Wednesday’s bike ride started at 9:07 AM as I rolled out the driveway on my Lynskey Helix bike. The route for today was the “Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd” with a side trip into Riverwalk. The previous rides on this route didn’t go there and averaged 36 miles. Today I rode 39.75 miles which was helped narrow the gap for YTD mileage between 2022 and 2021 to 3 miles. YTD for 2022 is 4,722 miles. I trail 2020 by 118 miles. This was the 3rd bike ride on this route this year. I rode 962.19 miles in June so far. I might reach 1000 miles if the rain doesn’t stop me tomorrow. Only one other month had more miles than June, April with 1,014.93.
Two dog sprints on the ride. The first came as I rode on Riverwalk Drive back to FM 1314 at the corner of Colorado Drive. A small black dog slithered under the fence and came running and yapping at me. I moved to the center of the road and sped up and the dog stopped after about a hundred feet. That one I saw coming as two dogs raced along the fence until the black one found a spot to go under. The second dog surprised me on Briar Berry Lane at Auburn Park Drive. I have not encountered a dog at that spot before. The dog was black and white and large springing out of the grass and running beside me barking. I yelled at him and pedaled faster and he stopped chasing me after 50 feet or so.
The wind was light from the NE and east with the temperature ranging from 85 to 92 and mostly cloudy. It didn’t feel as hot as it was a few days ago. The headwind was not bad and mostly riding SE on FM 1314 back from Gene Campbell Blvd. My legs were up to the challenge. I think the slightly easier gearing on the Lynskey helped. Weather conditions: start 84 (humidity 64%, dew point 71), mostly cloudy, wind NE 5; finish 91 (humidity 49%, dew point 69), mostly cloudy, wind E 8 mph. The ride ended at 12:08 PM.
According to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I used the 33×13 gears for 2:15:20 (31.3 miles) out of the total moving time of 2:59:11. I only made 9 RD shifts.
My fitness trend from the Stravini Chrome extension using my Strava data for the last 6 months.
6-29-2022 Stravini Fitness Trend 6 months
The side trip into Riverwalk added about 3 miles to the ride compared to average distance on previous rides on this route.
6-29-2022 Strava Data Summary Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd
Any Houstonian will tell you that vacationing in Galveston is like going to a home away from home – the weather is always great, the fresh seafood is to die for and there is so much to do.
There is so much to do, in fact, that there are probably things happening in Galveston that you probably didn’t even know about.
Yes, there are the staples of Galveston Island that everyone knows about, but we’re here to tell you about some of the lesser known events going on in Galveston that are fun for the entire family.
So what are you waiting for? Grab your sunglasses, bathing suit and sunscreen and head on down to Galveston for a summer you’ll never forget. …
… 3. Island Ride Out
Calling all bicycle riders! This three-day event is for you.
Island Rideout is Aug. 26-28, and it will be three days filled with all things bikes. On Friday, there will be a bike pub crawl that will surely be a good time. Saturday is the Ride Out Fireworks Show, so you know that will be fun. You can register for the ride on their website. Sunday is the Bike Expo, which will surely have bikes to buy, as well as other accessories that make bike riding safer and fun. …
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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Bike Wichita Falls hosted their third annual fun bike educational event, Ride & Splash, near the Dr.’s Park Splash Pad in Hamilton Park on Saturday morning.
This free event encouraged people of all ages to bring out their wheels – bikes, scooters or skates – to practice handling, signaling and overall bike safety. In addition to the closed course, there were refreshments, helmet fittings, giveaways, bike adjustments and goody bags for the first 50 people to arrive.
“It’s really just an opportunity for people to come out and enjoy riding your bike in a fun place” Becky Raeke, Bike Wichita Falls co-chair, said. “It’s not just about riding bikes but enjoying the facilities that we have here in Wichita Falls, like the splash pad. Just kind of a fun day for families to come out and practice riding their bike.”
Prizes and free items to give away were available to all participants who rode their bike to this event.
Narrated group ride cycling with tips for improving your cycling through drafting, pre-ride preparation and post ride recovery.
Prologue: 00:00
Route Map: 01:08
Meeting & warming up with the group before Fishcreek: 02:26
Fishcreek Blvd to Honea-Egypt Road – The open Road: 11:24
Attacks, accelerations and counter attacks on Honea-Egypt Rd False Flats: 24:00
Heading North on Rabon Chapel Road in Honea, Texas: 32:00
Rabon Chapel Climb: 38:15
South Pine Lake Road: 39:58
Mail Route Rd: 42:32
Counter attacking on FM 2854: 51:28
I’m 0-2 on my weather prognostication skills this week. Scratched my ride yesterday — no rain. Rode today — deluge! So if you were hoping for rain today, you’re welcome! Letty’s first ride with me, and it was a shenanigans ride. She’ll learn soon enough, y’all, so shhhh!
A. This is the only time it's legal for a bicyclist to use the full lane. B. Informs road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane. C. Motorists must give a bicyclist the full lane, even if the bicyclist stays to the right.#TriviaTuesdaypic.twitter.com/Vji0ixkVOx
Will you be at COTA for the last Bike Night of the summer? Ele Cly of the VC Juniors p/b @Akerman_Law will be out training for her next race! pic.twitter.com/csuTVJU1Wg
I tweaked today’s bike route a little adding some side streets and taking a side trip on Farmingham Road to check out a store. That made the ride about 3 miles longer than usual. The bike ride began at 8:57 AM and finished at 11:43 AM. The route name is “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” going south and east biking 36.37 miles riding my Cervelo Caledonia bike. In addition to the Farmingham Road side trip when I got to FM 2100 I rode south to Spanish Cove Drive and made a u-turn back to the north. I don’t usually do that. This ride raised my June total to 922.43 miles. So far in 2022 I biked this route 14 times and today was the most miles. Today was the earliest start time by 2 minutes.
6-28-2022 YTD Bike Rides Atascocita – Walden – Huffman
There is a chance rain will come on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday but today was sunny but mostly cloudy. The temperature didn’t get out of the 80’s by the time I finished and the humidity was low for the time of year. Weather conditions: start 80 (humidity 69%, dew point 69), mostly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph; finish 89 (humidity 54%, dew point 70), mostly cloudy, wind NE 7 mph.
The video details the side trip on Farmingham Road and the ride through the road construction on FM 1960. Both confirmed my earlier thoughts. I also recorded a Strava top result on Farmingham Road: 3rd fastest time on Home Stretch (2:18)
6-28-2022 Strava Atascocita – Walden – Huffman Data Summary
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – West Texas BMX hosted its State Race Weekend at its track near Reyes-Mashburn-Nelms park in Midland. The organization welcomed riders from around the state for the state qualifier race.
The weekend consisted of practice races Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as a clinic with former professional BMX rider Hojo Johnson. Sunday was the main event where riders from two years old to 50-plus years old competed for their chance to be a top 10 rider in the state.
“Anybody from 5 and under all the way to 51 and over, you know they’re out here trying to get their …
The organization, a member of USA BMX, has been serving West Texas riders for 12 years for a chance to qualify in other state-held events.
MIDLAND, Texas — West Texas BMX hosted its State Race Weekend at its track in Midland.
The organization hosted riders from around the state for the state qualifier race.
Sunday was a main event race where riders ranging from two years old to 50-plus years old competing for their chance to be a top 10 rider in the state.
When early pandemic lockdowns led to empty streets, Simms, a leader among Black BMX riders, catapulted himself to social media fame.
Brad Simms is sprinting toward the jumps. The freestyle pro and I are riding the mountain bike trails in Milton Reimers Ranch Park, about 45 minutes west of Austin. Specifically, a downhill “flow trail” with a sign extolling the dangers below: WARNING! SERIOUS INJURY IS POSSIBLE. RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Simms rips around a berm, floats through a rhythm section on just his rear wheel, and playfully flicks his mountain bike up and over a shin-high limestone ledge. “You were going really fast!” I wheeze when I finally catch up to him. Simms smiles, “What’d you expect?”
A few miles later, we’re coasting down the park road toward the …
Balfour Beatty, as part of Colorado River Constructors (CRC) joint venture team, successfully set the first bridge beams that support widening activities east of US 290 and SH 71 “Y” interchange in Austin, Texas on the $674m Oak Hill Parkway project
The 10 bridge beams were set in one night, set by cranes on bearing pads atop of previously constructed columns and caps. The next phase of the Oak Hill Parkway project will involve widening operations on Old Fredericksburg Road, which include installing permanent metal decking, forming bridge overhangs and setting rebar for future bridge decks and barriers.
The process will be repeated at Monterey Oaks Boulevard in the next few weeks. The Oak Hill Parkway project is scheduled for completion in 2026.
John Rempe, PE, Balfour Beatty executive vice president and region manager of Civils Operations in …
Red Bull UCI and USA Championship Pump Track Qualifiers is back for another year in Paris this weekend, July 2-3, 2022.
Red Bull’s UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifier is open to riders 17 years and older, and will take place on July 2, 2022 at Pump Track Paris. The USA World Championship Qualifier, open to ages 5 and up, will be on July 3, 2022, also at Pump Track Paris.
Red Bull Qualifier races are held across the globe on tracks from Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Portugal, Norway, Japan and various other places with Paris, Texas being one of three locations chosen in the USA.
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It’s bunch races tomorrow with Scratch, Elimination and Points races! We also have an Atomic TT p/b Hammertime Pro Shop incoming on Sat July 9th!
Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen to please check out our racer guide. …
Street Skills is a free, hour-long class for adults and mature teens who want to improve their confidence and safety when biking. Class participants will also receive a FREE bike helmet and bike light set!
