Texas Bicycling News Digest – May 15, 2023

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Local cyclists call for bike lane safety with annual ‘Ride of Silence’

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Answer Line: Cyclists must stay off Longview sidewalks

By Jo Lee Ferguson | www.news-journal.com

QUESTION: The paper this past week described a situation where a person on a motorized scooter was hit while in a traffic lane. Your response stated that motorized scooters are considered pedestrians and must not be in traffic lanes. What about bicycles? I have been told that bikes must follows vehicles traffic laws and ride in lane with traffic. Can you clarify this?

ANSWER: You are correct about bicycles. State law and city ordinance say bicycles must follow traffic laws just like cars, trucks and vans. No state law prohibits bicycles from riding on sidewalks, but local governments can …

TABC Bikes and Austin Breweries. Could it Get Any Better?

Wheels Down Texas Blog | wheelsdowntexas.com

If you like beer almost as much as you love cycling, there’s a new group to check out. The Austin Brewery Cyclists (TABC) has created a ride group that combines two of the best things on the planet – breweries and bikes.

TABC, which defines itself as “Your friendly, do-gooding bike club, backed by local, independent breweries," meets on Saturdays and Sundays for intermediate rides starting and finishing at some of …

Georgetown Free Bikes Puts Cycling Within Reach for Everyone

Wheels Down Texas Blog | wheelsdowntexas.com

Cycling might be a hobby or sport for some, but for others, it’s a means of getting to school, work, or running errands. Unfortunately, a good, quality bike can be financially out of reach for many.

Georgetown Free Bikes works to make cycling available to everyone by gathering, fixing, and giving away donated bikes. Volunteers assemble and repair bikes that are donated. They also sell higher-end bikes to fund the workshop and materials.

Jeff Radke, an avid cyclist and leader of Georgetown Casual Bicycling, started Georgetown Free Bikes in 2020 in his workshop. …

COTA to host bike night charity event for Dell Children’s Foundation

By Amanda Cutshall | communityimpact.com

Circuit of the Americas is set to host a charity event May 16 to benefit the Dell Children’s Foundation.

"We are grateful for our relationship with Circuit of the Americas and their support of Dell Children’s Foundation with the May 16 Dell Children’s Bike Night," said Adam Bauman, vice president of orthopedics and sports performance for Ascension Texas, in a news release. "We look forward to a fun night for a great cause, with a focus on health, wellness and family.”

Using the Strava app, participants will record their laps during the charity event. Afterward, COTA will donate $1 for each lap logged between 6 p.m. and sunset.

Since 1996, Dell Children’s Foundation has raised more than $252 million for Central Texas patients. …

Active Cycling Shop opens in Katy

By Asia Armour | communityimpact.com

Active Cycling, a specialty bicycle shop near Katy’s historic town square, opened April 15.

The store is located at 5415 E. Fifth St., Katy. Active Cycling offers bicycles and parts as well as accessories and clothing for riding enthusiasts. Services also include maintenance and repair for varying types of bikes.

The shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 346-387-6104. www.activecycling.us

Bike trails roll forward

By Alexandria Randolph | www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com

Local cycling group furthers development of trails at sports complex

After years of slow but steady progress, a local group of mountain bike enthusiasts has initiated the next step in establishing trails at the 580 Sports Complex. About 34 months since the initial grassroots development of the trails, Lampasas citizens have taken matters into their own hands. Shannon Martin, one of the local cycling enthusiasts who is spearheading the project, presented the …

ATLAS 4000 bike ride for cancer to take place this weekend

By Hunter King | www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com

The annual ATLAS 4000 bicycle ride across the country begins this weekend. The unofficial send-off for the trek to Alaska will be Friday, starting at 8 a.m. on The University of Texas campus. On Saturday, the ride begins. Those interested in cycling with the group of UT students can sign up a 25-mile or 50-mile stretch across a portion of Lampasas County to help raise funds for cancer research …

Dallas partnering with nonprofit to create off-road bike trails

By Cecilia Lenzen | communityimpact.com

Dallas is getting a new off-road bike trail system thanks to an agreement between the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, and nonprofit the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association.

