Texas Bicycling Adventures – April 15, 2023

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San Antonio: Murals, Street Art and Hidden Gems Bike Tour

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Get to know San Antonio as more than the Alamo City on a guided bike tour. Explore the street art and mural scene of the city, and uncover hidden gems like bars, restaurants, and art galleries.

Floresville Hike & Bike Trail Committee meeting

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Southern Tier CoMotion

By Keith Misegades | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Halfway, I think and variable winds: Carmine to Bastrop

Friday April 14, 2023, 62 miles (100 km) – Total so far: 1,503 miles (2,419 km) It is now Saturday, 4/15 and I am taking a day off. Here’s the write-up for yesterday and since I have time, I can write a bit more.

This was a 50/50 day. First half was tough with terrible roads and the second half had great roads. I am

I slept well at the Round Top RV campground in Carmine. They had one of the best tent pads I have ever set my tent on and I might suggest over similar campgrounds take notice. They had a piece of astroturf as the tent pad. I just had to move off a little debris and I was rewarded with a nice smooth and somewhat cushioned pad. I am sleeping really well in the tent on this trip and find it quite homey. I am glad that I slept better, because I was really tired from the previous day.

I was out of the campground and was looking forward to a waffle at the local market/antique store. Unfortunately, I must have been lied to last evening since they had breakfast tacos, sausage biscuits, and some other stuff. Man, I was dissapointed and ended up getting a sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit. I only like cheese on pizzas and there was no way to separate it from the other ingredients. I haad that and some orange juice and was off down the road. I had read that route 237 for the morning portion was not that great and it lived up to its reputation.

For some reason today I was aggitated about everything. I was …

The Permian Basin Metropolitan Planning Organization provides update on Wildcatters Trail

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The Wildcatters Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian corridor connecting the cities of Midland and Odessa.

Church in Manor holds "Blessing of the Bikes" to begin cycling season

By Jessica Rivera | www.fox7austin.com

MANOR, Texas – New Sweden Lutheran Church in Manor has become a favorite rest stop for many central Texan cyclists.

"I started to hear about what you did as a group and what you raised to take care of people who have needs, and the church is here to commend that and support it," said Rev. Hans Lillejord, with New Sweden Lutheran Church.

Reverend Hans blessed each cyclist to ensure them they stay safe while riding on the country roads of central Texas. …

Texas Bike Bash – Day One – 4/27/2023
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PM Ride – In the Citaaay, the City of Alton McAllen, Texas

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Jailbreak Grimes County, Texas

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This was a thought 100 miler and the first gravel Hundo of my life. Mostly solo.

Jailbreak 100 Iola, Texas

Steve Feffer | strava.com

Credit to the boys.. Completely blew myself up the first 18 miles and paid for it the next 5 hours. Hard head.

Jailbreak Gravel Grimes County, Texas

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JailBreak100 2023 Grimes County, Texas

Benjie Go | strava.com

Got a 1st flat at mile 30, thanks to @sherm for CO2. then slow air leak at my rear after mile 60, used a hand pump. Overall it was a good and hot day. Ran out of water at mile 90, thanks to garden hose at mile 93. That saved me.

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An Exciting Twist on My Usual Bike Route

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Wow, just a couple of days ago I was seriously considering taking on the Tour de Braz or the Pedal for a Purpose. These rides are epic, but with a catch – the start times were so early that I’d have to wake up at 4:30 in the morning and drive to the start. I mean, that’s crazy early, right? So, I made the tough decision to ditch those rides and sleep in instead. But, let me tell you, that didn’t stop me from getting my biking fix! Today, I came up with a wild and exhilarating idea – to ride my usual Saturday route, but in reverse! I mean, can you even imagine the thrill of taking on those same streets, but in the opposite direction? It definitely required some serious thinking, especially when there were certain roads that I couldn’t exactly ride in reverse. But, boy, was it worth it! My usual routes are so familiar that they practically ride themselves, but riding in reverse required my full attention and kept me on my toes!.

As I got ready after watching the Tour du Jura (France) bike race and eating breakfast I went over the streets and roads once I started. No muscle memory riding today. I rolled away on my Cervelo Caledonia bike at 10:31 AM and too long after that I was biking the opposite direction. Some of the streets going reverse on: Rustic Woods, Kings Crossing, Rebawood, FM 2100, Old Atascocita Road, Atascocita Hike & Bike Trail, Kingwood Greens, Tree Lane, Chanay, and Silver Falls. The reverse route turned out to be longer than the normal route: 34.84 miles today versus around 32 miles. The extra 2 miles came from streets in Kingwood as on the way to Atascocita that normally aren’t part of the ride. I thought those would offset a couple of places where riding in reverse wasn’t possible. I finished at 1:16 PM.

With the 34.84 miles today my week now totals 213.11 miles, my 3rd 200+ mile week this year. I’m 59% of the way to the 700 mile goal for April at 412 miles.

Before sunrise this morning I wasn’t sure about biking today when thunder started and rain not long after that but it didn’t last long. the streets dried by the time I began biking except for a few puddles in the shade. I’ve been wanting 80 degree weather and it finally returned. I overdressed with a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve jersey. I should’ve just wore arm sleeves with the short sleeve jersey. Wind wasn’t a factor today. Conditions at the start and finish: Start 81 degrees, 76% humidity, dew point 73, mostly cloudy, wind S 7 mph; finish 87 degrees, 65% humidity, dew point 73, mostly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph.

Legs felt good today powering up some slight inclines that normally are downhills. I captured a Strava 2nd fastest time on Huffman to Old Atascocita Rd (3:20). Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

4-15-2023 Strava Ride Summary Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
4-15-2023 Strava Ride Summary Reverse Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Texas Bicycling Action – April 14, 2023

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The Permian Basin Metropolitan Planning Organization provides update on Wildcatters Trail

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The Wildcatters Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian corridor connecting the cities of Midland and Odessa.

MIDLAND, Texas — On March 20, the Metropolitan Planning Organization shared its recent award for Planning Excellence received earlier that month from the Texas Recreation and Parks Society. The award was given to the MPO for its recently completed work on the Wildcatters Trail, a bicycle and pedestrian corridor connecting the cities of Midland and Odessa.

The trail would run east to west and parallel to SH 191 from the Scharbauer Sports Complex to the UTPB Midland Campus, it then would turn southward and parallel to FM 1788 to north of Business 20 where it would turn west toward the main UTPB campus. The entire trail length is about nineteen miles.

In January 2023, the cities of Midland and Odessa both applied for TxDOT grants funds to …

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Ferris Wheel And Other Rides On The Route

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After avoiding the FM 1314 intersection in Porter today I decided to ride north thinking the work might be done. It was but moved to Loop 494 at the TX 99 eastbound frontage road intersection. It was not as disruptive there because the traffic is much lower. Before starting the bike ride I watched the final stage of the Giro di Sicilia from Italy and then switched for the last 20km of the Classic Grand Besançon Doubs from France. The temperature warmed up faster than yesterday allowing me to start the bike ride at 10:37 AM, over an hour earlier than yesterday. I finished the ride at 1:15 PM.

Before rolling away on my Cervelo Caledonia I rode 145 miles so far this week and today’s route, Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood usually is 31 to 32 miles setting me up for hitting 200+ miles on tomorrow’s bike ride. Today’s ride came in at 33.06 miles improving the week to 178.26 miles. My month now totals 377.23 miles, 54% of the way to my 700 mile goal. Year to date is 2599 miles. The spread between 2023 YTD miles and 2020, 2021, 2023 increased some now that I rode every day this week.

4-14-2023 SportTracks 1 year Ride History Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
4-14-2023 SportTracks 1 year Ride History Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood

There was a little sun at the start of the ride but the clouds increased during the ride. At times the clouds looked like rain was possible but nothing happened. I wore shorts, a long sleeve jersey, and a wind jacket. Once I warmed up about 15 minutes into the ride I thought I overdressed but as the clouds increase the sun left and it felt cooler. I was glad for my wardrobe choices. Overall weather: Start 77 degrees, 68% humidity, dew point 66, mostly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; finish 76 degrees, 73% humidity, dew point 67, overcast, wind S 8 mph.

My tender sit bones went away overnight and the Velo Senso TT+ saddle felt good again. I think part of the problem yesterday was the shorts I wore, a pair of Primal Prisma that are over a year old and maybe the padding is shot.

4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage by Time
4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage by Time
4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage by Distance
4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage by Distance
4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Avg Power in Gear
4-14-2023 SRAM Component Summary Avg Power in Gear
4-14-2023 Strava Cadence Chart Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood
4-14-2023 Strava Cadence Chart Kingwood-FM1485-Kingwood

I didn’t realize I set a PR on Kris Spraggins Memorial Route (2:29) in Strava.