Texas Bicycling News July 21st 2021

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Caring Senior Service CEO, Jeff Salter on 9,000 mile bike tour to raise funds, arrives in Amarillo today

by: MyHighPlains.com Staff | www.myhighplains.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The founder and CEO of Caring Senior Service, Jeff Salter is currently on a 9,000 mile bike tour across the U.S and he is set to arrive in Amarillo today, July 21 at 9:00 a.m., according to a press release from BML Public Relations. …

GROUP RIDE – Pop A (no overlay) – 7/20/2021

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Might have been the biggest group of the year, despite the heat and the humidity (part of the reason is that there was no Tuesday Night Crit tonight).

Austin – Cycling Specialist, Specialized Bicycle Components

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A Specialized Cycling Specialist is front line and point person for our store, working directly with riders, both present and remote, as a host, mentor, brand advocate, and customer service ace, to identify and locate the goods, services, and experiences needed to provide solutions quickly and frictionless to keep them riding longer and better. A Cycling Specialist delivers locally authentic interactions that express inclusive, transformative, and ride-focused experiences. The Cycling Specialist delivers exceptional rider service; enhances rider satisfaction; and aids in meeting sales and profitability goals. …

Texas 4000 for Cancer rides through Seeley

By Henry Netherland | www.seeleylake.com

On Wednesday, July 14 University of Texas at Austin students participating in Texas 4000 for Cancer share stories on how cancer has impacted their personal lives and why they choose to get involved with the organization. They stayed overnight in Seeley Lake Baptist Church. Typically the non-profit that raises money for cancer research has students bike from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, but due to COVID-19 students adapted by returning to Texas from Glacier National Park. From left to right are riders Raymond Kitziger, Celesia Smith, Sauman Teng, Rithvik Ramesh and Nicole Kell. …

City Manager’s Report: Kilgore College pedestrian bridge railings going to mountain bike trail

By Josh Selleck | www.kilgorenewsherald.com

This week’s highlight involves creative recycling and illustrates how great it is to live in a community like Kilgore where it’s easy to make good things happen. This week, city staff assisted Kilgore College by beginning demolition of some of the handrails on spiral walkways from the old pedestrian bridge.

Pictured below, City street crew members Roderick Davis and Greggory Johnson can be seen cutting away curved sections of the handrail.

The spiral walkway is awaiting demolition later this year, which will pave the way for the new ADA compliant walkway to be built. Several months ago, Kilgore Mayor Ronnie Spradlin mentioned to a group of BigHead Creek Trail volunteers that the …

Mountain Bike Trail opens in Midland

By Shane Battis | www.cbs7.com

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – Biking enthusiasts, listen up! Riders now have a new trail to enjoy in Midland.

The lush site, located on FM 307 just before I-20, has two trails: A beginner and an intermediate course.

Members of the Permian Basin Bicycle Association say it’s a gorgeous spot for bikers, whether they’re new or experienced.

“It’s unique. It’s a big green belt. The trails are nice and smooth, and it’s going to be fun for everybody,” said Stephen Mitchell, the Mountain Bike Director for PBBA.

Work on the trails has …

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Weather And Legs Came Together For Out/Back to McQueen Road

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No light rain to contend with on today’s bike ride. At the 10:07 AM start lots of blue sky overhead while the temperature wasn’t that hot. I wanted to make up some of the miles I didn’t ride yesterday plus some route variety so I chose my ” Kingwood – FM1314 NW to McQueen Road” route. This route came into my portfolio this year due to road construction on SH 242 west of I-69/US59. Today was the 6th time I biked this route. The distance on today’s bike ride came in at 40.78 miles, slightly lower than most of the previous rides. Those miles pushed my week’s total to 116.58 miles and July to 691.96 miles. They also narrowed the difference between 2021 YTD vs 2020 miles to 71 miles. For the year I am at 5,452 miles.

7-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary on Today's Route
7-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary on Today’s Route

The weather change from yesterday was greatly appreciated. The wind direction and speed allowed me to keep a good pace without much of a headwind. It was nice to ride at 17 to 18 mph SE on FM 1314 and not have a headwind fighting me all the way. Overall weather conditions: start 85 (72% humidity, 74.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind W 4 mph; finish 89 (60% humidity, 73.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NE 7 mph. Clouds increased as the ride went along but no threat of rain when I finished at 1:27 PM.

The weather and good legs meant my average speed got up to 14.5 mph and stayed there until returning to Kingwood.

Relive.cc compressed my 2:53:31 biking time into less than a minute.

Strava crunched the data and told me today’s bike ride was harder than my usual efforts. (click on the Strava image to go to my activity page.)

7-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
7-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking News July 20th 2021

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Hundreds of miles of planned trails could connect residents from Lake Houston to I-10

Chris Shelton | www.houstonchronicle.com

Hundreds of miles of new greenspace projects could connect northeast Houston residents between Summerwood and I-10.

Harris County Precinct 1 hopes to create a system of trails that connect residents to their parks, such as Deussen, Brock, Gene Green and Sheldon Lake.

