Texas Biking News May 3rd 2021

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E-bike advocates lobby Woodlands for pathway access

Jeff Forward | www.houstonchronicle.com

Advocates of electric bicycles, stand-up scooters and skateboard-like vehicles want The Woodlands to change a policy that bans motorized vehicles on the more than 200 miles of walking and bicycling paths.

Two men spoke about “e-bikes” at the last two meetings of the township Board of Directors, telling directors that the ban on the electrical vehicles was unfair and needed to be changed. …

Steve & Barry’s Ride Across America – Stage 4 (Section 5)

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Day 10 – Ride (6) – DeRidder, LA to MeMom’s Country Store, TX: 2 Milestones and other fun stuff

Sunday April 25, 2021, 47 miles (76 km) – Total so far: 221 miles (356 km) This morning we were back to absolutely perfect riding conditions!

On the way to our starting point, we passed the point on our route where we turn off of US190. There were signs saying the road was closed. So, naturally, we went to see. Six miles later we found high water. It looked passable (on a bike), so we turned around and went to the scheduled starting point in DeRidder.

As we were getting ready, we met a very nice lady named Susan. She also was a …

Day 11 – Ride (7) – MeMom’s Country Store, TX to Honey Island, TX

Monday April 26, 2021, 44 miles (70 km) – Total so far: 264 miles (426 km) Today was our last day in the middle portion of the Stage. We were once again blessed with great weather and (for the most part) pretty good roads.

After riding through the flooded road yesterday, I got up early to re-lube my bike, repair the punctured tube from yesterday’s flat and prepare for today’s ride.

We left the campground just after …

Days 12 & 13 – Move/Rest and Ride (8) – Honey Island, TX to Shepherd, TX

Wednesday April 28, 2021, 41 miles (66 km) – Total so far: 305 miles (492 km) Another day without rain – but it’s coming! In the meantime, Ride (8) is in the books.

With our move yesterday, we had an 82 mile drive to get back to Honey Island (which is an odd name for essentially an intersection with a general store). We left the KOA at 8 and got on the road at 10:15 under partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-70’s.

Trivia question of the day: …

Days 14 – Ride (8) – Shepherd, TX to New Waverly, TX

Thursday April 29, 2021, 36 miles (57 km) – Total so far: 341 miles (549 km) Ride (9) is done; one more to go – maybe!

The rain today was to hold off until early afternoon, so we left the campground at 8 and got on the road at 9:40. …

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Wind Out To Slow Me, Local Legend Again, Out & Back to Roman Forest

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No bike race to watch this morning allowing me to start today’s bike ride at 9:51 AM, a little earlier than usual. I chose a longer route heading north on my “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route to get the week off to a good start. This was the second time biking this route in 2021. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike 41.25 miles. May now totals 98.55 miles towards my 660 mile goal.

At the start the wind wasn’t too strong but by the time I finished at 1:14 PM it picked up producing a stiff headwind while I returned to Kingwood. Weather conditions: start 80 (83% humidity, 74.2 dew point), overcast with haze, wind S 10 mph; finish 87 (63% humidity, 72.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 16 mph gusts 24 mph. The gusts made pedaling extra difficult but I kept my average speed above 14 mph until I returned to Kingwood. No long sleeves necessary today but I did wear sunscreen.

While I rode to US59 to head north I spotted two other cyclists in Sherwood Trails Village. Our paths didn’t cross but I did seem as I turned north and they rode west. If you watch the video you can see a glimpse of them in the second clip under my arm as I hold the GoPro in a strange position.

The blooming plants caught my eye as I biked through Tavola so I stopped and took these photos. The colors compliment the Canyon bike.

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Strava told me I gained Local Legend on Briar Willow to Lodge.

5-3-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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Video: Cyclists continue the journey to Kyle Field for the MS150 despite weather conditions and cancellations

By Donnie Tuggle | www.kbtx.com

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Extreme rain and flooding issues prompted MS-150 organizers to cancel Saturday’s bike ride. Over 4,000 riders were set to travel three routes from across the region, converging at Kyle Field in College Station. 2021 marks the second year the bike ride was canceled as last year’s event was canceled due to the pandemic. The annual bike ride is part of a fundraiser to bring awareness to multiple sclerosis (MS).

Linda Bates, President of the South Central Chapter of the MS Society, says canceling the event was tough but the right decision to make.

“There’s just no way we as an organization would …

… Despite the cancellation of the event, cyclists still made their way to the finish line.

Stuart Burbach, a former Texas A&M student and long-time cyclist, says he was determined to make his way home back to Aggieland.

“This is my 34th year riding in the MS, and the first year we were supposed to end up in College Station, we got COVID-ED out, the second year we got rained out. It’s a tough life, but we keep fighting,” said Burbach. “This is a great moment. After 33 years of …

Glass Half Full: The 2022 MS-150 is gonna be so amazing! from bikehouston

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April Activities Strava Summary

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Well, 33% of 2021 is in the bag. It seems like it was just New Years Day recently. But time flies when you’re having fun. Or to quote early AI researcher, Anthony Oettinger (not Groucho Marx): “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.” And while biking for me feels sometimes like a job just to reach my mostly meaningless mileage goals, of course I mostly do enjoy it. Some might say my number goals are quite mental, and they may well be. But I see them as targets to which I aspire, signposts along the journey that I’m making progress. As it turns out, I’m averaging 101 miles a week for the last four weeks, which puts …

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Blue Sky, 21 mph Wind Gusts, Bright Blooms, 200+ Mile Week

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A big change in the weather earlier this morning when it rained to 1:41 PM when I started today’s bike ride. We are getting into the upper 80’s, sunny, but still windy. I rode the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike on what I call the “Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route. It wasn’t the exact same route I biked the last time on March 15th. I forgot the beginning part of the route and altered it so that as I returned to Kingwood I repeated the streets from the beginning. I try not to do that. This made the ride a few miles shorter coming in at 26.69 miles versus 30.4. This still was enough to put me over the 200 mile mark for the week with 214.63 miles. I increased my shortfall of YTD miles from 2020 to 80 miles at 3,034 for 2021. A summary of the week’s bike rides.

5-2-2021 SportTracks Week Summary Ending 5-2-2021

Due to rain on Friday I biked 6 days out of 7. The average distance was 35.77 miles which made up for the missing day. Monday I rode a route I haven’t done in several years. I plan on biking another route this week that I haven’t done in several years.

With the after church start time the weather was almost perfect except for the strong wind. Weather conditions: tart 85 (53% humidity, 65.6 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 12 mph; finish 88 (48% humidity, 5.6 dew point), a few clouds, wind W 12 mph gusts 21 mph. I did have a tailwind at times but the headwind was stiff.

In Valley Ranch I took these photos. The bright flowers caught my eye.

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5-2-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary