This picture says it all about Texas biking in July: hot, windy and dry. Our appetite for ice must be high for the Stripes station to need a portable ice house. The Gatorade helped to hydrate and cool me before I took off to finish the ride.
“New Caney – Roman Forest Loop – Valley Ranch” route was my choice today. I checked my last ride on this route and it was 39.63 miles so I figured today I could add a little to it to reach 40+ miles. I added just enough to ride 40.14 miles bumping July’s miles to 421 towards my goal of 765 miles. I rode through Tavola using the loop I discovered and then into Roman Forest. By the time I got back to I-69/US59 I was 22 miles into the ride. It was hot and I needed to stop at the New Caney Mobil at FM1485 for ice and water. From there I rode to Stripes for a longer rest where I took the picture above.
The shade, Gatorade and food at Stripes helped me to recover for the 11+ miles to home. The Elemnt screen information when I arrived at Stripes.
Porter Weather
IAH Airport Weather
The wind helped me to get to Roman Forest Blvd. but it was a strong hindrance on the return trip south to Kingwood. The 15.3 mph average speed I built up riding north slowly eroded on the south facing ride. During the ride I enjoyed the short rides in the shade. Roman Forest Blvd heading east put me in the shade for almost a mile.
I was slow to leave this morning (11:26) due to watching stage 11 of TdF but I got home sooner than I expected (2:49). So far I biked 127 miles this week, averaging 42.3 miles on each ride.
Hot weather and dry continues tomorrow so I will be biking. While I stop during a ride I have at least one person ask if it is too hot to ride. I tell them it is not too bad as long as I am moving.
TYLER, TX (KLTV) – A group of college students biking their way across the country have their sights set on East Texas.
Cyclists from the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity recently crossed into Texas as they pedal from California to Washington D.C., raising awareness and more than $500,000 for ability programs. The sun beating down and their feet, tired from over 1,500 miles of pedaling, does not keep the southern route Journey of Hope riders from their busy schedule.
“It was hard the first two weeks I had moments where I asked …
On the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team will be rolling through Tillamook on Sunday, July 17, just 44 days after departing from Austin, Texas on their way to Anchorage, Alaska. While in Tillamook, the 2016 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share hope, knowledge and charity with friends and family before continuing on their 70-day journey.
The 67 undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin will brave the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and …
When Jan Gierlach was a third grader at Hough Street Elementary in Barrington, he listened to fellow Barrington resident Bob Lee talk about his 6,500-mile bicycle ride from Florida to Maine in 2007 during a classroom presentation.
As the founder of Ride for 3 Reasons Lee, who was 65 years old at the time, was raising funds for cancer and ALS research, and hospice education during his cross-country journey. …
… Gierlach’s road journey takes him through the Adventure Cycling Association’s southern tier, a bike route that traverses California, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and into Florida, according to the nonprofit’s website. The Adventure Cycling Association provides resources to people planning long bike rides through the country. …
The City of Bryan is revising its Thoroughfare, Bicycle, and Sidewalk Plans as part of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan update. Citizen input is being sought to ensure that the proposed plans address the needs of the community.
Public meetings will be held at the Municipal Office Building, 300 S. Texas Ave., on:
July 13 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Basement Training Room,
July 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
July 20 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
July 27 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
A short presentation will be …
Vietnam vet is riding by bike from Texas to Washington, D.C.
There are 58,272 names on the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington, D.C., according to www.thewall-usa.com.
Del Francis, 74, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, located about 100 miles east of Dallas, said the wall is missing 74 names.
Those 74 names were his shipmates on the USS Frank E. Evans, a World War II era destroyer, that sank some 200 miles off the coast of Vietnam on June 3, 1969.
Ô‰ was on a destroyer, the USS Frank E. Evans, and we were operating with an Australian carrier, the HMAS Melbourne and at 3 oÓ£lock in the morning, we were told to go astern for plane guard because the …
WAITE PARK — Through the heat and the rain nearly two dozen bicyclists made their way from Austin, Texas to St. Cloud on their way to Alaska last (Monday) night.
