Texas Biking Action July 22nd 2020

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Man Bikes 220 Miles from Austin to Dallas

BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF AUSTIN | spectrumlocalnews.com

AUSTIN, Texas —It’s that time of year right before school starts up again, when many families go on vacation, and this summer is shaping up to be the year of the road trip. The Leon family’s car is packed up and ready to go, filled with all the road trip essentials, but this family road trip isn’t your typical road trip.

Chris Leon set off on a bike ride from Austin, 220 miles north to Dallas. His wife, Tracy Leon, called him crazy.

"He just kind of sprung it on me, and …

Capital Metro board OKs MetroBike partnership for bus-oriented bike system

by Ryan Thornton | www.austinmonitor.com

The city’s B-cycle program is set for expansion and rebranding this fall with the rollout of MetroBike, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s concept for an integrated bike-share and public transit system.

The Capital Metro Board of Directors approved the MetroBike co-management partnership with …

Austin’s Calendar Outdoor Events

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Saturday, Jul 25, 2020 2020-07-25 Saturday 7a – 9a NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 10a SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 9:45a Gruppo VOP (Adv)
7:30a – 9:30a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
8a – 1p NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
8a – 11a NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
8a – 10a SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
8:30a – 12p SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
8:30a – 11:30a ATC Training Ride (Int,Adv)
8:30a – 11:30a Austin Flyers Club Ride
8:30a – 11:30a CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
9a – 1p CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
9a – 1p Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 12p CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
9a – 12p Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road) 9a – 11a CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
9a – 11a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
9a – 10a NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop
10a – 1p CenAus- Orange Bike Project Shop Hours
10a – 1p Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Practice Time
12p – 1:30p Farm Tour & Volunteer Orientation
12p – 1p CenAus- Coed Hands-on Flat Fix Clinic

NTX Dirt Dawgs

NTXTrance (Jordan) | forums.mtbr.com

What’s going on everyone? Just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Jordan and I run a social club/enduro race team called NTX Dirt Dawgs. We host group rides weekly here in Dallas and surrounding areas as well as dig/trail work days. You can find us on Strava under clubs. Just trying to get the word out and see if any locals would like to meetup for some trail rides, jump sessions and dig days!

We have a dig day scheduled for …

Houston Mural Map from bikehouston

NPRN

Justo J.R. Puente III (NPR) | www.strava.com

Afternoon Ride

Edgar Lopez | www.strava.com

WNW Ride

Ivan Fernandez | www.strava.com

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Patched, Post Rainfall, Construction Zones, Most Frequent Route

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Tuesday biking fell victim to rain and I stayed home. After doing some house chores I walked by the Canyon Endurace and out of habit squeezed the rear tire and it felt soft. A flat tire is not good but at least I found it at home. Pulling the tube out of the tire and pumping it up I found a tiny leak. Looking at the outside of the tire I found nothing to cause the leak but running my finger around the inside a piece of thin wire struck my finger. I needed a pair of pliers to pull it out because it was too short to grip with my fingers. The problem solved and patch applied the Canyon Endurace was ready for Wednesday’s bike ride.

Around 7 AM a light rain started but it didn’t last long and my hope for riding looked better with enough time for the streets to dry off. I felt comfortable with the streets being dry and started the bike ride at 9:56 AM. At first I thought about riding north but changed my mind and rode to the south and east on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. I will ride north tomorrow. Today’s ride covered 32.3 miles increasing the week’ total to 75.91 miles and July to 671.56 miles. I lack 129 miles to reach my goal for the month. The weekend weather forecast looks wet according to the forecast making 200 miles this week iffy. This route is one I ride frequently with this being the 23rd time this year, 15 times on my Canyon Endurace and 8 times on my Lynskey R300.

  • 7-22-2020 Golden Cheetah YTD Ride Summary Today's Route Canyon Endurace
  • 7-22-2020 Golden Cheetah YTD Ride Summary Today's Route Lynskey R300

After the early morning rain and the forecast warning of scattered showers in the area I kept a wary eye on the clouds during the bike ride. No rain came but after I finished the ride at 12:27 PM I heard thunder from the south several times. Weather conditions: start 77 (99% Humidity, 76.9 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NE 6 mph. Finish 91 (68% humidity, 78.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 9 mph. With the cooler temperature I left my CamelBak at home and took a water bottle, As it heated up I missed the cold water from the CamelBak but made it home with some water left. Rain chance decreases tomorrow.

Construction along the route threatens my ability to use it in the future. Along FM 2100 crews installed barriers on the northbound shoulder between Old Atascocita Road and FM 1960. there is room between the barrier and the main lane but not as much as before. At Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960 another company worked on traffic signals in preparation for widening FM 1960. I think I can avoid this area but congestion may make it slower getting through to ride east and west.

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7-22-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking Action July 21st 2020

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Gravel Lunch Ride

Robert Rudge | www.strava.com

bike fit calculator needs subjects

By mack_turtle | austinmountainbiking.com

Peter Verdone gets it. He developed a way to measure and calculate your functional range of motion to figure out approximately how your bike should fit. this is about orienting your feet and your handlebars and has nothing to say about saddle position. this is about how your bike handles under you when your butt is not on the saddle, which is when it really counts (or should) on technical terrain. even if you don’t have a dropper post, the saddle position is …

Ride Of The Month July

By Phoebe Zipper | bikehouston.org

This summer BikeHouston will be starting a monthly members ride—winding our way through the changing face of Houston by trail, street, and path. We’d love for you to join us as a group on August 9th, but if you’d rather ride solo, each month I’ll send out an email that walks you through the route. This August we’ll be riding west along Brays Bayou, starting at the …

July 2020 Executive Director’s Report

By Doogie Roux | bikehouston.org

Hello Fellow Houston Cyclists,

My name is Doogie Roux, and I’m on the Board of Directors for BikeHouston. I’m originally from Cheneyville, Louisiana. I grew up spending time with family in Houston often during the summer and for various holidays. After college, extensive travel, and work abroad, Houston became my home. This city is amazing. It’s eclectic, unique, and diverse. What I love most about Houston is how it all comes together to create an amazing culture of love and acceptance in the city.

During these unprecedented times, we’ve all had to adjust in so many ways. From how we work, to how we socialize, and how we celebrate holidays. More recently, we celebrated Juneteenth. While social distancing on a holiday like this can be tough, we managed to celebrate and engage safely thanks to Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Bike Texas. We did so by exploring the historic Emancipation Trail,a roughly 60 mile path from Galveston to Houston undertaken by black families to …

Video: Bicycle shops see increase in thefts, burglaries — some losing up to 50K worth in bikes

Taisha Walker | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – Bicycles have been in high demand since the start of the pandemic, even thieves are desperate to get their hands on them.

Surveillance cameras at Pearland Bicycles showed three crooks break into the shop at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Video shows the men pulling up to the business in a white truck. Video shows one the thieves getting out with a crowbar to pry open the glass door, causing it to shatter.

“They spend about a minute working on the door with the crowbar to get it open and once …

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Texas Biking Action July 20th 2020

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Houston Bikeways E-Blast

Houston Bikeways Program

Public Comment Period Open for Parked in Bike Lane Parking Violation

In a continued effort to make Houston more bike-friendly, the City of Houston is considering an ordinance prohibiting motor vehicles from parking in a bike lane.

The draft ordinance and public comment details can be found at www.houstontx.gov/parking.

The public comment period will remain open until August 15, 2020. Submit your feedback by:

Emailing parking@houstontx.gov
Calling 832-393-8690
Mailing a letter to ParkHouston, 2020 McKinney, Houston, TX 77003

All public comments must be received by close of business August 15, 2020.

Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting July 22, 2020

The Bicycle Advisory Committee’s next meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams this Wednesday, July 22, 2020, from 2:30–4:30 pm.

For the agenda packet, please visit our website at www.houstonbikeplan.org/bac

View the agenda here

How to Join the Meeting

Online Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams or https://bit.ly/306YvoM

Meeting Call-In Option: +1 936-755-1521 Conference ID: 755 746 788#

The public is invited to speak for up to two (2) minutes each either at the beginning or end of the meeting.

Email written comments to bac@houstontx.gov. Comments received via email before 2:00pm on July 22, 2020 will be read into the record.

Routes from 183 bridge South? from BikingATX

Monday with Some Climbing

Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com

Monday with your Cyclones

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com

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