Texas Bicycling News January 26th 2017

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Bicycle Mechanic School Austin Texas

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Freeze Your Fanny registration underway

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Runners and cyclists will raise money for the Gregg County Special Olympics team Feb. 4.
The annual Freeze Your Fanny, which features a bike ride and run, is planned that day.
The run starts at 8 a.m. and the bike ride starts at 10 a.m. Both events start at …

2017 Spring Road Race Calender

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Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
February 18th – 19th
Louisianna State University, Baton Rouge, LA
February 25th – 26th
University of Arkansas, Fayettville, AR
March 4th – 5th
Tri – Conference
Baylor University, Waco, TX
March 18th – 19th
Rice University, Houston, TX
March 25th – 26th
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
April 1st – 2nd
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
April 8th – 9th
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
April 15th – 16th
SCCCC Championship

10 AM start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2017, 10:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

2 Austin Cyclists Went

Start time is 10 AM.Weather permitting…A moderate pace ride (roughly 11 to 14 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park up to the Abrupt End at Lindell Lane just north of Decker Lake.  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 pe…

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Southern Tier Winter Tour

By David Hayes | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 31 – Fabens TX – Anthony NM: Sunrise | Sunset
Wednesday January 25, 2017
As predicted, today was better than Windageddon ’17 from yesterday 🙂 So much better I can confidently say I kicked the stuffing out of bike travel today!
There was still wind. I mean, come on, it is West Texas. But it was only about half of what it was yesterday, so it felt like I’d been given my parole. The first 20 miles or so into El Paso was pleasant not only for the peacefulness of the miles and miles of pecan groves lining the road, but also because there were THINGS TO SEE. In fact, it was a shock when I rounded a corner and BOOM…civilazation: a strip mall up ahead.
Call me crazy, but I like the energy and variety of riding through a big city a lot more than the endlessly flat, featureless, devoid-of-literally-everything (including plant life), straight-as-an-arrow roads I’d been riding on for a week. Even dodging cars and constantly stopping at red lights was a welcome change.
I needed to ship something back home so my first stop was a retail UPS location. After boxing things up I learned that, indeed, I couldn’t actually ship the items at this locaton but only at the main airport UPS terminal.
Time to Google-map my way through …

Austin Cycling Meetup

Austin, TX
3,503 Austin Cyclists

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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How Much Will The Bike Plan Cost?

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You hear us talk about the Houston Bike Plan a lot. The plan provides a comprehensive guide to making Houston a safer and more accessible city for road users over the next 10 years. It has four main pillars: improved safety, increased ridership, increased access and improved development and maintenance of facilities.
If you’re thinking this ambitious plan must come with a price tag, you’re right. We talked to Mary Blitzer, director of government affairs, about some of the …

This weekend’s rides: Liberty Hill! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

Thanks to Trump this weekend actually looks completely rideable! It will be the best weekend ever. No other weekend will be better than this one. Its gonna be the best.
Saturday we will get some longer miles, which are waaaaay overdue, by heading up to the Liberty Hill store and back via Round Mountain. The route is 76 miles long and will be super fun! The route is here: …

DB Lite 1-28-17, 10:00am, 49 miles to Little Elm/Tribute

by Ron_Shome | www.planobicycle.org

We’re delaying the start a couple hours to allow the day to warm up a bit, so see you at 10am. We will be riding NW to LIttle Elm and Tribute Golf Course. Please be ready to roll at least 10 minutes before departure time to sign in and listen to the pre-ride talk. …

Memorial ride set for Sunday for cyclist killed in hit-and-run

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


A memorial bike ride has been scheduled to honor Tommy Ketterhagen, the 19-year-old cyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver in Georgetown this week.
Members of 787 Racing are organizing the ride, set to start at 10 a.m. Sunday at East View High School, 4490 E. University Avenue in Georgetown. The 27-mile ride will follow one of Ketterhagen’s favorite cycling routes east of Georgetown.
Ketterhagen was part of 787 Racing since …

Ride over the Kemah bridge.

Saturday, Jan 28, 2017, 7:30 AM

Bay Area Park
7500 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX

1 Cyclists Went

A 30 mile ride over the Kemah bridge.Meet by the duck pond at Bay Area park, close to the exit.  Plenty of parking there along with restrooms.A longer ride (33-36 miles) with a bail-out at around 29 miles total (turn right on Bay Area Blvd from Space Center). Some short cuts are available if you decide you need a breather. We have a great route …

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2017 Tour de Houston Expands to Fort Bend County

By Houston Press | www.houstonpress.com


For the first time, the 12th annual Tour de Houston cycling race will venture into Fort Bend County.
“I can’t think of a better way for Houstonians to see our scenic city and enjoy the outdoors,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a statement Tuesday.
The race will be held on Sunday, March 19. It includes three lengths: a 61.5-mile route, beginning at 7:30 a.m.; a 43.6-mile route, beginning at 8 a.m.; and a 20-mile route beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The long course begins on Allen Parkway and heads west to Kirby, then south to …

Police looking for driver who hit and killed teen cyclist

By: Elizabeth Saab | www.fox7austin.com


Georgetown Police are looking for the driver who hit and killed 19-year-old Thomas “Tommy” Ketterhagen.
Police say Ketterhagen was cycling near his Georgetown home when he was struck early Monday evening. His family reported him missing late Monday evening after searching the area.
His mother, Luz Ketterhagen, found …

Circle C Cruise LATER TIME FOR COLDER WEATHER! 1:00 PM BY REQUEST!

Sunday, Jan 29, 2017, 1:00 PM

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

8 Austin Cyclists Went

We will meet before 1:00 PM, wheels down 1:00 PM, 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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Winter challenges

By Brett Weiss | www.star-telegram.com

Cyclist Kristopher Novak begins pedaling his way from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska this June.
“It feels simultaneously close and far away,” he said in mid-December. “There are fewer than 175 days until we leave, but there are a lot of challenges to overcome, namely that I still need to ride 1,700 more training miles.”
Novak, a Keller resident and UT Austin student, is part of the Texas 4000 team, whose …

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19-year-old Georgetown bicyclist killed in hit-and-run

By Calily Bien | kxan.com

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Authorities are trying to find out who hit and killed a 19-year-old bicyclist in Georgetown between Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
Georgetown police say Thomas (Tommy) Ketterhagen’s was last seen riding his bicycle in east Georgetown around 5 p.m. Monday. When he didn’t return home that evening, his family reported him missing. On Tuesday morning, his mother found his …

Austin joins Big Jump Project to increase city cyclists

By Dave Byknish | kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin is now one of an elite group of 10 cities working towards the goal of increasing bicyclists.
Austin was selected as a member of the ‘Big Jump Project’ by nationally recognized PeopleforBikes. The initiative aims to achieve a ‘big jump’ in the number of people biking the city’s central core.
“Biking helps our city in so many ways – household affordability, low-carbon mobility, …

New Trail coming to Southeast Austin!!

By Woody C. Harrison | www.austinridgeriders.com

In spring 2016, the Austin Ridge Riders were approached by a neighborhood group and Keep Austin Beautiful to build a nature trail along east Williamson Creek. With the help from the City of Austin Parks and Recreation department, the permit for the new trail was granted! The route goes from Pleasant Valley Road to Stassney along the creek bed.
We plan to start trail clearing in January or February 2017. With ample volunteers, luck and good …

Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C

Sunday, Jan 29, 2017, 7:45 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 27-30 miles• Roll Out: 8:00 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. Depending on weather and winds, one of 4 routes will be selected by the Ride Leader. Basically N, S, E or W of departure point. Most routes are flat with few, i…

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Southern Tier Winter Tour

By David Hayes | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 30 – Fort Hancock to Fabens TX: I Just Got Nixed
Tuesday January 24, 2017
Yesterday I was listening to an audiobook titled “The Nix.” In the book, “The Nix” refers a spectral horse in a Norwegian ghost story that appears, lets you ride it then gallops smoothly, beautifully with you astride it feeling glorious. Then, at the height of your happiness and joy in riding such a wonderful horse, it promptly runs straight off the nearest cliff and drowns you.
So, yeah, I was Nixed today.

Yesterday was so glorious on the bike, such a wonderful ride, so full of joy that the universe simply HAD to Nix me by sending me such a terribly disappointing wind day.

Today, for the first time, I feel like I failed. Every other time I didn’t quite make it, I thought I was wise, or strategic or, at the very least, realistic.

But today, I just gave up.

The day started well, with a good breakfast across …

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Windy Bike Ride to Huffman

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Boy was it windy again today but not as bad as Sunday. I left on today’s bike ride at 11:39 on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. I ended up biking 33.33 miles in 2:17.31 time averaging 14.5 mph. Riding to FM2100 and Old Atascocita Road I faced the stiff headwind but turning to the north on FM2100 I enjoyed the nice tailwind to Huffman. I did not take a rest break as usual (a new different approach to see how I do). The weather at the start and finish.

The wind gusts are what get you. Sunday the wind gusts were 45 mph and more so the 24 mph and 22 mph today seem tame until I tried turning the pedals and get up to any speed near 20 mph. The 81 degrees was great. I wore a long long sleeve jersey (not a thermal one) and a short sleeve jersey atop biking shorts. Except for riding over Lake Houston with the wind chilled by the water I could’ve wore just the short sleeve jersey. On the west bound leg over Lake Houston I glanced up to see another bicyclist riding east but not in time enough to wave.

January mileage increased to 345.53 miles exceeding my goal of 300 miles. I may need those extra miles if February’s weather takes a turn to the cold or wet. The weather will cool down tomorrow with a cool front coming through. Not sure if this will stop me from biking.

Update: After last Saturday’s ride at Coldspring when I washed my bike back at home I noticed the tires were showing their age with over 7,000 miles. Yesterday I put new tires (Continental Gator Hardshell 700×23) on and waxed the chain. This is the most miles I ever rode on a set of tires. The number of flats was small but I did experience a cut on the front tire that required a boot to keep riding it. Some other parts replacement coming up: new KMC chain, new Ultegra CS-6800 cassette and new brake pads. Carbon wheels must be hard on brake pads. My previous bikes without carbon wheels rarely needed brake pads. When I installed the new tire on the rear wheel and aired it up the tube blew out. I don’t know if I pinched it or the tube was weak. The tires were really tough to get on the rims and I used two tire tools to get them on. The tube that blew out had three patches but the blow out was not one of them. The new tires rode great.

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