Texas Bicycling News August 1st 2016

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Barton Creek Greenbelt – Upper Luv Gluv Huck Video

hunrugger

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I’m not a regular at BCGB, so I’ve never explored above the Quarry, glad I did today. Loads of lines to session with multiple lines to session.

Get Involved Spotlight: Ghisallo Cycling Initiative

By Mike Lee

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From Ghisallo Cycling Initiative, this month’s Get Involved spotlight non-profit:
Mission and Vision
Our Vision:We envision a community where youth become expert cyclists who grow to become lifelong, safety­conscious riders.
Our Mission:Our primary mission is to develop youth who safely and expertly integrate bicycling into their daily lives, to …

Sunday morning ride

Sunday, Aug 7, 2016, 8:00 AM

Intersection of 19th and Nicholson
19th and Nicholson Houston, TX

3 HHRC members Went

Join us for a beautiful ride with brunch afterward. Meet at 19th and Nicholson. We will ride down the Heights and White Oak Bayou trails through downtown to Buffalo Bayou. Then brunch at Last Concert Cafe afterward.

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Group C Ride Upper Valley Cotton Fields

Saturday, Aug 6, 2016, 7:00 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

5 Cyclists Went

Meet: 7:00 am.   Roll-Out 7:15 amDistance: 24 milesPace:  12-15 mphStarts at River Run Plaza, 1071 Country ClubThe route is a loop to Gadsden H.S. via Borderland, Strahan, Bosque, N. Vinton, Westside,Washington to Gadsden H.S., Return South on Hwy 28 to McNutt, then Southon Westside to Country Club.• Breakfast afterward at San Isidro Restaur…

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Mamma Jamma Training Ride #8 Pflugerville Safari

Saturday, Aug 6, 2016, 7:00 AM

Cele Middle School
6000 Cele Road, Pflugerville Texas 78660 Austin, TX

16 Austin Cyclists Went

Join us for this weekend’s training ride with distances of 14, 20, 34, (42 & 48 unsupported)Meet up at 7:00 AM, ride out at 7:30 AM.If you’ve never been to one of our training rides, you are in for a real treat!  All of our rides are fully supported with car support (SAG), water and snacks.We offer routes of various lengths and difficulty to hel…

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Austin Cycling Meetup

Austin, TX
3,504 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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Baldwin takes 100K trophy and KOM

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The inaugural Heart of Texas Cyclists 100K went off quite well with overwhelming positive response from riders and sponsors alike.
We’ll post a photo gallery soon, but here are our winners’ photos. …

2016/17 USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar

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… Dec. 10 Resolution ‘Cross Cup Dallas (Garland), TX 2
Dec. 11 North Carolina Grand Prix Hendersonville, NC 2
Dec. 11 Resolution ‘Cross Cup Dallas (Garland), TX 2
Dec. 17 Highlander ‘Cross Cup Waco, TX 2
Dec. 18 Highlander ‘Cross Cup Waco, TX 2

Ride Interview- Red River Bike Rally- Pottsboro, Texas

By Jennifer Jones

www.wheelbrothers.com

Many know that Lake Texoma houses a beautiful expanse of scenic views, but it is also home to a great ride, the Red River Bike Rally.
This ride allows riders of all skill levels and interests to enjoy the magnificent scenery throughout a day of riding. There are many other surprises along the routes, including home made goodies to all the pizza you can eat following the ride. This ride is loved by many in the Lake Texoma community and would be a great pre-ride for athletes gearing up for the Hotter’N Hell Hundred only 2 weeks later.
Here is an interview with Bike Rally Chairman, Joe Brown. He paints a picture of what it is like to really be at the ride.
As a cyclist, why join the ride? …

BikeHouston@Work in July 2016

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Houston Bike Plan: The Houston Bike Plan is now making its way through final administrative details before it can land on City Council agenda for a vote. Which gives you time to send in a letter of support to ensure it passes. Click here to send in your letter!
Trail Intersection Success! The intersection of White Oak Drive and the Heights Bike Trail was made safer by the placement of no-parking signs immediately adjacent to the trail. This is a small but notable success especially in terms of City process working to make streets safer! Thanks goes out to the Houston Bikeways Program, 311 Process and the Public Works and Engineering Department (PWE).
Street and Trail Projects: …

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Old Problem Popped Up Bike Ride

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A new week and a new month but an old problem popped up this morning. I went out to the garage to unlock and do my morning bike tire check. Front tire checked great, rear tire checked soft. I brought the wheel inside to find the problem. I suspected the flat I had last Monday might be the cause after looking at the tire tread and not finding anything sticking in or out. Visual inspection of the tube around the patch didn’t find a leak but the water test did. As I suspected my patch was slowly leaking a bubble or two per second. The tube only has two patches and I hated to replace it. I pealed off the patch and saw it was barely covering the hole. Cleaning up the area I applied glue and waited for it to dry and then positioned a new patch over the hole. Then I aired up the tube and did a water test again. No leaking air. The tube went back in the tire and I mounted the tire, aired it up and put it back on the bike. I wasn’t riding for another hour and I went out to check before I got dressed. The tire was rock hard and ready to ride.

After watching the Tour de Portugal I got ready and started the ride at 12:18 on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route. My goal for August is 800 miles and I wanted to ride 30+ miles. I biked 33.55 miles today, about 4% of my goal. I figure I need to ride 200+ miles each week to hit my goal; 167 miles to go this week. I will watch the Tour of Utah on my DVR shortly.

