Texas Bicycling News May 23rd 2022

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Opinion: Houston should require a bicycle license

Letters to the Editor | www.houstonchronicle.com

Responsible bicyclists

Regarding “Editorial: Harris County is right to use toll road money for trails that link communities,” (May 18): I agree with your editorial on tolls for trails, but I have an easier solution: just require bicycle licenses for use in all areas. The city had a similar requirement — to register bikes with the city — on the books until 2008 when it was repealed. If we are going to invest $53 million in hike and bike trails, it makes sense for some of the funding to come from the community that will benefit.

When I was a kid back in a small midwestern town, it was a rite of passage to take your bike down to the fire station and get a license. It also helped develop a sense of responsibility and provided an opportunity for safety instruction. Perhaps the bicyclists who …

Video: Cycling community to hold memorial ride for cycling star killed while visiting Austin

Author: Shawna M Reding | www.kvue.com

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin cycling community is coming together to honor Moriah Wilson, a cycling star who was found dead in East Austin earlier in May.

According to KVUE’s Tony Plohetski, the cycling community is organizing a memorial on Sunday, May 29, at Republic Square Park from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The memorial will be followed by a ride to Deep Eddy Pool, which is the last place she visited before she was killed. …

Upcoming Rides

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MCC Tuesday – Shell to McKeever Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Spring Greenway Full Trail! Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Morning WFH Commute Loop Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

CA Tuesday 24 v2.0 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Torchy’s Taco’s HTX Ride Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Trek Memorial Tuesday Night 22 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

The Boot Ride Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

LookProGoSlow Recovery Ride Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

New Location Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Thursday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Walking Stick Thursday Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Thursday – Shell to McKeever Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, May 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Chap Hill Gravel 43 New Beginnings Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Blue Line Lunch Ride (60) Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Bike Medicine 40 Mile Training Ride – Saturdays Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Ride to Rollie’s (Rollie’s Frozen Custard) #Bikemonth Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Shop Ride | 44-miles | Pearland Bicycles Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

RRR-Saturday Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Active Passion Sunday Roll Sunday, May 29, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Trek Bikes Katy Sunday 32 Sunday, May 29, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

2022 Texas State Time Trial Championship ITT • May 15 2022 • Hempstead, TX

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2022 Texas State Time Trial Championship TTT • May 15 2022 • Hempstead, TX

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Memorial to honor Moriah Wilson 05/29 5:30pm @ Republic Square

dougmc | bicycleaustin.info

The Austin Cycling Community will be gathering to honor Moriah Wilson on May 29th at 5:30 pm at Republic Square (422 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701).

We will share some words from the community as well as some words from her family. This will be followed by a short ride to Deep Eddy Pool, the last place Moriah visited on the day of her death.

Please see the Mo Wilson Fund, set up by her family in order to raise money to fund organizations that help youth build confidence through sports. …

‘I want to see it stay after I go’: At 85, longtime Houston shop owner seeks home for cycling museum

Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com

Joy Boone is looking for help rejuvenating the Houston Bicycle Museum after it has spent three years dormant.

Longtime Houston bicycle shop owner and two-wheeled curator Joy Boone is now setting her sights on an ambitious goal of finding a permanent home for her short-lived Houston Bicycle Museum three years after it closed.

Boone, 85, owned and operated Houston’s oldest bike shop for more than 50 years up until she closed the doors in 2019, the same year the bicycle museum she worked tirelessly to found also closed.

She opened the Houston Bicycle Museum in 2014 at 1313 Binz Street, a space leased by the Houston Holocaust Museum. At the time, renting was supposed to be a temporary measure. She set out to raise at least $1.5 million to start building a brand-new three-story building to house the …

Alkek Velodrome Update

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Upcoming Events

TNR Track on Speed 6:45pm 24th May

Intro to Track Cycling 11am 28th May

TNR Sprint Night 6:45pm 31st May

International Omnium Championship 8:30am 4th June

TNR Bunch Races 6:45pm 7th June

Atomic TT Series #3 8am 11th June …

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Dogs Waited For My Florida Return

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Today was the first bike ride since my return from Florida. The Giro d’Italia rest day and a pending FedEx delivery caused me to start the bike ride at 8:44 AM and finish at 10:39 AM. I rode my “Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch” route for 26.47 miles on the Cervelo Caledonia bike. My month road bike miles now total 519.48 leaving 180.5 miles to reach my 700 mile goal for May. It was good to ride on familiar streets again.

