I wasn’t planning on riding today but the opportunity came along so I hit the road. My legs were a little tired and the strong wind didn’t help them any. At 2:05 when I started riding the temperature was a very pleasant 85, scattered clouds in the sky but the wind was from the south at 10 mph with 23 mph gusts. As the ride progressed I began to think the gusts were almost constant. The wind did not let during the ride either. At 4:40 when I got back home it was 16 mph from the south with 25 mph gusts. Riding either direction over Lake Houston on the FM1960 causeway was a hand full. The deep profile rims caught the wind repeatedly and I had to keep a firm grip on the handlebar to not be moved around. The wind was coming across the causeway and the traffic did not do much to slow it down.
Riding to Huffman through Atascocita and Walden meant I was going into the wind most of the time. My legs were showing signs of fatigue from the miles earlier in the week. I was surprised I was able to average 15.2 mph over the 31.61 mile route. Once I got west of Lake Houston the route turns north and amongst homes. The wind then came from my back and I was able to speed up some. I am ready for the wind to let up some. Tomorrow the weather should be 80 degrees, partly cloudy, 10 – 20 mph wind.
I did not see any other bicyclists, probably because I started late.
Mighty Mujer Ride, a total success. No losers or winners just awesome people riding their bikes having a great time.. If you missed this one , no worries Sunday we’ll have an other Cat B MM Ride..o7’o
Event category: General
Saturday, April 19, 2014 – 10:00am
Next Dbl Lk Workday will be on the Saturday morning right before Easter…4/19 at 10am. Note the Saturday workday and the 10am start time.
We’ll meet at the Bike Trailhead Parking Area and then probably drive out past the forest road gate to the sections that haven’t been…
Russell Scott is a cyclist. Since his first cycling century at age 13, he hasn’t looked back and has spent more hours on a bike than many of us can fathom. In fact, to say Scott has had brushes with fame would be selling him short. Just looking at the 1986 media guide for the 7-Eleven Racing Team is a testament to Scott’s early career.
Names like Frankie Andreu, Bob Roll, Davis Phinney, Eric Heiden and Chris Carmichael jump out at you. Scott actually came up through the amateur ranks with Andreu and was invited to ride with the Senior Men’s Team – the first U.S. bicycle racing team to race in the Tour de France. Though Scott never…
If Foster Wheeler’s tuxedo-design cycling jersey grabbed attention at last year’s BP MS 150, expect the team’s faux burgundy smoking jacket to really turn heads at the annual ride this weekend.
An estimated 13,000 cyclists are expected to ride in the 30th annual BP MS 150, which starts in Houston Saturday and ends in Austin Sunday after an overnight stay in La Grange. The ride is expected to raise $18.5 million for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
“We went formal last year, so we wanted to go a bit casual. We had so many people recognize us in the tuxedos and came up to us at the rest stops to look at the design,” said team…
EL PASO, Texas – A new Northwest El Paso hike and bike trail will soon be named in honor of a woman who lost her life after a hit and run several years ago.
In October 2010, Elizabeth Hernandez was hiking along Transmountain near Resler with a friend before she was hit and killed by a car.
In a couple months, the new Loop 375 Transmountain Hike and Bike Trail will be named in her honor.
The busy automotive thoroughfare is also a favorite for hikers and bikers in Northwest El Paso. Several years ago, mother of three Hernandez was hit by a car in the area. She lost her life, and a friend was severely injured.
“She was a great person, you know? Very young and beautiful and…
************** Date Change for The Sprint ***************
The Texas Cup event, The Sprint is being changed from April 12 to May 3. In the past, we’ve held the event on the same weekend as the MS150 but this year it appears to be too much to overcome and the registrations are quite low. So, we have moved it back to May 3rd so we’re not competing with another major event.
We will still have racing this Saturday. We are moving the May 3rd Atomic TT (non-Texas Cup event) to this Saturday April 12 at 2pm. So…
SA State Park South
FM 2288 – San Angelo
Date(s) – 04/12/2014
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
SA State Park South
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Join the volunteer crew to do trail maintenance on the second Saturday of every month. Meet at the South Shore Entrance at the San Angelo State Park.
