Texas Bicycling June 14th 2021

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Construction near city hall to improve pedestrian, bike and transit safety

Author: Maeve Ashbrook | www.kvue.com

The City of Austin cited the construction at the intersection of Guadalupe and Cesar Chavez Street for clearing homeless camps near City Hall Monday morning.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Transportation Department is planning to start construction to improve bike, pedestrian and transit safety at the intersection of Guadalupe and Cesar Chavez Street. The city cited preparation for the project when the Austin Police Department cleared homeless camps near City Hall Monday morning.

The construction project includes modifying the curb line and rebuilding the curb ramp on the northeast corner of the intersection. The department is also planning to repair the west/eastbound crosswalk, according to a City of Austin spokesperson.

The curb ramp on …

Manu Ginobili adds 40-mile bike ride to his post Spurs retirement achievements

Madalyn Mendoza | www.mysanantonio.com

Manu Ginobilli hung up his Spurs jersey years ago, but he’s still getting applause for his athleticism, especially after completing a 40-mile bike ride.

The beloved Spurs legend shared his latest achievement on Instagram this past Sunday.

"First 40 mile ride! Tired & Excited," his caption reads.

The trip took him about 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete. Fabricio Oberto, his former teammate, took the photo, according to his caption. …

EMS: One dead in SW Austin after vehicle collides with bicyclist

by CBS Austin | cbsaustin.com

One person is dead after a vehicle collided with a bicyclist Saturday morning in Southwest Austin, EMS officials said.

It happened at around 8:15 a.m. in the 1300 block of northbound S. Capital of Texas Hwy. That’s near the intersection with Westbank Dr. …

Monday HEB Ride

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The heat was the competitor tonight!

Afternoon Ride

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Before The Heat Arrived, Maybe A Slow Tire Leak?

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Walking by my Lynskey R300 bike on the way to get the CamelBak for today’s bike ride I squeezed the rear tire. It felt a little soft, softer than the front tire. Thinking it might be a slow leak I went to the garage for the floor pump. I pumped the tire up to 82 psi and got ready to ride. No bike races to watch this morning allowed me to start early (for me anyway) at 9:46 AM. This was a good thing since the temperature hit 100 yesterday at Hobby Airport and 99 at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Hopefully I finished today’s bike ride before it got near those numbers.

Riding the Lynskey R300 I set out on my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route planning on looking at the rear tire when I got back from the ride. I didn’t ride yesterday because I drove back from Mesquite after staying Saturday night and the Mesquite Rodeo Rodeo Road Ride. I thought this would put me further behind YTD 2020 miles but with today’s 33.64 miles I still trail by 132 miles, about the same as before. YTD miles come in at 4,292 for 2021. June stands at 450 as I ride towards my 800 mile goal. This was the 9th time biking this route in 2021; 6 times on my Canyon Endurace and 3 times on my Lynskey R300. The Lynskey rolled to 4,378 miles on its odometer.

I finished today at 12:18 PM before it got super hot. Weather conditions: start 85 (64% humidity, 71.6 dew point), a few clouds, wind NE 5 mph; finish 92 (49% humidity, 70.1 dew point), a few clouds, wind variable 7 mph. With the low wind and high temperatures it felt hot during the ride. This how my bike shorts looked at the end of the bike ride.

6-14-2021 Bike Ride Shorts at the end
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AUTO VS BICYCLE CRASH CLEARS ON SH 242

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1128PM-The crash at SH 242 and I-69 has cleared. A driver who had the right of way was traveling westbound on SH 242 from I-69 when a bicyclist cut out in front of him. The bicyclist was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

DFW to Houston to Austin road trip

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Taking advantage of the first dry weekend in over a month I did a DFW to Houston to Austin road trip.

I had not yet visited Houston so wanted to check out the downtown biking the Buffalo Bayou trails. Spent good part of afternoon riding those trails and took a nice break at the famous St Arnolds bier garden and brewery. Lots of good food, beer, and fun. Place was packed at 3pm on Friday and its hugh.

Next day, went to one of my favorite rides doing the Austin Colorado river, Austin Lake, Barton and Deep Eddy spring creek areas. Nice to get all the nice shade along the trails in Austin.

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A tad hot in the forest

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Crazy Paving p/b Shaved Ice

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My eyes were bigger than my legs

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Chuy Rode on Sunday!!

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☀️ Fulshear 60

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Where’s Edwaldo??

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BMX bikers excited to ride at Bowie’s new BMX park during state qualifier races

by: PJ Green | www.texomashomepage.com

BOWIE (KFDX/KJTL) — It’s day three of the action at the newly opened bowie BMX Bike Park.

On June 13th, bikers from all over Texas descended on the park for the state qualifier races.

For some bikers, bicycle motocross, or BMX, runs in the family.

“I really didn’t have a choice to not race. I was born out here,” Reno Racing BMX Team member Jacelyn Reno said. …

City of Amarillo adds bike lanes to downtown, connecting to Rails to Trails

AGN Media | www.amarillo.com

Officials with the city of Amarillo recently announced new bicycle lanes as well as safety improvements to various "frequently-used cycling areas in several sections of the city."

According to a news release, new bike lanes have been installed on SW 7th Avenue and SW 8th Avenue, connecting downtown with the Rails to Trails. The lanes run from the Hodgetown/Amarillo Civic Center Complex area to Crockett Street and from Johnson Street to Bonham Street. Officials expect the lanes to be operational next week, with the lanes being striped and traffic operations staff adding signage to the areas.

"The new lanes will give cyclist(s) more opportunities to …

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Cyclists raising awareness for cancer visit Providence Children’s Hospital

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During their cross-country 4,000-mile journey to raise awareness for cancer, the Texas 4,000 team of cyclists stopped by Providence Children’s Hospital.

“The Texas 4000 2021 team rode roughly 80 miles into El Paso from Sierra Blanca yesterday,” said Carolina Mendez, a member of the Texas 4000 cycling team.

“We are grateful for Providence Children’s Hospital to allow us to donate this bike to a courageous young cancer patient who is battling cancer. We want to show as much support as we can, raise awareness and bring some comfort to the patients and wonderful faculty and staff who serve the individuals who are here.”

On Saturday, they …

Austin, Texas Bike Lanes and Sidewalks: A Few Updates

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com

This makes my 10th post with a title including the words “bike lanes.” I’m generally a fan of anything that will separate cars from bikes and pedestrians, or in other words, will save my tuchus and that of other riders from being maimed or killed by cars. As a walker (not of The Walking Dead zombie variety — so far), I often use sidewalks when there are any. I also used them instead of biking on high traffic roads, so I don’t, you know, like, die. Several emails from the City about mobility improvement projects are clogging my email inbox, and with two personal examples, I figure it’s time for an update. Here are just a few of the …

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