Texas Bicycling Saturday – May 25, 2024

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Cyclists want a trail connection along Texas 6 at Barker Reservoir, if they can find the funds for it

By Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com

Bicycling at the intersection of Texas 6 and Briar Forest Drive is an uphill battle in more ways than one, and it’s something Bryan Dotson and Gregg Nady have spent years trying to solve.

Now their idea – a long-sought link – potentially opens up some 55 miles of safe biking routes along Buffalo and Brays Bayous by making a key highway crossing along a dangerous stretch of Texas 6.

They’re just about 1.2 miles and …

Reward offered after 6 burglaries at Mellow Johnny’s bike shop

Author: Adam Bennett | www.kvue.com

A private investigator says more than $100,000 in goods, including an electric bike belonging to Lance Armstrong, was stolen.

AUSTIN, Texas — A well-known Austin bike shop is offering a reward to catch the people behind six burglaries that have occurred over the last six months.

Investigators say thieves stole more than $100,000 worth of goods from Mellow Johnny’s, including a bike owned by Lance Armstrong.

An employee referred KVUE to Dave Amis, a private investigator and owner of StriderPI.com.

“There appears to be no stop, no end in sight,” said Amis. …

CYCLING | Seguin, Texas Road Cycling

Cycling Texas | www.youtube.com

Road cycling around Seguin, Texas, starting from Max Starcke Park, Crossing paths with the Guadalupe River multiple times

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition Tue, May 28, 2024 8:00 AM Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126 Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble Tue, May 28, 2024 8:00 AM 4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX Rusty Romp Thursday Edition Thu, May 30, 2024 8:00 AM Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126 Burleson and Beyond Thu, May 30, 2024 8:00 AM 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake – Rusty Chain Gang Sat, June 01, 2024 8:00 AM Grand Prairie, Texas Green Demon Sat, June 01, 2024 8:00 AM 1005 W Main St, Crowley, TX – Crowley High School

Cycling to San Felipe de Austin

Kenneth Welch | www.youtube.com

A three day adventure on my recumbent trike to the Stephen F. Austin State Park and museum. True Texas history location.

Morning Ride Fort Bend County, Texas

Eduardo Carrillo | strava.com

Morning Greenway Ride. Met my goal today ??. Run into those speed demons : Fernando, Francisco and David San Antonio, Texas

Samuel Vargas | strava.com

Back in the high life again Kendall County, Texas

Brent Wells | strava.com

Another amazing ride with a fairly large group of great people. There were a couple of new faces (to me), and Val Mcleod and Bobby Arugula were both very strong! As always, I am thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving me both spiritually, and physically enabling me to return to this sport that I love. I’m thankful for another safe ride with a bunch of great Christian, cycling, friends, and of course, without any mechanicals or flats.

Got a Metric before it got to hot! Humid but cloudy so not terrible. Overall a BROTY. Kerr County, Texas

Charles Strebeck | strava.com

Handlebar for 38 miles – rest solo Fort Bend County, Texas

Nicole Volek | strava.com

Hanging with Group C Had a meeting on safety- Back to shop but I kept going Doing metric century. First part of those miles

Yes I’m on the gravel bike. Yes it has flat pedals

Potential Magnetic Solution. Graduation Yard Cards. Cyclists On Route

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The earliest start this week at 8:36 AM. The Giro d’Italia stage 20 would wait until I got back home. I shortened the usual Saturday Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route by a couple of miles skipping some streets at the beginning. I changed the GoPro mount after yesterday’s broken mount tab with no problems today. Before the ride I found a magnetic mount that might work holding the GoPro for quick release using the BarFly mount parts and ordered 3.

Riding the Cervelo Caledonia and the early start set me up to see other cyclists once I reached FM1960. Along the way I saw several yard announcements of seniors graduating. School is almost over and traffic might reflect that on bike rides. The slightly shorter ride of 32.14 miles still pushed me over 200 miles for the week (224.46 miles) and within 7 miles of May’s mileage goal of 749 miles. Strava alerted me about the Local Legend on Valley Manor to Kwood drive (3:44). Apparently skipping a few streets didn’t keep me from matching previous rides on Strava.

5-25-2024 Strava Matched Rides Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
5-25-2024 Strava Matched Rides Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Weather: Start 81 degrees, humidity 88%, dew point 76.8, cloud cover 69%, wind S 7 mph; Finish 87 degrees, humidity 73%, dew point 77.3, cloud cover 55%, wind S 9 mph gusts 14 mph.

Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

5-25-2024 Strava Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
5-25-2024 Strava Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Short Summary for Potential Magnetic Solution. Graduation Yard Cards. Cyclists On Route 5/25/2024 by Merlin

Title: Magnetic Quick-Release GoPro Mount Review & Morning Bike Ride – Texbiker Channel, May 25th, 2024

00:07 Cyclist Rick’s ride details for May 25th, 2024

01:10 Discovered a magnetic mount solution for GoPro camera.

02:11 Introducing a potential magnetic solution for mounting purposes.

03:16 Cyclists on Route 5/25/2024

04:40 Cyclists spotted on FM1960

06:14 Observing cyclists on the route

07:49 Cyclist encounters multiple checkpoints on the route

11:01 Olivia’s high school graduation at Walden on route FM 1960 to Pinehurst

Detailed Summary for Potential Magnetic Solution. Graduation Yard Cards. Cyclists On Route 5/25/2024 by Merlin

Title: Magnetic Quick-Release GoPro Mount Review & Morning Bike Ride – Texbiker Channel, May 25th, 2024

00:07 Cyclist Rick’s ride details for May 25th, 2024

  • Rick plans to start a bike ride at 8:36 a.m. and hopes to encounter other cyclists.
  • Rick provides weather details for the ride: 81° temperature, 88% humidity, and 7 mph winds from the South.

01:10 Discovered a magnetic mount solution for GoPro camera.

  • Found a magnetic mount post on Reddit for quick release GoPro Mount.
  • Researched and found a magnetic mount with a Twist lock on Amazon.

02:11 Introducing a potential magnetic solution for mounting purposes.

  • Quick release magnetic lock for firm connection.
  • Update on cyclists on Route 5/25/2024, mentioning Clay’s graduation from Kingwood Park High School.

03:16 Cyclists on Route 5/25/2024

  • Observation of a Tesla Cybertruck on West Lake Houston Parkway during the bike ride.
  • Mention of upcoming turn onto King’s View Drive and passing through Kingwood Green.

04:40 Cyclists spotted on FM1960

  • The video captures the experience of encountering cyclists on FM1960, including details on the weather and wind conditions.
  • The narrator mentions spotting a cyclist wearing an Ohio State Buckeyes jersey while approaching the S curve.

06:14 Observing cyclists on the route

  • Multiple cyclist groups along the route, learning from past incidents.
  • Possible sighting on GoPro of cyclist near Old Atas Ceda road.

07:49 Cyclist encounters multiple checkpoints on the route

  • Encounters railroad tracks and decides to keep GoPro on for safety.
  • Notices other cyclists along the route before reaching a specific mileage checkpoint.

11:01 Olivia’s high school graduation at Walden on route FM 1960 to Pinehurst

  • Olivia’s graduation celebrations include a route from FM 1960 to Pinehurst.
  • Music and applause add to the festive atmosphere during Olivia’s graduation.

Texas Bicycling News Friday – May 24, 2024

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City Strives for “Silver” Bicycle Friendly Status; Complete Streets Policy Drafted

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Transportation staff gave an update at Monday’s City Council meeting on the progress of implementing the Active Transportation Plan adopted in 2023, which incorporated key steps recommended by the League of American Bicyclists for Richardson to become more bike-friendly and achieve a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation. The City was awarded a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation in 2015 and 2019.

