Texas Bicycling Adventures – August 5, 2023

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Vigil held in Farmers Branch for 12-year-old girl killed after being hit by pickup truck

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The girl was riding her bike when a truck crashed into her, police said. A vigil is planned for Friday night.

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Almost Enough San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA

Too. Much. Heat. Left the house intending to get 28 to make my century for the day. Decided not to die today, so I cut it short a bit. Call it rounding up or pulling forward some miles from the last two Saturdays of 100+, but either way, I’m done for today.

Lunch Ride Pasadena, Texas

Rick Hernandez

Quadrophenia North – CC- SCNT – TL – CW. SS- 34/16 Harris County, Texas

Kevin Highfield

LSD was the plan today, at my own pace and also do SCNT for the first since they got the storm damage cleared. An interesting day out, met a few people along the way-

  • @steve Williams on Happy Trail – good to catch up with him
  • Jim Robertson on BBQ – he was doing a trash pick up walk. We visited for a out 10 minutes – had to break away – we could go for hours -@dave Mackey on SCNT. Haven’t seen Dave in a long time, so good to catch up

Other notes: I think I’ve found the side connection to Roy Burroughs Park. I’ll post details on FB forums

  • my secret connection from Nanes to Bamwood was a disaster with several big trees down. I ripped myself to shreds trying to get through and then finished up on a homeless camp back on Nanes! Had to sneak through someone’s backyard to avoid going down to 1960! I’ll contact HCFCD about that.
  • had a nice time crossing Spring Creek. Sat in the creek for a few minutes to cool off!
  • Route worked well with fuel stops – breakfast Taco on 2920, sandwich at Springwoods Exxon, and sugary drinks at Shell on Kuykendahl. A hot day, but manageable with plenty of ice water over my head!

Morning Ride Houston, Texas

Ademir Vazquez

Morning Ride Deer Park, Texas

Justin Imel

Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun

Brent Wells

Considering that I nearly passed out yesterday morning due to what I guess was bad dehydration the evening before, I am more than happy with how I rode today! I certainly tried to take it easy, and did my share of drafting. We had a great group of about a dozen cyclists on today’s ride. As always, I am certainly most thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving me both spiritually and physically, and enabling me to return to this sport that I love, and for another great ride with wonderful men and women.?

Had to get a pic of a pretty good size group before we started this morning’s ride at the Comfort Park.

51st St bicycle lanes
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Ninth 200+ Mile Week In A Row. A Plethora Of Cyclists And Runners

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I look forward to Saturday bike rides with the potential to see other cyclists out on the road. Breaking the start time trend i rolled away at 7:50 AM on my Canyon Endurace bike. The route was the typical one for Saturday, Atascocita – Huffman – Walden. I changed a few streets in North Woodland Hills and South Woodland Hills Villages on the way to W. Lake Houston Parkway. It didn’t impact the distance. This route averages a little over 34 miles for the 9 previous rides in 2023. Today’s ride was 34.24 miles. This notched another 200+ mile week at 222.2 miles. Nine weeks in a row of 200+ miles. I’m on a roll! August bike ride mileage is up to 174.79 or 22% of the way to my 800 mile goal.

8-5-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
8-5-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Many other cyclists along the route today with most of them on the east side of Lake Houston. Many of them are in the video. I saw a group of girl runners probably from Kingwood High School on Cedar Knolls Drive taking a break (in the video).

Starting early with a lower temperature is nice but the higher humidity probably offsets that. That was the case today. It was getting hot when I finished at 10:46 AM. I stopped at the Exxon store on FM 1960 and E. Lake Houston Parkway for ice and in Kingwood at the skate park I added water to my water bottle. I forgot the skate park had a water fountain until I saw it today.

Maybe the hot weather is affecting my riding. My legs are not producing power to get my average speed above 13 mph. The wind has been light though today riding west over Lake Houston the headwind felt stronger than 7 mph. Maybe they need some recovery time. Today’s bike ride weather: Start 81 degrees, 89% humidity, dew point 77.1, a few clouds, wind S 5 mph; Finish 92 degrees, 62% humidity, a few clouds, wind SW 7 mph.

8-5-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
8-5-2023 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Texas Bicycling News – August 4, 2023

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Video: Houston to host 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships

By FOX 26 Digital | www.fox26houston.com

HOUSTON – Heads up BMX fans and other avid cyclists, a world championship BMX event is coming to Houston!

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the international governing body of cycling, announced the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships will be coming to Rockstar Energy Bike Park in North Houston.

According to their release, the event aims to bring together the world’s top BMX riders, showcasing their incredible skills and competing for the ultimate title. …

Bicyclist dies after being struck by two trucks, police say

Author: KENS 5 Staff | www.kens5.com

SAN ANTONIO — Police say a man was hit and killed while riding his bike on the west side late Thursday night.

The accident happened 9:30 p.m. near Castroville Road and General McMullen.

Police found the 70-year-old man with traumatic wounds all over his body. First responders tried to save his life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police at the scene say a …

Video: Bicyclist hit, killed by vehicles on city’s West Side, SAPD says

Ben Spicer | www.ksat.com

One of the drivers was arrested on suspicion of DWI; incident happened around 9:30 p.m. near S. General McMullen, Castroville Road

SAN ANTONIO – A man riding his bicycle was killed when he was hit by two vehicles late Thursday night, according to San Antonio police.

The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of South General McMullen and Castroville Road, on the city’s West Side.

According to police, a man in his 70s was on his bike when he was hit by someone driving a black pickup.

That’s when, police say, the man …

2 cyclists hit, 1 killed in separate crashes in San Antonio

By Catherine Wilson | www.mysanantonio.com

The driver in one incident has been detained.

A 70-year-old man riding his bicycle on the Westside was killed after he was hit by two vehicles and dragged into a gas station parking lot Thursday night, August 3, according to police. …

… Early Friday morning, August 4, a second bicyclist was hit by a vehicle while riding on the Southside, KSAT reports. The cyclist was reportedly struck just after 6 a.m. on Southwest Military Drive and Pleasanton Road while crossing the intersection. The bicyclist was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but is reportedly expected to be okay. The driver stopped to render aid and is not expected to face charges, according to a KSAT 12.

This incident is one of several cases in San Antonio where bicyclists were hit and either …

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The Bike Curious Ride – Sunday August 6 – 7PM – Mueller Hangar
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New bike facilities, opportunities are coming to San Antonio parks

By Priscilla Aguirre | www.mysanantonio.com

Projects include a skills park and flow/jump trails.

Cyclists and mountain bikers, there are some projects in the works that you’ll be excited to hear about. The City of San Antonio discussed a few of its plans to improve bike facilities and recreational opportunities in neighborhood parks during a public meeting on July 28.

San Antonio officials said the five local San Antonio park improvements are part of the Citywide Bicycle Recreational Facilities Initiative through the city’s 2022-2027 bond program. The bicycle bond funds is a total of …

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Looking to extend Southern Walnut Trail ride (add mikes)
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Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood Bike Ride: A 32.2-Mile Journey

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Today’s bike ride went north to Caney Creek before making a u-turn under US59 and heading back to the south through Valley Ranch, Briar Tree, Oakhurst, Kings Manor and back into Kingwood. I label this as my Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood route. The average distance biking this route during 2023 is around 33 miles and today I rode 32.2 miles. It began at 8:50 AM aboard my Cervelo Caledonia bike and finished at 11:33 AM. The week miles stands at 187.95 putting me close to a 200+ mile week which should happen on tomorrow’s bike ride. I’m 18% of the way to my August 800 mile goal with 140.54 miles.

8-4-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
8-4-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood

Hot weather continued with the expected high today of 100 degrees. Finishing before noon I avoided the extreme heat but it was still hot when I finished. Wind was light not providing much cooling effect. Weather for the bike ride: Start 87 degrees, 74% humidity, dew point 77.6, a few clouds, wind SW 6 mph; Finish 94 degrees, 54% humidity, dew point 74.7, partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph.

The overall average speed was better today with some help from a tailwind riding to Caney Creek. I lost some on the way back to Kingwood due to the light headwind. Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

8-4-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
8-4-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood