Texas Bicycling News July 12th

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2015 Texas 4000 Team Rolls Into Fort St. John

by: Don Gronlund        fsjnow.com

2015 Texas 4000 Team Rolls Into Fort St. John, BC, Canada as Part of 4,000 Mile Cycling Trek Students on 70-Day Ride to Share Hope, Knowledge & Charity in Fight against Cancer
AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 10, 2015) — On the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team will be rolling through Fort St. John on Saturday July 18, 2015, just 50 days after departing from Austin, Texas on their way to Anchorage, Alaska. While in Fort St. John, the 2015 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share hope, knowledge and charity with friends and family before continuing on their 70-day journey.
The 72 undergraduate and graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin will brave the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and pedal more than 4,000 miles in the fight against cancer. After 18-months of leadership development training, volunteering, fundraising, and cycling, riders are put to the test throughout their summer ride to Alaska. Along their journey, they will visit with cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, and communities to make educational presentations about cancer prevention and early detection. They also use this time to offer hope, encouragement and share their personal stories to cancer fighters of all ages and to those who have been affected by the disease. Every encounter is an inspirational story the riders carry with …

Spirit Winds – Las Cruces

Saturday, Jul 18, 2015, 6:45 AM

La Mesa
NM 28 (Park across from Eagle Grocery) La Mesa, NM

11 Cyclists Went

Meet at 6:45 a.m. in La Mesa – park on NM 28 in lot across from Eagle Grocery. Roll out at 7 a.m. About 50 miles, 15-17 mph avg pace. Ride to 1-10 rollers to Las Cruces – Telluride, Dripping Springs, Sonoma Ranch, then back to the valley and stop at Spirit Winds Cafe. Return on NM 28. Ride leader: Margaret O’Kelley,[masked]

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Free VIP event and maintenance clinic

Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

3 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

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Free VIP event and maintenance clinic

Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

2 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

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Upper valley residents complain bike club loitering is causing traffic problems

Crystal Price        www.kfoxtv.com

EL PASO, Texas — Motorists in El Paso’s Upper Valley raise concerns to state officials and local authorities about bicyclists congesting the intersection of Upper Valley Road and Artcraft Road.
Arianni Dubard lives near the intersection and claims that bicyclists often stop in groups on the road and block some of the driving lanes.
“It’s causing quite a bit of congestion in our area,” Dubard said. “In my eyes it’s kind of obstructing the road.”
Dubard said that increased traffic at the intersection is a result of construction on Borderland Road and Westside Drive. She said the cyclists only add to the congestion.
Dubard said she has been in three near-accidents in the last four months, because cyclists have been stopped in the streets.
“There are cars that will kind of change lanes suddenly to miss those …

Susan Peak

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Susan Peak        San Angelo, Texas
Rick, Velma, Jeffri, Christine, and Brian ready for the Susan Peak experience.
Susan Peak from Walling Pecan is one of the hill climbing routes of San Angelo.
Susan Peak starts as a false flat with a 1% incline. …

Corinth couple has biked in every U.S. state, traveled more than 80,000 miles since ’05

By Caitlyn Jones        www.dentonrc.com


Don Metivier sits in his workshop at his home in Corinth, examining the moving parts of his road bike. A mechanical engineer for most of his life, his trained eyes stay fixed from behind his glasses on the task at hand. He twists the wrench one more time, gives the wheel a final spin and rises.
“Ready?” the 68-year-old asks his wife.
“Yep,” answers 67-year-old Donna as she fastens her helmet.
The pair wheel their bicycles into the July sun and head out for their weekly 30-mile ride. Even after cycling in all 50 states, Don and Donna still work to add …

Ride Like A Girl – Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park

Monday, Jul 27, 2015, 6:00 PM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

18 Mountain Bikers Went

Based on the theory that women learn new skills differently from men, these rides are designated as “for women only”.The concept is simple:  the “girls” meet at local bike trails for group rides and mountain biking skills instruction.  Riders break into small groups based on ability and then hit the trail.  After the ride, the ladies regroup for a…

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Texas Bicycling News July 11th

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Nothing but suffering and sacrifice on the bike at The Peach Pedal! #thepeachpedal #bikelife #rideabike

Bike safety advocacy group hosts first Bike Safety Saturday

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Bike maintenance and safety for children was the main focus of the Bike Safe Wichita Falls committee inaugural Bike Safety Saturday at the Hotter’N Hell Hundred building at Second and Scott streets.
For nearly three hours Saturday morning, the committee spent time with children and their parents in attendance teaching them about various cycling techniques such as using hand signals when on the road, safe riding etiquette and proper bicycle care before letting them …

Commuter Stories

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Veon McRenolds uses his bike to go everywhere, but no longer to work. “I am retired, I don’t have to go to work anymore,” he says while standing in the backyard of the Compound on Wheeler Ave, most people will consider to be his workplace.
Veon doesn’t own a car anymore. He takes his bike to go shopping, to meet friends, or even to do long distance traveling. “The only thing that keeps people from cycling to work, school or other destinations is time, but if you are not in a big hurry you can go everywhere you want on a bike in Houston. I even go on my bike when I need to travel out of state and take a plane. I take my bike on the …

The Green Bicycle Initiative of Houston Monthly Workshops

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Hosted by: The Green Bicycle Initiative of Houston
Date and time: The last weekend of every month (check website for specific times).
Location: Bohemeo’s
Cost: $5 for nonmembers, FREE for members
TGBI-logoThere is nothing worse than pulling the old bike out of the garage to realize your chain is rusty or a spoke is broken. Learning some of the basics can keep your bicycle at it’s peak performance and also keep breakdowns from happening and Keep you safe! And whether you’re an experienced cyclist or just beginning, one of the unfortunate aspects we have to deal with is …

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Early Start and Lots of Bike Riders

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I stated biking early than any previous ride since I went on the Spindletop Spin in Beaumont on June 6th. I rolled out the driveway at 8:54 to get a head start on the heat of the day. Biking the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route I added some extra streets to get the distance up from the usual 32 miles to 34.73 miles today. It was 82 degrees at the start which felt comfortable but the 92% humidity meant I was sweating in short order. Returning home at 11:56 it was up to 98 and the humidity dropped to 52%.

With the earlier start I came across 55 bikers starting at Pines Place Drive and Pine Echo Drive all the way to FM2100. This was the Bike Barn Atascocita Saturday morning ride group. One of these was a tandem which I had not seen in this group before. Later when I was stopped at the Huffman Chevron I saw another tandem going south on FM2100. I think this was a different tandem but I am not sure. The stoker was a woman on each one. All of these riders were going the opposite direction from me since they started much earlier.

The Huffman Chevron was a welcomed spot at 23.1 miles. The heart was up and perspiration was flowing heavily. I got some paper towels to soak up the sweat around my eyes and then more to use while I was eating my snack and drinking some cold sport drink. I was there about 30 minutes before heading to home for the last 12 miles.

Huffman weather during rest stop

My average speed was below 15.0 mph for this ride. I did manage to get it up to 14.8 mph but by the time I got home it was 14.5 mph. Below is a comparison of the rides on this route this year to date.

7-11-2015 Route Comparison Summary YTD

Where I stand: 158.7 miles this week, 298.57 miles in June and 3515 miles year to date.

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Texas Bicycle News July 10th

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A journey of hope: Reaching mile 1,700

By Josh Harville        www.yourstephenvilletx.com


Stephenville had the pleasure of hosting the southern route of The Journey of Hope’s philanthropic bike race sponsored by the Pi Kappa Phi national fraternity. So far the men have raised $560,000 of their $600,000 goal to raise awareness of Americans with disabilities.
The Journey of Hope started in Los Angeles and crosses the country ending in the nation’s capital of Washington D.C. The fraternity members each pledge to raise $5,500 to ride in the 62-day, 3,700 mile journey across the …

Texas Man Asks Cop Why He’s on His Property, “It’s My Property Right Now,” Cop Says Before Assaulting Him

by: Cassandra Fairbanks        photographyisnotacrime.com

An Orange, Texas police officer was caught on his body camera assaulting a homeowner, when the man questioned why the officer was on his property.
Officer Dylan Mulhollan had pulled over a man on a bicycle over on Ronald Warnell’s property for not having a reflector. When Warnell wanted to know what was going on, and why the officer was there, things escalated quickly. …

Bike Safe Rodeo In Downtown Wichita Falls This Weekend

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Wichita Falls, TX – Bicyclists young and old are invited to the Wichita Falls Bicycling Club and the Wichita County Medical Alliance Bike Safe rodeo this weekend.
The event comes as hundreds, if not thousands, of riders are beginning to train for the Hotter’N Hell 100 bike race.
In the city there are no designated bike lanes and in recent months, bicyclist have found riding on city streets to be dangerous.
Les Akins, an avid cyclist in Wichita falls is the latest victim.
“I’m alive and I understand that I shouldn’t be,” said Les.
We first told you his story in February after being struck by a …

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