Overcast Sky Replaced A Blue Sky Bike Ride

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I have been battling with Google to get a replacement phone order to stick. I enter the order and then 15 minutes they cancel it. To vent some of my frustration I went on a 37.5 mile bike ride following the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route to the north and west. The blue sky left and overcast moved in as the wind shifted from the NE to the SW. The temperature was steady at 84 degrees. I started late (12:13 PM) due to long phone calls with Google and I didn’t realize this would put me in some school zones during dismissal times. But I made through the traffic finishing the ride at 3:20 PM.

Another battle late last night was fixing another website I run that was infected with a redirect piece of code. WordPress is great but finding all of the nooks and crannies code can hide in takes time. It was after 1 AM when I finally flushed out the culprit. Then I got up at my usual early time intending to watch Grand Prix de Wallonie on Cycling.TV but ended up with Google taking my attention. I did see the winner cross the finish line though.

The ride went well with the wind helping me ride north and then punishing me when I turned to the west. With the PowerPod not pumping out watts numbers on the Elemnt computer I focused on average speed and staying above as much as possible. I was able to get it up to 14.9 mph and hold it there for several miles.

Stopping at the Valero station on FM 1314 and Sorters Road I took a 25 minute break to eat a couple of fruit and grain bars washed down with orange flavored Gatorade. The love bugs were flying around making the rest not so enjoyable. I thought they should make a good meal for the grackles but they weren’t around when you need them.

The ride to finish from the Valero traveled roads I have been on many times. Not much happened and I made my way through Kingwood.

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

Strava Bicycle Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News September 12th 2017

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2017 Pineywoods Purgatory Ride Cancelled

Debbie Lee | Angelina Expo Center

THE PINEYWOODS PURGATORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED ON OCTOBER 7TH . Please either mark it on you calendar as cancelled or remove it please. A number of reasons went into this decision.

Marty’s farewell ride this weekend

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For those who knew him, Marty is leaving for Idaho this morning. I organized a huge group ride for him yesterday which had a fantastic turnout. trail itinerary was BCGB > Cat mtn > 4 corners > city park. We had about 30 people at one point at the greenbelt, then about 10 at cat mtn, then me and 2 others called it a day after 4 corners.
was a fantastic day and many good memories from it.

First-Ever Dallas Bike Ride Will Cover 20 Miles Of Closed City Streets

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The first Dallas Bike Ride, a 20-mile loop through closed city roads, rolls into town Nov. 4. The route will showcase neighborhoods from Bishop Arts District to Uptown, crossing the Trinity River four times.
The ride was organized “to take people to different parts of the city that they’ve never been to before,” says Michelle Cleveland, the marketing director of Capital Sports Ventures, the organization planning the event in …

Bid on Bicentennial Hike & Bike Trail in Nolana Avenue North to Trenton Road

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Prebid: 09/07/17 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: UPDATED Bicentennial Hike & Bike Trail
Owner Solic Number: 09-17-C40-432 Status: bidding Report: 8017221
Country : United States State: TX County: Hidalgo
Location: Nolana Avenue North to Trenton Road
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged), WBE (Woman Biz Enterprise)
Scope: For the improvements of erosion control, clearing, earthwork, grading, traffic control, curbing, parking lot, landscaping, irrigation (drip & bubbler), signage, lighting, concrete ADA ramps, sidewalks, driveway aprons, benches, trash receptacles, bike racks and other appurtenances.
Notes: This solicitation has some or all federal funding, additional requirements may apply.This project has a …

El Paso Chile Pepper Challenge Oct. 1, 2017

Sunday, Oct 1, 2017, 7:00 AM

Grace Gardens
6709 Westside Dr El Paso, TX

25 Cyclists Went

Chile Pepper ChallengeSunday, October 1, 2017Grace Gardens6701 Westside DriveEl Paso, Texas100 miles 7:00am62 miles 7:30am40 miles 8:00am25 miles 8:30am10 miles 9:00amhttps://elpasobicycleclub.com/chile-pepper-challenge/

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ARR Trail Crew rock armoring PIZZA PARTY! – Meet at Pool Parking Lot

Sunday, Sep 17, 2017, 4:00 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

5 Mountain Bikers Went

Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT.We will do some rock armoring (light and heavy) on the creek bed trail and at the Main Creek Crossing.  We have an awesome landscaping hand truck to make moving rocks a breeze.  Rubber boots might be appropriate.  If you are not allergic to poison ivy, we have a special hero job for you!  :)After the rock armoring ses…

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8 AM start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Sep 19, 2017, 8:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

3 Austin Cyclists Went

We’re riding out at 8 AM for summer coolness.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 ou…

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Flood Debris, Squealing Brakes Bike Ride

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I rode to the south on a modified “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. I modified it to get around the flood cleanup area on Kingwood Drive and to bike 40+ miles. Thanks to that I biked 42.4 miles. With those miles I am up to 273 miles for September with a goal of 300 miles. I really want to reach 6000 miles for the year by the end of September which means I need to ride 448 more miles this month. This will put me in position to hit 7000 miles for the year.

