Past Habits – August 4th Bike Ride

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Past habits are hard to break. Case in point is today’s ride when I hesitated on wearing a long sleeve jersey. I was leaving later than normal (11:35) and it was already 90 degrees (55% humidity and a light breeze). The old thought is that short sleeves will be cooler but I am slowly coming around. The long sleeve was all white so maybe that has something to do with it but I felt cooler and perspired less. While I stopped at the Huffman Chevron the paper towels I normally use to sop up the sweat were not as wet as when I wear short sleeves. Not a very scientific evaluation but I like it. By the time I got back (1:45) the temperature moved up to 97 (40% humidity) and still a light 4.6 mph breeze at the big airport.

Apparently other bicyclists were willing to brave the heat. I saw 4 others along my route to Huffman and back. I decided to take a basic route today since I got the late start after church. I ended up riding 28.05 miles and averaged 15.7 mph. My mileage for the week totaled 211.39, August miles are up to 107.18 and year to date I am at 4358 miles.

No biking tomorrow. My wife is having cataract surgery and will not be able to move around too much. May be I will be riding on Tuesday.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 3rd

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McKinney Falls Bike Ride
Austin Sierra Club Outings
Sunday, August 4, 2013    8:00 AM
Martin Park
10 Chicon St, Austin, TX (map)
Join us on a hilly 32-mile ride to McKinney Falls and Onion Creek, with a shady break (water, restrooms) midway through the ride.
Riders must wear a helmet and obey all traffic laws.  Riders should have water, gloves, repair kit, lock, cell phone, ID, money. Expect to ride about 32 miles at a 12 mph pace – make sure that is suitable for you – as we plan to stick together as a group. Cue sheets will…

Middle Of The Road (MOTR) Rides
One, two, three, four…aww heck! Let’s just say that over 10,000 good-natured bikers showed up for today’s MOTR ride to Buda, Texas. Wow! — at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop

DFW Tour de Curre
CandSAdventures        www.bikeforums.net
Rode the DFW Tour de Cure today. This was may second year to ride it. Last year was not enjoyable. The charity rides always say it’s not a race. This year, I slowed way down and instead of riding the 60 mile route, trying to go at it hard, I chose the 32. I had a blast! This was my 5th charity ride this year and maybe my favorite. The route was good. Very little wind. It is always hot in N. Texas this time of the year…no big deal, just had to plan for it. It was nice to enjoy the scenery instead of pushing for a faster pace.

My daily ride is always alone so these rides are fun for me and I use them a motivational goals. I meet the most…

Read the August edition of the The Pedaler
San Antonio Wheelmen
Welcome to August!  This week has been one of the warmest weeks of the summer.  Maybe we’re in for an extremely hot August.

Where do you buy your cycling accessories?  Do you go online or do you head to your favorite local bike shop?  I hope that it’s the latter because our local bike shops need the business in order for them to provide the…

Cancer survivors cycle for hope
Cycle for Hope benefits Children’s Mircle Network and the Southwest Cancer Center
By R.S. DOUGLAS        lubbockonline.com

In 2008, Jason Morton went to the doctor’s office for lower back pain, and was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer.

He spent the next four months receiving chemotherapy treatments at University Medical Center’s Southwest Cancer Center. After his experience, he paired up with Greg Penkert, controller for UMC, to create a program that would give back to the community and…

Cycle for Hope gets bike wheels turning for a good cause
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – A group of local athletes got their wheels turning for a great cause Saturday morning.

The 2nd Annual Cycle for Hope rolled out to raise money for the Southwest Cancer Center, Celebrate Today Fund and the Children’s Miracle Network.

The 7-mile ride took cyclists through…

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Fluttering Flags – August 3rd Bike Ride

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The first 1/2 mile of today’s route traveled on the greenbelt tail in the shade. With my “early” start of 8:57 the cool shade along with 81 degrees was a pleasant ride. Leaving the trail to the streets to exit Kingwood on US59 northbound service road the shade was spotty. I wanted to ride over 40 miles so I biked to SR242 and turned west on SR242 to Old Houston Road. Up to SR242 the wind was helpful as can be seen from interval 3 20.0 mph average speed. Riding on SR242 the wind resisted my movement and I slowed down. The cooling effect was appreciated but the effort required did not let me cool down much. As I rode through Porter the Whataburger US flag gently fluttered in the wind.

I stopped at the Chevron station at FM1485 and SR242 to refill my water bottle to get me to the Stripes station on FM1314 where I planned to stop and rest. From there I rode mostly into the wind until I turned onto Old Houston Road. Thanks to the trees lining Old Houston Road I did not get the full brunt of the breeze which was good and bad since I could use the cooling effect.

Reaching FM1314 I made a left turn and headed to Porter. At first the wind seemed to be coming at me but after a couple of bends in the road it finally moved to my right rear quarter and did hold me back as much. I looked forward to getting to the Stripes store and taking a break before riding the last 11 miles or so. Sitting at the Stripes store in the slowly decreasing shade I had to stretch my legs out to avoid a muscle cramp. With summer about half over the sun is moving more to the south and the overhang from the store is providing less and less shade. In another week or two I will need to stand if I want to be in the shade.

