Texas Bicycling News Digest August 21st 2018

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Cyclist killed in accident well – known, beloved

By Mark Reagan | www.brownsvilleherald.com

Brownsville’s bicycling community is mourning the loss of one their own after a fatal accident in Harlingen early Sunday morning.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the tragic death of 47-year-old Rosa “Rosy” Romo who was with other cyclists traveling east on FM 106 when a Ford F-250 struck her east of FM 509 just outside the …

Video: Major upgrades on the way for Katrina Park

by Sandra Garcia | valleycentral.com

One Hidalgo County community can expect some major upgrades to a local park.

In Penitas, Katrina Park is one of the few outdoor spaces where residents can get active despite some much-needed improvements.

Thanks to a $30,000 grant funded by The National Recreation and Park Association and the Walt Disney Company, the park will see those upgrades made to the playground and soccer fields, as well as the running trail that many frequent.

“We’re hoping to get that paved. So, it can be a lot safer for walkers, runners, mothers with strollers, or even cycling or bikes,” Andrea Valdez, with …

Video: Bicycle store owner urging safety for bicyclists following Sunday crash

by Abril Preciado | ktxs.com

Several local bicyclists and runners in the area are learning about the fatal accident that took the life of one of their own. That’s after a woman was hit by a car as she cycled on her bike on FM 106 in Harlingen.

It’s a route Rachel Molina says she runs and cycles through four times a week. But after hearing what happened Sunday morning, she believes it’s even more …

Morning Ride

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Jeff’s Bday Ride

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Awesome ride with Jesse,Juan and Ernesto

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Afternoon Ride

Casey Gudgell | www.strava.com

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New TickrFit HR Monitor Bike Ride

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Today’s bike ride was on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route heading south and east. Rollout time was 9:53 am. Weather during the bike ride: start 86 (75% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind W 9 mph. Finish 94 (57% humidity), partly cloudy, wind W 9 mph.

Ride distance was 33.52 miles bumping the week to 67.62 miles and August to 648.75 miles. I need to bicycle 152.25 miles to reach my goal for the month. At the rate I cycling I should reach my goal with some days to spare.

Yesterday I received the warranty replacement of the Wahoo TickrFit heart rate monitor and put it into service on today’s bike ride. It worked perfectly as you can see with the red chart line below in the SportTracks ride summary. Because this replaced another TickrFit I did a calibration on the PowerPod causing it to count up to 100 before it started recording the watts around 16.2 miles into the ride. I am going to check it later to see if it paired with the new TickrFit.

Nothing out of the usual during the bike ride. I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for water and ice not spending any extra time there. From there the headwind riding west was the hardest section of the ride. Near the west end of the FM 1960 causeway over Lake Houston I stopped and took these photos. You can see the summer sky and the water of Lake Houston. I like the first photo with the contrast of the Canyon red against the gray and black of the concrete wall.

Bike Ride Lake Houston

Bike Ride Lake Houston-2

After taking the photos I got back on the Canyon and continued to Atascocita Shores Drive to make my way back to W. Lake Houston Parkway and Kingwood finishing the ride at 12:28 pm. No problem with school traffic.

Wednesday could be 100 degrees so I plan on starting biking a little earlier than today.

SportTacks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest August 20th 2018

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Register for Gear Up to End Hunger ride

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Start training for Mayor Betsy Price’s Gear Up to End Hunger challenge bike ride on Oct. 6 at Rockwood Park.

Riders who finish the course within 15 percent of the mayor’s time will earn bragging rights and a high-performance jersey. Proceeds from the race benefit the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

Registration is open through Sept. 6. Costs for the 30-, 10- and 2-mile rides is $30. Registration for ages 5-12 is $10. …

Video: Ofo bicycle donation presents new challenge for Yellow Bike Project

By: Amanda Dugan | www.kxa.com


Austin (KXAN)- – AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 300 yellow dockless bikes are lined and stacked outside The Yellow Bike Project waiting for their future owner.

“I’ve been here for about eight years and this is by far the largest donation I’ve ever seen,” says Yellow Bike volunteer Mike Conti. “You don’t really know what kind of problems you’re going to run into.”

In order to make their dockless bicycles less prone to theft, Ofo equipped their bikes with non-standard equipment e.g. pentagonal axle nuts. In order to make …

Whole Foods Ride

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The 11 MPH winds took at least 2 mph from today’s average. Tough winds out there guys! Unless you can find the sweet spot….I didn’t.

Space City Cycling Recovery Ride to the Levee-My legs are feeling so much better!!

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Beautiful riding this morning capped off with meeting Clo Co for the first time.

Rick Rostkowski | www.strava.com

Tacos Machina/ Punk Brunch

Jessica Danielle | www.strava.com

Baby Fulshear Recovery Ride with Abraham & Joe

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A little bit of this, a little bit of that

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School Daze Back In Session Bike Ride

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Began the week with a bike ride on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. Beautiful weather for biking. I rolled out at 9:53 am and cycled 34.3 miles. I am closing in on my goal for August with 615.44 miles of the 800 mile done so far.

Weather during the bike ride: start 90 (64% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. Finish 95 (53% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SW 9 mph. The wind was challenging at times and I needed to produce 200+ watts to keep my speed at 16+ mph. The hardest section was in Valley Ranch with the headwind.

Today is the first day of school so I stopped and took these photos at the Tavola Elementary School. This morning when I got the newspaper the traffic was backed up on Northpark Drive probably becuase of the parents dropping children off at Kingwood Park High School.

Bike Ride Tavola School- Bike Ride Tavola School-2

As I rode the school before stopping to take the photos I heard the children yelling during their first recess of the school year. It brings back ancient memories.

After leaving Tavola I stopped at the Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd. to refill my water bottle for the ride back. This would hold me until I reached the Stripes station on FM 1314. When I got there I made a another quick stop for water and ice. Biking passed the two schools in Briar Tree I again heard children playing and the parking lot with staff cars.

I made my way back to Kings Manor and into Kingwood with my overall average speed at 14.2 mph but it wasn’t long before it decreased as the speed went down and the stops went up. I finished the ride at 12:31 pm.

More nice biking weather for Tuesday but a “cool” front might arrive with a slight increase in the chance of rain. With no pro bike races I should be able to start around the same time as today.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary