Texas Bicycling News Digest June 13th 2019

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Easy (chatty) Walnut Creek ride to check out the Driveway + Taquiza @ Lazarus. …

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Burma Road Time Trial admin June 16, 2019

San Angelo Bicycle Association | angelobike.org

Date/Time Date(s) – 06/16/2019 9:00 am – 11:00 am Start and finish at Bruma Road and Arden Rd.

City Requesting Opinions on Williamson Creek Trail

By cxagent | austinmountainbiking.com

Note that I have been advocating for a trail across all of South Austin along Williamson Creek. This morning I received an email about the Williamson Creek area. Here is a redacted version of the email (redacted remove classified info). I also added the underlines to highlight why I think it would be beneficial to MTB’rs.

Dear Friends and Neighbors~ I’m passing this on even though you should receive a paper copy in the mail sometime in the next couple of days. Please share with your friends and neighbors, up and downstream of us!! It is a critical time in the planning process and we want to make sure you have multiple avenues to give feedback, get your questions answered and your concerns addressed. We have a “real” opportunity to …

Houston Bicycle Club Urban Challenge Splash Pad Ride

Houston Bicycle Club | houstonbicycleclub.wildapricot.org

When 16 Jun 2019

8:00 AM Location 4029 Nenana We’re not letting the hot weather keep us from riding. We’ll ride around 35 miles with a stop for breakfast, just like a regular Urban Challenge Ride. But this time we will include a few stops at our favorite splash parks around town so we can cool off in the spray. Watch out kids, the big kids are coming! Be sure to bring a …

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Enjoyed Low Humidity and Dew Point Bike Ride

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Out the door at 10:25 AM to ride the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. The beautiful weather continued for today’s bike ride encouraging me to ride 33.41 miles, moving the week’s total to 160.04 miles and June to 417.53 miles, 52 % of my goal for the month.

Weather during the bike ride: 86 (61% humidity, 71 dew point), fair, wind variable 7 mph. Finish 90 (53% humidity, 70 dew point), a few clouds, wind N 8 mph. I started including the dew point because it reflects the moisture in the air a little differently than the humidity percentage. My biking kit feels comfortable even though the temperature is 90 which the low humidity (for the coastal area) helps foster.

Strava tells me today’s effort is consistent with my usual rides. Nothing wrong with that but I think I need to add some intervals to push the effort up some; maybe using the 12 gear on the rear cassette. Physical data from the ride:

  • average heart rate 132 bps (75% of max)
  • max heart rate 154 bps (88% of of max)
  • average power 117 watts
  • max power 381 watts

I attempted to find the northern trail head of the Atascocita Hike & Bike trail off of W. Lake Houston Parkway on some side streets south of Upper Lake Drive but I didn’t find the entrance. I will ride from Kings Park Way north and see where it takes me.

Traffic is light now that school is out and the ride back into Kingwood and crossing Kingwood Drive is much easier helping to finish the ride at 12:52 PM.

Friday the weather will start looking more like the typical Houston summer: 90+ degrees and higher humidity.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest June 12th 2019

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Monthly Planner, Updates from your City of Houston

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Lyons Avenue Bike Lanes Ready to Ride!

Traveling in Fifth Ward has just gotten easier with the completion of bicycle travel lanes along Lyons Avenue. These bikeways are located in the heart of this historically significant community, immediately northeast of downtown. As part of the broader bikeway network in Near Northside, the first on-street bike lane has been implemented on Lyons Avenue. Construction is complete, with green paint applied at certain intersections.

Lyons Avenue bike lane photo courtesy of Geoff Carleton with Traffic Engineers Inc (TEI) …

Bicycle camp for for individuals with disabilities now accepting applications

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iCan Shine is a non-profit organization that teaches individuals with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheel bicycle using adapted bike equipment through its iCan Bike program.

This five-day camp, requiring riders to attend only one 75-minute session per day, is taking place June 24 – June 28 in Paris, Texas.

iCan Shine collaborates with local organizations to host five-day camps in their communities. This camp is being hosted by …

COPPERFIELD, TX – BICYCLIST KILLED IN CRASH ON FM 529

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Copperfield, TX (June 11, 2019) – On June 8, police and emergency crews responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on FM 529, just west of Texas 6.

According to reports, a bicyclist was crossing FM 529 when he was struck by a white Dodge Ram 2500 heading east along the roadway.

The bicyclist was severely injured in the collision and airlifted to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center for treatment. Authorities confirmed that the bicyclist succumbed to their injuries.

The driver of the Dodge, who was identified as Dewayne Arkadie, was arrested and charged for driving under the influence. …

Suspected drunken driver indicted in death of popular San Antonio surgeon

by Quixem Ramirez | foxsanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO — A grand jury indicted a woman Tuesday accused of killing a popular San Antonio surgeon in a suspected drunken driving accident.

Police said Melissa Peoples, 48, struck and killed Naji Kayruz, 58, in an alleged drunk driving crash Feb. 4. on Interstate 10. Kayruz was riding his bicycle on the access road along the 21000 block of I-10 West near Milsa Drive when Peoples was driving drunk, police said. People is accused of fleeing the scene of the accident and getting into another crash with a car further down the road. …

Women’s MTB ride at Memorial!

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Bicycle riders find hills in Pratt County

By Jennifer Stultz | www.pratttribune.com

Texas 4000 riders stop in Pratt on trek to Anchorage, raising money to fight cancer.

Bicycle riders from Austin, Texas passed through Pratt earlier this week, part of a larger group called Texas 4000. They ride to raise funds for cancer research and treatment, under the slogan “Fighting Cancer Every Mile.“ Pratt resident Trent Whited caught up with two groups of about five riders each as they left an overnight stop at the Pratt Community Center at about 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday. “I saw them come into town the …

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Holding Onto June’s Uncharacteristic Weather Bike Ride

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The uncharacteristic weather continued for today’s bike ride making for a very pleasant 2 hours and 42 minutes of biking. Starting out at 10:26 AM I headed north on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route riding 36.11 miles.

Weather during the bike ride: start 81 (61% humidity, 67 dew point), a few clouds, wind variable 5 mph. Finish 88 (47% humidity, 65 dew point), partly cloudy, wind N 7 mph. The light breeze was welcome news for my legs and not much of an issue even when I rode into the headwind.

Bike Ride Airport Weather Finish

I built up my average speed to 14.4 mph holding it there until I was back into Kingwood. Strava told me my bike ride was consistent with your usual efforts.

The construction zone at I-69/US59 and Community Drive is still restricting the lanes so I moved to Loop 494 in Porter.

On the way back home I stopped in Okahurst and took these photos.

  • Bike Ride Oakhurst-2
  • Bike Ride Oakhurst-1
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The new tires are performing nicely. I have noticed the little dots in the thread to gauge usage. These were long gone on the tires I took off.

I finished the ride at 1:08 PM feeling cool, calm and glad from a nice ride.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles