Texas Bicycling News Digest January 25th 2018

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Man charged in hit-and-run of Georgetown cyclist pleads guilty

Hana Adeni | www.kvue.com


GEORGETOWN, TEXAS – The man charged with a hit-and-run of a 19 year old Georgetown cyclist in 2017 pleaded guilty Wednesday in Williamson County court.
Aaron Richard Davidson provided a written statement to APD on Jan. 26, 2017, stating he had veered into oncoming traffic and struck an object. Witnesses told police they had heard a “large boom sound” and saw a bicycle wheel fly in the air. …

Driver sought after cyclist struck on Eastex Freeway feeder road

By Cory McCord | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – Houston police said they are searching for a driver who didn’t stop to render aid after hitting a bicyclist on Dec. 22 around 4:50 a.m.

Police said the victim was found unconscious underneath an exit ramp in the 10000 block of the Eastex Freeway feeder road.

The victim had been knocked off a bicycle and broke multiple bones, had internal bleeding and is listed in critical condition, police said. …

Night Ride McAllister(Mountain­­ Bike)

Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018, 6:15 PM

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Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

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This groups activities are: mountain bike rides, road bike rides, and hikes.The bicycling and hikes will be in several parks around San Antonio and sometimes out of town.  We…

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Arlington’s River Legacy Parks Hike and Bike Trail Extension Soon Under Way

by Susan Schrock | www.arlington-tx.gov


Construction of Arlington’s portion of the hike and bike trail linking Dallas to Fort Worth along the Trinity River will soon be under way.

The $1.3 million, half-mile trail connection, expected to be complete by mid-September, will fill in one of the gaps in what will eventually become a 60-mile-long trail system along the Trinity River between Dallas and Fort Worth. These pathways are designed to create inviting amenities for long-distance runners, cyclists, and others who enjoy the outdoors. The 7-mile long trail through River Legacy Parks, the crown jewel of Arlington’s park system, is …

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Somebody’s Had It With the Rental Bikes on the Katy Trail

BY ALEX MACON | www.dmagazine.com


I’d just like to quickly pass along some wise words from a Dallas Police Department bike patrol officer assigned to the Katy Trail. No matter how you feel about dockless bike share—exciting development in transportation and new urbanism, scourge of sidewalks and metaphor for hubris of unregulated tech companies, little of all of the above—you should not …

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Texas Bicycling News Digest January 24th 2018

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San Antonio Looking Into ‘Dockless’ Bikeshare Pilot Program

IRIS DIMMICK | therivardreport.com


At least two private bikeshare companies have approached the City of San Antonio for permission to release their free-range, dockless bikes-for-rent in San Antonio, according to City officials. But before it follows in the footsteps – or perhaps missteps – of dozens of cities worldwide, City staff will investigate best practices and latest technologies to develop a pilot program that could mitigate several drawbacks of …

RIDE IS ON! 9:00am – Lambent Wheels Rolling to Buda – 32 Miles @ 14ish MPH

Saturday, Jan 27, 2018, 9:00 AM

Bicycle Sport Shop
517 S Lamar Blvd Austin, TX

2 Austin Cyclists Went

• What we’ll do This is the standard South Austin route to Buda and then returning. This ride is no-drop and the pace will average 14ish mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. No drop means that we regroup periodically and will stop as a group for minor mechanical problems such as flats or thrown chains; major problems will require AAA or …

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Almost Too Cool Bike Ride

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I should have started today’s bike ride sooner than 1:26 pm. I was watching the Vuelta a San Juan which I thought would finish around 12:30 pm according to cyclingfans.com. Instead the live stream started showing the distance to the finish at 64K so I decided to get ready and go for ride.

With the late start I chose the “Atascocita South – Walden – Kingwood” route for a total of 25.95 miles. With the shorter distance I finished at 3:27 pm. I did see one other cyclist and our paths crossed twice in Kingwood. He wasn’t dressed as I was. It was 64 degrees at the start (clear sky, 5 mph wind) so I bundled up with shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey, windbreaker jacket and full finger gloves. He didn’t have leg warmers. I was glad I wore the gloves because the wind had a stout chill to it when riding into it.

