Texas Bicycling News – September 7, 2023

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New ‘Bicycle Tree Sculpture’ unveiled at Rick Klein Sports Complex

by Matthew Watkins | abc7amarillo.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Rick Klein Trails is now home to a new sculpture trying to capture the spirit of the trails, trees and bicycles.

The Bicycle Tree Sculpture was created and donated by local artist Orville Ladehoff and others to the City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department.

It was unveiled at 11 a.m. at the Rick Klein Sports Complex, located at 3901 Grand Street.

“The City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department is thrilled to add this one-of-a-kind art to the Rick Klein Sports Complex,” said COA Director of Parks and Recreation Michael Kashuba. “The sculpture symbolizes what …

TxDOT seeks public input on local bicycle transportation routes

by: Gabriela Gonzalez | www.valleycentral.com

PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation announced new bicycle routes and improvements are in the works for the South Texas region.

The TxDOT Pharr District will host a virtual public meeting regarding the development of district bicycle plans along the state.

Residents will be able to attend the meeting to give input on location priorities for bicycle transportation, how to improve bicycling and which routes should serve as long-distance Bicycle Tourism Trails. …

Man life-flighted after ‘car vs. bike’ collision in East Texas

by: Luke Whitney | www.ketk.com

PAYNE SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – A man was life-flighted after a “car vs. bike” collision in Payne Springs.

At 8:14 a.m. on Thursday, Payne Springs Fire Rescue volunteers responded to reports of a “car vs. bike” collision on Lakeland Road near the entrance of the Del Mar subdivision. …

Upcomin Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

8:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble Tue, September 12, 2023 8:00 AM 4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX

https://www.fwbaclub.org/event-5391422

8 AM Start Burleson and Beyond Thu, September 14, 2023 8:00 AM Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX

https://www.fwbaclub.org/event-5391444

Rusty Romp Thu, September 14, 2023 8:00 AM Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126

https://www.fwbaclub.org/event-5391461

Bridgeland – Detour Road Closed – Craft Beer Cellar – 9/7/2023 Harris County, Texas

Marjoe Q. Borromeo | strava.com

A Rude Realization As I Clicked The Bolt Computer Into The Mount

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A rude realization as I clicked the Bolt computer into the mount on my Lynskey Helix bike for today’s bike ride! The front tire was flat. It only took a few seconds to move the Bolt computer to my Canyon Endurace bike standing beside the Lynskey. I’ll look at the flat tire after the ride, I thought. On Thursday I usually ride south and east to Huffman but Kingwood Park High School starts later on Thursdays and the traffic takes extra time and precaution to ride through. My solution today, ride the Reverse Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route. Instead of Kingwood Park being at the beginning of the ride it will be towards the end in the last 3 miles. I’ve biked this route just two times previously, all in 2023. Because of the reverse direction in many parts of the ride I need to pay attention to the turns and streets. The usual mileage marks don’t apply.

Riding away on the earliest start this week at 9:02 AM put me in the reverse mode for the ride. I added a couple of streets that are included in the usual direction for some variety and because I thought of them in time. Reverse streets look different. Biking south on FM 2100 to Old Atascocita Road was very different from riding north a hundred feet to my left. The bumps and rough road I memorized on Old Atascocita Road going east are completely different headed west. On the way back the road construction at FM 1960 and Atascocita Shores Drive closed the left turn lane so I had to be creative there to ride south and into Walden. On the north side of the San Jacinto River turning left into Kingwood Greens looked very different from exiting there and going south. Fortunately there was a break in the traffic to let me turn left quickly into Kingwood Greens. Biking streets in Kings Forest, Bear Branch, North Woodland Hills, Sherwood Trails, and Hunters Ridge in reverse provided views I don’t see very often. Near the end I forgot to make a turn and had to loop around on extra streets to finish at 11:41 AM. I might ride this route again next Thursday to get better on it.

9-7-2023 SportTracks Rides Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
9-7-2023 SportTracks Rides Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
9-7-2023 Strava Ride Summary Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
9-7-2023 Strava Ride Summary Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Texas Bicycling News – September 6, 2023

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Benbrook Lake biking path will stay open longer

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A popular biking path at Benbrook Lake scheduled to close will now stay open a little while longer. The closure has been delayed until January 1, after a compromise between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a cyclist community.

Forrest Creek MTB Race Sept 17th

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It’s time to get racing again, and this new venue near Dale, TX is purpose built for speed!

Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop and Texas AC and Heating are the title sponsors for this event!

Come out and race on the 8.5 miles of 99% rock-free, fast, flowy single track trail including almost two miles of machine-built flow-trail with some berms big enough they almost count as wall-rides. The whole trail was designed with going fast in mind with sweeping corners, climbs mindfully spaced apart to allow for recovery in between them, and plenty of room to pass. The trails have multiple spectator locations around the course. You will almost always have an audience!

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FRIDAY 9/15/2023 …

Video: Bicyclist killed after being struck by vehicle near 19th and Dover

By Emma McSpadden | www.fox34.com

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A 63-year-old man has died after he was struck by a vehicle in west Lubbock Tuesday night.

Emergency crews were called to a crash involving a bicyclist near 19th Street and Dover Avenue just after 10 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found 63-year-old Harvest Youngblood with serious injuries. Police stated he was attempting to walk his bicycle across 19th Street when an SUV struck him.

Youngblood was taken University Medical Center, where he later died.

The driver of the SUV has not been charged.

Lubbock Parks and Recreation to host bike rodeo on September 9

by: Anthony Torres | www.everythinglubbock.com

LUBBOCK, Texas — The City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation has invited everyone ages 4 and up to participate in the Safety City bike rodeo at 46th Street and Avenue U.

The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 9.

Participants will receive a bike and helmet safety check before riding through an obstacle course to practice their safety skills.

Rick Klein Trails: Bicycle Tree sculpture coming soon

by: Victoria Reyes | www.myhighplains.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Officials with the City of Amarillo released that Rick Klein Trails will host an unveiling for its new Bicycle Tree Sculpture on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Rick Klein Sports Complex.

COA officials stated that the sculpture is 12 feet tall and more than six feet wide. The sculpture features 12 bicycles will mark the entrance of the hiking and bicycle trails, and weighs around 600 pounds. …

HPD: Homeless man found beaten to death along downtown hike-and-bike trail

Author: Cory McCord | www.khou.com

Houston police said a homeless man was found dead along a hike-and-bike trail as city workers worked to clear the path on Wednesday.

HOUSTON — Police are investigating after a man was found dead Wednesday along a trail in downtown Houston.

Investigators said they’re waiting for autopsy results, but the man appeared to have trauma to his head.

His body was found around 8:20 a.m. along a hike-and-bike trail near James Buke Park on McKee Street along Buffalo Bayou. …

Video: City tore out downtown bike lane barriers after pressure from prominent real estate developer

Dillon Collier | www.ksat.com

City, leaders of First Presbyterian Church give differing accounts of how well project was communicated

SAN ANTONIO – The city of San Antonio ripped out four concrete barriers and reduced the size of two others in front of a downtown church just months after they were built, following pressure from a prominent real estate developer, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

City officials last month defended the construction project, a protected bike lane in front of First Presbyterian Church, after church leaders told KSAT the work was not communicated to them properly.

Voters approved the bike lanes as part of a larger $42 million 2017 municipal bond project.

The bike lane portion of the …

Houston’s Memorial and Buffalo Bayou Parks to be connected by forthcoming trail

Adam Zuvanich | www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Funding from Harris County Precinct 4 will help the Houston Parks Board fill a gap between two of the city’s largest and most popular parks.

Less than 2 miles separate two of the biggest and most popular parks in Houston.

But for the city’s cyclists and pedestrians, getting between Buffalo Bayou Park and Memorial Park feels like a long trek filled with hazards. There is no trail along the bayou, and Memorial Drive – which is lined by homes and businesses, often busy with vehicle traffic and has a narrow, shared-use sidewalk running alongside it – is the only major roadway that connects the two urban parks.

“They’re so close, yet because there’s no safe, attractive connection between them, they feel so far away from each other,” said Joe Cutrufo, the executive director of BikeHouston, a local nonprofit that advocates for cyclists.

That gap will be closing, though, as the Houston Parks Board is receiving $8.1 million to help make it happen. The Buffalo Bayou Greenway Connector project was …

To the bridge and back The Woodlands, Texas

Eric Braun | strava.com

No Incidents In Hot Weather Biking Community Drive – Cumberland – Oakhurst Route

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Wednesday’s bike ride headed north to Community Drive and TX 99 before turning back south to ride through Valley Ranch. From Valley Ranch I rode to FM 1314 and NW to Cumberland Blvd. where the u-turn into Cumberland came back to FM 1314. Going SE the wind was from my right side to rear quarter but not a full tailwind. Trees on my right blocked some of the wind. At Old Sorters Road I left FM 1314 winding through Briar Tree and Oakhurst. All of this was my Community Drive – Cumberland – Oakhurst route. I made a few little changes such as how I entered Woodridge Forest and at Cumberland Blvd. taking the left turn lane rather than turning right and waiting for the cross traffic light to change. This all began at 9:17 AM and finished at 12:18 PM pedaling my Canyon Endurace bike.

Hot weather continues to dominate the area with the afternoon high forecast to reach 100. But I finished before that happened. No stops for ice or water today with the help of my CamelBak full of cold water. Weather: Start 86 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 77.0, a few clouds, wind S 6 mph; Finish 92 degrees, 57% humidity, dew point 74.6, partly cloudy, wind SW 4 mph.

No incidents during the ride. I aired up the tires to 80 psi last night to not add time to leaving this morning. This was the 7th time on the route this year. The average distance is almost 35 miles and I rode 34.21 miles today. A good start towards my 720 mile goal for September with 189.2 miles so far.

9-6-2023 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
9-6-2023 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
9-6-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
9-6-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst