Texas Bike Action June 16th 2021

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Sweltering Bike Ride To Calm Cool Sikes Lake

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My bike took me north on the Circle Trail this morning, before it got too HOT to be fun to do such a thing.

Long before noon I stopped for a shady moment under a Sikes Lake gazebo, where I checked my phone to see the temperature was 90, with the humidity making it really feel like 93.

As you can see via the ripple-less water on the lake the air is …

Looking for a place to park to access The Brays Bayou Greenway Trail from Gessner and Braeswood . from bikehouston

Tri Global Energy’s Team Wind Force Blows Past $100,000 In Donations To National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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DALLAS, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Team Wind Force, a cycling team formed in 2016 by Tri Global Energy, hit the road recently as part of the Round-Up Ride, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s top North Texas fundraising event. Now in their fifth year of participation, the team surpassed the $100,000 mark for donations. Team Wind Force’s nine riders completed the 75-mile course of the Round-Up Ride on Saturday, May 15, but the fundraising drive continues – donations can be made online through early July: …

Cycling in Hot Humid Weather

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Learn how to prepare to cycle in Hot Humid weather. Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 02:10 Warm up with Team RR: 03:11 On the open road @Fishcreek Thoroughfare with Team RR: 08:46 Steady effort on the Rabon Chapel 3.5%Climb: 27:21 High Speed Return on FM1488 eastbound: 38:20

Everything is illuminated

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Awesome group and workout, these summer sunsets are pure magic!

Spinning the levee

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Lost Local Legend On Atascocita South – Walden – FM 2100 Bike Ride

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Last night a surprisingly strong storm moved through the Kingwood area. I lost electricity for a couple of hours. This morning the temperature cooled several degrees from what it has been. When I began today’s bike ride at 9:43 AM it felt cooler but I knew it wouldn’t last through the afternoon. Riding my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike I headed south and east on what I label the “Atascocita South – Walden – FM 2100” route. This was the 3rd time on this route in 2021, twice on my Canyon and once on my Lynskey R300. With the rain I didn’t ride north on the FM 2100 sidewalk because of the several low places where water stands.

Today’s bike ride was longer than the previous two on this route coming in at 35.38 miles. I altered the way through Kingwood swinging through Woodridge Forest before turning south. My week now totals 104.39 miles and June 521.04 miles. Getting closer to my 800 mile goal for June. Based on a daily average of 26.67 miles after 16 days I would be at 426.67 miles so I am almost 100 miles ahead of that pace. I lost ground to YTD 2020 with 2021 now trailing by 145 miles. Last year on June 16th I biked a longer route going 41.8 miles.

Weather Conditions at the start and finish today.

While I biking Strava sent me a notice that “You just lost the title of Local Legend on Kings View U. Mark Crosno’s 34 efforts set the new bar for the most attempts completed on that segment in the past 90 days.” This segment was on today’s route and I received the email about the time I was on the segment.

6-16-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling June 15th 2021

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Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: San Antonio, Texas

By Kristi Benedict | bikerumor.com

Submitted by Jeremy Allred, “‘Dancing with the train.’ Taken outside of San Antonio, TX.”

We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the world here on the Pic Of The Day. Send in your pics with a description here.

Developers of huge McKinney community plan miles of trails to draw homebuyers

By Bill Hethcock | www.bizjournals.com/dallas

Oxland Advisors, the Dallas-based developers of the huge Painted Tree residential community in McKinney, is banking on the desire of homebuyers to take a hike. Or a bike ride. Or a run.

Some 69 percent of potential homebuyers in Dallas-Fort Worth and 54 percent nationwide rank walking and bike trails as the most desired outdoor amenity in a residential community, according to survey data collected by housing research firm Zonda.

Oxland Advisors is taking those statistics to heart with plans for 25 miles of looped paths and trails and outdoor-centric amenities in the development, plus pools and playgrounds.

Oxland brought in national trail design-build experts …

Proposed Walnut Creek Trail System Extension from BikingATX

Will LB Houston Ever Recover? from dfwbike

Witness tried to chase down driver who hit and killed man: ‘This person just doesn’t care’

By Shelley Childers | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A small memorial now sits on the side of C.E. King Parkway near Tidwell to remember the life that was taken on June 5.

Alex Cerda, 37, was a son, brother and uncle who loved to ride his bike. He was walking alongside his bike on the roadway when he was hit by an SUV, but the driver never stopped to check on him. …

University of Texas cyclists stopping in Estes Park on 4,000 mile ride

By Texas 4000 | www.eptrail.com

Saturday June 26, twenty-three students from the University of Texas cycle into Estes Parkfrom Denver. And the next morning, they will ride on to Steamboat Springs, and on to Dinosaur Monument in Utah the morning after that. But these are just three stops on their 70-day journey: the students are participating in the Texas 4000 to raise money and awareness for cancer.It is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. …

Juneteenth Social Ride biking 8.46-mile route to honor George Floyd

By Terrian Spurs | www.fox7austin.com

AUSTIN, Texas – The Juneteenth Social Ride hosted by Black History Bike Ride in Central East Austin is bringing cycling and history enthusiasts together.

On Saturday, June 19 at 10 a.m., participants will gather at the Texas African American Memorial, which is slightly west of 11th Street and Congress Avenue on the Texas Capitol grounds.

The ride guides participants on a historical tour of Black Central East Austin in an effort to preserve Austin’s history while pushing forward on the social justice movement sparked last year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. …

Video: Bike thefts climb as thieves target children, businesses

Joel Eisenbaum | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – It’s the summertime and the kids are out of school. While it’s a little warm outside, this is still the season for bike riding.

But Houston has a problem when it comes to bicycles, and the problem with bicycles is that they keep disappearing.

Whether you ride a bike for fun or rely on your bike to get to work, thieves are coming after our bikes.

KPRC 2 Investigates breaks down where it’s happening most often, one man’s who making a difference, and something you haven’t thought of when it comes to protecting your own bike. …

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Avoiding Some Heat, Update On Soft Tire, Out & Back to Tavola

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With no live bike racing I decided to start today’s bike ride a little earlier than yesterday’s ride. I rolled out of the driveway at 9:29 AM on my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike to bike my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. When I finished at 12:14 PM that marked the 8th time using this route in 2021 (5 on my Canyon and 3 on my Lynskey).

6-15-2021 Bike Ride Canyon Endurace
My Canyon Endurace at the finish of the bike ride

Today’s bike ride covered 35.37 miles increasing my week’s total to 69.01 miles and June to 485.67 miles. The Canyon has registered 22,546 miles since I bought it in 2018. YTD miles in 2021 compared to 2020 trails last year by 139 miles, a slight increase from yesterday.

Heat continues to dominate the weather scene which is one reason I started early. Weather for today’s bike ride: start 88 (69% humidity, 76.4 dew point), a few clouds, wind N 4 mph; finish 91 (59% humidity, 74.5 dew point), partly cloudy, wind N 5 mph. The humidity dropped helping to offset the lack of wind movement.

Yesterday I wrote about my other bike, the Lynskey R300, having a soft rear tire before the ride, pumping up the tire before the ride and finishing the ride with no problems. After the ride I looked at the rear tire and found this wire sticking in the tire. I don’t remember seeing it before the ride.

6-15-2021 Lynskey Rear Tire Flat Tire Cause

When I removed the tube the wire penetrated another patch. I tried removing the old patch but it was glued firmly and wouldn’t peel off. Not wanting to put a patch on a patch I put a new tube in. Checking today the rear tire is firm.

6-15-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary