Texas Bicycling News June 12th 2022

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Ready to ride; Cleburne Education Foundation to host 35th annual Goatneck Bike Ride

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The famed Goatneck Bike Ride will continue in 2022 under new leadership. The Cleburne Education Foundation will become the organizer for the event.

Goatneck will celebrate its 35th anniversary on July 30 when it welcomes over 1,300 riders to Cleburne. The race, which started in 1987, begins and ends at Cleburne Bible Church, 930 N. Nolan River Road, and is always held the last Saturday of July.

“We are honored to be asked to organize this event and help continue the Goatneck legacy,” said Brad Marshall, 2022 Goatneck chairperson and CEF board treasurer. “This is a great opportunity for us to raise additional funds to invest back into our Cleburne ISD classrooms. When we welcome over 1,300 riders to Cleburne, they can be assured that their registration fee will be invested in …

PeopleForBikes’ Final Mile Is a Playbook for Accelerating U.S. Bike Networks

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BOULDER, COLO. — Can U.S. cities move faster, more efficiently and more equitably to build better mobility networks for residents nationwide? The answer is yes, proven by the work of PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization, following two years of partnership and action in five American cities.

In 2018, PeopleForBikes set out to create a model for U.S. cities to systematically increase bicycle mobility. The Final Mile, a collaboration between Wend Collective and PeopleForBikes, was successful in achieving that goal. The strategy includes tapping into existing community support for biking, amplifying that support with paid communications and thoughtful neighborhood-based engagement and empowering elected leaders with the political will to accelerate the construction of local bike networks.

Five cities — Austin, TX; Denver, CO; New Orleans, LA; Providence, RI; and Pittsburgh, PA —took part in the Final Mile, which provided cities with the necessary financial resources and expertise to execute broad marketing campaigns, create diverse coalitions of community partners and …

ACTION: Sign Two West Houston Trail Petitions

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Short: Please sign (and share) these three petitions for trail construction!

Mason Creek Trail Extension

Westheimer_Access_Trail

FM 1093 Trail

TLDR: As we go into grant season, we’ve got a number of trail projects under development in west Houston. Three of them have reached the point where an online petition is up and running and we’re trying to attract support. A more detailed description can be found in each petition.

Locations for these three projects.

Highly Profitable Bicycle Sales & Service Business- GreatLocation Dallas, TX

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This bicycle sales and service shop has been serving the DFW Metroplex for almost twenty-five years, earning a strong reputation for great prices, service, selection, and satisfied customers. The business is highly profitable with fairly low expenses. Sales have remained good, even despite the pandemic. The business has actually seen an increase in sales since the pandemic as more and more people are interested in riding bicycles. The business is well-connected to the community with no direct competitors. You could not ask for a better business location, located in a high-traffic shopping center with bike trails all around. The asking price is …

Southern Walnut Creek Trail Ride – Tuesday June 14th 2022 from socialcyclingaustin

Hundreds gather in East Austin for annual Black History Bike Ride

By Amanda Ruiz | www.fox7austin.com

AUSTIN, Texas – One week before Juneteenth, hundreds of people on their bikes gathered in East Austin on Sunday morning to celebrate the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans a little early.

"In my opinion, why not celebrate Juneteenth the weekend before?," said Talib Abdullahi, founder of the Black History Bike Ride.

This was the third annual Black History Bike Ride, an 8.46 historical bike tour of Black Central East Austin.

"We’re going to basically focus on doing a deep dive and understanding some different historical facts relating to black history," said Abdullahi.

The idea for this bike ride came to fruition two years ago by Abdullahi after …

Texas 4000 Cancer Summer Bike Ride makes pass through LC – American Press

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Riders for the Texas 4000 for the Cancer Summer Bike Ride made a pit stop in Lake Charles on Friday before continuing on to Lafayette.

The Texas 4000 for Cancer Summer Bike Ride is making a return after three years. This charity bike ride spans over 4,500 miles, making it the longest annual charity bike ride worldwide.

The ride is twice as long as the Tour de France. Lake Charles is the sixth stop out of 60. The riders departed from Austin, Texas on June 3.

The organization’s mission is …

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Bike Ride In June’s Heat, 200+ Mile Week

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It was a hot time to start today’s bike ride after coming home from church. I decided to ride my Lynskey Helix bike on the “Kingwood Streets” due to a time constraint and the heat. I filled the CamelBak with ice and water and set off at 1:20 PM. The temperature was 94 with wind from the south at 10 mph and 20 mph gusts. When I finished at 2:48 PM the temperature hit 97 and the wind was from the south at 9 mph and 17 mph gusts. The problem is Kingwood has lots of trees so the wind is not consistent though I don’t think it was helping keep me cool. It reminded me of the convection oven effect. This was the 10th time biking Kingwood streets this year but the routes are not all the same. I ride freelance, I guess.

