I biked to the north today to New Caney and then to Roman Forest Blvd. The wind was helpful while I headed this direction but when I turned south at Roman forest Blvd. it was my enemy. I didn’t think the wind would be so tough and when I got home I saw why it was: SW at 8 mph with 17 mph gusts at the airport. Whenever I rode in the open away from trees and buildings it was the hardest. The wind did not hold back my average speed overall since I ended up at 15.6 mph over the 30.64 mile route.
Taking the “back way” out of Kingwood was different and set me up to bike north on Loop 494 all the way to Roman Forest Blvd. The heat was building up by the time I got home at 12:30 hitting 94 degrees while it was 85.8 when I left home at 10:17. In an attempt to minimize my time in the sun I did not stop for my usual Diet Pepsi break just refilling my water bottle twice along the way.
The ride put me over the 800 mile point with June now at 826.71 miles, the week is 168.29 miles and year to date is 3266.
Temperature for Saturday could reach 106. I will need to leave earlier tomorrow.
HOUSTON – The city of Houston announced on Wednesday it is adding 150 miles of bike trails.
Houston already has 300 miles of bike and hike trails. Many of the new trails will run along the bayous and some will be dedicated to bikes only while some trails will share the road with traffic. The new trails will cost $200 million. Half of the bill will be paid for by private donations.
With the mid-season break almost upon us, the last race before the hiatus is the Texas State Time Trial in Lytle, TX. Not one of our ladies has ever participated in this event; we decided it would be wise to get together to practice for the team time trial. This is where four members complete a relatively flat 40K course and rotate efficiently for about 30 minutes and then swing a u-turn and make like a barn sour horse and haul butt home. You can drop one person from…
Tech to Make Your Bike Safer
by Cali Lewis         geekbeat.tv
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Deal paves way for 160-mile bayou trail effort
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Houston City Council on Wednesday approved an agreement with the Houston Parks Board to tackle the ambitious trails plan voters approved in a $166 million bond issue last November.
The Bayou Greenways 2020 project fulfills a century-old vision first laid out by urban planner Arthur Comey in 1912, with a $205 million, 160-mile connected networks of citywide trails. As the name implies, the…
This has the Tyler Biking Club and other East Texas bicyclists worried about their future plans to ride on Toll Road 49.
“It’s very hard for me to see my way clear to vote, to really allow bicycles on a 80-plus mile an hour toll road. It’s just very, very difficult to me to see that as…
Mineral Wells Summer Time Trial • Jun 15 2013
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City of Sugar Land releases final draft of Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan
By: Rex Knepp      www.examiner.com
The City of Sugar Land, Texas, released the final draft of its Master Plan for bicycles and pedestrians to the public on June 26. The plan is now available for public inspection on the city’s website. A Pedestrian and Bicycle Task Force has been at work on the plan since February, 2012. This is an update to the Plan as suggested by the city’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan, adopted in 2011. Public input to the updated plan was gathered through an online survey and…
On a 250-mile bike ride from here to San Antonio that commences Friday, there are numerous enemies, including fatigue, self-doubt or an unseen rock that could leave several people planted on the pavement. But in contrast to the often competitive world of cycling, it’s nice to have a fellow rider there to pick you up.
“We’re in a big group, and we have to go all the way to San Antonio,†said Kara Urbina, a marathoner-turned-cyclist who will join the…
Anderssen, Nowles win B&G Club bike rodeo
By Carolyn B. Edwards BCC Staff Writer
Thursday, June 20, a Bicycle Rodeo was held at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County – Bandera Unit. The B&G Club partnered with Bandera County 4-H and the AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers.
Approximately 25 youngsters received basic bicycle safety instruction, rode an obstacle course and competing for the…
The RLAG swapmeet is here!
Austin Ridge Riders
If you have any cycling gear, bike parts or accessories in need of a new home, or you’re just looking for a few things to add to your collection, then the RLAG swapmeet is for you. Gather your gear and get ready for some swappin’ following the July 1 ride!
Burn Your Buns Bike Ride A Scorcher on the Fourth of July
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Burn Your Buns Bike Ride benefits Bridgewood FarmsThe Burn Your Buns Bike Ride benefits Bridgewood Farms. Bridgewood Farms is a residential community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Residents support the farm by raising poinsettias and with a ceramics business.
