Texas Bicycling Action May 30th 2021

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2021 Texas Time Trial Championships

By Paul, Drop Bar, Texas: A cycling podcast | anchor.fm

In this episode, I learn about the guided tandem event with Brandon Adame, Paul Shields, and Kellie Dewveall with their guides Jay Longron, Joseph Matta, and Cheyenne Meyer. In addition, Will Sharp who won the men’s U19 event spoke to me about Hot Tubes Development Cycling. We also look at a few events coming in June here in the state as well as Feats of Glory.

Music: Back to the Woods by Jason Shaw

Links: Texas Time Trial Championships Hot Tubes Cycling US Association of Blind Athletes Eyecan Alliance Team Catapult Dare2Tri Paraguide

Taking Linda Lou On MSU Bike Ride With Mustangs

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I went on a long bike ride this final Sunday morning of the 2021 version of May.

About halfway through the bike ride I stopped at the location you see above to drink some water and to see why my phone had made its incoming text noise.

With the phone out of its bike storage location I decided to use it to take a photo.

A time or two Linda Lou has asked me what the university I live near is like. Like as in how, asked I, a time or two.

To which Linda Lou asked is it big? Old? Lots of buildings? Brick?

I recollect answering yes to all …

KRG Memorial Day Weekend Saturday Night P12 for 25min (Dark and Fast)

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Fully loaded

Venny Alub – Cantu Cycling Wheels | www.strava.com

34lbs setup with bike+fuel+water+equipment

Unusual Sunday Century

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | www.strava.com

Really it was an 84-miler, followed by a 90-minute rain delay, and a 16-mile recovery ride! 🤣🤣🤣 Ran from the rain all morning until it finally caught me!

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Two Milestones, Nice Dew Point, Emergency Vehicles

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Even though I started the bike ride at 1:29 PM it felt a little cooler than 80 degrees thanks to a dew point of 68. That was nice but the 12 mph wind made for some tough pedaling as a headwind. Thankfully the wind dropped to 9 mph by the time I finished at 3:41 PM. Tomorrow is Memorial Day so summer unofficially begins this weekend.

At the start of the ride I needed 15 miles to reach a couple of important levels: a 200 mile week and an 800 mile month. Biking the “Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route was 29.33 miles. I rode my Lynskey R300 bike.

5-30-2021 Bike Ride Lynskey R300

A summary of the week’s rides shows no ride on Monday due to rain but I still made it to 200+ miles. For the month I am at 815.96 miles with one day left.

5-30-2021 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary

On Old Sorters Road a bunch of emergency vehicles hugged the right side of the road. The video shows more.

5-30-2021 Bike Ride Old Sorters Road
5-30-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling Action May 29th 2021

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TSS SPIKER & GTOWN VIEWS

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Saturday Ride

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | www.strava.com

Rain-delayed start. Some climbing, a little wind, but lots of sunshine and critters!

Umm… Excuse me, sir. Your fixie is showing.👀

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Early Start, Swim Meets, Atascocita – FM 2100 – Walden Bike Ride

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I paused watching stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia to get an earlier than usual start on today’s bike ride (I’ll finish watching after the bike ride). When I start early on Saturday sometimes I see other cyclists along the “Atascocita – FM 2100 – Walden” route. Wheels down and rolling on my Canyon Endurace bike at 8:53 AM also meant an early finish at 11:28 AM. Today’s ride distance came in at 32.34 miles moving the week to 185.19 miles. Tomorrow I need to ride 15 miles to get a 200 mile week. Those same miles will put May at 800+ miles. Are you listening rain?

Watch the video to find out if I saw other cyclists.

Weather conditions: start 74 (83% humidity, 68.2 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NW 6 mph; finish 82 (69% humidity, 70.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind variable 4 mph. The wind wasn’t a battle like yesterday’s ride. The humidity at the start made it feel cooler but sticky. When I got up the temperature was 67 probably the aftermath of rain during the night.

Several swim meets at Kingwood village pools mark the end of the school year and beginning of summer. Traffic can be tricky biking by the pools with cars parked and others looking for a place to park. On the way back to Kingwood I altered the route to avoid the Kings River pool and traffic. I used the bolt computer map page to find the streets to avoid the pool. That was the first time I used that on a bike computer, I think.

Back in Kingwood I saw this flag out for the Memorial Day weekend.

5-29-2021 Bike Ride Canyon Endurace Kingwood Retreat
5-29-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary