Texas Bicycling News Digest February 20th 2018

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“Beauty & the Beast” bicycle tour

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TJC will be hosting the bicycle tour “Beauty & the Beast”on March 17. This is an event that will help raise money for TJC Promise Scholarships. The tour will take place at Bullard High School, and you can sign up now with the early admission special, which is $40.

Registration and early bird breakfast will start at 6:30 a.m. The official start time is 9 a.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. and the course will close at 3 p.m.

Rob Springer is the Director of annual-giving. He focuses on getting the study body, faculty and the community to …

Texas 2018

By Mike Booth | www.crazyguyonabike.com


Arrive in Dallas
Monday February 19, 2018
The flight touched down around 3pm local time with H picking us up. Overcast 24 degs C . The 40 min drive to her apartment in the Uptown district is through a flat landscape of parched yellow grass, then lots of new houses and apartments- Dallas is expanding rapidly. Uptown is an attractive neighbourhood, not too high rise 3 or 4 stories,and plenty of small restaurants .We chose an …

BIKE SWAP at Legal Draft Beer Co.

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Sunday, February 25 at 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CST

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Stout Wind, Slow Bike Ride

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More wind on today’s bike ride this time heading south on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Kingwood” route. With the threat of rain, and maybe somewhat tired legs after yesterday’s long ride, I chose the shorter route staying west of Lake Houston. The ride totaled 27.32 miles boosting February to 242.8 miles on the road. I don’t count trainer miles towards my goal of 345 miles.

Generally I battled the headwind until I got to Aerobic Drive where the route turned to the east and began making its way to the north. My average speed was slow riding into the headwind but the watts were high. Biking north was much easier thanks to the tailwind. This allowed me to improve my average speed some but there weren’t enough miles left to make a big difference.

Ride weather conditions: Start 77 (85% humidity), overcast sky, finish 76 (88% humidity), wind S 18 mph gusts 25 mph. The ride started at 11:26 am and finished at 1:35 pm. I felt a few light sprinkles of rain a few times but they didn’t materialize into any significant moisture. As I write this a few isolate showers are in the area with a heavy line many miles west of Conroe heading this way.

A couple of other cyclists were out “enjoying” the wind and mild temperature.

Forecast for Wednesday: lots of rain, no bike riding.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest February 19th 2018

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Coast to Coast US Tour via Southern Route

By Nicholas Gimbrone | www.crazyguyonabike.com

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Avid cyclist fatally struck in McAllen

MOLLY SMITH | www.themonitor.com


McALLEN — A woman known for her affinity for bicycling was killed Monday while out on a morning ride.

Melissa Robles, 32, was struck by a car in the 1600 block of South Second Street at approximately 5 a.m., McAllen police spokesman Lt. Joel Morales said. Robles, a Pharr resident, was transported to a local hospital where she later died.

She was a member of 5AM Wakeup Ride, a group of cyclists who ride together before work. …

Dallas non-profit creates bike share docks for neighborhoods

By: FOX4News.com Staff | www.fox4news.com

A non-profit is trying to find a solution to the clutter often associated with the dockless bike share system in Dallas.

Sitting outside Better Block’s Bishop Arts office is a unique structure that holds bikes. The group constructed a prototype of what it calls a mobility parklet. Complete with seating and spots for about nine bikes, it could be placed all around Dallas in parking spots. …

‘He died doing what he loved’ | Loved ones remember Austin bicyclist/writer killed in crash

Shelby Kimball, Paul Livengood, Pattrik Perez | www.kvue.com


Two people were sent to the hospital after a bicycle and vehicle crashed.

Friends and family are mourning the death of a beloved Austin cyclist and writer.

Andrew Tilin, 52, died Saturday, after a driver hit him while he was changing a flat tire on his bike.

The crash happened about 9:14 a.m. near Marshall Ford Road and North FM 620, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. …

Circle C Cruise WINTER HOURS, LET’S SLEEP IN A LITTLE LONGER

Sunday, Feb 25, 2018, 1:00 PM

Dick Nichols District Park
8011 Beckett Rd, Austin, TX 78749 Austin, TX

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We will meet before 1:00 PM, wheels down 1:00 PM, at Dick Nichols Park for about two hours of casual rambling around SW Austin. Gary knows the area like the back of his hand.

Check out this Meetup →

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Oh What Strong Wind You Have Bike Ride

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During today’s ride the weather reminded me of fall but then I realized instead of going away from warmer weather we are getting closer. Starting the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route at 11:36 am I hoped to put in a long bike ride and succeed with 40.35 miles, the longest ride in 2018 so far. This moves February to 215.5 miles, 129.5 miles away from reaching my goal.

Getting to Roman Forest was the easiest section of the ride thanks to the strong wind: south 20 mph , gusts to 29 mph. Whenever I went into the wind it I struggled to maintain my speed of 18 to 19 mph. Over all the weather was good for biking: start 78 (humidity 76%), finish 79 (humidity 72%), mostly cloudy.

No rest stops during the ride but I almost took one at the new Exxon station at Roman Forest Blvd. and the railroad tracks. I stopped to get a paper towel to blow my nose but they didn’t have any so I continued riding.

Bicycling south on the I-69/US59 service road the wind came at me strong. I knew it must be above 10 mph but I didn’t find out how strong it really was until I checked the weather after finishing the ride at 2:36 pm.

Wardrobe choices for today: shorts, long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey. The long sleeve jersey was for sunscreen purposes as much as warmth from the wind. This selection kept me comfortable.

Rain chance increases on Tuesday and higher on Wednesday which may keep me indoors. I may attempt a short ride on Tuesday to get some miles.

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