The Burn Your Buns Bike Ride begins at 7:30 a.m. on July 4. Bridgewood Farms with co presenters, The Woodlands Cycling Club and the Lake Conroe Rotary Club offers…
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Sounds like the Texas Transportation Commission doesn't consider the bicycle as a form of transportation.
Another hot one is in the works for today so I was anxious to get started today. It must’ve not been enough because I did not leave until 10:08 but I did get back home by 12:45 before the full heat arrived. As I write this at 3 in the afternoon my weather station shows 99.9 degrees. The SW breeze helps to keep things hot as well. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for 102 and Saturday is now 104. Those could be the first 100+ days of 2013. Starting earlier tomorrow (Friday) would be a good idea.
During my ride the scattered clouds provided no relief but my long sleeve bright orange jersey did. Again I think that long sleeves will be hot but not really. No other bicyclists were out along my route south to Atascocita, Walden and Huffman. I altered the route I planned in my mind before leaving home some. I planned on riding south on W. Lake Houston Parkway to Aerobic Drive and into Walden. There is a fair amount of traffic on W. Lake Houston Parkway especially at FM1960 so I took some side streets to get to the Aerobic Drive intersection and then onto my planned route. So I went a little bit further than I expect at 33.35 miles instead of the 31 or 32 miles. Average speed was a nice 15.6 mph. No thumping bass on today’s route thankfully.
I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a Sunkist 10 soda water. The breeze was cooling as I sat under the canopy in fact a couple of times I might have felt a chill. The plastic milk crate I sat on had a sag in the top and I thought I was in my recliner at home for a minute.
I am approaching 800 miles for June as I am at 796.07 miles, 137.65 miles for the week and 3235 miles year to date.
Bike Cave sells refurbished bicycles
by Zach Mayer      star.txstate.edu
Transportation woes consisting of constant construction, rerouted buses and an increase in parking fees have led to many students trading in four wheels for two.
Commuter biking has seen an increase in participants over the past school year, offering students a fast and easy way to arrive and navigate campus. Bikes can be an expensive investment for the average student. However, the university-owned Bike Cave is attempting to make bicycles a more viable option for Bobcats strapped for cash.
The cave offers used and refurbished bicycles at discounted rates, acquired through the University Police Department’s bike pick-up program. The program consists of collecting unclaimed bicycles chained to bike racks throughout campus.
The program was implemented for campus beautification, preventing 50 or more abandoned bikes from accumulating each…
Baylor med student biking to Houston arrives after 2,100 mile journey
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On May 30, I wrote a post about Jared Rammell, a Baylor College of Medicine student who was leaving on a bicycling trip from his home in Boise, Idaho to Houston for his school orientation. On Sunday, after riding 2,100 miles, Rammell arrived in Houston, riding the last eight miles of his trip to the college’s CullenBuilding with some of Baylor’s most avid cyclists.
Rammell was accepted into the college’s new master of science in Orthotics and Prosthetics program. The program, in the School of Allied Health Sciences at…
Drag Race II – Houston TX. Texas Summer Race Series
by hamfoh         www.bikeforums.net
Drag Race II
Join us for the second annual drag race as we kick off the Texas Summer Race Series
Drag Race?
-Single Speed bikes only. There will not be a geared and non geared category. You may race on your road bike IF you can show that your shifting has been disabled at the time of registration
-A timed sprint race – 2 riders at a time over a 1000ft drag strip.
-Riders with the fastest times will advance to a 16 rider, elimination style bracket
-Points awarded to each of the 16 riders who advance to the bracket
-Prizes
Le Tour de Woodlands registration opens July 1
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Registration will open Monday, July 1, for the Interfaith of The Woodlands-hosted annual Le Tour de Woodlands fundraising event to be held at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Woodlands Township offices. The event will include a 2-mile ride and a 20-mile ride, which is for more experienced riders.
The registration costs are $35 for single riders and $50 for a family ride, which includes two to four cyclists and $10 per additional family member, according to…
We hope you’ll come out en force to join us for our annual Ride-White-and-Blue short and leisurely ride to Addison’s fabulous Kaboom Town! holiday fireworks event! 5 miles round trip.
We gather the clans at 5:45ish at Torchy’s Tacos at Preston & Alexis: http://www.torchystacos.com/locations/dallas/
Happy Hour is 4-7pm, which means $1 off some beers, and $4 house and swirl margaritas.
Around 7:00pm, as a group we will ride out north to Arapaho and west to the Frost Bank parking garage at 5002 Arapaho Road, up to the top of the garage and then down 2 levels to where our…
