Texas Biking News December 17th 2021

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Royalist Club donates Christmas bikes to Adams Elementary students

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The Royalist Social and Civic Club of Port Arthur made sure several students in the Port Arthur Independent School District enjoyed a happy holiday season.

Group members donated more than a dozen bicycles Tuesday to Adams Elementary School, adding it was a privilege to award the bicycles to deserving students.

The Royalists have been working in the community for more than 60 years with service projects, such as …

The Bicycle: A Christmas Story

Posted by Sonny Melendrez | laprensatexas.com

I remember it like it was yesterday.

I was in 5th grade at St. Michael’s Academy, an elementary school located a few blocks from downtown San Antonio. When the 3 o’clock bell rang, I would gather my books and head for town, where I’d walk from store to store, window-wishing, before dropping my nickel in the Nolan Street bus and head for home.

It was on one of those school day afternoons in late October that I saw it for the first time.

The department store at the corner of Alamo and Commerce Streets in Alamo Plaza had put up its Christmas displays. As I walked by, I couldn’t believe my eyes. There, in the main window, was the most beautiful bicycle I’d ever seen.

I will never forget, standing in awe, admiring every …

Biking Roots to move from Spring Cypress Road to Rhodes Road in January

By Hannah Zedaker | communityimpact.com

Owners Evan and Alise Bailey first opened the retail bike shop at 3315 Spring Cypress Road, Ste. 5E, Spring, in September 2019. (Courtesy Evan Bailey)

Biking Roots will celebrate the grand opening of its new facility at 21631 Rhodes Road, Ste. A101, Spring, on Jan. 4. Owners Evan and Alise Bailey first opened the retail bike shop at 3315 Spring Cypress Road, Ste. 5E, Spring, in September 2019.

"We are a family-owned retail bike shop specializing in mountain bikes and want to help get more families out on the trails in Houston," Evan Bailey said. "We have outgrown our current location and needed more space to provide room for our rental fleet and future bike brands to help the community get on bikes." …

Protected Bike Lanes and Other Goodies Are on the Way at East 51st Street

James Rambin | austin.towers.net

The streetscape improvement plan by the Austin Transportation Department known as the East 51st Street Mobility Project is moving towards a groundbreaking after presenting its completed site plan by global engineering firm Atkins to the city’s Design Commission earlier this week, with a number of significant mobility and pedestrian features on deck for East 51st Street between I-35 and Berkman Drive. …

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Change Of Plan, Two Dog Sprints = Adrenaline Spike

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When I left home on today’s bike ride I didn’t plan on a route change or two dog sprints but they happened. It all began at 10:57 AM as I rode away on the Lynskey R300 bike. I planned on riding north to Community Drive, loop back on the US59 service road south, through Valley Ranch. At FM 1314 turn right and ride to Sorters Road then make a u-turn back to Old Sorters Road. From there I would ride the typical streets in Oakhurst and Kings Manor before returning to Kingwood. But on Valley Ranch Parkway I decided to alter the route. The new route didn’t turn onto FM 1315, continued south through Briar Tree, Oakhurst, and onto Kingwood Place Drive south. From there I moved to the US59 south bound frontage road over US59 and ride through Forest Cove. I’m not sure why I made the change but maybe it was to avoid the headwind riding SE on FM 1314 from Sorters Road and a different combination of roads. After finishing the ride at 1:26 PM I checked my SportTracks activities for rides on this route and didn’t find any. A new route has been born.

The original route would’ve been around 27 miles but the actual route came in at 29.64 miles. My week total now stands at 150.3 miles, 17.82 miles of that is from Zwift.It looks like I could finish the week with 2 more rides in Zwift based on the weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday.

In the video details I detail the dog sprints. It’s been a few weeks since I had one. They spike the adrenaline especially when I’m riding and daydreaming. Fortunately my legs were up to sprinting on short notice.

More wind today but no high gusts to contend with. Unusual temperature also continued but that will end tomorrow. I dressed like it was a summer day. I think this is 5 days in a row with high in the 80’s. Not a typical December but I’ll take it. Weather at the start and finish: start 76 (humidity 86%, dew point 71), overcast, wind SE 13 mph; finish 79 (humidity 74%, dew point 701), overcast, wind S 12 mph.

Two personal records according to Strava: PR on Soccer/Lacrosse Road to Crystal Springs (3:25),
2nd fastest time on Deer Springs to Lake Village Sprint (1:33). I lost a local legend to William Collins on the KPHS Sprint segment that was part of today’s bike ride.

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Texas Biking Action December 16th 2021

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American Airlines surpasses goal of gifting bicycles to children across D-FW for Christmas

Author: Kevin Reece | www.wfaa.com

"Hopefully being on the back side of the pandemic, this is a great opportunity for all of us to give back," said American Airlines Captain Bill Elder.

DALLAS — The American Airlines Flight Academy near DFW Airport is where pilots from across the country travel to train and update their qualifications in state-of-the-art multi-million dollar flight simulators. But to get there this time of year, they also walk past a growing gauntlet of bicycles.

"I think every kid loves a bicycle, right," Captain Bill Elder, a 777 and 787 pilot and the training and standards manager at the flight academy said. "It’s very impressive, especially from start to where we are now."

For several years, …

Video: Tyler church give students at Andy Woods Elementary new bicycles

By Erin Wides | www.kltv.com

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Andy Woods Elementary School students’ received a brand-new bicycle given to them by members of the Pollard United Methodist Church.

This is the tenth year for the donation and the church provides to one boy and one girl from each grade level with a bicycle. Teachers get to nominate one boy and one girl for having good behavior and leadership qualities to be in the running.

Shock and excitement were the two most expressed feelings at today’s tenth annual bicycle donation to Andy Woods Elementary School students. Members of Pollard United Methodist Church spent last week building the bikes to give today.

“I was very surprised on seeing all the bikes,” said fifth grader, Emilio.

Students were called to the library and some thought they were in trouble.

“I’m like, oh no, what did I do wrong,” questioned fourth grader Alliana

But it was …

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Am I In The Southern Hemisphere? December Weather Feels Like It

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The wind quieted down from yesterday when I started today’s bike ride at 10:35 AM. This is the first ride I started before 11 in some time. I rode my Canyon Endurace over the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for 33.41 miles. This was the 21st time biking this route in 2021, 17 times on the Canyon and 4 times on the Lynskey R300. I finished at 1:12 PM, much earlier than the other rides this week.

Midway through the ride while going east over Lake Houston the wind felt stronger than the 10 mph at the start. I stopped at FM 2100 and Old Atascocita road to check the weather and the wind had picked up, 13 mph from the south with 22 mph gusts. With the earlier start I chose to wear shorts, a long sleeve jersey, and a short sleeve jersey. The sun was in and out of the clouds and the extra jersey compensated for the slight chill when that happened. Overall weather: start 76 (humidity 84%, dew point 71), mostly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; FM2100 at Old Atascocita Road mostly cloudy, wind S 13 mph gusts 22 mph; finish 79 (humidity 74%, dew point 70), mostly cloudy, wind S 9 mph.

After fighting the wind yesterday I thought my legs might not be up to another headwind but they came through. Monday when I rode in Zwift and did some climbing did it help with the wind yesterday and today?

Any day it seems FM 2100 southbound lanes will open for traffic. The video shows what it looks like.

I thought I might see other cyclists with the earlier start but no one crossed my path.

According to Strava I am now the local legend on these two segments: Local Legend on Havenbrook sprint and Local Legend on Havenbrook Sprint – SAFE. I need to check what the difference is between them.

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12-16-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary Data
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12-16-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route
12-16-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route