Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 13th

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Day 1 Riding The NETT
Texas Mountain Bike Trails

This is Dean Nix’s personal recap of his ride up the Northeast Texas Trail (NETT). He has setup a Facebook page called the NETT Awareness Ride where you can find additional discussion. If interested in finding out more about the NETT, check out the NE Texas Trail Facebook page set up by the NETT Coalition, the 501c3 non-profit responsible for creating the Northeast Texas Trail.

Day One
July 11, 2013
The day’s goal was to ride from Farmersville to Clarksville, 91.5 miles. I wanted to set a quick pace early because I expected to slow once I hit difficult sections of the trail later in the day when the heat would arrive. The plan was to be wheels down at 6:00am average at least a 9mph pace leaving 2 hours for stops with an arrival at 6:00pm. That also left 3 hours of daylight to deal with any physical, mechanical or navigational errors. I would ride the trail to Pecan Gap (36.5 miles). I would then evaluate or try the poorly rated sections of Pecan Gap to Ben Franklin to Roxton (See NETT Rout recommendations in documents…

Guadalupe Street from MLK to 24th Interim Improvement Project
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Background:
The 2010 Mobility Bond Guadalupe Improvement Project and Capital Metro’s MetroRapid Project created an opportunity to install protected bicycle lanes on Guadalupe Street. While considering solutions for the southbound MetroRapid bus platform on Guadalupe near the UT Coop that would not adversely impact storm water drainage, the feasibility of installing physically protected bicycle lanes was explored.
The project’s design team found that by moving the transit platform and on-street parking away from the curb, the drainage issues were resolved, and at the same time, the opportunity was created for physically protected bicycle facilities in…

2013 Texas XC Mountain Bike State Championship Series
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Camp Eagle Classic
Sept. 1, 2013
Rocksprings, TX
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Dave Boyd Huntsville Classic
Sept. 15, 2013
Huntsville, TX
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20th annual Piney Hills Classic
Sept. 29, 2013
Ruston, LA
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Tyler Speedwaves
Oct, 13 2013
Tyler, TX

Flat Creek Crossing Ride Pics – 8-11-13
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We had a special opening this past weekend and it was a perfect day to get out and do some laps around the ranch.  While the temperatures were up in the 100’s by the end of the day, if you start early enough you can get in your ride before the…

Hotter than Hell bike race 1990
by Bob Hall

City of Frisco to add Trail Miles for 6 Cities Trail
by Michael Freiberger        www.bikedfw.org
The article also mentions that Allen has a section of trail to build to help connect Frisco all the way to Deep Ellum.  You are in luck that I can also give an update on that section:  The City of Allen’s City Manager is working the issue and is attempting to help make that trail…

Corinth Cycling
The Mexican Professor making Corinth Cycling proud in Maine.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 12th

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The Texas Time Trials in Glen Rose, TX
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The 11th Annual Texas Time Trials invites you to join their ride on September 19-21, 2013 starting at Glen Rose City Park (Rodeo Park).
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Leslie of Texas Time Trials to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.
Why join the Ride?
It is a one of a kind Event that joins world class solo racers with newbie’s and teams with 5 different distance races, ranging from one lap to 19 laps of a 26 mile course, it is a Wood Stock on Wheels. Whether you win first place on the 500 mile race or last place on the 26 mile race or have a 4 person team, everyone earns the exact same Awesome TTTT Trophy at the Awards Bash after the Race.
How long has the event been around? …

Top Shelf 20: The future of bikes and biking
By Verge Video

As people move into cities and as we continue to try and combat global warming, biking is becoming a more useful mode of transportation than ever – it’s not just for exercise anymore. But bikes mostly look the same as they always have. There’s plenty of technology under the hood, advances you might never notice but that will make you go faster, stay safer, and…

Buescher-palooza, Saturday, August 17th
by John        www.AustinBike.com
Buescher State Park opens on August 15th for mountain biking, so we are planning a double-duty event for the following Saturday, August 17th.
The plan is to ride Buescher State Park first, then after we are done with that we ride Rocky Hill Ranch.  This should be about 25 miles of total riding, with most of it (~20 miles) on trails.
Here are the details…
We begin the ride at the Rocky Hill Ranch parking lot.  Park there as there is plenty of room and…

Motorist kills bicyclist in Memorial Park
By Mike Glenn        www.chron.com

A bicyclist died after being struck by a car while riding at Memorial Park.

The bike rider was hit about 7:30 p.m. Monday along the 6700 block of Memorial Drive.

Houston police said it appears the rider was struck while in the intersection.

The car continued forward then swerved and collided with a light pole. A tire of the bicycle was…

Riding The NETT (Northeast Texas Trail)
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
It’s already been a month since Dean Nix made his journey up the NETT trail (Northeast Texas Trail), and I had the opportunity to sit down with Dean to find out more about what this ride was like.

Check out the video below where Dean tells us about the 270 mile out-and-back journey that goes from Farmersville to New Boston.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aui9blna1yM

STCC FIT
Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Want to ride Sundays, but our morning rides just don’t FIT your schedule?  Shawnee Trail Cycling Club is now offering an evening ride that just might FIT the bill.  This ride will depart Richardson Bike Mart Frisco at 6pm for a 30 mile route.  This, as with most other rides, is a year round ride, barring ice or…

Roll for the Cure
Pedal Pushers

San Angelo participants. Jerry Middleton, Christine Jones, Brian Backlund, Roy Jones, and Loyd Evans. The ride choices were a 25K, 50K, and 100K. Brian and Loyd were going on the 100K and Jerry, Christine, and I were going on the 75K. 75K wasn’t one of the choices? …

USA Cycling Masters Track Nationals — Major Taylor Velodrome – Indianapolis, IN
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Texas was well represented in the Women’s 40-44 Scratch Race with Catherine Moore, ThinkFinance Racing, picking up the National Championship and Cindi Vargas, Matrix Cycling Club, taking 4th.

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association

DORBA will hold a race at Sansom on Sept 22. Half of the event profits from this race go to FWMBA. Please contribute some of your time at any of the planned work days to prepare the trail.

When: Saturday August 31
Saturday Sept 7
Saturday Sept 14

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Afternoon in the Sun – August 12th Bike Ride

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No bike yesterday but I am back riding today. The starting time was delayed until 1:37 because we are doing some renovation on our house and the contractor did not finish until then. With the later start the temperature had plenty of time to get hot and it was 96 when I rolled out the driveway and it stayed up there the whole ride. I got back home at 4:09 and the temperature was 97 and the heat index was 103. It could even hotter over the next few days. There were some clouds so the sun was not full power all of the ride.

While I was on a break in Huffman I checked the weather in Wichita Falls and it was 102 there but the forecast for the next 4 days was cooler than that with one day in the upper 80’s.

I biked to the south and east thinking I could ride 30 miles or so. The route actually totaled 32.28 miles. My average speed came in at 15.8 mph. On Fairlake Drive the City of Houston finished some road patching. There is a stretch on Old Atascocita Road east of the railroad tracks where the asphalt has slipped down the edge of the shoulder from the heat and there are some cracks wide enough to swallow a bike tire. This area has been patched once but it did not stop the problem. This in the east bound lane and the west bound lane does not have the problem. I need to move over to the center stripe to get around this.

No other bicyclists braved the heat on the streets I was on.

Tomorrow will probably be an afternoon ride as well.

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What’s Turning the Spokes on the Net August 11th

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Bicyclists Cover Many Miles During Grayson Co. Event
By Alex Belser, Reporter        www.kten.com
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GRAYSON COUNTY, TX — Hundreds woke up bright and early to race along miles of pavement, but not everyone made it through the sometimes grueling course unscathed.
Nearly 400 riders took part in the 8th Annual Red River Bike Rally, starting and ending at Tanglewood resort, chairman Joe Brown said. It’s sponsored by the Sherman Kiwanis Club and Pottsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
By mile 10, many people were happy to take a break for orange and…

Americans continue to put forth strong effort at 2013 UCI Juniors Track Worlds
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Glasgow, Scotland (August 10, 2013) — Competition continued at the 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday and Saturday with American riders taking to the velodrome in several events. …

…Men’s Omnium
1. Jack Edwards (AUS) 18 points
2. Marc Jurczyk (GER) 27 points
3. Casper Phillip Pedersen (DEN) 29 points
20. Zach Carlson (Plano, Texas/Matrix Cycling Club) 111 points

Lea dominates the day at Elite Timed Track Nationals
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Carson, Calif. (Aug. 10, 2013) — Four more Stars-and-Stripes jersey were earned Saturday on the second day of competition at the 2013 USA Cycling Elite Timed Track National Championships  at the StubHub Center’s VELO Sports Center in Carson, Calif. Finals were held in the men’s and women’s individual pursuit as well as the men’s and women’s international omnium.

Men’s Individual Pursuit
Bobby Lea on his way to gold in the individual pursuit
Bobby Lea on his way to gold in the individual pursuit. (photo by Brian Hodes)
One year has passed but the men’s 4km individual pursuit podium sure had a familiar look to it. Last year’s medalists all repeated their 2012 performances with Olympian Bobby Lea (Mertztown, Pa.) adding to his endless collection of Stars-and-Stripes jerseys and earning the top step. Lea defeated Liam Donoghue (Boulder, Colo./Natural Grocers Cycling) in the final just as he did a year ago, while Stefan Rothe (Austin, Texas/Tulsa Wheelmen) won his second straight bronze medal by…

Amarilloans compete in grueling bike event
By Amanda Castro-Crist        amarillo.com

After spending the day on his mountain bike, cycling over a hundred miles of high-altitude Colorado Rocky Mountain terrain, Kyle McAdams summed up his thoughts on the Leadville 100 MTB Race in just a few words.
“Painful,” he said. “I’m glad it’s over.”
McAdams was one of three Amarillo men who rode Saturday in what many call one of the most challenging mountain bike rides in…

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema In Richardson Comes With Cool Bike Parking
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The highly anticipated  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Richardson is finally open for business. Not only has this become one of the hottest destinations in town, it also has an amazing lineup of bike racks that are in the shape of film reels. …

Enchanted Circle Century Tour
West Texas Cycling Association
Date: September 8, 2013
Location: Red River, NM
Contact: Red River Chamber of Commerce800-348-6444
Details: 5 rest stops, 4 SAG wagons, and EMS driving the circle. Starting elevation 8,750 ft. lowest point 7,000 / highest point 9,820 ft on Bobcat Pass. 25 mile & 50 mile out and back, and 100 mile tour. Ride through historic Taos, and alongside two of New Mexico’s state parks and two most challenging passes – the Vietnam Memorial, Eagle Nest Lake, Palo Flechado Pass, and Bobcat Pass.
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