Texas Bicycling News August 6th 2017

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Supporting the Blue: Local police connect to the community with ‘Viva McAllen Streets’

MARK MORENO | www.themonitor.com


McALLEN — Residents from across the Rio Grande Valley turned out in high numbers Saturday to honor local law enforcement and “support the blue” at the “Viva McAllen Street” event.
McAllen Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit organization built on a solid partnership between law enforcement, the media, and a team of volunteers working together to help solve crime sponsored the event at the McAllen Convention Center. The organization encourages citizens to aid us in solving crimes, by offering cash rewards, and assures anonymity to those who furnish valuable information leading to the …

Let’s go for an intermediate road ride

Saturday, Aug 12, 2017, 8:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

5 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

Intermediate Ride:Please join us and all are welcome to our Saturday morning, 8am Intermediate ride starting and ending at our shop. We will average 16mph and ride for 90+ minutes. This is a no drop ride and the group will stay together.Please bring your helmet, water and a positive attitude.All bikes and bodies are welcome to join us on the Per…

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Let’s go for a social road ride.

Saturday, Aug 12, 2017, 8:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

3 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

Social Ride: If you’re hesitant to join a riding group, this is the ride for you! In the beginner group, there is NEVER pressure to ride longer or faster. Our knowledgeable ride leaders will help you navigate through the turns and answer any cycling questions you may have. All types of bodies and bicycles are welcome!Please bring your helmet, wate…

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Video: Bike Camp helps children with Down syndrome ride down the road to independence

Quita Culpepper | www.kvue.com


Summer camp is a time for fun, friendship and learning.
This past week some volunteers took that mission to heart and helped children with physical and developmental delays learn to ride a bike.
For some, it was the ride of their lives and the first of many steps down the road to independence.
You may have heard the saying “life is like riding a bicycle” – but for …

While biking along a popular trail, a Houston cyclist was caught in a man-made trap that left him bloodied

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A popular biking trail has one local cyclist crying foul after he says he was snarled in a man-made trap on Tuesday afternoon.
West Houston’s Terry Hershey Park is home to the “Ant Hills,” a collection of unpaved biking trails that allow cyclists to ride on natural terrain and experience nature in its purist form. …

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Humidity, Rain Drops and Cyclists Bike Ride

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I have too many morning things to do to leave early for a bike ride for some reason. I did manage to start today’s bike ride at 9:30 am though which is earlier than the other bike rides this week.

Setting out on the “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route I passed about 15 to 20 cyclists that did manage to start their rides much earlier than I did. Most of them passed me on various streets west of Lake Houston with a few coming by on the causeway over the lake. One straggler came by headed east over Lake Houston as I rode to the west almost at Atascocita Shores Drive.

The plan was to ride far enough to hit 200+ miles for the week and I accomplished that with 32.4 miles today moving the week’s total to 209.8 miles. If I’d known it was so close to 210 I would’ve went around the block near the end of the ride.

The sky at the start was mostly cloudy but not threatening. No rain in the forecast until later in the day. With 85 degrees at the start and 78% humidity it felt cool until I warmed up and then the perspiration started flowing mightily. When I finished at 12:12 pm the temperature had went up only to 87 and the humidity dropped to 71% but it was still muggy. I didn’t realize how much I sweated until I took my socks off after the ride and they were soaked. I encountered some rain on Pine Echo Drive with some nickle sized drops for about 100 feet. At first I thought it was an errant lawn sprinkler throwing water but when I went past two houses and saw the wet spots on the street it was rain. Just before the drops hit me I was thinking the ride would be rain free.

With the route today putting me at the Huffman Chevron a couple miles earlier than when I ride the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route I decided to take a short rest break to dry up some of the sweat and drink some cold water before resuming the ride. A lady inside the store offered me a cushion to sit on outside but I turned it down because I would have soaked it with the wet shorts. The Greensheet newspaper soaked up a lot of moisture and when I put it the trash it was limp and wet. This was 17.8 miles into the bike ride. I stayed about 15 minutes and then back on the road.

After finishing the ride taking off my clothes felt like I just stepped out of a swimming pool from the wet clothing.

I will probably not ride on Sunday since I am making good progress towards my 800 mile goal for August with 176 miles so far. A rest day is in order.

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We Got Ourselves a Bike-Share War in Dallas

By Tim Rogers | www.dmagazine.com


In June, Matt Goodman broke the news that VBikes had quietly launched in Dallas. The Garland company has a pretty cool concept. You use your phone to find a bike. They cost a buck an hour to rent. You can park them anywhere.
As much as I’d like to support a local company, VBikes just got some competition, and I think the new kid in town has an advantage. This morning I spotted some orange bikes on the sidewalks of downtown. They belong to a …

Over This Summer, Bike-Sharing Options In Dallas Have Multiplied Threefold

By Molly Evans | keranews.org


Five stories that have North Texas talking: Dallas has three new bike-sharing companies in the mix, but just one is local; Texas consumes the most energy in the U.S.; preview the Women Texas Film Festival; and more.
What a difference a summer makes. Dallas has at least two new bike-sharing companies in operation, and a third is on its way.
Before June, just …

Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
1,685 Bikers & Hikers

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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Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
1,685 Bikers & Hikers

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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McAllister Park (Mountain Bike)

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2017, 6:15 PM

5 Bikers & Hikers Went

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Cove House registering riders for annual bicycling event

By LYNETTE SOWELL | www.coveleaderpress.com


On the morning of Saturday, August 12, bicycling enthusiasts from all over Central Texas and beyond will converge at First Baptist Church to kick off the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour.
The event is a fundraiser for Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter, which will receive all proceeds from the event.
This is one of the shelter’s largest fundraising events of the year, in addition to its annual banquet each fall.
Registration for single riders is $30, with a fee of $40 for tandem riders. Registration may be completed online now or …

New bicycle traffic signals installed in downtown Austin

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com

Heads up, Austin bicyclists. You’re getting your own traffic signals.
The Austin Transportation Department has installed signal faces at a dozen intersections in Central Austin. Some of them started operating last week, and I took a detour this morning to see how they worked. …

This weekend’s rides: Pflugerville + Oasis Brewery! Russell’s!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

Saturday we have a special treat! We will do the 65 mile Pflugerville Loop (https://www.strava.com/routes/3955052), then end at the Oasis Brewery for some post ride chillaxin. The weather looks good and not too hot. Woot!
Sunday is our more casual Coffee Shop ride that will take us to Russell’s for some awesome pastries and coffee. The route is 50 miles and can be found here: …

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