6-12-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Kingwood Streets
6-12-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Kingwood Streets

Today I rode 18.22 miles ending the week at 241.1 miles. The rides this week covered a wide variety of routes from the Spring Creek Greenway to Galveston Island. This is the 3rd week in a row over 200 miles. I passed the halfway point on the 800 mile goal for June with 401.12 miles. Year to date I’m up to 4,161 miles still trailing 2021 and 2020. I averaged 34.44 miles per ride. I rode the Cervelo 4 times and the Lynskey 3 times. I’ve rode every day since May 23rd.

6-12-2022 Overview Week Bike Rides End of Week
6-12-2022 Overview Week Bike Rides End of Week

I’m getting used to the new 46×33 crankset on the Lynskey Helix bike with 2 rides on it. The gearing is not identical to the 48×35 on the Cervelo but close. The AXS.SRAM.com ride report shows all of the gearing activity. The Lynskey Helix now has 163 miles on it and many more to follow.

6-12-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Ride Summary
6-12-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News June 11th 2022

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San Antonio police searching for driver who fatally struck cyclist near I-35

Sarah Martinez | www.mysanantonio.com

Authorities are on the lookout for a driver who fatally struck a bicyclist overnight and fled the scene of the crime, according to preliminary information provided by the San Antonio Police Department.

Police officers responded to the scene around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 after a passerby noticed a man lying in the road in the 6400 block of IH-35 access road on the city’s Northeast Side. The person also saw a bike on the road and called 911.

Both police officers and the San Antonio Fire Department responded to the …

Texas 4,000 to make a stop in Prince George

By Darin Bain | www.myprincegeorgenow.com

A bike ride to fight cancer starting in Austin, Texas, and ending in Anchorage, Alaska will be making stops in Northern BC.

The Texas 4,000 is an organization to cultivate student leaders, and engage communities in the fight against cancer.

Each year, the students in the program make the 4,000 plus mile ride from Texas to Alaska.

The riders along the Sierra route are expected to arrive in Prince George on July 23rd. …

5 beards and a lady. Sagged out. Too hot.

David Harman | strava.com

Saturday Ride

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com

Finding roads to avoid

John Yoder | strava.com

Three Counties

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | strava.com

Fort Davis Scenic Loop

Virgil Skinner | FBK Cycling | strava.com

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Surprising Start Time. Beat Possible 100 Degree Heat. Fellow Cyclists On Route

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I surprised myself starting today’s bike ride at 7:54 AM. I didn’t give in to watching any bike races as I ate breakfast which kept focused on getting out the door before 8 AM. My Lynskey Helix bike has the new 46×33 crankset, new FD and chain so I rode it on today’s ride. It performed great and the gearing is closer to what my Cervelo Caledonia runs. I finished the ride at 10:29 AM.

Since it’s Saturday I rode my usual “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route hoping to see some other cyclists which I did. 9 times I’ve rode this route in 2022 but this is the first time on the Lynskey Helix which is up 145 miles since I received it. Today’s ride covered 33.37 miles and now my week’s total is 222.88 making this the 3rd week in a row with 200+ miles. June biking totals 382.9 miles. My goal for June is 800 miles.

6-11-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
6-11-2022 YTD Bike Rides Overview Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

I wasn’t sure how I would ride through the FM 1960 construction at Atascocita Shores Drive. When I got there it had not changed from Thursday when I rode through the area. Turning left onto FM 1960 I stayed left of the barriers on the right shoulder. They didn’t seem to go as far from the previous lane arrangement and I moved onto the right shoulder to ride over the lake. On the way back the closed lanes to the right of the barrels and barriers was clear to the traffic light and turned left when the light changed to ride through Walden. All of this will probably change when the work begins.

Looking at the AXS.SRAM.com ride report, I made 21 RD shifts during the total moving time of 2:28:47 and no FD shifts. I used the 33×13 gears for 1:38:27 (or 23.3 miles) of the ride.

Weather at the start and finish: start 82 (humidity 86%, dew point 77), mostly cloudy, wind SW 7 mph; finish 90 (humidity 66%, dew point 77), partly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph gusts 21 mph. It might hit 100 degrees this afternoon. A good reason to get an early start.

Before reaching Walden I stopped at Waterhaven and took these photos.

6-11-2022 Lynskey Helix Waterhaven-1
6-11-2022 Lynskey Helix Waterhaven-1
6-11-2022 Lynskey Helix Waterhaven-3
6-11-2022 Lynskey Helix Waterhaven-3
6-11-2022 Strava Atascocita-Huffman-Walden Data Summary
6-11-2022 Strava Atascocita-Huffman-Walden Data Summary