During the event riders of all ages could get fitted for a free bike helmet and learn some safety tips
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The Bike Wichita Falls Community Advocacy Group along with Hotter’ N Hell Hundred held their first annual ‘ride and splash’ family event in Hamilton park.
During the event riders of all ages could get fitted for a free bike helmet and learn some safety tips from experts with Texas Department of Transportation.
“The two go hand in hand and Hotter’ N Hell obviously puts Wichita Falls on the map. So we are really here just to enhance the fact Wichita Falls is a bike city and we …
BUFFALO GAP, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) –This race was not your typical bike race. Filled with community and volunteers, people gathered to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, and for Seth Pietsek volunteering is a way for him to give back.
“Big Brothers Big Sisters changes lives and I know that because I’ve been a part of the program since 1987,†Pietsek said.
Denton’s first mountain bike trail continues to progress and could open to the public by end of summer if there are enough volunteers and the weather cooperates. Learn more: https://t.co/aRyqRsigCXpic.twitter.com/iMAoGiVBrL
After church I started today’s bike ride at 1:29 PM biking the Kingwood Trails Tour de Pools. One of the features of the Kingwood greenbelts connects parks and pools without riding on streets. I rode by 8 different village pools on the Tour de Pools covering 17.46 miles. At River Grove Park I biked on the new to me greenway from last week but this time I followed the sharrows on the streets and found even more greenway segments all the way to Forest Cove Drive where the sharrows disappeared.
With today’s miles I finished the week with 236.75 miles, about 3 miles more than last week’s total. Better yet, I passed my 800 mile goal for July. I biked 24 out of 25 days so far, only missing July 9th due to rain all day.
7-25-2021 July Bike Rides Summary
Hot describes the weather. Starting late was a good reason to ride the greenbelt trails in some shade. I finished the bike ride at 3:08 PM. Weather summary for the ride: start 90 (58% humidity, 72.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind variable 4 mph; finish 93 (50% humidity, 71.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 5 mph. Not much wind which probably didn’t matter with all of the trees. Not many people out on the trails with the heat and air quality alert. The heat looks to be around for several days.
Lee Wheeler celebrated his birthday a few days early this year. And he wheely went out of his way to do so.
Wheeler, who lives at Fair Oaks Ranch, a far north suburb of San Antonio, was at Buffalo Gap on Saturday morning — a trip of about 225 miles — to ride in the Tour de Gap bicycle event.
First of all, I am blessed beyond belief to be riding a bike again after being hit by a car. From intensive care, to inpatient rehabilitation to actually being on a bike again, Jeff has NEVER stopped believing in me nor left my side. Today’s ride was very hard, and toward the end, I bonked and started cramping. Jeff was strong as ever, but would always wait for me. “Sappy†or not, I am so glad to have such a good friend like Jeff. Of course I must thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for another safe ride.ðŸ™
Just about DIALED (other than being way overgeared for these climbs…)! I’m now considering the possibility of just keeping this thing set up singlespeed for longer…
It’s happening. I’m noticing a significant uptick of high end 2020/2021 bikes being listed on CL and FB. Guess the COVID bikers decided this sport wasn’t for them. Time to get that new bike you wanted at a steep discount!
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Bike Wichita Falls hosted their second annual Ride and Splash event Saturday where people of all ages were encouraged to bring out their wheels for a few hours of fun, while also educating children and parents on the safety of bike riding.
Children and adults alike enjoy bike riding in the warm summer months, but co-chair of local cycling group Bike Wichita Falls Becky Raeke wants riders to take some safety tips into consideration before hopping on their wheels.
“It’s just like when …
Texas Biking from Twitter
A neighborhood bikeway is blooming along Wilshire Blvd, Cherrywood Rd, and Schieffer Ave! 🌸🚲 New traffic calming treatments, crossings and wayfinding markings are coming together to create a safe and comfortable space to walk, roll and play. https://t.co/kYWxA82TC1#2016bondpic.twitter.com/wIeHQZJ8Ek
— ATX Transportation (@austinmobility) July 24, 2021
Access to trails means access to opportunities, and greenspace is good for our communities and environment. Expanding our trail systems will connect neighborhoods to different parks and parts of the county. We are excited to see the network grow. 🚲ðŸªðŸŒ³https://t.co/cMv1HLLGPN
Ride today took us past a house we owned 1982–1993. I planted that pecan tree. Can’t see the HUGE backyard red oak. One Christmas our then 3 yr old son (now 40- has his own bowling shoes) used a plastic toy handsaw to cut it down. I let it sprout & it is beautiful today. #Dallaspic.twitter.com/KxF1EN4Bqc
— Martin Russell 🚲ðŸðŸ¿ï¸ (@russell_dallas) July 24, 2021
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New Event Texas Cycle Werks South Austin Trail Rides – Austin, TX The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Texas Cycle Werks, proud sponsors of the ATX100K endurance race series, hosts weekly shop rides each Tuesday and Thursday leaving from the shop i… https://t.co/va7CnArLnN
New Event Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) – El Paso, TX Across from Rio Plaza (Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft), El Paso, TX)
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX El Paso Bicycle Club
Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Maintain physical distance of at least six … https://t.co/p9Evh4sbv5
If you haven’t already, please download the members version of the Wild Apricot app to your smartphone. It’s a great safety feature… https://t.co/cBKPRy0oHe
I beat last Saturday’s start time by 1 minute with my Canyon Endurace’s wheels rolling at 7:57 AM. I rode my usual Saturday route going south and east to FM 2100 and back finishing at 10:20 AM. This week I rode a couple of miles longer thanks to changing the streets at the beginning through Woodridge Forest. I needed 13 miles to hit 200 for the week and biking 32.21 miles today put the week at 219.29 miles. Also I am within 6 miles of reaching my 800 mile goal for July at 794.67 miles. This marked the 15th time biking this route in 2021. Probably one of my most frequently used routes.
7-24-2021 Week Ending 7-25-2021 Bike Rides Summary
I haven’t decided if I will bike tomorrow (Sunday). So far I biked 23 out of 24 days in July.
7-24-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route
Today’s bike ride wasn’t the longest using this route name but was above the average. As you can see from the list all of the rides have been on my Canyon Endurace bike.
Weather conditions: start 77 (99% humidity, 76.7 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 5 mph; finish 88 (69% humidity, 76.5 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 8 mph. The humidity and dew point at the start made for a muggy ride. It felt cool as long as I moved but stopping produced a flow of sweat falling to the pavement. The cold water in my CamelBak helped.
I’m glad I didn’t go north on FM 2100 because I would’ve missed several other bikers.
The reason I start early on Saturday is to see other bikers. I got some of them on the video today but I saw several on the way back to Kingwood after I turned the Drift Ghost XL camera off. The number of bikers is not as many as some other times. Another reason is to finish the ride before the hottest time of the day. I think my video editing improved a little this week as I aligned the Bolt computer screenshot closer to the Drift camera timeline.
Average speed got up to 14.3 mph thanks to a light breeze and good legs. With all of the starts and stops getting out of Kingwood I have to overcome the low average speed there but today I kept a strong pace in Kingwood so I didn’t have to overcome such a big difference to get the average speed above 14 mph. Strava said today’s bike ride was consistent with my usual efforts.
From Strava I learned, “You just claimed the title of Local Legend on Kings View U. Your 37 efforts mean that you’ve completed the most efforts on this segment over the past 90 days.” As the number says I ride this segment several times a week when I go south out of Kingwood. It avoids traffic on W. Lake Houston Parkway.