The 10-year agreement will allow the association to develop, operate and maintain off-road bike trails at several parks across the city, including Harry S. Moss Park in Lake Highlands and Creekside Park in East Dallas. Dallas City Council approved the agreement during its May 10 meeting.

Philip Hiatt Haigh, executive director of The Loop Dallas and member of the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association, spoke during the council meeting, saying the agreement will allow for the …

Heart of the High Plains: 24 Hours in the Canyon

by: Jack Kessler | www.myhighplains.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — For more than a decade, cyclists have filled Palo Duro Canyon during the summer for the 24 Hours in the Canyon mountain bike and road bike event.

Officials said that 100% of funds raised from the race are donated to the 24 Hours in the Canyon Cancer Survivorship Center, with the event being the only simultaneous 24-hour mountain bike and road bike event in the country.

This year, June 3rd – 4th, 2023 will be the 17th year of 24 Hours in the Canyon and Event Director Ryan Parnell said it continues to grow.

“The very first year, it looked like a little Saturday group ride. We had about 100 folks all from Amarillo and we have blossomed into where we are today where we are expecting …

Waco to seek grants for $13.2M in bike-ped projects in downtown, East Waco

Kourtney David | wacotrib.com

The city of Waco is poised to pursue another round of federal funding for street projects, with sections of Dallas Street, 11th Street and Austin Avenue up for $13.2 million in new bike lanes, sidewalks and other pedestrian features.

The Waco City Council will vote Tuesday on submitting an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for the three projects under the federal Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program. The grants would cover 80% of each project’s cost, with the city providing a 20% match, estimated at nearly $3 million.

The council meets for a 3 p.m. work session and 6 p.m. business session at the Waco Convention Center’s Bosque Theater.

The projects would go before the Texas Transportation Commission in a competitive …

Upcoming Rides

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MCC Tue/Thurs PM Ride Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

CA Tuesday Brittmoore- Hempstead Loop Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

TUE Group Ride | MTHCC Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

Trek 15-30 Mile Shop ride Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:10 PM

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Tuesday Night EH Ride Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Tuesday Morning Ride Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Trek West U Bridges Tame Tuesday Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Tues) from Dulles Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

The Boot REBOOT Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Sugar Land Wednesday Worlds Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:15 PM

The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

NWCC Hump Day Ride Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

CCC Gravel Wednesday Nights Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Active Cycling Ride Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

Trek Wed. Night Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

The Boot REBOOT Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Beginners Ride | Trek West U Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

Thursday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Bridgeland Ride Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Thursday Morning Ride Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

MCC TUE/THURS PM RIDE Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Trek West U Bridges Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

PW -Thursday Steady Pace Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Thurs) Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

44 Mile Sat Group Ride | Pearland Bicycles Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

UBG Saturday Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

R3 Ride 33! Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

CCC Road Ride Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

NWCC Zube park Rides Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Trek SL Sienna 47 mi Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

NWCC Coffee Ride Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Richmond to Fulshear Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

CCC Gravel Chappell Hill 55 (with options) Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

JL Sunday 30 Miler from PJs Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 7:00 AM

I Cycle Sunday 30+ Miler w/Dan And Juan Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

Sunday Miles 2.0 Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

USAC TNR Tomorrow! Greater Houston Cycling Foundation

Alkek Velodrome | shoutout.wix.com

The weather made a mess of this weekends racing but I am hopeful we can still run TNR this week. I am working on a potential makeup TT date, Super Sunday #2 won’t be rescheduled but the championship events will be rolled into Super Sunday #3 on June 4th. The next 2 weeks of the YCL are also coming in June, registration will open nearer the time but save the dates! Check the Calendar for more!

Upcoming Events

5:45pm Tues May 16th – USAC TNR p/b Trek & Taco’s a Go-Go 5:45pm Tues May 30th – TNR Bunch Races 8:30am Sat June 3rd – Atomic TT Series #2 8:30am Sun June 4th – HPI Energy Services Super Sunday #3 5:45pm Tues June 6th – USAC TNR 9am June 12th-14th – Lawson Craddock YCL Week 1 9am June 19th-21st – Lawson Craddock YCL Week 2 5:45pm Tues June 20th – TNR Sprint Night with NJS Prizes! …

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, May 16, 2023 8:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, May 16, 2023 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, May 18, 2023 8:00 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Rusty Romp
Thu, May 18, 2023 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
FWBA Picnic 2023
Sat, May 20, 2023 8:00 AM
Elementary School, 409 N Pearson St., Godley
Benbrook - 8am Group and 9am Beginneer's Ride
Sun, May 21, 2023 8:00 AM
Benbrook Ball Fields, 1891 Winscott Rd, Benbrook, TX 76126
Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, May 23, 2023 8:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX

Texas Biking from Twitter

Changed Bikes To See If That Avoided Rain. It Almost Worked!

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The Giro d’Italia was on a rest day but after all of the recent rain the fog was thick this morning so I waited until 10:02 AM to start today’s bike ride. I decided to ride my Lynskey Helix bike to see if that would keep me from getting rained on. That almost worked. I needed 331 miles to reach my goal for May of 750 miles so I looked for a northerly route that I haven’t rode in awhile. I remembered the Kingwood – FM1314 NW to McQueen Road route where the last time I rode April 11, 2022 was just over 41 miles. I changed some early streets in Kingwood and added a loop through Brooklyn Trails to beef up the mileage and biked 43.2 miles. A few more 40+ mile rides and I will narrow the deficit. I have a shorter window because of the Memorial Day and my grandson graduating from high school. I now need 287 miles to hit my goal. I’m at 19.1 days of riding 24.2 miles per day versus today being the 15th day of the month. Not biking yesterday due to rain didn’t cost me too many days ahead.

Watching the sky I saw blue with some clouds. As I turned onto Old Sorters Road with about 11 miles to go I thought this ride would be rain free but I didn’t say that out loud. Good thing! The left turn onto Briar Berry Lane was sunny but I start feeling and seeing rain. I hoped the sun meant it wouldn’t last long or get stronger and when I changed from Briar Berry Lane to another street it stopped. A sigh of relief. Changing bikes might have done the trick. After finishing at 1:19 PM I looked at the radar and rain was not too far away to the southwest. Overall weather: Start 76 degrees, humidity 96%, dew point 74.5, overcast, wind E 6 mph; Finish 84 degrees, humidity 73%, dew point 74.7, overcast, wind SE 9 mph. The humidity got me almost as wet as riding in the rain.

Ride history on this route shows an average distance of around 41 miles. I rode a number of different bikes on the 9 rides. Today was the longest distance.

5-15-2023 SportTracks Ride History Kingwood-FM1314 to McQueen Road
5-15-2023 SportTracks Ride History Kingwood-FM1314 to McQueen Road

I forgot about the Strava starred segment on FM 1314 heading NW but when it popped up on the Bolt computer screen I increased my effort. My quick glance at the screen led me to believe I was behind my personal record but looking again I was ahead by a few seconds. The effort improved my overall average speed to 14.8 mph with a little help from the tailwind. The segment crossed through two traffic lights but I managed to ride through on green until the last one at Cumberland Blvd. where one segment ended but the one continued to Old Houston Road. It looked like I stopped for the light before the end but Strava shows I completed it. There was another segment the opposite direction into the wind but I didn’t a result on it. The results from these segments: 2nd fastest time on 1314 – Stripes to Shell (9:32) and 2nd fastest time on Stripes-to_OldHoustonRd (22:06). Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report data. Link to the SportTracks ride summary.

5-15-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1314 to McQueen Road
5-15-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1314 to McQueen Road

Texas Bicycling Digest – May 14, 2023

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Today’s Stories

Driver arrested

Let’s go ride a bike

GTX Trails – Dig Weekend

The Lonestar Snakehead 100 Miler

Strava photos

Instagram

From Twitter

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Driver arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed teen on bicycle, SAPD says

Cody King | www.ksat.com

SAN ANTONIO – A teen was heading home from work on his bicycle when he was hit and killed by a pickup truck on the South Side, according to San Antonio police.

The driver responsible, 66-year-old Daniel Martinez, was arrested Saturday for failure to stop and render aid-death, an affidavit states. …

Let’s go ride a bike

Moe Johnson Daily Record Columnist | www.sanmarcosrecord.com

I have been part of fitness, running and exercise as long as I can remember. At a younger age it was called “playing,” even when it meant running or riding a bike in a race around the block. Games were almost always associated with running or throwing or climbing something. There were not many of the group that were considered overweight. We were always moving to burn off extra calories.

Looking at how technology and liability issues have changed how youngsters and adults exercise in present day, it is easy to see why overweight and obesity are problems today. My first bike was a blue and orange ACE bike that must have weighed 25 pounds. It had one speed. If you wanted to go faster you had to pedal faster. If you wanted to pedal up a hill, it often required standing up and using …

GTX Trails – Dig Weekend – May 20/21

By Zander | austinmountainbiking.com

Opening up new trail on Southwestern Campus as part of our new agreement with them to add several miles of singletrack adjacent to the already established Katy Crossing loop in San Gabriel Park.

Tools provided but feel free to bring your own.

9 am start both days at Katy Trailhead (low water bridge on east side of San Gabriel Park). We will shuttle people to the dig location so please arrive on time!

Follow us on Instagram @gtxtrails for more info and frequent updates. …

VCC: The Lonestar Snakehead 100 Miler-Memorial Day Ride

Leo Vela (VCC) | strava.com

29 MAY 5:30 AM Monday Meet Up Spot 3440 Riley Fuzzel Rd, Spring, Texas 77386 Tempo / Rolling Hills 1500 elevation attacking 242, 1488 and 105. Average speed will be above or around 19 to 20 plus mph. Early start is best due to the extremely hot conditions. Please be prepared with protein, drinks and bike essentials. This ride tends to split into 2 groups, please know your limits. Make sure to download the route. Rolling at 5:30am sharp, don’t be left behind.

Baseline Ride San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com

If anyone sees my fitness out dead on the road somewhere, please return it. Lots of work to do!

Chappell Hill Aqua bike and walk Washington County, Texas

Benjie Go | strava.com

We went through at least 10 creek crossings, some where knee high with high current and some are just right by bottom bracket high. It’s a good mental toughness training for sure

Just Loops The Woodlands, Texas

Peter Clark | strava.com

managed a quick ride during a gap in the weather…now, on to my next project of building an ark

Lunch Ride San Antonio, Texas

Steve Gutierrez | strava.com

Texas Biking from Twitter

Maybe A Paddle Bike This Week?

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This was a wet week for bike rides. I think of April being a wetter month but May is a challenger. Tuesday was shortened by rain, Wednesday was a washout and Saturday I got caught in rain twice. Sunday was another rainout. I made up for the Sunday rain after church watching stage 9 of the Giro D’Italia, the men’s and women’s UCI XCO MTB races, the also wet and neutralized Tour de Hungary, and the Itzulia Women race. On the upside I rode 188.87 miles and maintained a small cushion over the pace to reach my 750 mile goal for May. I was on the bike 5 days out of seven. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia 3 times and Lynskey Helix 2 times. The average ride was 37.77 miles. The longest was 44.78 miles.

5-14-2023 Week Bike Rides Summary
5-14-2023 Week Bike Rides Summary

I’ve done 11 May bike rides so and need 331 miles to reach my 750 mile goal, over halfway to there. The average ride was 38.14 miles and the longest was 44.78.

5-14-2023 May Bike Rides Summary
5-14-2023 May Bike Rides Summary

Monday’s ride post — Rainy Day Ride: Beating the Forecast on the Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood Route

TuesdayKingwood Streets. Soft Front Tire, Switched Bikes, Flirted With Storm
ThursdayChasing Miles For My May Goal After Wednesday’s Rain Out
FridayVacillated On Route Selection. Halfway To May’s Goal
SaturdayGot Soaked Twice Riding Brooklyn Trails – Atascocita – Huffman But Who’s counting