Texas Biking Action August 14th 2020

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Wichita Falls Rolling Through Lucy Park Tall Prairie Grass

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I rolled my motorized means of locomotion to Lucy Park this morning to have myself a mighty fine time rolling my non-mechanized wheels for a long commune with somewhat shady nature.

I don’t know if that tall green grass you see on either side of my bike’s handlebars is prairie tall grass of the sort which covered the Plains part of the United States back when the buffalo roamed and the deer and the antelope played.

What I do know is the grass was taller than me. And my latest …

Zen-riding: Get thee behind me you foul fiend.

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Formulating A Bike Route In The Heat

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I began formulating today’s bike route while eating breakfast and watching the Criterium du Dauphine race in France (I wasn’t in France). I remembered a route I did recently but had left out a portion so today I decided to ride the whole route, “Oakhurst – Cumberland – Valley Ranch”. After the race ended I got ready to ride and started at 10:28 AM. The last time I rode this route was October 20th, 2019. The streets and roads are part of other routes but most of today was in the opposite direction. Today’s bike ride covered 32.57 miles, 3/10 of a mile longer than the October 20th ride. This pushed the week’s total to 190.06 miles, setting up another 200+ mile week if I ride tomorrow (Saturday) which I plan on doing.

The forecast calls for another hot day getting up to 99 degrees and a heat index approaching 110. I finished at 12:58 PM before the brunt of the heat arrived but it was still hot. In the last 2 days I had a question from two people about the empty water bottle cage on my bikes and what did I do for water while riding in the heat. My CamelBak does a better job keeping water cold and lasting the whole ride without stopping at a store for refills (COVID-19 caution). Today after the ride I emptied the CamelBak and ice came out; that would not happen using a bottle and I use the CamelBak Podium Chill bottles with insulation. Weather at the start and finish: start 90 (67% humidity, 77.8 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 9 mph. Finish 95 (56% humidity, 77.3 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 9 mph.

I am over halfway to my mileage goal for August. Below is a recap of where I stand. I added a column showing if I am ahead or behind.

8-14-2020 MTD Mileage Goal Spreadsheet

My legs had more energy today even though the wind was a little stronger. Strava said my ride was consistent with my usual efforts. Link to my Strava ride activity page.

  • 8-14-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 8-14-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2

Golden Cheetah likes to use color displaying the ride summary while SportTracks likes a lot of white.

  • 8-14-2020 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Summary
  • 8-14-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking Action August 13th 2020

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Waco: Organization collects bicycles for Central Texas Veterans

By Justin Earley | www.kwtx.com

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The Veterans One Stop in Waco has started raising money to provide veterans with bicycles and just gave away the first one.

After one veteran came to them with a need, the One Stop raised $400 in community donations and purchased a bike from Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Before they knew it, the Waco Bicycle Club donated one too.

The veteran who would like to …

Local College Student Donating Fifty Lightly Used Bicycles to Low Income Youth of Farmersville and Merit Texas.

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Sat, August 22, 2020 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

Farmersville Dairy Queen’s Back Lot 201 E. HWY 380 Farmersville, TX 75442

Local College Student is Donating Fifty Lightly Used Bicycle to Low Income Youth of Farmersville and Merit Texas who would not normally have the opportunity.

In Exchange For "One" of the Following:

New or lightly used bicycle. (Possibly Outgrown)
12.5 X 1.75 - 2.25 Inner Tube.
16 X 1.75 - 2.25 Inner Tube.
18 X 1.75 - 2.25 Inner Tube.
24 X 1.75 - 2.125 Inner Tube.
26 X 1.75 - 2.25 Inner Tube.

To be used to fix the next set of bicycles for Exchange.

Children Must Be Present at the Event! With Proof of Residency in the Farmersville or Merit Texas Cities. …

Video: News Channel 6 City Guide: Possum Pedal Bike Ride

Samantha Forester | www.newschannel6now.com

GRAHAM, Texas (TNN) – The News Channel 6 City Guide is a segment that shines a spotlight on local businesses, events, and nonprofits across Texoma. This episode, we’re taking a look at the annual Possum Pedal Bike Ride in Graham.

It’s a family-friendly event with safety and social distancing guidelines in place. The event is set to take place on Saturday, August 15. The ride begins on the historic downtown square.

Safety measures have been put in place due to COVID-19. There will be …

BCGB Reservations – How it Works

By AustinBike | austinmountainbiking.com

I made a reservation to ride the Greenbelt today and took a ride down there to check out the process and talk to the folk that have to enforce this.

Here is the detail: ]http://www.austinbike.com/index.php/blog/376-barton-creek-reservations-from-covid-19](http://www.austinbike.com/index.php/blog/376-barton-creek-reservations-from-covid-19)

If you have other questions I am happy to answer them or try to find out from the city, I have time on my hands and can try to be the point person.

But if you just want to bitch about it or throw out crazy conspiracy theories, please use the other thread. I have little patience for that noise these days. Let’s keep this thread to the actual mechanics of how this thing works and what it means to biking.

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In The Heat My Legs Said Slow

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Just another hot day in southeast Texas and a gentle bike ride to enjoy it. I set out at 10:25 AM riding my Lynskey R300 bike on what I call the “Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman” route but today no Huffman. Tuesday when I rode east through Huffman I saw the southbound FM 2100 shoulder full of trucks relocating wires and poles combined with the northbound shoulder barriers I opted today to skip FM 2100.

Though I skipped the Huffman portion of the route I rode 36.86 miles which was below the 37.38 mile average of all 8 rides for 2020 including today. My total for the week comes in at 157.49 miles putting closer to 200+ miles for the week. 3 of the 8 rides were on my Lynskey R300 and 5 on my Canyon Endurace bike. I took this picture when I stopped for a break on Ramsey Road.

8-13-2020 Bike Ride Ramsey Road Bridge-1

Biking puts the rider out in the weather. Today another heat advisory was in effect starting at 10:30 AM through Friday at 7 PM. When I stopped for a break on Ramsey Road at a bridge sitting in the shade a gentle breeze cooled me down which I enjoyed before heading back to Kingwood. Compare that to the hail storm some racers faced near the end of the 2nd stage of the Criterium du Dauphine which I watched before today’s ride. No hail here, it would have melted instantly. Weather I faced: start 89 (71% humidity, 78.5 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 5 mph. Finish 96 (53% humidity, 76.3 dew point), a few clouds, wind W 5 mph.

Today wasn’t a fast bike ride but I rode how my legs dictated. The wind wasn’t a problem most of the ride. Maybe I needed a slow day.

I retired in July 2011 and used to know MS Excel so after today’s bike ride I created a spreadsheet to show my progress on my month’s mileage goal. Apparently no using MS Excel all of those years dulled my memory on how to create the spreadsheet. I finally figured it.

I will need to work on creating a chart, that part of my previous skill is vacant for now. I improved my daily average with today’s ride and overall am 73 miles ahead.

Strava activity page link

  • 8-13-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 8-13-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2

Below is the PowerPod bike ride charts and SportTracks bike ride summary

  • 8-13-2020 PowerPod Bike Ride Data and Graphs
  • 8-13-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary