Texas Bicycling News Digest September 28th 2018

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How new bayou trails are connecting ‘forgotten’ Houston

Beth White | www.houstonchronicle.com


This Saturday, Houstonians will gather in the East End along the banks of Brays Bayou at Mason Park to commemorate the completion of an iconic 485-foot bridge connecting communities on either side of the bayou to the Brays Bayou Greenway.

The Mason Park Pedestrian/Bike Bridge is significant and symbolic. It marks the latest achievement of the $220 million Bayou Greenways 2020 project, …

Recovery (from the work week) ride

Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com

Morning Ride 9/28/18

Rosanna Campos | www.strava.com

Admit it you are a butterfly

Dina Wooten | www.strava.com

Space City Cycling Paperclip Ride, where the Paperclip won

Rosa Guerrero | www.strava.com

Denton resident to bike 1,000 miles for awareness

By Julia Falcon | www.dentonrc.com


In 2011, Caleb Wills began biking to improve his health after his father suffered a heart attack.

On Oct. 6, the Denton resident will be embarking on the RAT 1000 — the 1,000-mile Race/Ride Across Texas, stretching from Texarkana to Tucumcari, New Mexico — to raise awareness and money for a family friend’s newly launched athletic training program.

Wills said he wants to raise money and bring awareness to Athletic Performance Enhancement Center Fort Worth’s new program, Adaptive Foundation by APEC.

The program was …

SRC Weekend Rides – Round Rock Donut & Red Horn

Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com

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 up to Round Rock to grab an orange-glazed treat and finish with ~56 miles at 18-20 mph avg. Get the route here: …

Bid on Runyon Creek Greenbelt Trail, Phase II in 1500 Marilla, 6F North, Dallas

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Bid Date & Time: 10/19/18 1:00 PM Prebid: 10/09/18 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Runyon Creek Greenbelt Trail, Phase II
Owner Solic Number: CIZ1772 Status: bidding Report: 8938224
Country : United States State: TX County: Dallas Location: 1500 Marilla, 6F North, Dallas
Scope: Runyon Creek Greenbelt trail, phase II.
Notes: A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 AM., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Park and Recreation Department, 1500 Marilla Street, City Hall, 6FN Conference Room, Dallas, TX 75201.
Plans: From Owner for $50 – refundable.
Owner Type: Public …

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Overcast Sky, Wardrobe Decision Bike Ride

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It’s a good thing I didn’t take any rest stops on today’s bike ride. Just a few minutes after I finished the ride at 2:07 pm it began to rain lightly, heavy enough to soak me while riding. I wasn’t in a big hurry to start the ride because the temperature was in the low 70’s. When it got to 77 degrees I figured I better ride or take a chance of getting caught by a late afternoon shower that might come by. So I rolled out at 11:36 am to ride the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I wanted to ride more than 30 miles and actually biked 34.6 miles putting my total for September at 738.49 miles, 38.49 miles over my goal.

As I got ready to ride I went back and forth on whether to wear a long sleeve jersey or not. In the final decision I wore a short sleeve jersey and was comfortable after about 3 miles and warmed up. My hope was the temperature would go up like the forecast called for as the bike ride progressed. Weather during the bike ride: start 77 (86% humidity), overcast with haze, wind 6 mph. Finish 80 (85% humidity), overcast, wind E 4 mph. It appears the weather pattern is getting to where I need to make wardrobe decisions before bicycling. I prefer the weather being hot and no need to make that choice.

The reason for no rest stop was the overcast sky and temperature didn’t get hot enough that I needed to refill my water bottle which lasted the whole ride.

Wind conditions were favorable in almost any direction during the bike ride and I built up my average speed to 14.3 mph and kept it there until I rode back into Kingwood and hit the 32 mile point. By then I was slowing down for traffic, stops signs and greenbelt trails. I kept an eye on the sky as I rode in case a rain cloud was nearby.

Saturday weather forecast shows rain so I may not bike.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest September 27th 2018

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Bike bandit strikes Midtown, Harris County authorities looking for suspect in rash of thefts

Julian Gill | www.chron.com


Investigators with Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office have narrowed down one at least possible suspect involved a rash of bike thefts over the last several months in the Midtown area, according to Precinct 1 spokesman Kevin Quinn.

Around 30 of those bike thefts occurred last weekend at the Metro Midtown apartment complex in the 2300 block of Bagby Street, Quinn said. Another …

Wounded Warriors cycle through the Hub City

By: Courtney Fromm | www.everythinglubbock.com

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – A series of groups of Wounded Warriors are riding from Ground Zero in New York to San Diego, California, but they are making a stop in Lubbock.

“It is an honor and a privilege to represent the Wounded Warriors Project,” Glenn Richie, who served 30 years in the military and is now participating in the Soldier Ride. …

Bid on Green Tee Terrace Bike and Pedestrian Trail in Pearland

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Bid Date & Time: 10/18/18 2:00 PM Prebid: 10/04/18 3:00 PM
Prebid Mandatory: yes
Solicitation Title: Green Tee Terrace Bike and Pedestrian Trail
Owner Solic Number: 0918-65 Status: bidding Report: 8937062
Country : United States State: TX County: Brazoria Location: Pearland
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged), SBE / SME (Small Biz Ent)
Scope: Work includes construction of a 10 FT Wide bike and pedestrian trail along an alignment defined by clear creek from a tie-in point approx 1,500 FT road through riverstone ranch development to just east of broadway (FM 518). The project includes benches, signage, trash receptacles, a water fountain, shade structures, and a pedestrian bridge over clear creek. …

New lift-served Texas bike park will operate year-round

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BURNET, Texas (BRAIN) — Set to open this winter outside of Burnet, Texas, Spider Mountain is poised to become not only the Lone Star State’s only lift-served bike park, but also the nation’s first year-round lift-accessed park. Burnet is about 55 miles northwest of Austin.

The bike park is designed and developed by Hogan Koesis, director of mountain biking for Mountain Capital Partners, which owns and operates six ski resorts including …

Miles+Intervals+Thurs. Worlds

Amber Smolik | www.strava.com

VCC GROUP RIDE-69 degree weather today! Great ride with great guys! Joseph /Clo/Juan/Mo

Leo Vela | www.strava.com

More than 100 kids get gear, safety tips at bike rodeo

By STEPHANIE STEVENS | lufkindailynews.com


About 110 children received bike gear and safety tips during the first annual Bike For Life Rodeo Saturday at Lufkin High School.

This free bike rodeo for the county allowed children to get their bikes inspected, get helmets and bikes lights and participate in a bike obstacle course.

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A Real Cool Front, Mileage Goal Accomplished Bike Ride

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Two points about today’s bike ride: the temperature and reaching my mileage goal for September.

When I got up this morning the temperature was 69 and by the time I was ready to leave 10:30 am it was 72. At first I wasn’t going to wear a long sleeve jersey based on my short walk to get the newspaper earlier but sanity prevailed and I wore a long sleeve jersey under a University of Cincinnati Bearcats short sleeve jersey. I was glad because biking at 15 to 20 mph is cooler than walking at 3 mph to get the newspaper.

Due to a time constraint I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway” route and biked 29.47 miles which put September mileage at 703.89 miles, exceeding my goal by 3.89 miles. Hopefully with 3 potential biking days left I can add to that.

Weather screenshots at the beginning and end of the bike ride. This is the first time since spring I needed the two jersey setup.

The overcast sky kept the sun from warming me up but pedaling the bike made up for that most of the ride.

Friday will be warmer and I will not have the time constraint like today.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary