Texas Bicycling News September 8th 2017

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Conquer the Coast route changes after Hurricane Harvey damage

Natalia E Contreras | www.caller.com


Conquer the Coast officials announced route changes to its well-known scenic bike ride.
After Hurricane Harvey devastated towns in San Patricio and Aransas counties, officials made changes to the route that normally features the Corpus Christi Bay.
“Due to the amount of damage and uncertainty many communities along the 66-mile route still …

Bike Austin’s Ambassador Program

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Bike Austin’s Ambassador Program develops leaders in the bicycle community for our collective efforts in increasing roadway capacity and user mobility; strengthening the economy and household affordability; improving the environment; and promoting an active, healthy lifestyle. We track volunteer hours through openCurrents, a platform that allows you to accrue alternative currency for social action. Create an openCurrents account today and track your volunteer hours with us! Have a specific interest? Join a committee! Sign up to volunteer here. …

Bike-sharing arrives in downtown Garland with one of the city’s own companies as the vendor

Ray Leszcynski | www.dallasnews.com

GARLAND — A tool to broaden the connectivity of Garland’s reinvigorated downtown core was unveiled last weekend: a small army of VBikes that didn’t stray too far from their mother ship.
In the 15 years since the arrival of Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail, the city has created an urban neighborhood, with apartment residents helping to bring new life and nighttime vitality to the area around its …

“Keep Houston Rolling”: A Bike Donation Program for Those Who Lost Cars to Harvey

By Meagan Flynn | www.houstonpress.com


During Hurricane Harvey, an estimated 500,000 to one million cars sank in high water. And so as tow trucks carrying muddy, flooded-out vehicles join the long procession of traffic along Houston’s congested roads and freeways, and as thousands of people who lost everything try to get back to work, Houston Bike Share will try to make their lives just a little bit easier.
Starting Saturday, Houston Bike Share will begin taking bike donations so it can give hundreds of bikes away for free to those who lost their cars to Harvey. BikeHouston, Freewheels Houston and Rice Bikes are also partners in the new …

Video: Bike drive helps drivers who lost cars during flood

By Katherine Whaley | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) —
BCycle is helping Houston get back on the move with a bike drive this weekend.
With hundreds of thousands of cars lost during the flooding, may Houstonians are without reliable transportation. Houston Bike Share has partnered with BikeHouston, Freewheels Houston and Rice Bikes to launch the Keep Houston Rolling program.
You can help by …

This weekend’s rides: Mt. Bonnell + Scenic Dam Loop! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

It looks like we have another spectacular weekend ahead of us! Let’s go check out Mt. Bonnell and MJs on a 62 mile route https://www.strava.com/routes/10498583. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!
Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at an endurance pace typically finishing around a …

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Blue Sky, Fall Weather with Flood Debris Piles Bike Ride

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Wow! The fall weather continues. When I checked my home weather station this morning around 7:15 AM the temperature showed 58 degrees. The sun was coming up and there was a blue sky in the making. By 11:44 AM when I pushed start on my Elemnt computer it was 81 degrees, 53% humidity and a clear blue sky for as far as I could see. Choosing the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route to the south and east I didn’t know what to expect since this would take me through some of the hard areas from Hurricane Harvey flooding.

Adding a couple of extra streets to the route I wanted to be sure to ride 30+ miles and the ride came up to 33.1 miles when I finished at 2:26 PM. September is now up to 153 miles with 300 miles as my goal. I should exceed that if this great weather lasts as long as the forecast says. Hurricane Irma is threatening Florida but should stay east of Texas thanks to the high pressure system providing this weather.

As I rode along the route I could see some progress in removing the flood debris in Kingwood Town Center, Walden and along Atascocita Shores Drive but many areas are waiting for the trucks and crews to get to them. Kings Forest looks the same as when I biked there last Saturday. Kingwood Lake apartments on Kingwood Drive looks worse because the crews are now removing the water soaked contents on the first floor. I saw several tow trucks hauling flood damaged cars and trucks away with water lines easy to see. Kingwood Greens has not seen removal crews yet but now the streets are not full of parked cars so they can get to them. The house I stopped at still has the wood flooring stacked on the curb in a big pile and the flooded car still sits in the driveway with the high water mark. The smell is strong even with the breeze blowing.

On the east side of Lake Houston the damage is not as much but on Fairlake Drive at the low spot where the road curves piles of sheetrock and water soaked furniture lay by the street. In Huffman at FM 2100 and FM 1960 I thought this area would not flood but the home healthcare business across from the Chevron station hd a pile of insulation and sheetrock.