I have now biked 109.6 miles on the road this year. Not as much as I planned but more than I thought with the cold weather we have had. I am a wimp when it comes to the temperature. My cutoff is 60 degrees but I still probably over dress when it is in the 60’s. I am ready for 85 degrees.

The replacement Wahoo speed sensor arrived in the mail today. I will get it setup on the Blue Norcross AL bike.

No biking on Thursday but I hope to be on the road on Friday if it warms up.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest January 23rd 2018

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A DAY WITH BIG ROB & SANTANA IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

by Josh Babu | www.ridebmx.com


Spend a day cruising the city with Austin OG’s Big Rob and Santana in this new video from Josh Babu and Empire. These dudes have been staples in the ATX BMX scene forever and are still out in the streets, at the dirt jumps and on their bikes every day. This video is a pretty accurate representation of what you can get into on an average day in Austin …

Automated route generation for bicycle tours of the United States

Payne, Katherine Carl | search.proquest.com

ABSTRACT
Planning a multi-day bicycle tour is a time intensive and difficult task. To enable cyclists to construct their own multi-day tour routes, we propose an automated system which, given an origin, destination, and points of interest, generates detailed bicycle tour routes of minimal perceived exertion. This dissertation is comprised of three bodies of work contained in chapters 2, 3, and 4, respectively. In the first work– chapter 2, we build and test a model of the perceived exertion of different categories of cyclists on a daily path within a long bicycle tour. We first propose an additive formula for calculating the perceived exertion of cyclists on component parts of a …

10 AM start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018, 10:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

3 Austin Cyclists Went

We’re riding out at 10 AM for the winter! A moderate C-pace ride (roughly 11 to 14 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park to the Abrupt End and return. Round trip is about 20 miles. The trail is paved for the entire distance, with a 1/2 mile hill on the outbound. We’ll regroup at the top of the hill on the outbou…

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Rental Bike Company Thinks It Has a Fix for Dallas’ Bike-Share Problem

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Weekend Bike Ride Coldspring, TX

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I did the ride in Coldspring with our MS150 team It was damp, foggy, cool and even a bit rainy at spots. Hills are not fun in the wetness, especially being the first ride of the year. Hills are tougher and people are on the brakes more going down the wet hills. At the first stop, we were wet, a bit tired already and the road was covered in gravel and it was bumpy. We decided on the 25 mile route. The weather had cleared up a bit by the second rest stop, but were were all still feeling it. It was only about 15 miles at that point, but it felt like 25. I think a couple of us could have done the 32 mile route, but that last will would have been tough. In hindsight, I should have done the longer route. As soon as I hit the dirt parking lot, I heard air escaping from my front tire. It was flat by the time I had my bike leaning against my truck. I picked up a small piece of glass in the middle of the tire. I patched the tire at home and installed a new tube. I’m ordering a new pair of Continentals today as these Michelins are worn out after just one season. I had to give my bike a good washing too as it was covered in dirt. I even tossed on a coat of wax (actually a sealant) while I was at it.

It was my first time doing this ride. It was organized fairly well. Parking was a bit tough and more signage would have been nice. It was a nice bonus to have the girls of the dance team offer to hold our bikes while we snacked or used the too few port a potties.

The Humble Lions Club ride is in three weeks. A nice, long flat ride with one pass over the Bridge of Death. I just home it is better organized this year than it was last year. …

Med Center projects aimed at bikes, pedestrians

By Bruce Selcraig | www.expressnews.com

The city broke ground Tuesday on two infrastructure projects in the South Texas Medical Center area that public officials hope will inch San Antonio toward becoming a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly city.

District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez and members of the Medical Center Alliance, among others, grabbed a dozen shovels beneath some spindly live …

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