It was hot today and this week it could hit 100 several days. My home weather station reports are below.

I stopped at the Huffman Chevron at 21.2 miles into the ride. The shade was nice and I dried off as I rested. At first I thought the wind wasn’t going to blow but it slowly started moving.

After resting about 30 minutes I was back on the bike headed home for the final 11+ miles. I finished the ride at 3:17.

Maybe I can start earlier tomorrow.

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Home Weather Station – Start and Finish

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Coffee and bicycles under one roof on East 7th Street

BY STEVE CLARK

www.brownsvilleherald.com


People who are serious about bikes and people who are serious about coffee will soon have a place in Brownsville to indulge both passions.
7th Street Cycles & Park Coffee is under construction at East 7th Street and Taylor, across the street from LinearPark, where husband-and-wife proprietors Graham and Dolly Sevier currently do business as Park Coffee on Brownsville FarmersÒ Market Saturdays. …

Saturday Upper Valley – Group B

Saturday, Aug 6, 2016, 7:15 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

2 Cyclists Went

• Distance:  27-30 miles• Roll Out: 7:30 am• Pace: 14-17 mph• Details:    Due to heat, we are starting earlier….route details TBD, however, it will be a upper valley ride this week!  See you there 7:15• Starting June 4, this will be a weekly Saturday ride similar to what Danny is doing on Sundays.  A No- Drop Ride. Depending on weather and wi…

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Our friend was on that bicycle

Tom Whitehurst

www.caller.com

“Cyclist,” the headline word, was one-dimensional but accurate.
Andy Heines × AEP Texas spokesman, husband, father of three, devout Catholic, community volunteer, choir singer and, yes, cyclist × died Monday. Five days earlier, he was hit by a large pickup while riding his bicycle.
One difference between Andy and me was that the love-thy-neighbor approach to cycling fit his love-thy-neighbor personality. It’s still difficult to accept that he is gone × that at the next Conquer the Coast ride around the bay he won’t pedal up to me on his touring bike and start a conversation.”Cyclist,” the headline word, was one-dimensional but accurate.
Andy Heines × AEP Texas spokesman, husband, father of three, devout Catholic, community volunteer, choir singer and, yes, cyclist × died Monday. Five days earlier, he was hit by a large pickup while riding his bicycle.
One difference between Andy and me was that the love-thy-neighbor approach to cycling fit his love-thy-neighbor personality. It’s still difficult to accept that he is gone × that at the next Conquer the Coast ride around the bay he won’t pedal up to me on his touring bike and start a conversation. …

Veteran Biking Across America to Put 74 Names on Vietnam Wall

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (WVIR) – A 74-year-old Navy veteran is making his way from Texas to Washington, D.C. on his bike. Sunday, he pedaled his way through central Virginia.
Del Francis is riding his bike across the country to bring recognition to the 74 friends he lost when their ship, the USS Frank E. Evans, sank during the Vietnam War. It is the second largest loss of life in the Navy during Vietnam.
Francis wants to make sure people remember his fallen friends. …

Pedestrian Bike Plan highlights $53M in recommendations

By Catherine Dominguez

www.yourhoustonnews.com

The Woodlands Township Board of Directors accepted a Pedestrian Bicycle Master Plan with $53 million in recommendations but agree those projects are not set and would be considered individually over the next few years following public input.
The plan did recommend several short-term projects that could improve mobility and safety in the community.
In 2015, the board allocated $100,000 to develop a …

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Houston East End Bike Paths Are Newest Addition To Growing Network

Al Ortiz

www.houstonpublicmedia.org


The City of HoustonÓ³ grand opening of the East EndÓ³ Guadalupe Plaza Park is set for July 30th. After a renovation, it will have a splash pad and pedestrian walkways.
The park will also feature new bike lanes as part of the cityÓ³ bicycle network, which is growing.
Besides the popular trails along the Buffalo Bayou, there are new lanes, like the one connecting downtown to the bayou through …

Austinites on budget: More mental help, less business, mixed on bikes

By Elizabeth Findell

www.mystatesman.com


You either love bikes or you hate them.
When Austin residents were given the chance in an online forum to rank city spending priorities, funding for bicycle infrastructure was particularly polarizing. It was one of the top five places residents wanted to increase funding. It was also one of the top five places residents wanted to cut funding. …

Cross-continent trip inspired by cancer journey

Christine Hinzmann

www.princegeorgecitizen.com


At 17, a volleyball player’s left hip disintegrated right out from under him as cancer ravaged his body.
The Las Vegas based teen, Michael Tatalovich, now a healthy 20 year old, made a Prince George pit stop Friday with 23 other members of the team during the Texas 4000, a 70-day, 4,000-mile cycling trip from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. There are 67 undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Texas who took on the extreme challenge to raise money for cancer research, treatment and prevention awareness after 18 months of training. …

Kemah Bridge Ride

Saturday, Aug 20, 2016, 7:00 AM

Bay Area Park
7500 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX

1 Cyclists Went

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 set up, with the bridge in the first th…

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New Ulm 1/2 & 1/2 – 26 to 51 miles

Saturday, Aug 13, 2016, 7:30 AM

3 Cyclists Went

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