Texas Bicycling News July 9th

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Across Central Texas

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Copperas Cove
Bike-Run Central Texas
Join the dozens of bicyclists and runners seen each weekend on the roads around Copperas Cove along with miles and miles of deserted roads perfect for avid bikers and runners – or beginners.
Taking advantage of the area’s popularity with bicyclists, Copperas Cove has long been recognized and promoted as the bike/run center of Central Texas.
On any given weekend in Cove, there are 100-200 bicyclists using Cove as a jumping off spot for bike and run tours on farm-to-market and county roads. Cove is in the middle of miles of scenic, well-maintained, traffic-free paved roads.
There are at least 25 bicycle routes ranging in …

FWMBA News

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association        fwmba.org

Our next event will be the FWMBA FAT TIRE FESTIVAL. We are working on the details now and will have a date very soon.

Tuesday: Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015, 6:15 PM

15200 Memorial Dr
15200 Memorial Dr Houston, Te

2 cyclists Went

This will be a medium to fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube/tire, snacks, etc…Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. Wheels rolling by 6:30! See you there

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This Week’s Activities

Fort Worth Bicycling Association        www.fwbaclub.org

Peach Pedal
Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:00 am

Joe Pool Lake Marina
Saturday, July 11, 2015 9:00 am
Joe Pool Lake Lynn Creek Marina

Country Cool Breeze
Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:00 am
Arlington: Sublett and 287

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:00 am
Ft Worth: Christ Lutheran Church

Watermelon Waltz
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:00 pm
Everman: Jerry’s Place

Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street

The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, July 16, 2015 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

Bicycling Beaumont, Texas’ Tyrrell Park CatTail Marsh Fitness Trail

Bicycle Sports

Bicycling Public Lands in SE Tx

Bicycle Sports

Piney Woods of SouthEast Texas are beautiful year ’round for cycling. please, leave no trace out of courtesy to others.

Trinity River Bike Ride C 070515

John Kraemer

A JPKInxpot bike riding adventure along the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas.

Trinity River Bike Ride B 070515

John Kraemer

Mountain Biking CP TX

Robbin Mosher

Biking through the Cedar Park Cave Preserve Trail. Fork mounted GoPro Cam.

Mountain Biking Fail angle 2 – Jumping the drop at Boulder Park in Dallas Tx

Jared Parker

Here is a view of me going to slow and not actually jumping the drop at boulder park.

GoPro: Downhill Mountain Bike – Arbor Hills

Shaun Ehret

City Of Houston Looks At Ways To Get More People On Bikes

By: Gail Delaughter        www.houstonpublicmedia.org

The city has just wrapped up its first round of public hearings on proposed changes to Houston’s bike plan. As the city continues to grow, officials say one of the goals is to get more people to try cycling.
https://soundcloud.com/hpmnews887/city-of-houston-looks-at-ways
The proposed changes to Houston’s Bike Plan would be the first in over 20 years. Appearing on Houston Matters, Planning and Development Director Patrick Walsh says they’re looking at …

Bike Austin Spearheading Campaign for Right Sizing on More City Streets

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Some cyclists are asking the City of Austin to invest in more bike lanes.
Bike Austin, which promotes biking as transportation, is spearheading the campaign for “Right Sizing” Austin’s streets.
Right Sizing is a safety improvement plan. It’s designed to make street lanes more narrow, install dedicated turning lanes, and put bike lanes where they’re needed.
A city study found these improvements could reduce accidents by as much as 38 percent.
Bike Austin estimates it could get 20-thousand cars out of downtown Austin every day.
“So you take four …

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Texas Bicycling News July 8th

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Biking and Walking Plans and Actions: Wednesday’s Show (July 8, 2015)

by Craig Cohen        www.houstonmatters.org


Over the past couple of days, we’ve talked with advocates for cyclists and pedestrians about ongoing concerns over accidents and fatalities involving Houstonians walking or riding bikes around town, and a general feeling that Houston is still not a particularly easy place to get around on foot or on a bicycle. Jay Blazek Crossley, a policy analyst with Houston Tomorrow, and Regina Garcia, the chair of Bike Houston, shared their suggestions for changes they’d like to see put in place to improve safety.
On this edition of Houston Matters, we turn to the Houston Police Department and the City of Houston’s Department of Public Works and Engineering to learn about immediate efforts to make walking and biking safer, more accessible options for Houstonians. We welcome your questions and comments for Sergeant Ruben Peña, with the Houston Police Department’s Bicycle Administration and Training Unit, and …

One dead after HWY 90 accident in west Bexar Co.

