Texas Bicycling News June 26th 2017

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Father of teen bicyclist killed, urging for more safety in Georgetown

Christy Millweard | www.kvue.com

GEORGETOWN, TEXAS – It’s been five months since Tommy Ketterhagen, 19, was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in Georgetown.
Now, his father is pushing for better safety for other cyclists in the area.
“Safety, you can never get enough safety,” said Tom Ketterhagen.
For Ketterhagen, the pain and loss of his son haven’t gone away; they’re things he deals with …

Circle C? Maybe, but first we do COVERED BRIDGE HILL!! 8:00 AM

Sunday, Jul 2, 2017, 8:00 AM

Dick Nichols District Park
8011 Beckett Rd, Austin, TX 78749 Austin, TX

9 Austin Cyclists Went

We will meet before 8:00 AM, wheels down 8:00 AM, at Dick Nichols Park for about two hours of casual rambling around SW Austin. Gary knows the area like the back of his hand.

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Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C

Sunday, Jul 2, 2017, 7:15 AM

Across from Rio Plaza
Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft) El Paso, TX

2 Cyclists Went

• Distance: Usually 20-25 miles• Roll Out: 7:30 am• Pace: (Group B 14-17 mph) (Group C 12-14 mph) Note: Group C rides should have a minimum of 2 riders for safety• Details: No Drop Ride. Route will be a little tour of the Upper Valley.  Ride leader will determine route based on abilities of those who show up to ride.  Most routes are flat with f…

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RIDE SCHEDULE – July 2017

Georgetown Cyclopaths | www.cyclopathsoftexas.com

Saturday 7/1/2017 8:00 AM Catholic Church in Andice 33 miles A7 44 miles A8
Sunday 7/2/2017 9:00 AM Berry Springs Park 32 miles B25 43 miles B50

Saturday 7/8/2017 8:00 AM Bertram Elementary School 43 miles BE1
Sunday 7/9/2017 9:00 AM Berry Springs Park 33 miles B27 46 miles B16

Saturday 7/15/2017 8:00 AM Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg 32 miles WA11 46 miles WA12
Sunday 7/16/2017 9:00 AM Berry Springs Park 32 miles B39 42 miles B8

Saturday 7/22/2017 8:00 AM Union State Bank in Florence 34 miles F2 43 miles F3
Sunday 7/23/2017 9:00 AM Berry Springs Park 32 miles B60 38 miles B67

Saturday 7/29/2017 8:00 AM Georgetown Rentsch Brewery – 42 miles GT1
Sunday 7/30/2017 9:00 AM Berry Springs Park 32 miles B25 43 miles B50

2017 LSR Calendar

Lone Star Randonneurs | lonestarrandon.org

2017.07.01 Mineral Wells ACP brevet 200 129 Gary Gottlieb
2017.07.01 Mineral Wells RUSA brevet 362 1089 Gary Gottlieb
2017.07.01 Mineral Wells ACP brevet 600 609 Gary Gottlieb
2017.07.22 Willow Park Dart Pop 100 Gary Gottlieb
2017.08.05 Italy ACP brevet 200 313 Stephen Hazelton …

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Getting Accustomed to New Brake Pads Bike Ride

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After yesterday’s rain shortened bike ride today’s weather was much more biking friendly. Partly cloudy skies, temperature range of 86 to 91 with the wind from the east at 7 mph. The route I chose was “New Caney – Roman Forest Loop – Valley Ranch” for a total of 40.4 miles. June mileage is up to 735 with just 65 miles left to hit the June goal of 800 miles. The miles on the bike ride was a few more than usual because I added a couple of extra streets at the beginning in Elm Grove Village and Woodridge Forest.

I had to get used to the new brake pads when applying the brakes. The new pads grip the rims quicker and with more stickiness producing a squeal every once in awhile. BY the end of the ride I was getting the hang of how much pressure to apply. With the new pads I adjusted the distance between the brake pad and the rim which probably plays a part in the new feel to braking.

A couple of “casual” bikers crossed my path but no serious cyclists.

Weather for Tuesday looks biking friendly so I will continue my quest to the June goal.

