Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 4th

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Top 5 trails in Austin?
by chomxxo            forums.mtbr.com/texas
Hi, a group of us are headed over to Austin for the 4th weekend. Can you give a list of the top 5 must-ride trails in the area? There’s so many it’s hard for us to decide. Thanks! …(with replies)

Tour de Cure – DFW

July 4th ride with two of Team Red’s finest — with Lew Alexander and Dave Hennesey in Plano, TX.

GHORBA Group Ride at the Anthills!
GHORBA.org
Independence Day is just around the corner so what better way to celebrate than to ride the Anthills! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Singletrack! Come join our new Group Ride Organizer Mr. Wladimir Moquete and me on Saturday July 6th at 9:00am for a couple a fun laps then hang out and talk bike with the gang. Whether you’re a beginner rider or an old hat we’ll have a group just for you. Don’t know your way around the trails? No problem. Our ride leaders know every inch of trail and will show you everything the Anthills has to offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to…

Bike races head for Circuit of the Americas
www.travelmole.com
Circuit of The Americas has joined the list of venues playing host to the Tour of Austin bike-racing weekend, set for August 31 to September 2.

The Circuit will host the first leg of this year’s three-day event by staging a criterium along its 3.4-mile racetrack – home to the Formula One US Grand Prix – on Saturday, August 31.

Austin, Texas-based Holland Racing, a cycling event production company, will manage the fifth annual event, which will…

Erwin Park Summer Series Course #4
By Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
The final course that we have yet to use…

I was holding off on this one for rainy days, but have had a ton of racers ask me about using it. So here we go!

The Erwin Park Summer Series Course #4 is the infield and road. This will be a super fast course and we will be looking at multiple laps for each race. My time for one lap was just over 7 minutes. Here’s the Strava profile for my lap. …

4th of July Greetings from Cafe Brazil
Plano Bicycling Association
Lots of cyclists out today celebrating Independence Day, including this group at Cafe Brazil in Deep Ellum.

A Special Ride
by Roy and Christine        Pedal Pushers

All of the bicycle rides are special in some way, but this particular Monday group ride was extra special. (lots of pictures)…

Happy Independence Day – 2013
Bike Friendly Richardson

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 3rd

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BMAC Meeting July 2013- Be There
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Possible new bike additon: 2012 Specialized Roubaix Elite Compact
by Ray Garza            rgvcycling.com
As I progress in my fitness level I have considered doing longer and longer rides. Currently, I ride my 2012 Specialized Sirrus Limited and it’s a great city bike. I just love cycling in it, but for longer rides my hands complain of numbness. I had  bike fit recently and that helped with the leg problems tremendously and we are still working on the hand problem. What I think the problem might be is the flatbar. There are not many choices for hand placement and I think that is contributing to the problem. After doing some research on…

Bicycle helmet giveaway coming up
www.yourglenrosetx.com
If your child doesn’t have a cool helmet for his or her biking, skateboarding, skating or Razor riding activities, a chance to change that is nearly here.

Stop by the Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads helmet giveaway event. Your child will receive a new helmet, and…

Cyclists in Austin, Texas Engage with Sticker Art
By Valerie Demicheva        blog.driversed.com
Cyclists in Austin, Texas have created a campaign to engage the broader public with sticker art that humanizes riders. The campaign, “Hello I’m a Cyclist,” has already raised over a thousand dollars on Kickstarter. Austin’s cycling community sees one to two cyclist deaths each year caused by motor vehicles. In 2012, there were four cycling deaths in Austin due to drivers; three were hit-and-runs and two were…

Hale on Wheels Cycling Club
Plainview, TX
Next meeting:
Date: Tuesday, July 30
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Broadway Brew

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

WTF – EB Route, Travis Country Pumphouse Down
by TC            www.turnincranks.com

The WTF crew were riding the EB route so I took the opportunity to hook up with them for part of the trip. I only had a few hours so I joined in for the…

One From the Road
BikeTexas.org
A protected bike lane with trash in it.We found this great idea on BikeTexas business member Peyton’s Bikes website, and had to share:

Hey, folks! Here’s a simple way for us to pitch in, show what good citizens cyclists are, and clean up our roads and trails, too.

It’s called One From The Road and the idea is to pick up and dispose of at least one piece of trash on every ride. This easy act can make a real difference and…

24 Hours in the Canyon, a Rookie’s Ride
by Xanadu        www.bigpigracing.org
24 Hours in the Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon State Park
June 1 – 2 2013
RACE START

This race was dedicated to the following individuals who are fighting or have fought cancer: Paul Sutter, Marily McShan, Celinda Allen, Sandra Day, and Sharon Bade.  You were my inspiration during this race to push myself further and longer than I have before.  I also want to shout out to my fellow survivor pigs who continue to impress me with their determination, grit, and awesome attitude: Sharon McNutt, Steve Baumgartner, and Kaden Brennfoerder.

Also, a huge thank you to everyone that donated to my fundraising for this race which benefits the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo and those families fighting this…

Anthills Trail Work Party, 8:30 am
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Event category: General
Trail: The Anthills (Terry Hershey Park)
Saturday, July 13, 2013 – 8:30am

It’s time for some trail maintenance and upgrade. We will meet up at the Dairy Ashford parking lot (SE corner of Dairy Ashford and Buffalo Bayou). The work party will start @8:30 am. I hope to be done by late morning. The plan is to use rocks and cement chunks to armor the section of the bench cut under the shoulder of the DA bridge that has been getting wet from the leaky pipe. We will also install one of the…

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Thick Dust – July 3rd Bike Ride

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Today I had to look at Google Maps to refresh my memory of the streets to turn on when I got to The Commons of Lake Houston. The last time I rode this route was about a year ago and I think I got lost then. The route took me around Lake Houston north of FM1960. I started out on US59 north after exiting Kingwood. The light 4 mph breeze ws not much of problem no matter which direction I biked.

When I got to FM1485 I turned east and the sun started hiding behind some clouds which kept the heat down some. During the ride the temperature ranged from 89 to 93. I maintained a good pace during the entire ride. At the 40 mile point I checked my average speed to find 16.2 mph. The route totaled 42.39 miles and the final average speed was 16.1 mph thanks to all of the residential streets in the last 3 miles.

Overall the surfaces of the roads are good. Except for a section on FM1485 from mile 19.8 to 21.4 there is a shoulder. During this short section the first 300 yards has a steep drop off where the shoulder would be. After that the dirt levels up with the road in case you need to exit the road. There was a dust storm in the same section today. The dryness combined with a pipeline construction site to stir up the dust. The worst dust happened when the trucks hauling wooden road pieces covered with dirt drove by me. The dust was so thick it almost obscured the road for a short time. I stopped for a minute when a flagman held us up to let two trucks back into the construction area. Once I passed this place the trucks and dust went away as I turned into the side streets to go through The Commons of Lake Houston. One of the reasons I took this direction was the lack of shoulders on FM1485 until it meets FM2100. Traffic is not too bad since this road shortens the distance getting from FM1960 to US59 north. Back in the 1990’s I biked this route frequently and the log trucks traveled it a lot. I never had any problems though.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 2nd

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GS Tenzing Criterium • May 26 2013
www.road-results.com
Categories
• Men Cat 2     • Men Cat 3
• Men Cat 4     • Men Cat1/2/3 Junior 10-18
• Men Cat1/2/3/4 Master 40+     • Men Cat1/2/3/4 Master 50+
• Men Cat1/2/3/4/5 Master 60+     • Men Cat4/5
• Men Cat4/5 Junior 10-14     • Men Cat4/5 Junior 10-18
• Men Cat4/5 Master 35+     • Men Pro/Cat 1/2
• Women Cat1/2/3/4     • Women Cat1/2/3/4 Junior 10-14
• Women Cat1/2/3/4 Junior 10-18     • Women Cat3/4…

50 Years Later: Tracing the Footsteps of Lee Harvey Oswald Group Ride
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff

50 years ago, the city of Dallas was forever changed by a major tragedy…the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. To honor this date in history, BFOC is bringing back the Tracing the Footsteps of Lee Harvey Oswald history tour bicycle ride on Saturday, November 23rd, at 1:30 PM starting at Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas, and passing the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin. This was the group ride that…

Donate Your Old Bike or Spare Parts!
Texas Mountain Bike Trails
July 11th we are going to have a donation drop off for Erwin Park Summer Series sponsor ReCycles McKinney.
Why Donate An Old Bike?

We all have some old bike parts or even an old clunker sitting around in the garage or a spare closet, it’s time to de-clutter and put those bikes or parts to good use. ReCycles McKinney is a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to “re-cycle” bikes within the community and give back to those who need them. They operate under a founding principle that “local donations are for local needs.” This means that all of the donations of bicycles, funding, suppliers, and other resources will stay within the…

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