Power Pod Reunites with Stradalli Bike Ride

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The goal for today’s bike ride was to go far enough to lower the miles needed to reach my 6,000 mile goal for the end of September. I selected the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route biking 25.6 miles and this produced the result I wanted with only 91 miles left to hit the 6,000 mile goal. With 5 potential riding days left in September I think I can reach my goal with maybe a few miles to spare. The reason I say 5 riding days is that one day I take my wife to the medical center for treatment.

After yesterday’s bike ride the USPS delivered my Power Pod power meter. Before today’s ride I plugged it into my computer to check it out. There were all of the ride data up to when it stopped working which leads me to believe this is the same unit I sent back and not the new unit I was supposed to get. However, I transferred the profile over and erased all of the old data for a clean start and maybe delete something that caused the failure. I installed the Power Pod on the Stradalli before the ride and got ready to leave. I left at 12:32 PM not sure how the Power Pod would respond. I got the “0” for watts and saw it was communicating with the Elemnt computer but no watts showed. I pressed the Power Pod start button for a few seconds and it entered the setup mode counting up to 100 as I rode. When it reached 100 there was a pause and 41,303 watts showed before it settled down to a more realistic reading. From the rest of the ride I think it showed a reasonable wattage number though at the finish Strava shows my max watts at 1601, way beyond my ability. I don’t have a way to edit out the spike I found out a text editor will work to edit the file but the next ride should be a normal amount, I hope.

Starting later than normal (after church today) meant the weather had time to heat up. The conditions at the start were 90 degrees, 68% humidity, partly cloudy sky and a SE wind at 13 mph. At the 2:27 PM finish the temperature edged up to 92 while the humidity dropped to 58%. The sky and wind were unchanged.

Good biking weather on Monday as I chase the 6,000 mile goal.

Strava Ride Summary (click on the image to go to Strava.com)

Strava Bicycle Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest September 23rd 2017

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Parents say school route is unsafe in Vista Ridge neighborhood

By Lauren Kravets | kxan.com

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Nathanael Ferguson has two children at Camacho Elementary school in the Leander Independent School District, and he says he would never let them bike to school.
“Thankfully there hasn’t been a tragedy yet, but under present circumstances it seems reasonable to think it’s only a matter of time before we have one,” Ferguson said.
The Leander Independent School District …

Verify: Bike sharing…How does this all work?

David Schechter | www.wfaa.com

Bike sharing used to be it was an orderly affair. Most cities do it like Fort Worth does. Rent at one station, return to another station. Now, a growing number of cities in America are being invaded by colorful, station-less bikes.
FINDING A BIKE
I have a whole bunch of questions I wanted answered. Maybe, you too. …

Group travels through Great Falls to raise awareness for mental health issues

By Margaret DeMarco | www.kbzk.com


About a year ago, Texas natives Tom and Ellen Harris along with friends Isaac and Libby Manning decided to do something extreme to bring more awareness to mental health issues.
The couples chose to bike the Lewis and Clark trail backwards and began the Light the Trail ride in Fort Clatsop, Oregon on September 3.
“What we are trying to do is eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness and depression,” Tom Harris said.
According to Tom Harris, 45,000 people a year die from …

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Sports Overload Day Bike Ride

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Today could be a sports overload day: bike ride, Astros on Fox TV and University of Cincinnati Bearcats football on CBS Sports Network. To fit all of this in I started the ride a little earlier than usual at 9:26 AM planing to get back before noon which I did finishing at 11:55 AM. Thank goodness for DVR’s. This will take two of them, one for the Astros (using our antenna) and the other using Dish satellite.

At first I was going to ride to the north but to keep within my time constraint I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route biking 32.2 miles. These miles reduced my gap to reach 6,000 YTD miles by the end of September to 117 miles. Making progress!! So far I biked 604 miles during September and 170 miles this week.

I didn’t expect to see too many other cyclists along the route today because of not starting at 8:30 AM but I did see a few before I got to FM 1960.

The first full day of fall weather was great for biking: 82 degrees at the start but the humidity was 83%. The temperature went up and the humidity down by the end of the ride: 65% and 90, respectively.

A quick stop at the Huffman Chevron for ice and water was the only break in order to finish close to my time goal.

More great weather on Sunday for a bike ride.

Strava Ride Summary (click on the image to go to Strava.com)

Strava Bicycle Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest September 22nd 2017

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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Channelview area

By Margaret Kadifa | www.chron.com


A bicyclist was fatally struck by a car late Thursday, along Interstate 10, in the Channelview area.
The bicyclist – who has not been identified – was riding westbound about 11 p.m. in the feeder road in the 6900 block of Interstate 10 when he was slammed into by an SUV or pickup truck, said Deputy V. Balthazar with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. …

PARK TO PORT BIKE RIDE

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Saturday, October 7, 2017
7 am
Bill Coats Bridge
The Park to Port Bike Ride gives cyclists a unique perspective of Houston. The 20-mile round-trip takes riders from Hermann Park’s Bayou Parkland east along the Bayou Greenway trail to the Port of Houston. Port Houston sponsors a turn-around party at Brady’s Landing with snacks, drinks and music. Participants then ride back along the trail to Hermann Park for a celebratory post-ride party under the Bill Coats Bridge. For a …

Territory Manager – Northern Texas & Louisiana at Trek Bicycle in Dallas, US

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Description: Trek Bicycleneed a Territory Manager – Northern Texas & Louisiana immediately starts from Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:03:52 GMT, this position will be placed in Texas.
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Trek Bicycle is a global leader in the design and manufacture of bicycles and bicycle related products. Trek believes the bicycle can be a …

Longview seeks input on bike, pedestrian plan

By Jimmy Isaac | www.news-journal.com


As a dual-credit student and member of Longview Area Multi-Sport Association, Jared Rose made sure Thursday that the city’s plan for non-motorized travel included his thoughts.
He was among dozens of attendees at LeTourneau University for an open house about the bike and pedestrian plan being developed by consultants and the city’s Metropolitan Planning Organization.
A second open house is …

Man with ax allegedly threatens mountain bikers in same area cyclist was murdered

By Jessica Leicht | www.kktv.com

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – 11 News has learned the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another crime that happened in the same area where mountain biker, Timothy Watkins, was murdered.
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Investigators tell 11 News they’ve gotten reports of a man threatening mountain bikers with a hatchet.
Both incidents happened over the weekend near mount Herman Road near Monument.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office would not say if they …

The final mile

By Brett Weiss | www.star-telegram.com


If you’re a regular reader of K Magazine, you’re probably familiar with Keller resident and UT-Austin student Kristopher Novak, whose story we’ve chronicled over the past year. As part of Texas 4000, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, Novak and his teammates pedaled their way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money to fight cancer.
The 4,500-mile journey took the better part of the summer, and …

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21th Annual Bicycle Swap Meet in Hurst Texas Saturday, October 14, 2017

by KevinM | ratrodbikes.com

Bicycles, Inc. Parking Lot 143 E. Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054 Saturday, October 14, 2017 • Set up starts at 7am • Swap starts at 8am • Booth space $10.00. No charge to bring 1 bike to sell. • All types of old bicycles welcome, antiques, classics, musclebikes, ratrods, vintage road bike, anything that you want to sell or trade. For more information about the meet, hotels, etc… contact Scott McCaskey, Mark York at 817-268-6572 email at sm2501@aol.com or Kevin Murphy at 817-454-7431 or rkmurphy1@yahoo.com Hurst is located about 5 miles West of the Dallas/Ft Worth Airport. Take the Norwood exit and head North to Harwood. Turn right (or East) and Bicycles Inc is on your left hand side.

Mt. Locke Race

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September 16, 2017
There are two races up Mt. Locke held on Sunday after the Cyclefest ride.
The one mile race and the 6 mile race have the objective of starting from way down yonder. …

BikeTexas Annual Membership Meeting 2017

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Every September, BikeTexas members come together for the Annual Membership Meeting. We hear from board members and staff about where we are and where we’d like to be in the next year. We share successes and setbacks. This Sunday, we’d like to hear from you.
We invite you to join us on Sunday, September 24, from 3:30 to 6 PM as we celebrate the work of another year together. …

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