Texas Bicycling News – June 19, 2023

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New program allows Central Texas students to build their own bikes

By Joe Ashley | www.kwtx.com

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Workforce Soultions of Central Texas announces new program in partnership with local school districts and industry leaders called “Wrenches to Wheels: Building Bikes and Building Skills.”

The program aims to give sixth and seventh grade students the opportunity to build their own bikes with the help of industry professionals.

In order for students to participate they must have no more than three discipline referrals and maintain good attendance.

The event is planned to take place in June and July. School districts participating include Evant ISD, Copperas Cove ISD, Killeen ISD and Temple ISD.

The schedule for each district is as follows: …

Overton plans 150th celebration

www.inforney.com

Overton will celebrate 150 years since its founding with a three-day celebration of history and accomplishment Sept. 15-17.

The celebration coincides with Overton High School’s football homecoming that Friday, so all of the homecoming festivities are included in this historic event. Overton High School alumni are encouraged to attend homecoming and stay for the weekend to enjoy the celebration of their city. …

… Saturday, Sept. 16’s activities are jam-packed to include the whole day. They begin with a parade beginning at 9 a.m., which will include bands, floats and a kids bicycle riding section, where the kids can decorate their bikes for prizes. A classic car show will be featured on Henderson Street, while the vendor market and food trucks will be occupying Rusk Street. …

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble - 7:30am Start
Tue, June 20, 2023 7:30 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, June 20, 2023 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, June 22, 2023 7:30 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Rusty Romp
Thu, June 22, 2023 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang
Sat, June 24, 2023 8:00 AM
Grand Prairie, Texas
Dr. Gray's Flux Capacitor
Sat, June 24, 2023 8:00 AM
Dairy Queen @ US -281 & I-20 - Southeast corner
Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang
Sun, June 25, 2023 8:00 AM
Grand Prairie, Texas

New Kinetic Bike Sculptures Planned for New Silver Line Hike and Bike Trail

addisontexas.net

At its June 13 meeting, the City Council approved a series of kinetic bicycle sculptures that will be located near the entrance to the new pedestrian bridge spanning Midway Road. The exact location will be finalized when the amenities for the trail adjacent to the Silver Line are designed.

Commissioned by the Addison Arbor Foundation (AAF), the series of five kinetic bicycle sculptures, entitled "Team Illusion," is being created by artist David B. Hickman. The sculptures will be …

Upcoming Rides

Chasing Watts | chasingwatts.com

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Trek West U Bridges Tame Tuesday Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Trek Memorial Tues Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

CA Tuesday – WLY TCJ-Clay Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Sugar Land Tue/Thu AM Ride Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Morning SBUX Crew – Tues (Dulles) Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

MCC Tue/Thurs PM Ride Tuesday, June 20, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

JL Wednesday Power Hour Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

CCC Gravel Wednesday Nights Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Trek SL Wed. Night Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Common Counter Wednesday Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Active Cycling Ride Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

Taco Wednesday Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 6:15 PM

NWCC Hump Day Ride Wednesday, June 21, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

MCC TUE/THURS PM RIDE Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

NWCC Thursday Spring Creek Greenway Ride Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

Urban West Thursday Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC SUGAR LAND TUE/THU AM RIDE Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Trek West U | Beginners Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

PW – Thursday Steady Pace Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Bridgeland Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Trek West U Bridges Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

2022 Thursday Power Hour Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

Morning SBUX Crew – Thurs (University) Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

JL Flash Friday Power Hour Friday, June 23, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

CCC Road Ride Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Medicine – Blue Agave Training Ride Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

JL Community Park Ride w/ MTHCC Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

R3 Ride 33! Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

PW – Brenham to Round Top Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

RRR-Saturday Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

UBG Saturday Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

NWCC Coffee Ride Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

NWCC Zube Park Saturday Ride Saturday, June 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Medicine – Blue Agave Racing Training Ride Series Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

Life Time Outdoor Recovery Ride Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

JL Sunday 30 Miler from PJs Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 7:00 AM

UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

I Cycle Sunday 35+ Miler w/Juan and Dan Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

Sun and Ski Sunday – Westheimer Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

CCC Gravel Chappell Hill 55 (with options) Sunday, June 25, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Morning SBux Crew (Mon) Dulles Monday, June 26, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

JL Monday Power Hour Monday, June 26, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

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Not Enough Leg Power Into Gusting 21 MPH Headwind

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Due to an unplanned early morning appointment I didn’t start today’s bike ride until 10:27 AM. The excessive heat warning had time to get in place as I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on my Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood route. I chose that route because it was a little shorter than my typical rides this time of the year. I finished at 1:15 PM before all of the cold water was gone from my CamelBak. When I emptied it only ice remained. Nearing the finish of the ride I tried to shift the rear derailleur to the 4th gear but it wouldn’t shift. As I got ready to leave on the ride the Bolt computer gave a warning that the rear derailleur battery was low. Usually there is enough power left to finish the ride and change gears but not today.

Wind was a problem today on the way back to Kingwood. My legs didn’t have enough power to push the 35×13 gears into the 21 mph gusting headwind as I rode south on the US59 frontage road and Valley Ranch Parkway so I used the 35×15 gears. Looking at the AXS.SRAM.com ride report the time in the 35×13 and 35×15 gears were much closer than normal. 1:07:31 for the 35×13 and 52:56 for the 35×15 gears.

Weather for the bike ride: Start 91 degrees, 68% humidity, dew point 78.7, a few clouds, wind S 10 mph gusts 21 mph; Finish 96 degrees, 56% humidity, dew point 77.9, a few clouds, wind SW 14 mph gusts 21 mph.

6-19-2023 SportTracks 2023 Ride History Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
6-19-2023 SportTracks 2023 Ride History Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
6-19-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
6-19-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood

Texas Bicycling News And More – June 18, 2023

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Breezy cafe with bikes, wine, & coffee to open in Dallas Design District

By Teresa Gubbins | dallas.culturemap.com

A highly cosmopolitan new cafe is coming to the Dallas Design District that’ll bring food, bicycles, and epic coffee together in one place. Called The Meteor, it’s a concept with locations in Austin and Bentonville, and it’s opening in Dallas in late summer at 1930 Hi Line Dr.

The cafe will open as a temporary pop-up in The Urby, a 27-story apartment building across from the Virgin Dallas hotel, taking a space that was originally designated to be a restaurant called Charley.

Eventually, The Meteor will relocate to …

Driver’s windows being smashed by mob of cyclists ‘won’t be tolerated,’ Mayor Turner says

abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After a story found only on 13 circulated with a disturbing video showing a mob of cyclists ambushing a man’s car, it caught the attention of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

ABC13 posted the report on Twitter after a video obtained by Eyewitness News showed a man’s car being swarmed by a large group of cyclists. People can be seen taking turns kicking and scratching his car.

Someone even threw a brick in the back window, and another man used what appeared to be a bike chain to bash in Cashin’s front windshield.

Turner responded to ABC13’s tweet, saying the incident is "totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated."

Hey Tutt Tyler, Texas

Mike Buenaventura | strava.com

Heat adaptation ?. 14+ BPM to same RPE. Saw Chris Tutt so flipped a ?? saw Matt Martin helping a hello driver change a flat tire with kit and cleats

Double. First ride with the Eggbeater pedals Harris County, Texas

Kevin Highfield | strava.com

Unofficial Coffee Ride and extra miles…. Pasadena, Texas

Rick Hernandez | strava.com

Forest backroads/double track solitude Walker County, Texas

Venny Alub | strava.com

Early birds get the worms and the winds! Houston, Texas

Amy Schendel | strava.com

This guy rode over 100, on Father’s Day, to make sure I got my century. He is good people.

Mandell Ranch Ride Harris County, Texas

Brad Stauffer | strava.com

Barb wire, cows, bulls, no trespassing signs, railroad tracks, master bedroom under 290, coffee, friends, C-MOB.?1.35 new miles

AP Cookie Monster Ride Houston, Texas

Pamela Ferguson | strava.com

with a little detour through UH on the way back

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Tour de Pools – Kingwood Trails Shaded By Some Trees

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Starting in the afternoon on Father’s Day in the sweltering heat I rode my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike on Kingwood trails passing many of the village pools on what I’ll call the Tour de Pools. Getting home from church after noon I rolled away at 1:24 PM. I stuck to the trails mostly to ride in the shade and lessen the heat somewhat. Each pool I passed had people in the water probably trying to stay cool. I finished at 2:55 PM. I usually mix streets and trails but today I think the ride was 90% trails and 10% streets.

I passed by pools in these villages: North Woodland Hills, South Woodland Hills, Trailwood, Kings Forest, Greentree, Mills Branch, Sherwood Trails, Elm Grove, and Hunters Ridge. There are more pools I missed.

6-18-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Kingwood Trails
6-18-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Kingwood Trails

Houston is in the midst of sweltering heat with the heat index over 100 for the past several days and into next week. I kept the ride short at 14.3 miles because of the heat. Weather during my ride: Start 95 degrees, 59% humidity, dew point 78.5, partly cloudy, wind SW 8 mph; Finish 97 degrees, 49% humidity, dew point 75.1, a few clouds, wind S 15 mph gusts 24 mph. The trees surrounding most of the trails slowed the wind otherwise it would’ve felt like a convection oven.

I stopped at the lake in Kingwood Lakes Village and took these photos. Sadly, while I walked away from the Canyon to take a photo a gust of wind hit the bike and it fell onto the concrete scratching the right brake lever, pedal, and rear derailleur. After that one of the disc brakes started rubbing and the gears made some grinding sound. Fortunately the gear grinding went away and the disc rub lessened.

6-18-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Kingwood Trails
6-18-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary Kingwood Trails

This week I rode every day working on my 800 mile goal for the month. The Cervelo Caledonia spent the week in the shop so I rode my Canyon Endurace bike each day. I swapped the wheels on the Canyon to the Alpha 46 ones from the Lynskey Helix bike on Thursday for the rest of the week’s rides. I’ll probably switch the wheels back for a couple of days and ride the Lynskey. I’m at 564.92 miles for June, 71% of the way to my goal. Year to date 2023 totals 4,437 miles. I’m ahead of each year since 2011 except for 2021 (I’m behind by 1 mile) and 2020 (I’m behind by 141 miles).

6-18-2023 SportTracks Week Rides Summary
6-18-2023 SportTracks Week Rides Summary