Meanwhile, McCord Development envisions a 50-mile trail system that links its site Generation Park with surrounding communities, parks and schools, said Gonzalo Echeverria, director of design and planning for McCord Development. …

Video: East Texas non-profit hosting group biking from California to Washington

By Jeff Chavez | www.kltv.com

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – An East Texas nonprofit organization is showing some Texas hospitality to a group biking from California to Washington, D.C.

AMBUCS Longview Too has been sponsoring the Journey of Hope for 27 years. It’s a 59 day, 3,600 mile cross-country journey organized by The Ability Experience to raise awareness and support for people with disabilities.

AMBUCS Too is providing a …

Burn Your Buns Bike Ride Raises Over $12K For Bridgewood Farms

Jeffrey Perkins | patch.com

Over 300 cyclists rode through Willis and Conroe to benefit Montgomery County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

WILLIS, TX — The Burn Your Buns Bike Ride made a triumphant return in 2021.

After canceling the 2020 edition because of COVID-19, the 17th annual fundraiser for Bridgewood Farms raised over $12,000 to help the lives of Montgomery County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a news release.

On July 4, over …

Got questions for Grand Prairie’s mayor? Hop on your bike

By Sarah Bahari | www.dallasnews.com

Mayor Ron Jensen is restarting his Cyclin’ with the Mayor and Strollin’ with the Mayor events, which were put on hold by the coronavirus.

Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen admits he is no avid cyclist.

But he does know how to ride a bicycle, so a few years ago he launched “Cyclin’ with the Mayor,” a riff on Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price’s rolling town halls.

Jensen will return to his bicycle July 27 for the first public ride since COVID-19 impacted public gatherings. The rides are designed to make the mayor accessible while …

The best bicycle cargo trailer

by: Bob Beacham, BestReviews Staff | www.kxan.com

Which bicycle cargo trailer is best?

A bike basket is a useful accessory, but capacity is limited. Handlebar-mounted models can make the bike unstable with even modest loads. The answer to greater carrying ability is a good bike cargo trailer.

Our report looks at your options and the important features you’ll need to think about. We’ve also made a few recommendations at the end. Our favorite, the Burley Flatbed Utility Bicycle Cargo Trailer, is an open design that offers great versatility and is light, so it won’t slow you down. Considerations when choosing a bicycle cargo trailer

There are all sorts of trailers for bikes. Those for young kids and pets are popular, and if you’re into bicycle touring, there are specialist single-wheel models that are light and compact for …

First Ride On New Bike With An Issue Or Two

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Yesterday my new bike took me on the longest ride it has taken me, so far.

With a new bike it takes some adjusting, both to get used to it, and to fine tune things like the brakes and the gear shifters and the seat. By the time I got to MSU (Midwestern State University) all was working fine, including the wireless speedometer.

And then. …

3,002 Miles Bicycled in 2021… So Far!

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Tonight’s ride was a modest 10 miles, but it pushed me over 3,000. Round numbers make nice milestones — in my case, literally. Normally I do statistics at the beginning of a new month for the one proceeding. But this marker seemed worthy of a post. For one thing, it is a number that tells me I will have probably ridden my bike more than driven the car I was given in the last year. There’s something to be said for doing what one can to reduce one’s carbon footprint, given the very real and scientific consensus that climate change is killing the planet. (Naysayers can go put on their tin foil hats elsewhere like …

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In And Out Of Rain So It Must Be Tuesday Bike Ride

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The plan was to ride to Ramsey Road and back but that didn’t quite happen. I started the bike ride at 9:55 AM. I rode my Canyon Endurace bike. A little earlier start than yesterday. I checked the weather radar before leaving and didn’t see any rain which was encouraging. Not more than a few minutes into the ride and light rain began. It lasted for about a mile. Looking at the sky it looked like rain but I hoped to ride away or around it.

Riding south and east took me back into the light rain until I crossed Kingwood Drive and it stopped. The streets were wet but no falling rain. Since I was already wet and no lightning I kept biking. In Atascocita the streets were dry except close to the curb and I thought my route plan might come to be. In Walden the dry streets continued. When I got to FM 1960 the road was wet until I was on the concrete causeway over Lake Houston. It stayed this way until I rode east of FM 2100 when the light rain returned. In the distance where I wanted to ride I saw rain falling so I turned around changing the route to “Atascocita – Walden – FM 2100”. Not as far as I wanted to ride but almost.

I was dry for about 1/2 a mile riding west on Old Atascocita Road when I hit light rain again and it hung with me until I reached the church on Fairlake Lane. The sky looked wet to the east but I would be biking west over Lake Houston. The rest of the ride was without rain. The streets that were wet when I was leaving Kingwood were now dry and the clouds didn’t look so rain producing. I finished the bike ride at 12:37 PM, rinsed off the Canyon and went inside.

A summary of the bike rides this year on the “Atascocita – Walden – FM 2100” route I ended up following. 11 times on the route. Today’s 33.55 miles about average.

7-20-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
7-20-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route
7-20-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
7-20-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary