Texas Bicycling News Digest October 5th 2018

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UCI’s new BMX pedal rule takes industry by surprise

by Stephen Frothingham | www.bicycleretailer.com

AIGLE, Switzerland (BRAIN) — Before preteen BMX racers head to the gate at tracks around the world next year, they may hear a new command from the starter: “Show us your feet!”

Under a recently announced UCI rule that takes effect Jan. 1, all racers under 13 are banned from using clipless pedals in BMX races.

For the industry and retailers, it means that the niche market for kid-sized clipless shoes may all but disappear. On the other hand, it may …

SRC Weekend Rides – Crystal Falls-Leander-Brushy Loop & Thunderbird

Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com

Keepin’ an eye on the skies…will post a go/no-go by 7am. Hopefully we get ourselves another fine Saturday of riding!
Saturday there will be two group ride levels leaving at different times (from Cups & Cones) – Faster Pace and Endurance Pace.
• Faster Pace 7:30 am ride will head northwest for 62 miles at 18-20 mph avg. Get the route here: …

Need to make better friend choices. Easy isn’t as it sounds…

Jeremy Brown | www.strava.com

EPIC VCC GROUP RIDE-Friday Edition:

Leo Vela (VCC) | www.strava.com

Unicorn friday hot mess zone 2

Nicole Volek | www.strava.com

Fun Friday ride with Coach Chris

Bill Minter | www.strava.com

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Oil Spill With Peppers But Not Stopping This Bike Ride

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The morning didn’t go very well before I left on today’s bike ride. At the breakfast table I turned around to get a cereal box and knocked off a decorative glass bottle filled with oil and peppers. It hit the floor spilling broken glass and oil all over the floor. So much for starting today’s bike ride before 10am, I wanted to get biking early so I could get back to watch the Astros and Indians game.

After cleaning up the mess and slipping across the title floor I finished breakfast and got ready to leave. Punching the start button on the Elemnt computer at 10:28 am I began on the “Atascocita – Huffman” route. I don’t ride this short route much but before I retired it was a regular. Because of the time limit I biked 28.52 miles and boosted October to 179.29 miles.

I didn’t expect to see any other cyclists but four of them crossed my path. 3 of them were after 11 miles into the ride over Lake Houston and Old Atascocita Road.

Only a brief stop at the Huffman Chevron for water and ice interrupted the ride back to Kingwood and finished the bike ride at 12:37 pm in time to watch the baseball game.

Weather during the bike ride: start 87 (75% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph. Finish 89 (66% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 7 mph. The wind was tough getting to FM 2100 but after making the turn to the north on FM 2100 it became a tailwind helping ride faster with less energy.

Saturday I plan on biking the Spirit Ride in Livingston, TX. The weather looks great with a low chance of rain and temperatures in the 80’s.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest October 4th 2018

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Woodlands Township: News & Notes – Sept. 28 – Oct. 7

By Jeff Forward | www.yourconroenews.com

Bike advocates speak up

In anticipation of an agenda item at the Thursday, Sept. 27, meeting of The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, several area bicycling advocates and officials spoke during the public period of the meeting, expressing the need for safe bike trails.

David Ward, from the Bike The Woodlands Coalition, said he and other biking enthusiasts believe the trees and curves on curren bike and walking paths in the township limit sight lines and create dangerous situations. Ward called on the township …

Video: A South Texas jury will decide if pitbull accused of biting a bicyclist lives or dies

Mark Young | www.caller.com


How far would you go for your pet?

One family’s efforts to save their dog from being euthanized has garnered thousands of petition signatures and hundreds of people supporting.

A pitbull mix named Olaff is believed to have bitten a man and was ordered by a municipal court to be euthanized. The dog’s owner, Tanya Cardona, has appealed, and now Olaff’s fate will be decided by a jury. …

bike path along Hwy 71 near the airport? from BikingATX

THURSDAY AT PLANETARY

MARIA THOMAS | www.strava.com

When it hurts, Attack

Amber Smolik | www.strava.com

VCC Group Ride-great seeing new faces on the team

Leo Vela (VCC) | www.strava.com

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Tiny Black Bugs, Bright Yellow Flowers Bike Ride

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The week or two while out biking I run into these small clouds of tiny black bugs, smaller than gnats. After today’s ride my wife told me I looked dirty but in fact my arms were covered the tiny black bugs probably held there by sunscreen and sweat. Trying not to breathe while riding through the cloud is my first reaction and thankfully the cloud is not large, about the size of a basketball. I rode through several such clouds on today’s bike ride on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route. The ride was 36.62 miles improving October to 150.77 miles, 22% of the way to my 700 mile goal.

Weather conditions improved over yesterday with plenty of sunshine and only some clouds. Weather during the bike ride: start 87 (69% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 5 mph. Finish 90 (61% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 5 mph.

Start time today was 10:41 am positioning my time through school zones when traffic was light. I finished at 1:30 pm.

To add some distance I biked through Tavola and then stayed on the road that parallels the railroad tracks on the east side. There several patches of bright yellow flowers so I took this photo.

Bike Ride Woodbranch Village

The location was south of the Woodbranch Village city hall and police station on the east side of the road. I am not sure what flower they are but they look like small sunflowers.

Biking north the wind assist helped me pedal along. At the SH 242 turn around I expected the wind to become a problem but instead I still maintained my 16 to 18 mph speed with some help from the occasional passing cars and trucks. Riding on Valley Ranch Parkway the wind still didn’t pose much resistance and at the Stripes station on FM 1314 I made a quick stop to refill my water bottle for the remaining 11+ miles to the finish.

While I biked I thought about the upcoming bike ride in Livingston on Saturday. The last time rode there was November 16, 2013. Since then the ride moved up a month with the chance of better weather. As of today the weather forecast looks great for bicycling so I am planning on being there. In 2013 I rode 42.1 miles and I think i will try that route again. The 2013 ride at RideWithGPS.com. Check the Texbiker.net Event calendar for ride information.

With Saturday’s bike ride in mind and the Astros playing the Indians at 1:05 pm on Friday I need to start early and not ride too far tomorrow. The weather looks good for biking.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary