Texas Bicycling News June 28th 2017

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Father of bicyclist hit, killed pushes for change at city council

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GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The father of a man hit and killed while riding his bicycle is pushing for changes.
Tom Ketterhagen addressed the Georgtown City Council Tuesday night asking for a bicycle safety plan. His 19-year-old son Tommy was killed when Aaron Davison crashed into him on …

ARR Walnut Trail Work 6/29 Thursday 6:30-8:30pm

Thursday, Jun 29, 2017, 6:30 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

5 Mountain Bikers Went

ARR Walnut Trail Work 6/29 Thursday 6:30-8:30pm Because of the primo dirt conditions after the rain, we will be doing dirt work! Meet at the parking lot entrance to the sidewalk trail.

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ARR Monthly Club Ride at Flat Creek Crossing Ranch

Saturday, Jul 15, 2017, 9:30 AM

Flat Creek Crossing Ranch
County Road 201 & Ulrich Road Johnson City, TX

54 Mountain Bikers Went

It’s Hot out, and that’s why we are headed to Flat Creek Crossing Ranch this month! They have water for us to play in after the ride! So bring your bikes and your swim suits! Don’t forget the chairs! Ranch fee is $10cash /per person! As usual after the ride we will be grilling out! We will be making fajitas, so please bring a side dish, dessert, fr…

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Education, Learn To Ride Classes, and More

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We recently introduced our new Education Director and we are now getting things moving!
From the Education Desk:
Good news! BikeHouston will be increasing the number of Learn-to-Ride classes soon. Our current offerings are bi-weekly on Saturdays. Future classes will be offered bi-weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 4:00 – 5:00 PM and 05:30 – 06:30 PM. Tony Banks, our certified LCI trainer is an awesome “bicycle whisperer” and can help you learn a skill that …

Family plans cross-Texas bike ride to raise money for Texas Tech scholarship fund

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In memory of a former Texas Tech student and employee, four bicyclists will begin a 1,000-mile journey Friday morning through 25 Texas counties from Perryton all the way south to South Padre Island.
The 10-day ride is intended to raise awareness for the Abigail Arroyos Forever 22 Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awarded four scholarships in …

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June Goal Met and So Was SpeedSportz Racing Park Bike Ride

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As I started the bike ride looking to the south dark clouds were on the horizon but thankfully I was biking to the north on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route. I wanted to skip the rain and as I rode north those dark clouds disappeared. I rode 34.9 miles which put me past my 800 mile goal for June with 813 miles and two possible biking days left. The east 14 mph wind didn’t pose a big challenge but I knew it was there pushing me from the right on the way to SH 242 and helping me a little riding south on the US59 service road.

When I made the turn left at SH 242 I continued west on 242 to SpeedSportz Racing Park. In the past I stopped once to look at the track and another time just riding by but today I rode into the parking lot and stopped. After a minute or so I decided to go inside and see if there was someone I could ask about using the track for bicycle racing. As I walked across the lobby I met a man and a woman and asked if they were connected to the park. Later I began to think the man was the owner. He called another man on his phone and a few seconds later the sales manager arrived. We talked about the track (it is .8 of a mile or 1.28K long) and bicycle racing. He had not thought of it before our conversation but was open to hearing more. I gave him a Texbiker.net business card and shook hands as I left. (The little loop at the top of the route is where I rode to SpeedSportz)

Riding back to US59 I went south and made good time thanks to the 14 mph wind not getting in my way. At FM 1485 I stopped at the Mobil station for water and ice. With the sky clearing up some the sun was hot and during the ride the temperature ranged from 85 to 88, cooler than usual for late June. To add a couple of miles to the ride I looped through Valley Ranch and back to US59 north of FM 1314. From there I stayed on the service road to Kingwood Drive before going east back into Kingwood. I finished the ride at 1:46 after starting at 11:00 am. The ride into Kingwood was a little harder with the headwind but the starts and stops broke up the effort.

I plan on riding tomorrow to add to June’s miles and I hope the rain doesn’t get me again. Riding south seems to be where I get caught in the rain.

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Ride Like A Girl – Walnut Creek

Monday, Jul 3, 2017, 6:00 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

29 Mountain Bikers Went

RLAG is back for 2017!Based on the theory that women learn new skills differently from men, these rides are designated as “for women only”.Riders break into small groups based on ability and then hit the trail. After the ride, we regroup for a raffle of prizes generously donated by our generous 2017 RLAG sponsors!All riders must bring a trail-wo…

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# Canceled Due To Rain # Tour De Cypresswood Trails ( Beginner )

Tuesday, Jul 11, 2017, 5:00 PM

Location details are available to members only.

4 cyclists Went

# Canceled Due To Rain #This Mountain Bike ride is a beginner ride. It’s a introduction to the Cypress Creek Trails. • 100 Acre Woods Trail Parking (https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9854633,-95.5768579,125a,35y,176.28h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3) What this ride is all about: Path Language, Bike Safety, Trusting your bike, Where to land your footing, and ma…

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BSS South to Mountain City and Back – 47 Miles

Saturday, Jul 1, 2017, 7:30 AM

bicycle sports shop
517 S. Lamar Blvd Austin, TX

2 Austin Cyclists Went

This route is the standard South Austin Out-and-Back with a few stop lights and mostly flat. We will go to Buda and then just keep going to Mountain City, stop for refueling, then ride back. The ride is no drop and the pace will average 15ish mph so be sure you can maintain that ride pace. Regular bikes welcome, recumbents worshipped. Post-ride far…

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It’s Summer Why Not Bike in the Rain?

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I had high hopes for today’s bike ride following the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route but by the time I rode to Atascocita the dark clouds hovered overhead and drizzle started failing. I altered the ride a little to find some cover at the Atascocita Country Club but by the time I got there the drizzle stopped. I paused a minute and resumed biking and got back to the route. Some drizzling as I approached FM 1960 but I could see the dark clouds moving north behind me and kept riding. Circling through Walden and back to FM 1960 the drizzle changed to rain so I stopped at the Chevron station at FM 1960 and Atascocita Shores Drive. Again the rain stopped a couple of minutes after taking shelter.

The road was wet but the rain stopped and I headed east along FM 1960 to Fairlake Drive. It looked like the road was going to be wet but maybe the rain would leave. Rounding the curve on Fairlake Drive the pavement turned dry encouraging me to ride on. Earlier as I biked past the church on Fairlake Drive I saw two cars parked with bike racks indicating at least two other cyclists were braving the unpredictable rain. I never did see them though. At FM 2100 I continued east on Old Atascocita Road but the dark clouds were coming to greet me. Rain did not fall until I made the right turn onto Ramsey Road and almost made it to Peters Road. At the stop sign while I stood there deciding to go right or left a car pulled up beside me and I waved as the driver went left. I followed him and about a hundred yards later the sprinkling stopped. I rode past a Comcast crew working on wires on the utility poles hoping the rain was behind me for good.

It didn’t last too long as I made the turn onto Stroker Road a few more drizzles hit me but I left them behind after a few tenths of a mile. Biking by a house on my left two German Shepherds behind a nice chainlink fence barked menacingly even after I was out of sight. The rest of my time on Stroker Road was dry. The route turned right onto FM 2100 north for the ride to Huffman. Those pesky dark clouds were ahead of me but the road was dry. Passing Spanish Cove I could see the road ahead and rain was falling but for awhile the rain moved north at about the same speed I was going. Just south of the Old Atascocita Road intersection a teenage looking girl was walking south on my side of the road and I wondered if the rain had caught but she looked dry when we came together. A half mile north of the intersection I caught the rain and within a few yards was soaked. My plan now was to ride on and take a break at the Huffman Chevron to dry out some and give the rain time to leave.

At the 30.5 mile point I rode under the pump canopy at the Chevron station. Prior to arriving at the railroad crossing the rain stopped which was good because I had to stop for the traffic light to change. Getting a few paper towels I dried off some of the dripping water and went inside for a Greensheet newspaper to sit on while I ate some snack crackers and let the breeze evaporate some of the water in my jersey and shorts. I stayed there about 25 minutes and before leaving refilled my water bottle with ice and water for the trip back home.

FM 1960 was still wet but the closer I rode to Atascocita Shores Drive on the west side of Lake Houston the drier the road got. No more rain but the clouds looked threatening behind me to the south and off to the north beyond where I would finish. I made it back home at finished the ride at 2:07 after starting at 10:29. I washed the Stradlli and heard some distant thunder. This was the second ride towards Huffman with rain. Sunday I attempted to ride there and turned back when I encountered rain.

Maybe tomorrow’s ride to the north will be dry.

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