This was the second time to ride this route in 2022. The previous time was January 5th. Near the end of the ride another cyclist was behind me until I turned onto Brookdale Drive in Kingwood. The brown and white dog along with the brown dog were at the Rock Creek and Northpark corner. They came out from behind the rock wall when I rode on the greenbelt on the other side of the street with brown and white dog barking and moving back and forth but not crossing the street. The other dog sat there. When I rode from the greenbelt onto Northpark Drive going west the brown and white dog ran behind the rock wall emerging behind me barking and chasing me. Fortunately I was ahead of that spot and he didn’t chase me very far.

Yesterday’s rain ushered in cooler weather today with high humidity and low wind, a change from what is was before I left for Florida. Weather conditions today: start 69 (humidity 90%, dew point 66), overcast, wind variable 7 mph; finish 70 (humidity 88%, dew point 66), overcast, wind NE 5 mph. I wore shorts, a long sleeve T-shirt and a short sleeve jersey. I noticed my red gloves are starting to fade to pink from the sun.

Link to AXS.SRAM.com activity report.

Yesterday I started putting the ICAN Cycling wheels together for the new Lynskey Helix bike that will arrive soon. After mounting the GatorHardshell 700x28c tire on the front wheel with lots of grunting and pushing I moved to the rear wheel. That’s when I noticed the lettering on the wheels said “alpha 46” not “alpha 50” like I ordered and the box label showed. I also found out I ordered the wrong brake discs. I need centerlock but ordered the 6 screw discs. I will return the wrong ones and ordered the correct ones. Centerlock lockrings are hard to find and don’t come with the discs. ICAN Cycling offered me a $20 discount to keep the “alpha 46 ” wheels which I will do.

5-23-2022 Strava Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch Data Summary
5-23-2022 Strava Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch Data Summary

Texas Bicycling Action May 22nd 2022

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UPDATE: Truck Plows Into Bicyclist on South Bell Street, …

By Matt Trammell | sanangelolive.com

SAN ANGELO, TX – A bicyclist was sent to the hospital late Saturday night after he was hit by a pickup truck.

According to reporters on scene, on May 21, officers with the San Angelo Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Norma and S Bell St. for the report of a truck versus a pedestrian crash.

When police arrived they discovered a Dodge Ram 1500 that had crashed into a man riding a bicycle. Check out the video below for on scene footage: …

Lawson Craddock: This Giro d’Italia is hot but it’s like a fall day if you’re from Texas

Peter Cossins | www.velonews.com

BikeExchange-Jayco overall challenge may have faded after Simon Yates’ setbacks, but Craddock believes the team can still enjoy success in final week.

TURIN, Italy (VN) – Lawson Craddock came to the Giro d’Italia with a role to support BikeExchange-Jayco team leader Simon Yates’s push for the overall title and despite the Briton’s setbacks over the last week, the Texan still believes that Yates and his team can find success in the race’s final days.

After crashing on stage 4 to Mount Etna, Yates lost time on the Blockhaus on five days later, his struggles exacerbated by the unseasonally high temperatures that have hit the race. …

The Woodlands celebrates annual bike day

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Sebastian Bianchi rides his bike through an obstacle course during the annual Bike The Woodlands event at Northshore Park, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in The Woodlands. The event featured exhibitors, including local bike shops, bicycle clubs and other supporters of Bike Month, as well as bike safety information.

National Bike Month is celebrated across North America in May. For the 10th consecutive year, The Woodlands also will be celebrating this growing tradition with a myriad of fun events throughout the month, for cyclists of all ages and abilities. The highlight of …

Bike Wichita Falls to hold memorial for Nancy Beaver

by: Zach Verdea | www.texomashomepage.com

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — After a tragic loss in the community last week, a memorial for 65-year-old Nancy Beaver was displayed to honor her and show her love of cycling.

On Monday, May 22, Bike Wichita Falls will hold a memorial bike dedication to come together and honor Nancy and her family as the cycling community mourns the loss of one of their own. …

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Texas Bicycling News May 21st 2022

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Carry the Load treks through San Angelo for vets and first responders

FOX West Texas staff | www.myfoxzone.com

Members from Carry the Load walked and biked through San Angelo Saturday, as part of a cross-country, five-route trek across the 48 continental states to raise awareness for the sacrifices made by military, veterans, first responders and their families.

