Texas Bicycling News June 21st 2017

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New details in death of A&M student killed by garbage truck

By Clay Falls | www.kbtx.com

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – New details are emerging on how a Texas A&M Student was killed by a City of College Station garbage truck.
Alannah Ritch died in the accident on September 8, 2016.
Her mother spoke with News 3 for the first time Tuesday and told us how she’s working to keep her legacy alive.
“Our hearts are still broken,” said Kathi Ritch of San Marcos.
Her 21-year -old- daughter Alannah was heading to campus from …

Joggers, bikers and firefighters save couple at Plano pond

Hannah Davis | www.khou.com

PLANO, Texas — Elizabeth Thrash won’t forget her day at the park last Saturday. That’s because a bike ride quickly turned into a race to save two lives.
“Their car just sped over the curb right here and never even slowed down,” Thrash said.
Witnesses say a 72-year-old driver lost control of his car and drove it into a pond at a popular walking trail just off the 3700 block of Country Place Drive. His 80-year-old wife was in the …

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Welcome to Austin Cycling Meetup, your friendly neighborhood “low key” recreational cycling group!Austin Cycling Meetup group is not a hard core anything. We’re a little bit …

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Cyclists in route from Texas to Alaska stop in Grand Junction

By Matt Vanderveer | www.kjct8.com

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — Riding with a purpose – in this case, cancer awareness.
That is the message that 66 cyclists with spread over the next two months as they ride the 4,000 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska.
The Texas 4000 ride is completed with just a bike and a backpack.
On Wednesday, one of the three Texas 4000 groups all traveling different routes stopped in Grand Junction– this one is part of the …

Susan Peak

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I wanted to prepare for an upcoming tour in Illinois. Christine and I have ridden the Z Tour out of Princeton, Illinois once before and found that there is more to Illinois than flat corn fields. It has its share of hills also.
So Christine, Brian, and I went on a training ride. Although we cannot match the scenery or humidity, we chose a route that would provide us with hills matching most tours–6 to14%. …

B.I.G. Training Program

Tuesday, Jun 27, 2017, 6:00 PM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

5 Cyclists Went

B.I.G. stands Beginner Intermediate Group. Each week we will meet at 6 p.m. for a short (15-minute) lesson on basics of road cycling, followed by a 12-15 mile in the Upper Valley. BIG program will continue through July, with longer weekend rides also coming up to build stamina.   Starting point is River Run Plaza on Country Club Road (1/3 miles wes…

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Wind, Sensors, Factory Reset Bike Ride

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I thought I would never reach SH 242 with the N 22 mph (27 mph gusts) wind hitting me. Pedaling in a lower gear than usual I put my head down and pushed forward. At each traffic light I thought I might get a break but today I got all green lights. Once I made the left turn at SH 242 the strong headwind turned into a strong tailwind. To add a little distance to the ride I rode west on SH 242 to Speed Street and then back to the south bound service road. The “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” ride totaled 32.6 miles bring the week so far to 99.9 miles. If I had known I would .1 of mile short an extra street or two could’ve been added.

While biking north the speed was around 12 to 14 mph but cycling south I hit 23+ mph several times and the pedaling effort was much less. The wind is from the tropical depression to the east of Houston pumping lots of wind but no rain so far. When I started at 11:23 the temperature was 93 and by the end it moved up to 95. The cloudy sky didn’t let the sun through but I perspired heavily though the humidity was only 52%. I finished the ride at 1:48 and was relieved the rain stayed away with some dark clouds to the east.

At the beginning of the ride my PowerPod refused to connect with my Elemnt computer. When I checked the sensors connection I saw the speed sensor also wasn’t connected. That isn’t too bad with the GPS tracking speed too. After several tries I gave up on the power readings and waited until after the ride to mess with it. In the process I had removed the power sensor and speed sensor from the Elemnt connections.

Back home I tried to pair the PowerPod and speed sensors again but no luck. I changed the battery in the speed sensor but still no connection. In desperation I did a factory reset on the Elemnt, wrong decision, and tried again. Now all of my screens reverted to the factory settings and I will need to make changes to get back to mine. In the future no factory reset. I will connect the PowerPod to the software program to see if I can get it working.

Not sure what the weather will be like tomorrow but if it doesn’t rain I plan on biking.

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Texas Bicycling News June 20th 2017

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Capturing the Moment : the Photographers of Texas Bike Racing

By Carolyn Defoore | texasbikeracing.com


Wherever you go in the Texas bike racing scene, you can always spot a photographer or two, carrying giant lenses and bags of gear, crouched down in the corners, trying to capture the perfect shot. …

Ride Like A Girl – Maintenance Clinic with Joe!

Wednesday, Jun 28, 2017, 6:00 PM

Monkey Wrench Bicycles
5555 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

17 Mountain Bikers Went

Something for the north/central folks: Joe, owner of Monkey Wrench Bicycles, is hosting a maintenance clinic for RLAG!Joe and Monkey Wrench are one of ARR’s super sponsors!   Not only is Monkey Wrench a longtime sponsor of the RLAG program, Joe and his shop do all the repairs and maintenance on the Kid Trips bikes – for free. Come and get amazing …

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PeopleForBikes launches consumer campaign to inspire people to get out and ride

by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com


BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — PeopleForBikes today launched its latest consumer campaign, Bike Days of Summer, with the goal of motivating more ridership this summer. The promotion features four different days focused on inspirational reasons to get out and ride. …

Bike-sharing service offers new ride options

Sarah Hoye | www.wfaa.com

DALLAS – If you’ve been downtown lately, chances are you’ve seen yellow bikes parked at bike racks, sitting in the middle of the sidewalk.
Like bike-sharing programs across the country, the concept is simple: rent it, ride it, return it. And yes, there’s an app for that.
With VBikes, riders locate available bikes by GPS, check it out and then leave the bikes where …

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Summer Arrives, Time for a Bike Ride

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The first day of summer arrives today and I decided to go for a bike ride. The mind was willing but the legs had trouble with the NE wind at 13 mph and 19 mph gusts. The wind is a sign of  tropical storm Cindy lurking in the Gulf of Mexico trying to make up its mind whether to come ashore on the upper Texas Gulf Coast or Louisiana. We might get a lot of rain or not much depending on the storm’s location on Thursday and Friday. I will take rest days if it does rain. My legs are tired and I believe I am over “training”.

Biking the “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route I rode 33.1 miles. The route reverses portions of the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route I ride and the reversed portion put me into a headwind for the first 18 miles. I stopped at the 18.5 mile point at the Huffman Chevron for a quick water bottle and ice refill. Normally this leaves 11+ miles to the end of the ride but with the reversed route there were 14+ miles to the end. From the Chevron station many of those miles were with a tailwind where I got my speed up to 18 mph or more. But the last 4 miles my legs slowed and the energy faded. I was glad to finish at 2:00 PM after starting at 11:22 AM.

There were lots of clouds in the sky but not enough to hold the heat back. During the ride the temperature ranged from 93 to 95.

I saw two other cyclists; one early in the ride and the other less than 2 miles from the end.

If I ride around the same time tomorrow the weather should be like today with rain possibly later in the evening.

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