Twenty-two bicyclists are riding in the mid-west section of the Texas 4,000 cancer ride.
Bikers arrived at Rejuv Medical in Waite Park last (Monday) night just before the storms rolled through the city.
The Texas 4,000 began a little over a month ago, riders made their way through the …
Let’s Meetup and Ride the Mountain Bike trails of Memorial Park
Monday, Jul 18, 2016, 6:00 PM
Memorial Park – Soccer/Rugby Pitch Parking lot 6501 Memorial Dr (29.765522, -95.444994) Houston, TX
3 Members Went
Intermediate MTB Ride – Every Monday at Memorial Park. 6pm until Danny gets tired or it gets too dark. (Usually about an hour) Join us every Monday for a fun, moderate pace ride through the Memorial Park Trails. We can do skills training or just play in the dirt.Meet at the parking lot by the Soccer/Rugby field. Bring your helmet and water. Add li…
2016 Georgetown Cyclocross Festival Presented by ClifBar. For 2016, the Georgetown Cyclocross Festival is proud to be the Austin Cyclocross Cup & The TXBRA, Texas Grand Prix of Cyclocross Series Opener.
Date: October 8th & 9th.
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Register: https://www.bikereg.com/gtcxfest
Website: www.georgetowncyclocrossfestival.com
Location: McMaster Athletic Complex in Georgetown, Texas 151 S Holly St, Georgetown, TX 78626.
2016 FW CX.
Date: October 22nd & 23rd.
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Kolo Promotion CX
Date: November 5th & 6th.
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Location: …
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Today I rode the “Kingwood – Hare Cook Road – Kingwood”. I wanted another 40+ mile ride day and I biked 44.07 miles today. There was a slight opportunity to leave before 11 AM but I got distracted and ended up starting at 11:19.
The weather continues being hot and dry. It was 94 degrees when I started and 97 when I finished at 3:07. The wind was a big issue today until I made the right hand turn onto FM2100 from Hare Cook Road. Pedaling was hard whenever I rode south into the wind. Riding at 13 mph was about all my legs could do into the wind but I made up for it with the tailwind later. Once I lifted my average speed to 14+ mph I maintained it until the end of the ride.
I was a tired biker when I reached the Huffman Chevron at 1:39. The shade and cold PowerAde was what I needed to refill my energy along with a Clif bar and a whole grain fruit bar. At that point I biked 32.8 miles.
Huffman weather
IAH airport weather
As I was resting I heard a train horn to the west. From the sound I thought it might the Amtrak train but it was 1:59 and the train usually goes through Huffman around 1:20 but it was. I guess the train was running late on the way to New Orleans.
I left the Chevron station around 2:17 refreshed for the 11+ mile ride home. The wind was now from my left. It wasn’t too bad until I started riding on the causeway over Lake Houston without anything to break the wind. When I got home I found out the wind was strong: SSE 15 mph 20 mph gusts. At least the road was not rough like yesterday.
AUSTIN (KXAN) × Police are searching for a driver involved in a hit and run in South Austin.
The crash happened on Bluff Springs and Chateau Village around 11:40 p.m. A bicyclist was taken to the hospital for treatment, but is expected to recover.
Police say they are looking for a dark-colored Honda SUV.
Bike Around La Porte!
Wednesday, Jul 13, 2016, 6:00 PM
Sylvan Beach 707 Bayshore Drive La Porte, TX
6 Cyclists Went
Just a slow, social pace ride around the more rideable areas of La Porte. I’d like to consider this more of an exploratory ride rather than a hard-core workout, but that of course depends on who shows up and what sort of an evening you’d like to turn it into. We’ll start at Sylvan beach by the skate park, then ride north to Barbour’s Cut and then d…