I took a short rest break at the Chevron station sitting under the pump canopy. Some people were there talking about the damage they suffered and what their plans were. A lady that works at the station told me she had a little bit of water in her house but it wasn’t bad. I was 21.4 miles into the ride at this point and stayed about 10 minutes to refill my water bottle and recharge for the 11+ miles to the finish.

Riding across Lake Houston the water was still higher than normal and a solitary boat moved from the west to the east. From the causeway on the west end I saw a big pile of logs and trees that collected because the bridge stopped them. Thankfully there was an open space for them to come to rest in. I also could see a few homes that front the lake and the damage they took. When I turned onto Atascocita Shores Drive I saw a boat dock out in the water with a boat dangling from the side partially under water. The little inlet there had floating debris too.

Usually on the way back I ride through Kingwood Greens but the street is blocked for the debris removal and to keep traffic to a minimum so I rode through Kings Harbor. The apartments on both sides of the street had large piles waiting to leave and numerous crews were working. The closed Wells Fargo bank office had a crew working there I guess hoping to attract another tenant or owner. Life Storage still had the large 18-wheeler trailer parked and several people moved about the storage cubicles dragging stuff around. Farther along W. Lake Houston Parkway the YMCA had several work trucks now and I could see stuff that used to be inside laying nearby. The Ace hardware store despite having their parking lot full of items from the flooded store had a cardboard sign saying they were open 9 to 5. Next to them the shopping center with a Randalls grocery store and many shops was fenced with many trucks and crews moving around. AT&T had two trailers probably to replace the store that was damaged.

Crossing Kingwood Drive I started to reach end of the flooded area. HEB, Walgreens and Whataburger stores re closed as people work on them. There are many more stores closed as well. At the Houston Police substation a Flower Mound Police SUV cruiser was parked on the street but the Garland Police SUV cruisers were gone; not sure if they returned home.

Tomorrow I plan on biking to the north and the weather forecast says more of the same.

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Bike Sharing Comes to UT Arlington

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Starting Thursday, there’s a new way to get around the University of Texas at Arlington.
UTA’s Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact was set to launch its new bike-share program on campus at the University Center Mall Thursday morning.
UTA students, faculty and …

UPDATED Community Park Hike & Bike Trail

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Bid Date & Time: 09/14/17 10:00 AM Prebid: 08/31/17 10:00 AM
Prebid Mandatory: yes
Solicitation Title: UPDATED Community Park Hike & Bike Trail
Status: bidding Report: 7973174
Country : United States State: TX County: Collin Location: Princeton
Scope: Construction of approx. 4,137 LF of 8′ wide reinforced concrete trail in community park, 786 Cy of excavation, 33096 SF of Furnish and
Install 6″ Reinforced Concrete Trail, 767 CY of Prepare 6″ of Subgrade, 62 LF of Furnish and Install 15″ Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 4 ea of
Furnish and Install Single-Barrel Sloped Headwall for 15″Reinforced Concrete Pipe, see attached file.
Notes: Written question deadline: 09/07/17 by 5:00 PM. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M. on August 31st, 2017. The
meeting will be held at the Princeton City Hall at 123 West Princeton Drive, Princeton, TX 75407. …

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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Magical Museumn Bike Tour

Saturday, Sep 30, 2017, 8:00 AM

Wolter’s Park
1107 Hillje Ave Schulenburg, TX

2 Members Went

The “Magical Museum Tour” is a fundraiser and social ride for the Houston Bicycle Museum starting and finishing in Schulenburg, Texas. It features rides of different lengths on low traffic country roads and will also provide you with a chance to visit the famous “painted churches” of Fayette County. Each of the routes will cross a piano-wire truss …

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Houston Buffalo Bayou Hacks

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
I rode from Richmond & South Eldridge to Tanner & Brittmoore beginning 4:00 pm in about 2 hours and 10 minutes, which included a 15-20 minute detour to check on Beltway 8 and Boheme.
Final route was east on Briar Forest to Memorial, then west on Memorial to Plantation Road, which runs north to Memorial City. The Briar Forest bridge over BB is dry as are the approaches. Briar Forest was completely choked with motor vehicles from BW8 to Memorial. There were open patches westbound on Memorial but I still moved faster than mv traffic. I used a combination of bike lane, sidewalk and lane splitting, depending on the situation. I did not have a functioning horn and it really would have come in handy. I had to move slowly and deliberately; there were a lot of sudden unexpected vehicle movements. Red lights meant …

