Mellow Swap November 2, Austin (Swap Meet)
by teoteoteo      forums.mtbr.com/texas
Hey everyone,
Mellow Swap details are all set. Now booking spaces if you want to sell Follow link for contact and email for cost to have a booth and availability. Booths have sold out every year. More gear from the service course, parts, scratch-n-dents a coupla frames. Stupid cheap and way under cost.
If you’ve never been its like our yearly garage sale, except we invite teams and industry reps to…
Annual Bike Ride Attracts Hundreds
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WACO (September 28, 2013)—Hundreds of riders turned out for the 2013 Waco Wild West 100 bicycle tour Saturday.
The ride started at 8 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of University Parks and Washington Avenue in downtown Waco.
Nearly 1,000 bikers signed up to ride the hilly terrain of Central Texas on routes that ranged from 10 to 100 miles in length.
There were several…
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A little more NETT exploring done. We've confirmed Roxton as the turn around point for the century (115ish)… http://t.co/EltgGCL3gL
Back on the trails again today. The sky started to cloud up as I prepared to ride. I started earlier than the other rides this week rolling out at 10:38AM. Nothing came from the clouds until I reached Kings Crossing Drive south of Town Center. It looked like rain but I rode east and a little to the north and the rain drops stopped. (As I write this the clouds got heavier but no rain yet.)
Earlier I experienced what happens when I apply the rear brake hard on wet leaves. Approaching an intersection to the trail I need to stop quickly because a car suddenly appeared from behind some bushes bordering the trail. I locked the rear brake and the tire slid sending toward the curb but I regained control and rode over the curb onto the street avoiding the car.
Lengthening the route today I biked 17.20 miles. The week mileage now totals 57.31; a big drop from the normal miles.
I continue to miss my rear view mirror. Turning my head to look behind doesn’t give me the same view the mirror does.
The temperature let up some today ranging from 82 at the start and 85 when I got back home. Wind slowed me down whenever I came out of the trees. 15 mph from the southeast provides lots of resistance. At one spot around 9 miles I biked along side a small lake exposed to the wind. I need to exert lots of effort on the pedals to keep my speed around 14 mph.
September continues to be a month of bumps and crashing. Last night on the way to the monthly Houston Jeep People meeting we drove west on Northpark Drive. To our left the traffic backed up to turn left onto Loop 494. All of a sudden a black car in the left lane turns right into our lane and rubbed against the front tire of my Jeep Wrangler. Thankfully no damage to the Jeep except for a scuff mark on the large tire but the black car peeled the ride side of the front bumper away from the car. On the left of the black car a red Honda SUV suffered scrapes from the black car hitting it. We pulled off the road and exchanged contact information. Since my Jeep had no damage we left. While we were at the HJP meeting a DPS trooper called my home phone leaving 3 messages about coming back to the scene and then to call him. Come to find out we were not supposed to leave. The black car driver got a ticket. The black car sported some scratches on the passenger door from an earlier encounter with a pole. Maybe this driver needs to try another mode of transportation?