Nine of 17 key steps outlined have been completed, including the recent establishment of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), and seven steps are in progress, including the drafting of a Complete Streets Policy. The policy is a document that details an agency’s commitment to developing a comprehensive multimodal transportation system that facilitates safe, accessible, comfortable, and convenient mobility for all people and travel modes. The policy includes several required elements, many of which the City already does, creating a …

Teen Entrepreneur Is Selling Texas Bike Park for $3.2 Million

By Greg Heil | www.singletracks.com

The Texas land that Station Mountain Bike Park is built on is for sale for $3.2 million.

Rhett Jones, a high schooler from Texas, made waves in 2023 by fundraising, building, and opening a shuttle-served bike park in the Texas hill country near Austin. Station Mountain Bike Park features an astonishing 20 unique trails with 370 feet of vertical drop, including a jump trail with 75 jumps.

Now, the 130-acre property that the bike park is built on is for sale for $3.2 million.

Jones raised $350,000 for the construction of the trails on the property, but the property itself was purchased by a group of real estate investors “for over $3 million under a secured part-equity locked lease deal,” according to Singletracks writer Richard Shoop. …

Video: City of Laredo Health Dept. to hold ‘Biciclova’ event

By KGNS Staff | www.kgns.tv

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) – The Laredo Health Department is inviting the community to pedal their way downtown for a fun-filled event.

On Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Laredo Public Health is hosting its second annual “Biciclovia” event.

The event is meant to encourage families to grab a bicycle, or tricycle and enjoy the great outdoors.

With temperatures expected to be on the warm side, organizers say they will have several cooling stations and water bottles and they are asking cyclists to take proper precautions from the heat.

It’s all taking place at Tres Laredos Park and if you do not happen to own a bike, they will be providing some bikes to rent.

Organizers will also have food, and activities such as Zumba and tai chi.

Parking will be available for free at the Outlet Shoppes at Laredo.

The event is free and open to the public.

Another Route Exploration After 5 years. SR242 – Old Houston Rd – FM1314

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Back on May 1st when I biked to SH242 I noticed the construction barriers were gone and traffic was on the previously closed lanes. Exploring SH242 was the focus for today’s bike ride. The last time I rode on SH242 was July 8th, 2019. That’s how long construction made riding there not possible. I wasn’t sure the work was finished all the way to Old Houston Road but I wanted to find out. It took a couple searches in SportTracks to find the route name and map to replicate for the ride; SR242 – Old Houston Rd – FM1314. The July 8th ride was 46.01 miles but today I left off about 2 miles riding through Kingwood to US59. From there I followed the same route. I should’ve started earlier than 10:54 AM to avoid some heat. With the longer ride I left the waterbottle at home and took the CamelBak. The bike for the exploration: Canyon Endurace CF 7.

As I rode north on the US59 frontage road I saw the GoPro camera bouncing around a lot more than usual. Looking at the Garmin mount on the GoPro one of the tabs broke off. At first I was going to keep the GoPro in a jersey pocket but that is awkward to get out. The computer mount on the Canyon has GoPro tabs under the computer so I decided to put the GoPro there. No hand video shots but the wireless mic solved the reason I don’t put the GoPro there anymore.

5-24-2024 Canyon Endurace GoPro Mount Under Computer
5-24-2024 Canyon Endurace GoPro Mount Under Computer

SH242 sports a concrete shoulder about 10 ft. wide. There was a place west of FM1485 where the shoulder narrowed because the new east bound lane aren’t open and a left turn lane used the available space. That was about 100 feet long. I can now put this route back on the list riding both directions. I took this photo at FM1485 and SH242 at the store where I stopped for a short rest break.

5-24-2024 Canyon Endurace SH242 at FM1485
5-24-2024 Canyon Endurace SH242 at FM1485

The headwind gave me a hard time on FM1314 back to the southeast. I stopped at the Circle K at sorters Road for some PowerAide and leg recovery. Weather: Start 86 degrees, humidity 73%, dew point 76.8, cloud cover 61%, wind SSE 14 mph; Finish 89 degrees, humidity 70%, dew point 78.1, cloud cover 26%, wind SSE 13 mph gusts 19 mph.

5-24-2024 Strava Summary SR242-Old Houston Road-FM1314
5-24-2024 Strava Summary SR242-Old Houston Road-FM1314