Great loop group ride tonight. We had about 12 riders. Riders of all ages and ability showed up. The group started out together and gradually broke into small groups based on ability. One of the tandems (there were two) started early and took the longer 27 mile loop while the rest of the riders started just a few minutes after 6pm chasing the tandem. Some of the group turned off at Mikulik Rd to shorten their route to 25 and 20 miles. It was a safe ride with no accidents and a great time of fellowship, learning and exercise. The wind was in our favor on the way out and was giving us some resistance on the way in. Its…
Put a little edit together from some footage taken while mountain biking Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, Texas. Just playing around with different shots and putting a fun little vid together.
Are you on the list for the CX Clinic this Saturday? The one with Tim Johnson and Pete Webber?
Well, unless you were on social media the day of the announcement, you might not have had the chance to sign up before it was sold out.
Fear not, friends, now you can ride on Sunday with the national and world-class stars of cyclocross.
Ride to the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
This Sunday, April 13, you are all invited to come ride bikes, watch the…
Saturday was a great day of riding. We had Steiner Ranch Cycling Club riders representing at Spokes n’ Spurs (Paul Cardarella) and at the inaugural Texas Grande Fondo (Bill Foster).  We also had 10 riders show up at C&C for the weekly ride out Parmer.
Sunday’s ride was cancelled due to weather.
The club kits should be here soon. one to three weeks left until we get our awesome kits.
MYSTERY RIDE – Saturday April 12th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones
As many of you know this weekend is the MS150 ride so let’s wish those participating in that ride a great weekend of riding. We will also have our…
Today I rolled my mechanized wheels to the park closest to my abode, that being Mallard Cove Park, to roll my non-mechanized wheels on this beautiful spring day in Texas.
Yesterday and today’s main theme has been tire woes.
A few days after I last rolled my bike wheels in Gateway Park I saw that the…
Eat, shop, rock is Mid Main’s theme for their special First Thursday nights each month. On Thursday May 1 you can add the word cycle here because Mid Main has chosen BikeHouston as their benefiting charity. That means 5% of sales that evening to make Houston a better place for cyclists. Experience the best Houston has to offer when it comes to eating, drinking, shopping, and having a great time. Arts, books, jewelry, fashionable clothes and lots of more. Music will be abundant and you can also take a shot at the…
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Today’s route went to the north. Taking the Adams St. exit from Kingwood I circled back to Kroger to see if they sell Eco85 at their fuel center. No Eco85. From there I went north on the US59 service road to Porter then over to Loop 494 via FM1314. I wanted to go east on FM1485 a short distance to Roberts Road to check out the road construction sign at the railroad tracks. Between Loop 494 and Roberts Road the only construction was over the rail tracks. I guess the serious construction must be further east. I turned left onto Roberts Road. I cannot remember the last time I have been on this street and it will probably be awhile before I return. Around half way back to Loop 494 I attracted a large dog and had to go into dog sprint mode to outrun the dog. Fortunately I had a good head start and the dog gave up before he got near me.
Once I was back on Loop 494 I continued to Roman Forest Blvd. Lately I have not biked into Roman Forest using this street but today I wanted to see how the construction is going on the new Tavola community. A couple of new streets go south of Roman Forest Blvd. and they were digging a big hole between the railroad tracks and these new streets. This might be a water feature when they finish.
So far the wind had not been an issue and moving over to the south bound US59 service road I started to get some headwind but not near the wind on yesterday. Staying on the service road I rode to Valley Ranch. Taking Valley Ranch Parkway to FM1314 I stopped at the Stripes station with the Garmin showing 23.99 miles. The sky was clear and the sun felt warm as I sat on the concrete eating my snacks and a Diet Pepsi. The temperature was 78 when I started the ride at 1:16 and by the time I got home at 4:19 the home weather station showed 83 degrees.
This slightly modified route totaled 35.42 miles and I averaged 15.6 mph. My miles now total:
257.82 miles for April
103.71 miles this week
1518 miles year to date
520.18 miles to reach the April goal
Yesterday I forgot to report on the flat I had at 26.95 miles. I was riding north on W. Lake Houston Parkway when I ran over a jagged piece of concrete. I knew as soon as I hit it would be a pinch flat. I pulled into the stores at Kings Crossing and over to Berry Bar Yogurt. They have some outside tables and chairs. Looking at the rear tire there was a white/gray spot on the tire and I wondered if this was the impact spot. Getting the tube out it didn’t take long to find the snake bite. Putting the tube back in after patching it (first try was successful) the patch lined up with the white/gray spot on the tire. I pumped the tire up and headed home. The tire stayed aired up and I topped off the pressure before today’s ride. The rear tire now has two patches, front tire none.