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AirLife responded to an accident on westbound HWY 90 at Texas 211 in west Bexar County.
Westbound lanes of HWY 90 were shut down.
The accident was between a bicycle and a car and one person has died.
BCSO said a 63-year-old man was hit while …

Cyclist killed on West Side highway

By Mark D. Wilson        www.mysanantonio.com


Photo By Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies work Wednesday July 8, 2015 at the scene of a fatal motor vehicle-bicycle accident at U.S. Highway 90 West at Highway 211. Sheriff’s spokesman James Keith said a 63-year-old man on a bike with a backpack appeared to be attempting to cross highway 90 shortly after 7:00 a.m. when a vehicle exiting at 211 collided with the man. The man was transported to University Hospital and died. Traffic on westbound Highway 90 has been backed up for more than two hours. Keith said alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the accident.
SAN ANTONIO — A 63-year-old San Antonio man died Wednesday morning after being hit by a car on the far West Side.
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokesman James Keith said the man, who has not yet been identified, had been riding his bicycle on …

On FOX News Betsy Price Is A Former Bull Leading Fort Worth

by Durango Texas        durangotexas.blogspot.com


I saw that which you see here on FOX News online, widely believed by very few to be the world’s most reliable news source.
I don’t really rely on FOX News for news, I find entertainment value in FOX News, what with the news on FOX often seeming to present some sort of alternative universe from …

Dallas high school bike team’s trailer in police custody

By CLAIRE Z. CARDONA        www.dallasnews.com


What started as a drive home from a high school mountain bike competition ended in a confiscated trailer and possible criminal charges against the team’s coach.
Members of the Dallas High School Composite mountain bike team were returning from Comfort in April when the two coaches were pulled over by Alvarado police for having the wrong registration tags for the trailer.
The officer determined the vehicle identification number had been purposely scratched off, an indicator of stolen property. The trailer was impounded after the coaches unloaded thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment. At a hearing June 8, a judge …

City launches Bicycling Capital logo contest

By Christina R. Garza Staff Writer        www.brownsvilleherald.com

After gaining recognition as the Rio Grande Valley ’s Bicycling Capital, Brownsville is seeking submissions for a logo design to display the honor.
Roxana Rosas, grant writer for the city of Brownsville , said the logo will be used as a way to brand the recent designation for promotional materials.
City wellness manager Kendra Stine said the contest is an opportunity for locals to participate in the selection of a design.
“Cycling is an excellent form of physical exercise that people of …

GHORBA Girls- Mountain bike ride, at Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda TX!

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Sunday, August 16, 2015 – 9:30am
Please join us for a fun ride at Bluff Creek Ranch trails!
Our first girls only ride, in a very long time!
These trails are beginner friendly and it’s ‘one way’ only, so you can’t get lost!
Alan will have Burgers, chips and a Smoothie for $10, if you get hungry!
Please don’t forget your $10 day use fee, per person.
Also bring your camelback if you have one, it’s hot out there!
I can’t wait to meet and ride with a new group of girls!

Paul Rodriguez

Paul Rodriguez Guess what?…I’m coming to Houston

New “Dashboard” on the Bicycle

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During the last few days I got handlebar mounts for my camcorder and my cell phone and that’s what my handlebar now looks like: …

VIP Night Tour de Cure

Thursday, Jul 23, 2015, 5:30 PM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

5 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

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FREE CLINIC BASIC BIKE MAINTENANCE

Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

3 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

Check out this Meetup →

http://www.meetup.com/Performance-Great-Ride-Series-North-Houston/events/223802510/?a=ea1_grp&rv=ea1&_af=event&_af_eid=223802510

Hilmar Jung Road

Pit’s Fritztown News        pitsfritztownnews.wordpress.com

Here’s now, as announced in my previous blog entry, one of the videos I took this evening on my first bicycle ride with the camcorder mounted on the handlebar. I admit, the quality is not the best, as I still have to learn a lot about bicycling and  at the same time recording, but it’s a beginning and …

Houston rule changes give pedestrians, cyclists more consideration

By Dug Begley        blog.chron.com


If Houston were the ocean, the city’s public works department would be the giant squid: It lives deep, where few people can see it; only occasionally does it wash ashore to scare people; and it’s capable of grasping anything it wants and dragging it down into a morass of darkness and slow, agonizing death.
The department, the city’s largest in terms of employees, has its tentacles in a lot of functions that largely go unnoticed. It operates in a methodical way that many find cumbersome and resistant to feedback. That sense of isolation has changed in recent months, but public works is still a big glob of rules and …

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Texas Cycling News July 7th

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Developers of Houston Bike Plan ask for Kingwood residents’ opinions on proposal

By Jennifer Summer        www.yourhoustonnews.com


The city of Houston Planning and Development is seeking Kingwood resident’s input on a new Houston Bike Plan in order to a have a clear vision and goals set in place for the plan.
Cathy Halka, the Houston Bike Plan’s project manager, was on hand at the Kingwood Service Association Parks committee meeting Thursday, July 2, in an effort to share more information and garner interest.
They extended the deadline for the public’s input on the plan to July 20 in hopes of getting as much feedback as they could.
“The city is updating the bike plan for the first time in over 20 years,” Halka said at the meeting. “There was a comprehensive update to the plan approved in 1993 so a lot has changed since then. New trails are being built along bayous, new protected bikeways have been …

Hotter ‘N Hell Bike Safety

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Preparation for Hotter’N Hell Hundred means biking around town for miles, trips to the doctor. and even trips to your bike’s doctor.
The Wichita Falls Bicycling Club and Wichita County Medical Alliance are holding a special event for bikers of any age to get their gear checked.
Bring your bike and gear to get them inspected by a …

GHORBA Monthly Ride -Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, TX!

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Event category: Rides
Saturday, July 25, 2015 – 9:00am
Please join us for our Monthly Ride, this month at Rocky Hill Ranch!
25 miles of sweet single track! Yeah!
Don’t forget, $10 cash per person and bring your camelback! It’s hot out there!
See ya’ll soon!

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Patched A Tire and Battled the Wind

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After watching stage 4 of the Tour de France I went outside to take the garbage can and recycling bin into the garage. My habit is to check the tires on my bike when I am near it. I squeezed the front tire and it was flat. My ride was going to be delayed while I fixed it. I removed the wheel and went inside where it was cooler and quieter in case I had trouble finding the problem. Pulling the tube out of the loosened tire I attached the pump and tried to air up the tube but all I got was hissing air and a limp tube. It didn’t take long to find the hole about 15 inches away from the stem. The hole was about 1/8″. I positioned the tube against the tire to locate the spot on the tire which landed near a cut in the sidewall. The cut was big enough that something needed to be inside the tire over the hole.

Buffing the tube to patch it I opened the glue in the kit but ti was dried out. It’s a good thing the tube did not go flat when I hit something during yesterday’s ride. I remember a loud noise hitting a rim but I don’t remember when it happened. I would’ve had to call my wife to get me but thankfully I made it home yesterday. I went out to the garage to get a new kit and some duct tape to put over the hole in the sidewall. I applied the patch and checked the tire and reassembled everything. Time to get ready to ride.

With the delay I left home at 12:08 to ride the “Kingwood – Hare Cook Road – Kingwood” route. By now the temperature was in the 90’s under a partly cloudy sky. A quick look at the weather website I saw the wind was strong at 14 mph from the SSE with 22 mph gusts. This would be a tough ride on this route. Sections are riding into the wind with no protection from trees or buildings. On the 43.72 mile I paid the price riding into the wind for almost 3 miles on Ramsey Road south of Old Atascocita Road. At times all I could muster was 11 mph with a cadence in the mid 50’s.

 

Huffman weather during the rest stop

When I reached Stroker Road I turned right and got some relief but it was only for a mile or so when I turned left onto Miller Nelson Road back into the wind. It wasn’t quite as bad there with three trees on the left side of the road absorbing some of the wind. I finally made it to Hare Cook Road where I turned right to get back to FM2100. During this stretch my average speed dropped from 14.5 mph to 14.0 mph and I was surprised it didn’t go lower. Once I was on FM2100 going north the wind pushed me along and I got my average speed back up to 14.6 mph by the time I got to the Huffman Chevron 32.1 miles into the ride.

I stayed at the Chevron about 30 minutes eating my snack and Powerade before getting back on FM1960 for the 11+ miles home. Riding west the wind wasn’t too much of a problem until I was on the causeway over Lake Houston with no wind breakers and the traffic adding to the wind. I was relieved to get On Atascocita Shores Drive amongst trees and houses. From there I pedaled home arriving at 3:58. At home I found out the wind was stronger than when I left: SSE 18 mph gusts 25 mph. No wonder it was hard riding into the wind. (These wind speeds are from the IAH airport weather station)

IAH Weather at end of ride

IAH Weather at end of ride

Tomorrow is a day off for doctor appointments. Riding 2 40+ mile days in a row my legs are requesting a rest day.

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