Texas Bicycling News Digest November 26th 2017

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Brownsville debates best course for old rail corridor

By STEVE CLARK | www.brownsvilleherald.com


Years ago, when officials first started talking about relocating eight miles of Union Pacific rail line from West Brownsville to a new route outside of town, the assumption was that the old railroad right-of-way, once the tracks were gone, would be turned into a road stretching from the B&M International Bridge to what is now I-69E.

Accordingly, the Barnard family, owners of …

Drunken driver killed UT Dallas library assistant riding his bike on Thanksgiving, police say

Julieta Chiquillo | www.dallasnews.com


Murphy police have arrested a 26-year-old driver suspected of fatally striking a cyclist on Thanksgiving Day.

Wilfred TJ Manatsa Jr. faces charges of intoxication manslaughter and failure to identify. He was arrested at the scene of the crash and remains in the Collin County jail in lieu of a combined bail of $27,500.

Wylie resident Cameron Owen Randle, 34, was riding his bicycle at about …

UPCOMING RIDES

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Bicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
Sat, December 02, 2017 9:00 AM Bicycles Inc. – Arlington
Maypearl Greatness
Sun, December 03, 2017 9:00 AM Venus, Tx
FWBA Christmas Party
Sat, December 09, 2017 5:00 PM Stockyards Station, Lone Star Room
Argyle Adventure
Sun, December 10, 2017 9:00 AM Bicentinnial Park, Southlake, Tx
River View
Sat, December 16, 2017 9:00 AM Rio Vista, Tx
No Wind No Hills
Sun, December 17, 2017 9:00 AM Sublett and 287, Arlington, Tx
LBJ Grasslands
Sat, December 23, 2017 9:00 AM 400 N Miller St, Decatur, TX

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Sunday Bike Ride in Kingwood

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I got home late from church and with the blue sky and 75 degree temperature I decided to go for a bike ride. I didn’t hit the open roads but chose to ride the streets and trails in Kingwood for a total of 15.7 miles. I started at 1:28 Pm and finished at 2:41 PM. I rode my Blue Norcross AL bike for some variety.

Wardrobe choices: long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey and shorts. I hesitated to wear the long sleeve jersey but once out the door I was glad I did because the wind chill would have made me cold.

There were several “casual” cyclists out along the route enjoying the weather.

Still a few days left in November to ride if the weather will cooperate.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest November 25th 2017

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FATAL CRASH ON FM 1488

by Scott Engle | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com


At 8:30 Saturday morning a driver was east bound on FM 1488 at what witnesses say was about 50 mph. A male in his 30’s who was on his way to work was riding east bound on the shoulder. According to witnesses the male on the bicycle glanced over his shoulder then started to cross FM 1488 to the westbound side. The …

BICYCLE RIDER FROM SATURDAY FATAL CRASH IDENTIFIED

by Scott Engle | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com

At 8:30 Saturday morning a driver was east bound on FM 1488 at what witnesses say was about 50 mph. Michael Angelo, 29, a gymnastics coach who was on his way to work just down the street, was riding east bound on the shoulder. According to witnesses Delucke glanced over his shoulder then started to cross FM 1488 to the westbound side. The Delucke was struck in the middle of the second lane and thrown from the bicycle. CPR was performed at the …

Gymnastics coach on bike hit, killed in Montgomery County

KHOU.com Staff | www.khou.com


MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – A local gymnastics coach was hit and killed in an accident in Montgomery County Saturday morning, according to DPS.

Around 9 a.m., Michael DeLuke, 29, was riding on a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle on FM 1488. …

Could ‘dockless’ bike-share be an Uber-Lyft replay for Austin?

By Ben Wear and Pam LeBlanc | www.mystatesman.com


The sudden appearance of several dozen “dockless” bikes back in March might have a familiar ring to anyone who watched Uber and Lyft barge unauthorized into the Austin market back in 2014.
The rental bicycles, some of them bright yellow and others a non-Austintatious shade of orange, simply showed up here and there on downtown Austin streets as South by Southwest kicked off. City officials, looking at the Ofo and Spin logos on the bikes — some properly upright on kick-stands, others lying …

Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

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November 25th 80 Degree Bike Ride

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80 degrees on November 25th! This is why I live in Houston. I couldn’t stay inside and rode the Stradalli Red Pro 14 on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for a total of 34.1 miles. This puts November at 427 miles and YTD is now 7,240 miles. I need to ride 190 miles to reach my stretch goal for the year of 7,430 miles. This could be the last 80 degree day of 2017 but there are several 70 degree days in next week’s forecast. A partly cloudy sky accompanied the warmth and the wind was 5 mph from the south.

Starting at 11:19 AM I didn’t expect to see any other cyclists but when I came to the stop light at Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960 two lady cyclists were stopped in the left turn lane on FM 1960 waiting to turn left towards me. When there was a break in the traffic I made my right turn onto FM 1960 and waved and they waved back. The rest of the ride went as planned and I finished at 1:52 PM.

I am testing an online program called SportTracks which syncs with the desktop version SportTracks 3 which I have used for 8 years. I tried this before but didn’t see the value for $59 per year but they added goals and I like the way the data is presented so I will probably sign up when my free trial runs out. Below is a screenshot of today’s ride summary.

SportTracks online bike ride summary