Texas Bicycling News January 14th 2016

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Bike Ride through the Forest and Hills set for Jan. 23

By Jacob McAdams        www.yourhoustonnews.com


The 2016 Bike through the Forest and Hills is coming up soon with hundreds of cyclists coming out to Coldspring to support the Kingwood High School Fillies Drill Team and enjoy the beautiful scenery the town has to offer.
The Bike Ride through the Forest and Hills is an annual event in Coldspring sponsored by the Kingwood Fillies Drill Team. This year marks the eighth …

Elderly Killeen Bicyclist Killed in Traffic Collision

By Aaron Savage        us105fm.com

A Killeen man was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon when his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck.
79-year-old Ronald Boyce was leaving the parking lot of the Centroplex Recycling Center at 2400 E Veterans Memorial Blvd. around 2 PM when he was struck by a Dodge pickup. Police say Boyce was …

UCI announces 2016 elite women’s teams

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The UCI published the names and ranking order of the first 40 elite women’s teams registered with the sport governing body for the 2016 season. Wiggle High5 took the number one rank, which is based on the individual UCI points of the top four best riders for each team. …

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Watch: Are Walmart Mountain Bikes Safe?

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Seth of Seth’s Bike Hacks plunks down his own cash and tries to determine, “are Walmart mountain bikes safe?” Be sure to watch all of the videos above for the full story!

This weekend’s rides: Manor Loop! Red Horn!

by Thomas        steinerranchcycling.com

Saturday looks like a good day to tackle the Manor Loop again! This ride is relatively new to our collection, but its long and without much climbing. Check it out here: https://www.strava.com/activities/364343141. If consensus on ride day is to shorten it a …

Lunch with BikeTexas: Periscope with us Every Weekday!

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Are you following BikeTexas on Periscope? Get the livestreaming app and join BikeTexas every weekday around lunchtime. (More or less–sometimes lunchtime at the office shifts around.)
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Bike Hutto Celebrates Creekside Park’s First Bike Rack with Ribbon Cutting

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On Saturday, January 23 at 10am, Bike Hutto will be doing a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new bike rack installed at Creekside Park by the Hutto Parks and Recreation Department. Following the ribbon cutting, volunteers will participate in liter pickup throughout the park as part of their participation in the Adopt-A-Spot program. All are welcome to attend the ribbon cutting, as well as the park clean-up event afterwards.
Creekside Park officially became a …

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QBP recalls some Stolen BMX bikes to replace front axle washers

by BRAIN Staff        www.bicycleretailer.com


WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — QBP is recalling about 1,000 Stolen BMX bikes because the front wheel can detach due to improperly fitting retention washers. Because of the improper washers, the bikes do not meet federal bicycle standards.
QBP has received one report of an incident involving the front wheel; no injuries were reported.
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Slow Leaking Valve Could Stop This Bike Ride

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I walked out to the garage to unlock the door before the ride today. I thought I should check the tires and the front tire was flat. I suspected there was a problem yesterday but I pumped up the tire before riding. I removed the tube from the tire after inspecting the tire to see if there was some object. Looking at the tube I couldn’t find a hole so I moved to the water test. I still couldn’t find a leak after one pass through the water but on the second try I noticed a bubble coming from the top of the Presta valve screw. It was slow but I took this as the leak and replaced the tube. While I was at it I but a boot inside the tire where the sidewall had a slit. Previously I put duct tap over the slit but it wasn’t holding the tube in like the boot would. I pumped up the tire and headed back in to get dressed to ride.

Today I rode north on the “New Caney – Roman Forest – Valley Ranch” route. I figured this would be over 30 miles which helps me reach my 259 mile goal for January. It ended up being 32.29 miles. I had to circle back home at the beginning of the ride to change gloves. It was 65 degrees but my fingers were not happy with the half finger gloves and they were much warmer when I got the full finger “Wind Stopper” gloves. I left home the first time at 1:22 thanks to the flat tire issue. My only stop was at the Stripes station at FM1314 and Valley Ranch Parkway. This was 21.15 miles into the ride. The stop accomplished two purposes: a snack break for two trail mix bars and delay my passing by the schools in Briar Tree until the traffic left after dismissal. The timing was good. The weather screenshots while I was a Stripes.

After leaving Stripes I had cooled down and had to warm backup. The shadows covered the road frequently and I could feel the coolness. By the time I reached Oakhurst I was starting to warm up. I got back home at 3:58. and the temperature was down to 63 but it felt cooler.

I am up to 129 miles for January which leaves 130 miles to reach my goal. Halfway there!!!

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Texas Bicycling News January 12th 2016

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Upcoming MJC pre-rides at Flat Creek!

by TAF        www.bikemojo.com

The ranch will be open for pre-riding on:
Saturday, January 23
Saturday, February 13
Saturday, February 27
Friday, March 4 (the day before the race weekend).
We will be arrowing the ‘Strava Hill’ section before the 23rd, which I forgot to do this past weekend. Anyone who wants to help me schlep those cinder blocks down into that gully is welcome to do so!
More details of times etc, nearer the dates themselves. …

Burglary suspect caught riding a mountain bike

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas— After a two-day investigation, College Station police arrested a man accused of stealing a mountain bike at the 200 block of Bernburg Ct.
It happened on Saturday evening, just after 7 PM, where a woman called police after she noticed an intruder walked into her garage and ran off with a specialized mountain bike.
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“Double Crossing” the Pedernales

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I explored a new route for bicycling today and that, “Double Crossing” the Pedernales, is what I’m going to call it as the ride crosses the Pedernales River twice. …

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