Leaving the rest break I headed to Briar Tree and Oakhurst before riding back into Kingwood. The road resurfacing on Loop 494 appears to be finished so I did not have a problem taking Kingwood Drive to the first traffic light and then moving to the side streets.

My route totaled 43.59 miles, meeting my goal, and the average speed came in at 16.0 mph. August miles now total 79.13 and year to date is 4330 miles. This week I biked 183.34 miles so far and I should get some miles in tomorrow after church.

No other bicyclists crossed my route today. Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com maps and metrics.

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What’s Turning the Spokes on the Net August 2nd

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Renowned Bicycle Injury Lawyer Jeff Nadrich Comments on Injury of Famed BMX Cyclist James Shepherd
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BMX legend James Shepherd was recently released from a Texas hospital after sustaining serious injuries from a bike-car collision in Austin on the Fourth of July, according to a news report from ESPN. The 42-year-old competitive cyclist—who rose to fame in the early 1990s—was reportedly riding his BMX along the city streets when a car ventured too close, causing Shepherd to swerve into utility pole. Noted bicycle injury lawyer Jeff Nadrich recently weighed in on the…

Building a low-cost Presta Air Chuck
www.AustinBike.com

Having an air compressor in your workshop is a necessity these days, especially if you have a tubeless wheelset.  But what you will quickly find is that all of the compressor tools are designed around schrader valves, not presta.  There are specialty companies that sell a presta tool, but they are expensive.

Digging around on the internet, I found a better solution that was much less expensive.

My solution requires 3 different pieces, bought at 3 different places.  While that sounds like a lot of work, they are places that I either go to all the time or are next to places I frequent (like Fry’s), so there wasn’t any wasted trips.

To make this tool, you need 1.) a cheap schrader air gun, 2.) a schrader/presta adapter and…

Reimers Ranch Ride and post ride watermelon
Austin Ridge Riders
Sunday, August 4, 2013 – 09:00
It seems the best way to bring on rain these days is to call a ride but Trail Stewards Mark and Brad are going to try again.

This coming Sunday at Reimers starting at 9:00 am. Look for the group ride at the MTB Trailhead. Mark is going to chill some refreshing watermelon for after the ride and maybe even a cool swim.

Day Use fee is…

LMRA Bicycle Club August Rides

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LMRA Bike Club Breakfast Ride: Nancy’s Casual Coffeeshop Ride – 8:00AM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: Benbrook Pacers – 6:30PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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$ Charity Ride: Rockwall Hot Rocks Bicycle Race and Ride

LMRA Bike Club Breakfast Ride: TBD – 8:00AM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: Benbrook Pacers – 6:30PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: Benbrook Pacers – 6:30PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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$ Charity Ride: Wichita Falls Hotter ‘n Hell Hundred

LMRA Bike Club Breakfast Ride: TBD – 8:00AM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: Benbrook Pacers – 6:30PM

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LMRA Bike Club Evening Ride: LM Main Plant – Will & Sergio’s Ride – 5:00PM

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 2013 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships
Major Taylor Velodrome
Indianpolis, Indiana
August 2, 2013

Men’s 45-49 Flying Time Trial
1. James Lawrence (Colorado Springs, CO/CP Racing) 11.393
2. Brian Abers (Aloha, OR/Bike Central) 11.489
3. Nelson Li (Mckinney, TX/ThinkFinance Racing) 11.816…

Leisure Trends: Retail sales down in units but up in dollars for June
www.bicycleretailer.com
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group’s RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million compared with the same period last year, despite two straight months of dollar gains.

Bicycle sales were up 3 percent from June 2012, but road bike sales…

Cannondale recalls some Slice bikes
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — Cannondale is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 500 Slice time trial bikes because the “brake plate” can loosen. The company has received one report of the loosening and no reports of injuries.

The affected models are 2013 model year Slice RS bikes including the Black Edition, Ultegra and Ultegra Di2 bicycles and framesets.  The Black Edition bikes come in black and the word “Cannondale” is in green on the top tube.  The Ultegra and Ultegra Di2 are white with red trim and “Cannondale” is in black on the downtube. …

Erwin Park Summer Series August 8th Race
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com

Pre-registration closes at 1pm on race day (August 8th). On-site registration begins at 5:30pm on race day and is cash only ($15).

There are 3 races this week.
6:00pm – First Time Racers/ Juniors under 12; 1 laps
6:30pm – Cat 3/2 race; 2 laps
7:00pm – Cat 2/1 race; 4  laps
Course Used
We will be using Course #2 for the August 8th race. Course is subject to…

August Newsletter Published
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
The August edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes the following:

Upcoming Rides
Round and Round the Lake Series
McKinney – Van Alstyne Ride
Let’s Make a DATES for Wednesday
Ride Reports
DATES Round and Round the Lake Ride
Norma’s Brunch Ride
DATES 4th of July Ride, Cookout, and Swim
DATES Rides & Activities…

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