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Texas Bicycling News June 25th 2017

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Barton Creek bike bridge built, but few coming so far

By Ben Wear | www.mystatesman.com


I tweeted out just after sunrise Friday that I was hanging out at the new Barton Creek bike bridge in Southwest Austin to see how many cyclists and others might be using the $14.5 million edifice. I noted that in the half-hour or so I was there, I had seen one commuting cyclist cross the 1,045-foot span over the creek gorge.
Not surprisingly, the qualifiers quickly started appearing in my feed. Well, you’re doing your count on a Friday, clearly a light commuting day. Don’t you know the kids are out of school? The high is supposed to be 100 degrees for …

Video: Charity Donates New Bikes to Tornado Victims

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Spokes 4 Hope donated new bikes to the children who live near Canton, after many of the childrens’ homes were damaged in the tornado outbreak.
After the donation, several of the children shared what it was like as those deadly storms approached them.
“We saw a tree and it was going in a circle and we all ran into the bathroom and when my dad shut the door, that’s when you could …

Let’s go for an intermediate road ride

Saturday, Jul 1, 2017, 8:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

3 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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Cyclocross Clinics

Bicycle Sport Shop | www.bicyclesportshop.com


Is it too early for Cyclocross? We don’t think so, not when the race season starts mid-September! It’s time to dust off your cyclocross bike, or get some dust on your new bike, AND refresh or gain some new skills. BSSCX will host a 4-week refresher/beginner clinic to sharpen your skills on mounts/dismounts, cornering, braking, sand, barriers, bike carries, race starts, etc. Each week a different batch of skills will be covered. Our Club Captains and members with all their CX knowledge and skills will be there to teach, encourage, and make you more confident in your CX skillset. Here is our schedule: …

Bike riding for a cause

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Bike MS: Cactus and Crude Ride 2017, presented by Apache, has been scheduled July 15-16.
The ride starts in Midland and travels to Lamesa for an overnight stay before finishing up at the Caprock Winery in Lubbock.
The annual two-day fundraising ride is an opportunity to raise funds to support Multiple Sclerosis research and …

Carroll grad bikes from Austin to Alaska to raise money for cancer research

Julie Garcia | www.caller.com


Seventy riders ride for about 70 days through the country. Murphy is about of a 24-person team biking the Sierra route, one of three riders could choose. The team started training last October.
“It took about six months to complete the 2,000 training miles,” she said. “The Austin cycling community feels like a family.” …

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Wrong Direction into the Rain Bike Ride

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I made the wrong choice for today’s bike ride. I think the weather radar I checked before starting was out of date even though the time showed the current time. My plan was to bike south towards Huffman and back but as I rode through Kingwood and near Kingwood High School it started to sprinkle and when I got to Kingwood Greens it started to rain hard so I turned back. Riding north along W. Lake Houston Parkway I decided to go through the new shopping center to see what stores are there. The rain slowed to a drizzle and as I rode back to W. Lake Houston parkway to continue north the rain stopped.

By now I was soaked and the 80% humidity made me feel like I was in a sauna suit with the soak jersey and shorts. I headed back home riding an indirect way to get the mileage above 10 and ended up with 11.4 miles. Not biking yesterday due to rain until afternoon this week’s biking totaled 148 miles, short of my 200 mile goal. For the month of June I am at 695 miles with 5 days to reach my 800 mile goal. If the rain will cooperate I can make the goal.

Yesterday with the rain I performed maintenance on my Stradalli Red Pro 14 bike. The brake pads looked close to needing to be replaced but the wear grooves still showed a few miles left but I too one pad off to check and found the pad needed to replaced now. I took off the old brake pads one at a time and installed the new ones (new pads are Jagwire JS453RCB). This is what the old ones looked like. (click on the image to enlarge it)

Behind what looked like not worn out pads if I waited too much longer the carbon rims might have been damaged. Thank you rain for pausing me long enough to check these out. Later I decided to swap the tires as well. I installed the Continental Gatorskin Hardshell 700×23 tires 1/23/2017 at 19257 miles. Now after 2756 miles I rotated to see if I can get more miles than not rotating them. While I had the rims off the bike I washed down all of the places I can’t get into with them on the bike. So even though I didn’t get to ride yesterday I touched the bike anyway.

Hopefully the rain moves out tomorrow and I get to bicycle.

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