Tomorrow I will probably not ride. The weather for the next several days look perfect with 80 degrees and clear skies.
Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS maps and metrics. I see Garmin announced the Garmin 1000 today. The price is almost as big as the model number. It has a long list of features but I will be staying with the Edge 510. This could be a good time to find Edge 500 units on sale.
Voodoo Racing had seven riders in the top 10 of various categories following the time trial, putting us in a great position for the crit races on the 2nd day. We woke up to find a strong storm cell parked over Tyler hitting the city with strong winds, cold temperatures and hard rain. The race promoters decided to keep everyone safe and cancel the crits.
This left Voodoo with the following top 10 GC results: …
Madison Henry, Research director- Houston Business Journal
Last week, Houston ranked among the country’s most sprawling cities— out-sprawling San Antonio, Austin and even Dallas and Fort Worth — in a recent report released by Smart Growth America. As vast as Houston is, it only barely made it into the top 10.
It will come to no surprise to regular commuters that Houston also ranks among the nations worst metro areas for commuters. Inrix, a data firm based in Kirkland, Wash., keeps a scorecard for the worst metro traffic areas in the U.S., and Houston ranked…
Okay, I have no integrity whatsoever. After bashing Strava several times on this blog, I am now immersed in the ride tracking program — big time.
Why the sudden change in feeling? Well, it’s all because of a new phone. I’ve never had a smartphone before. All my mobile phones were very basic. So when my wife and I sprang for new phones over the weekend, I knew I would want to try out some apps. And for a cyclist, what better app to try out than Strava?
Honestly, I thought I would use it to take the place of my Bike Journal entries, where I keep tabs online of my rides. Strava catalogs much the…
The mountain bike time trials are held at the San Angelo State Park. The park entrance fee is $3/person unless you have a State Park Pass. All MTB time trials start at what’s commonly known as the “playground.†Enter the south entrance off 2288 (about a mile from Arden Road) and continue straight until you see the playground on your left.
As we are holding 6 TT’s each, we are re-instating the rule of attending three events to qualify for end of the season recognition. We will also be able to establish most improved using three qualifying times and we will recognize perfect attendance. …
The April edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes the following:
Blind Stoker Seeks Captain
Round and Round the Lake Ride
Impromptu Tandem Ride
Pete’s Impromptu Redneck Ride …
Hey Wheel Brothers! Has spring been treating everyone well? We hope everyone has had a chance to get out there and get started on their spring rides. If you are looking for another awesome ride, benefiting an awesome cause, you have got to check out our interview with the board members of the Ride for Heroes.
Why join your ride?
The Ride for Heroes is a well-organized ride that offers the right combination of scenery and challenge. Our routes are well-marked and our law enforcement control of traffic is top notch. We consider our rest stops to be the best in Texas. You’ll find friendly, enthusiastic, and encouraging people. Plus, there’s even homemade cookies and more. Lunch is included in the entry fee and you get your choice of a hamburger, veggie burger, or hot dog with chips and…
The premiere of BikeHouston’s BikeValet service at the Sunday Streets event in The Heights was successful. Despite the rain, people turned up with their bikes at the bike coral on White Oak Drive. They left their bikes and went to enjoy all the entertainment the neighborhood provides.
The BikeHouston’s volunteers also were enthusiastic about the arrangement. Of course they had to move their table with goodies around to keep everything dry, and next time they will ask…
Shawn McAfee      www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
Today’s Bearded Bike Tip is answering a viewer question about how to create a trail map for the local MTB trail.
Luckily with today’s online tools and a cell phone it is easier than ever to create a great looking and functional trail map. …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAVfxEGFs4&feature=player_embedded
We’ve been following the progress on the Central Trail South (what we are calling the DART Trail section between Arapaho Road and 635 LBJ) and we are seeing some great progress. The last time we checked, the biggest barrier – which was building the trail over some creeks and drainage systems (between Belt Line Road and Spring Valley Road) – was requiring some major, time consuming construction.
From our latest inspection over the past weekend, we discovered that most of that construction is…
by League Director in News      www.texashighschoolcycling.org
Wow, we really thought the main page had been updated long ago with the spring road schedule but guess not. Sorry about that!
Check the race series tab to see the full schedule complete with results from the events that have already happened.
Remaining race weekends at this point are: …
