AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Mamma Jamma Ride is an annual bike event that raises funds to support local programs and services for those fighting breast cancer and survivors in the Central Texas community. In places of the in-person ride this year, the organization is hosting the Mamma Jamma Challenge.
The challenge is an eight-day fitness and activity challenge that will be held from September 12-19 and to those who wish to complete the challenge will …
Big thanks to lead co-author @BaharDadashova and co-authors @subasish_das S. Turner, and B. Sherman, and support for data development by TxDOT. Let's plan a safer, healthier future!
The Texas Mamma Jamma Challenge kicks-off Sept.12th-19th where team: Lone Star Circle of Care will run, cycle, paddle, and more to support those battling breast cancer and survivors. pic.twitter.com/hAUYh8XJPI
Vuelta de Tejas Day 4: Port Aransas to Port Lavaca. Started with a quick ferry ride and nice coastal ride through Rockport-Fulton. Latter part of day was chasing shade. Want pizza. pic.twitter.com/7rV3Gl9X1h
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX El Paso Bicycle Club Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Maintain physical distance of at least six fe… https://t.co/3G8uf4Bcyv
New Event Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) – El Paso, TX Across from Rio Plaza (Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft), El Paso, TX)
El Paso Bicycle Club THIS IS A NON-CLUB RIDE. Wednesday Night Ride – 18 – 21 miles, fl… https://t.co/W5Bif4vBxb
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX El Paso Bicycle Club
Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Maintain physical distance of at least six fe… https://t.co/OD0Z6Wc5bF
As I walked out the backdoor I realized the rear tire on the Canyon Endurace was flat. At first I thought about changing to my Lynskey R300 but after setting all the sensors in the RWGPS app I didn’t want to do that again. Turning the Canyon around I went inside to find out what caused the flat. Looking at the tread area on the outside nothing showed up. Removing the tube and pumping it up didn’t reveal the cause either though an old patch had a big bubble. I filled the bathroom sink with water and looked for air bubbles. The old patch was the culprit. I tried tearing the patch off to replaced but the glue held on tight. A new tube was my solution. Installed the tube, aired up the tire and got ready again. The troublesome patch.
Yesterday my Bolt computer died meaning I had to find an alternative until a replacement arrives. With the recent problems I decided to order a backup computer. I didn’t want to spend too much and found the Lezyne Macro Plus GPS HR at Planet Cyclery. It includes GPS and an app to configure it. While the order works it way here I learned how to use my FitBit Versa 2 watch on YouTube. As a backup I used the RWGPS app too.
Rolling to the end of the driveway at 11:41 AM I pressed the FitBit Bike Exercise start icon and then the start button on the RWGPS app. The FitBit started right away but the RWGPS app didn’t look good. During the ride on the “Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood” route I stopped a couple of times to check on the RWGPS app and it wasn’t working but the FitBit was right on target. After that I ignored the RWGPS app. I checked on my ride progress by flicking my wrist and the Versa 2 screen showed me the distance, speed and a couple of other stats. At the 2:20 PM finish the FitBit showed 32.37 miles while the RWGPS app said 1.6 miles. Tomorrow I will use the FitBit and not the RWGPS app. Maybe the Wahoo Fitness app will do better. I donwloaded the ride data from the FitBit web dashboard and imported it into Strava, SportTracks, and RWGPS. What the FitBit Versa 2 recorded during the bike ride.
The sky was littered with clouds and the weather report warned of scattered rain but I made it to the finish without getting wet though as I went in the backdoor heard rain hitting the patio cover. With the cloud cover the temperature stayed in the low 90’s and the wind was light. Weather as I rode: start 88 (74% humidity, 78.6 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 4 mph. Finish 92 (62% humidity, 77.4 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind E 7 mph. My legs powered me to the north without too much trouble and after making the u-turn north of Caney Creek under US59 the wind generally helped me unless I rode to the east.
Without a computer I didn’t know how fast, how much power, and heart rate I was doing. Periodically checking the FitBit worked for distance and speed.
Today’s ride was important to position me to reach 200 miles for the week on tomorrow’s ride. I am up to 174.19 miles and I plan on biking 31+ miles tomorrow putting over 200 miles. For the month I am ahead of the pace to reach 700 miles. This table shows where I stand.
Tue September 8 – Sun September 13, 2020
San Antonio, TX US 78214
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Virtual Edition: Tour de Las Misiones Bike Ride, Walk & Run
For the safety and wellbeing of the community during the current pandemic, this year’s Tour de las Misiones will be a virtual event. Complete your tour September 8-13, 2020. Please observe health & safety recommendations and social distancing guidelines when completing your tour. More details are available at www.worldheritagefestival.org.
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This year’s Tour de las Misiones celebrates Mission San Jose’s 300th year! The event is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit and learn about the historic San Antonio Missions. This Virtual Bike Ride, Walk and Run can be completed by registered participants using the designated routes or by using their own routes to tour the Missions. Registered participants may begin their bike ride, walk, or run on September 8, 2020 and must complete them by September 13, 2020. …
The Moonlight Ramble has been a long tradition for cyclists in Houston. What started 48 years ago as a group of friends riding through Houston in the middle of the night has grown to an event with as many as 1,000 riders gathering for a pre-ride party, costume contest, bicycle light contest and a fully supported midnight ride on a marked course with corner marshals, police escorts and SAG wagons.
Unfortunately, this year is different. We don’t feel it would be safe to organize such a large gathering in the midst of a pandemic. But, we don’t want the moment to go by without some recognition. We know many people look forward to participating every year and receiving a custom Chris Lockwood design T-shirt. And frankly, we need the support of our members and supporters to help us through this tough time.
Join us September 1-30 for Cycle September – The Global Bike Challenge! We are taking our ’Round the Town with Oscar Bike Ride for September and partnering with Love to Ride USA for The Global Bike Challenge!
We are encouraging everyone in NRH to take part from September 1-30 in this global competition with individuals and organizations coming together to help more people realize the benefits of riding a bike.
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Someone on a bicycle was hit last night by someone driving a car. If anyone has additional information about who the rider is, please let us know.https://t.co/86bctR4HUS
The crash occurred on the NB service road of I-35 just north of Fort Worth Drive. The "bicycle accommodation" that @TxDOT builds for service roads is a 14 ft lane to be shared by bicyclists and high-speed motor vehicle traffic. This stretch of service road has no sidewalks.
This is the 15th person biking to be struck by a driver in 2020. Twenty pedestrians have been struck by drivers in 2020, with 4 being fatalities. Most serious injuries and deaths occur on high-speed roadways where no safe bicycle or pedestrian accommodations are provided.
This will be a moderate length leader led in-town ride, but maintaining social distancing so that we can be as safe as possible. Please bring a mask to wear at the start and at… https://t.co/837juP6vUX
New Event Stinson Airport Trailhead Ride – San Antonio, TX Hill Country Bicycle Touring and Adventure Club Sunday, September 6, 2020, at 8 am. We'll start at Stinson Airport Trailhead. We’ll ride to the end of Cassin Trailhead (total ~13 miles), then rid… https://t.co/atYzwI7x0r
New Event Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) – El Paso, TX El Paso Bicycle Club THIS IS A NON-CLUB RIDE. Wednesday Night Ride – 18 – 21 miles, flat. Through October (Daylight Savings Time) riders depart from either River Run Plaza or Rio Plaza between 5:30 and … https://t.co/Sj89FUctA2
One year ago today my wife, Hazel Marie, of 43 years passed away from breast cancer. During those 43 years she sometimes tolerated my biking, accompanied me on some trips to bike rides out of town, and mostly encouraged me to enjoy biking. The last trip we took for me to bike was February 2019 to Harlingen where I rode the Jalapeno 100. While I biked and got lost she shopped for craft and decorating items. I remember when I finished the bike ride and she came to pick me up I got upset because the back of the Jeep Grand Cherokee was full and getting my bike inside looked impossible. We worked it out and the bike went inside and I apologized. Later that evening after we ate dinner she got very sick. We stayed until Monday when she felt like riding home. I felt so bad for her. That was our last road trip.
Since her death biking has been one way to rebuild my life without her. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss and think of her. On my kitchen counter a Google Nest shuffles photos of her or us among other random photos. Later today I will drive to the cemetery.
Today’s bike ride offered time for me to think about all those years. I rolled out on my Lynskey R300 bike at 10:23 AM thanks to the Tour de France stage 6 ending earlier than previous stages. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route planning on riding about 32 miles. I think I rode about that far but my Bolt computer went nuclear at 30.42 miles (more on that below). On the way back from Huffman I rode in the rain starting around mile 26 stopping at the Kings River Pool for a few minutes until it almost stopped.
Earlier in the ride on the east side of Lake Houston the streets were damp from rain that preceded me. That was okay until I turned onto FM 2100 going north to Huffman. The rain moistened the dirt on the shoulder in the construction zone just enough to stick my tires. As the wheels turned the mud started coming loose coating the Lynskey and me. When I reached FM 1960 I went right, found some puddles and rode through them slowly to wash off the mud.
I was relieved at the start of the ride that the temperature was “only” 89 after being in the 90’s for so long. An overcast sky helped hold the temperature down but the dew point at 80 degrees meant a muggy ride. A few times the sky parted and sun came through. Wind was light but my legs were tired so no bursts of speed. My average speed never reached 13 mph. As I headed back to Kingwood on FM 1960 I saw several lightning strikes off in the distance and hoped the rain would hold off but as you know it didn’t. Weather for the ride: start 89 (77% humidity, 80.9 dew point), overcast, wind S 5 mph. Finish 89 (77% humidity, 80.5 dew point), overcast, wind S 8 mph.
Now about my Bolt computer. As I rode on Tree Lane in Kingwood I looked down and saw a screen blink “N/A” in all of the places where data appears. Then some strange sound came out of the Bolt followed by the LED’s turning red across the top. Next the screen went blank and then lots of text came on the screen showing various ride and computer data. I left it alone until I finished the ride at 1:06 PM and then pushed a couple of the buttons. The ride history screen came up but the computer wouldn’t respond to any button pushes. After washing the Lynskey I went inside and called Wahoo. The person who answered asked a few questions and I tried various sequences of button pushes to no avail. He said it looked like a warranty replacement would be the solution. I now wait to hear from Wahoo on what to do next. I will use my phone until the problem is resolved.
In spite of the Bolt problem I continue to make progress on reaching my 700 mile goal for September. A recap of where I stand.