“The West route, which we’re on right now, we’re going from Seattle over to Dallas,” crew medic Andrea Coles said while at a local stop in San Angelo. “It will be 20,000 miles total over all five routes, and we’ll all end in Dallas and cover all 48 continental states.”

Carry the Load was founded in 2011 by Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley, two veteran Navy SEALs, as a mission to “restore the true meaning of Memorial Day,” according to its website, beginning with …

Ashley Hunter: Making a road trip to the artisan market

Ashley Hunter | www.victoriaadvocate.com

Bike riding is big in our house. We just recently bought a used baby carriage that attaches to the end of my bike, and the boys both leveled up in size.

Having many children means the younger one triumphantly obtains the bike of the older, as if it is a right of passage into the next level of childhood. Not only that, but it means we can go farther much easier and faster.

Because we live somewhat near UHV, farther and faster means something really cool, like a beach volleyball court, or Chick-fil-A. On one occasion, it meant not just something cool, but original, unique, and artisan. …

Houston ranked among deadliest cities for cyclists, according to study

By Tom Zizka | www.fox26houston.com

HOUSTON – For this year’s National Bike to Work Day, high gas prices might have prompted some people to give it a go. However, a new study of bicycle accidents suggests there’s a lot of room to make Houston streets safer.

The findings come from car insurance company, Jerry, which looked at Census and National Highway Transportation Safety data to show Houston had the fourth-highest rate of fatal cycling crashes, over the last decade.

For cyclists, the …

Art and cycling come together at 1st annual Houston Art Bike Festival

Joel Umanzor | www.houstonchronicle.com

Cesar Avila sits on his art bike during Houston’s first Art Bike Festival in MacGregor Park Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

As bicycles with colorful decorations and creative designs lined the trail Saturday morning at MacGregor Park, Timothy Chatman was sorry he came without his own set of wheels.

Chatman — who brought his 4-year-old daughter with him to see what was happening at the southeast Houston park — is a self-professed bicycle enthusiast and heard at the last minute from friends about the first annual Art Bike Festival taking place.

“I want to participate more,” he said. “Next year, definitely, I am going to have my own art bike with my daughter, she’s of riding age now.”

The event — which drew students from 89 schools as well as riders of …

Kilgore police say driver failed to stop, help after striking child on bicycle

By Gary Bass | www.kltv.com

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) – A child was taken to a local hospital after a vehicle struck his bicycle on Danville Street in Kilgore Saturday.

According to a post on the Kilgore Police Department Facebook page, the driver of the vehicle failed to stop and render aid to the injured child.

“Thankfully, others stopped to assist,” the Facebook post stated. “The friend of this bike rider gave police a great description, and officers quickly found a vehicle matching the description at a nearby apartment complex.”

The Facebook post reminded people that no matter whose fault an accident may be, individuals involved are …

WF Community mourns Nancy Beaver

By Priscilla Meza | www.newschannel6now.com

Nancy passed away after being hit by a truck while cycling.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The community is mourning the loss of Nancy Beaver, a cyclist who was hit by a truck while out riding her bike on May 19. …

Nancy made a difference in a lot of people’s lives, serving as secretary for Faith Village Church.

During her time with the church, Beaver met Agustina Romero, a church member who came to be very close to her. Romero described Nancy as caring and always helping those in need ever since they met 30 years ago. …

Greens Bayou Greenway – Segment GR02-GR03 Business 90

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Work includes construction of a reinforced concrete hike and bike trail, including clearing and grubbing, construction of concrete trail, sodding, earthen trail, and tree planting. The project also includes installation and maintenance of erosion control devices and construction adjustment of drainage systems.

Video: Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail celebrates 50 years

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake celebrated a major milestone on Saturday!

The Trail Foundation held an event to celebrate 50 years of the trail. The event included live music and treats at Vic Mathias Shores.

The trail even received a generous birthday present from one fan. Sarah Samson donated $500 for trail improvements.

"I feel like that’s not nearly enough. I moved here in ’98 and like, when I discovered this trail, I mean, it’s just amazing. I can go running, I can walk, I meet friends here," Samson said. "I just I don’t want to …

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