The route still took me through areas in Kingwood still digging out of flood debris. These are photos I took on the ride today. (click on the image to enlarge it)

Wildwood Ridge Drive Bear Branch Village
Wildwood Ridge Drive Bear Branch Village
Wildwood Ridge Drive Bear Branch Village
Kingwood Greens
Kingwood Greens
Kingwood Greens
San Antonio Waste Dept in Kingwood Greens

Weather was picture perfect with 80 degrees when I started at 10:44 AM and 86 at the 2:15 PM finish. The sky was a nice blue but the wind wasn’t so nice: 14 mph from the north with 17 mph gusts. This made for hard bicycling whenever I hit the headwind. I don’t remember too much of a tailwind though. Humidity was a pleasant 45% but that may change in a day or so to more normal Houston levels.

At the start of the ride I tried to get the PowerPod power meter to turn on but it refused so no watts readings for this ride. I am disappointed with the PowerPod as this is the third time it quit working. I am going to contact Velocomp to see about returning it for a refund. Maybe riding without a power meter will free me to not look at the Elemnt computer as much.

Riding on Ramsey Road east of FM 2100 I saw evidence of high water with debris caught on fences pushing them down. It looked about 2 feet high but that was beside the road. In the past I rode here with water across Ramsey Road in places after a heavy rain.

Even with the brisk wind biking was great and mid 80’s temperature meant I didn’t sweat as much or the wind dried it up as fast as I produced it.

When I got to the Huffman Chevron at 12:55 PM I took a 25 minute rest stop to prepare to ride into the wind going west on FM 1960. I was 30.5 miles into the ride. The love bugs pestered me as I sat in the shade under the pump canopy which hastened my departure by a few minutes. The trip west on FM 1960 wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be and I improved my average speed to 14.9 mph.

I didn’t make the turn onto Atascocita Shores Drive but continued to Pinehurst Trail and then right. This was because earlier I changed the streets to go through Atascocita South. As I waited to cross W. Lake Houston Parkway on Aerobic Drive the traffic light changed and I started to cross WLH when a big box truck started blowing its horn and squealing brakes as it ran the red light coming towards me. I sped up and got out of the way but the cars behind had to wait for the truck to get out of the intersection. That was about the only excitement during the ride!

More great bicycling weather tomorrow.

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

Strava Bicycle Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News September 11th 2017

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Wild Rose Pass

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Fort Davis, Texas
September 9, 2017
Christine readies for a ride from a roadside park just below Wild Rose Pass with the destination of Balmorhea about 25 miles down the road. (I was coming down with a cold and sat this one out). …

Teen charged with stealing ‘bait bike’ on Texas A&M campus

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An 18-year-old College Station man was arrested on the Texas A&M campus early Sunday after authorities said he took possession of a “bait bike,” according to university police.
Authorities said the GPS-equipped bike was removed from its rack on the west side of the Dunn Hall dormitory just after 11 p.m. Saturday.
After tracking the …

Saturday Social Ride to the Texas State Fair

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07 October 09:45 – 12:00
Cooler weather means it’s corn dog time! We’re headed to the State Fair on October 7th. Bring a good lock and enough money for admission, food, rides, and anything else you would like to enjoy while you are at the fairgrounds. …

Want a say in Austin’s expanding trail system?

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


Want to learn about – and have a say in – new trails that are sprouting across Austin?
You’ve got two opportunities this week.
City officials and contractors will make a presentation about construction of the next segment of the Violet Crown Trail, which ultimately will stretch more than 30 miles from Zilker Park to Hays County, at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Hampton Branch Library, 5125 Convict Hill Road. This 4,000-foot portion of trail will start south of the library, cross under MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) and continue to the intersection of Convict Hill Road at Brush Country. Maps will be available, and members of the Urban Trails Program and …

CYCLING: Thompson Criterium men’s/women’s

By Tom Pfaff | www.buckscountycouriertimes.com


DOYLESTOWN — The Schneider sisters, Samantha and Skylar, landed at Philadelphia International Airport about 6 p.m. Saturday, with the Doylestown Health Women’s cycling event barely 18 hours later as part of the 14th Thompson Criterium/Bucks County Classic. …

Doylestown Health Women’s Race
1. Samantha Schneider (ISCorp p/b Progress), 57 minutes, 47 seconds; 2. Emily Newsom (Fearless Femme Racing), 57:53; …

… For Newsom, a fourth-year pro cyclist competing in Pennsylvania for the first time, she looks forward to return trips here.
“I was a little apprehensive, because I kept hearing how the course was so technical, but I loved it,” the 34-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, said. “It was so cool, a lot of fun, and the crowds, of course, were cool. I’ll be back.” …

CycleBar® to Host ‘We Ride as One” Charity Rides for Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

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CINCINNATI, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, CycleBar will host charity rides at its nearly 100 studios throughout the next few weeks in order to raise donations to benefit the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. In addition, CycleBar will be selling “We Ride with Texas” shirts and hats, providing its studios and communities with multiple ways to give back in an impactful way.
Beginning September 6, more than 90 studios across the country will participate in the fundraising events. Depending on the studio, riders will …

Play in the Franklins

By Cindy Graff Cohen | www.elpasoinc.com

Celebration of our Mountains includes hiking, biking, climbing, ghost towns, dinosaur tracks and stargazing

Wherever you’re standing in El Paso, you can see mountains. It’s a view El Paso natives often take for granted, but visitors can’t say enough about our awesome Franklins and the nearby Sonora and Organ ranges.
When I moved to El Paso years ago, the El Paso Times interviewed me as the new executive director of El Paso Ballet. I remember one of my quotes touched on how seeing the mountains made me feel like I was …

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