Quintana Roo auctions bike to support Texas rebuilding fund

by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BRAIN) — Quintana Roo has launched an online auction of its Fit Series entry-level triathlon bike, the Kilo Race, to support the OneStar Foundation’s Rebuild Texas Fund, which was established through a $36 million contribution from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The fund will focus on a long-term vision for recovery from Hurricane Harvey of the affected areas along the Texas coast. The auction will be …

Captains Blog – 09/07/2017 – Tour de Cure, Bike MS & Tour de Gruene

by Sameer Gokhale | cycling.powweb.com
2017 Central South Texas Tour de Cure
This year, the Tour de Cure ride will take place in San Marcos on October 28, 2017. They have combined the ride and run events into one signature event. You can register to walk, run or ride and raise funds for a worthy cause. Their kick-off/training ride is this weekend at Hula Hut – 3825 Lake Austin Blvd. If interested, please register here. They are offering 50% OFF registration fee at the event.
They have multiple ride options starting from 15 miles and going all the way to 103 miles.
Bike MS
With Bike MS only a …

TX Trails & Ponytails (TTP) Women’s Skills Clinic

Sunday, Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM

5 Bikers & Hikers Went

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ARR Trail Crew – Special Ops Rock Crew – Meet at Pool Parking Lot

Monday, Sep 11, 2017, 7:00 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

3 Mountain Bikers Went

Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT.Special Rock Crew using rigging equipment (light and heavy) on the creek bed trail and at the Main Creek Crossing.  All rigging will be under the direction of an experienced crew leader.  Strict safety discipline will be observed.  Hardhats will be required in the rigging area.  Hardhats will be available for those in …

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City Council to consider bringing car-, bike-sharing services to San Marcos

By Marie Albiges | communityimpact.com

… Spin bicycles
The City Council also discussed bringing Spin, a dockless bike-share company, to San Marcos.
The pilot program would bring an initial fleet of 150 Schwinn bicycles to San Marcos over the first two weeks of the pilot and expand to 550 over the first two months. The bicycles would be distributed in key transit areas, commercial zones and high-density residential areas.
Bicycles would have a locking mechanism on the back wheel that is unlocked through the company’s smartphone app, and bikes would be parked on wide sidewalks and at or near …

September Member Profile: Jen Figueroa

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When and why did you decide to become a Bike Austin member?
I became a member this summer after I started thinking about all my Austin cyclist friends who have been hit by cars over the years (while following all traffic rules and literally staying in their own lane), and I decided to channel all my anger and frustration into positive action by volunteering with Bike Austin.
“Here’s a picture of me ‘exercising’ my right to vote!” ~Jen
What benefits or positive outcomes have you enjoyed as a Bike Austin member?
I didn’t actually become a Bike Austin member until …

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Trek Top Fuel 8 Bikes and Accesories

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Bid on Trek Top Fuel 8 Bikes and Accesories in Customs and Border Protection El Paso Sector, USBP Specialty Unit / EPT 3711 Mattox . El Paso, TX
Owner Solic Number: 20100933
Status: bidding Report: 8026533
Country : United States State: TX County: Yuma
Location: Customs and Border Protection El Paso Sector, USBP Specialty Unit / EPT 3711 Mattox . El Paso, TX
Set Aside Types: SBE / SME (Small Biz Ent)
Scope: Trek Top Fuel 8 Bikes and Accesories
Notes: Total Small Business
Plans: From Owner. See linked file. …

Bike supplies and accesories

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Added: Sep 04, 2017 6:40 pm
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 20100930 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 336991 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is a …

Bid on Upper Boggy Creek Trail Phase 1 in Austin

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Prebid: 09/13/17 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Upper Boggy Creek Trail Phase 1
Owner Solic Number: IFB 6100 CLMC677, 10796.003 Status: bidding Report: 8027003
Country : United States State: TX County: Travis Location: Austin
Est. Low Value: $2,341,719 Est. High Value: $2,341,719
Set Aside Types: MBE/DBE (Minority / Disadvantaged)
Scope: Constructing a bike trail approx 1/2 mile long and installing a steel truss pedestrian bridge, along with bank stabilization. Ancillary improvements consist of a water and wastewater line, landscaping, and pavement striping. Work includes approx. 2,571 CY of embankment; 4,335 SY of subgrade preparation; 1,110 SY of surface milling; 5,260 LF of …

8 AM start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017, 8:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

1 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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