Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 15th

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10,500 mile bike ride benefits cochlear implant candidates
Submitted by Melissa Escalante        spokanecounty.kxly.com

Jacob Landis, a 24- year- old who was once deaf,  received a cochlear implant  at the age of ten that changed his life completely. Now, he is determined to raise 1 million dollars to benefit children who need cochlear implants and cannot afford it.

In order to accomplish this number, Landis is combining his passion for cycling, baseball and his desire to help others. He is making a 10,000+ mile bike ride all around the country this baseball season, stopping at…

Walnut Creek Wednesday Workday
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Wednesday, June 19, 2013        5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)

What: Walnut Creek Wednesday Workday
When: Wednesday, June 19 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Where: Meet in pool parking lot.  We will head into the trail at 5:30PM.

What will we be doing: We will be removing the log pile in Marks’ Art.  It has deteriorated to an unsafe level and with the “No Chainsaw” policy in effect by the City of Austin we cannot cut and bring in new logs to rehab or restore it.  Additionally as part of the removal we will…

The Club Sunday Morning Group road Ride
Woodlands Cycling Club
Sunday, June 23, 2013, 08:30am – 11:00am
Start time: 8:30 AM.
Start location:
“WFNB” (Woodforest National Bank) at the SW corner of FM 1488 and FM 2978, next to McDonalds, the previous location of the Sunday ride, before Tailgators, aka the ‘BikeLane’ ride.

Itasca – Where the Wampus Cat Roams
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring (a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2013 – 8:00am
Location: Itasca School Parking Lot, 700 block E Wilkerson Street, Itasca, 76055
Park at the school parking lot behind the train depot museum and football stadium.

Take IH-35W south from Fort Worth
(From Dallas go south on Hwy 67 to Alvarado and go south on IH-35W)
Take exit 8 (FM-66 Itasca)
Turn right (west) on FM-66W (Main St) toward Itasca
Turn right on FM-67W (Wampus Cat Drive)
Take the first left onto E Wilkerson St
Take the first left into the school parking lot

Distances: 35 and 58 Miles
Ride details and route maps to follow…

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Freelancing – June 15th Bike Ride

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Trying to beat the heat I started today at 8:07. It was not real warm yet at 81 degrees but the humidity was 79% (IAH showed 90%). Not long after starting the sweat started to pour off my arms and forehead. The humidity let up some by the time I finished at 11:18 falling to 61%. After I stopped at the Stripes station on FM1314 when I started biking again the air felt cooler for several miles especially when I rode in the shade.

I was undecided on my northerly route when I started so I freelanced as I went taking a side street when I got to the New Caney Post Office on US 59 over to Loop 494 and then headed west on FM1485. I wanted to ride 35 miles or more but not a real long ride. I ended up riding 37.58 miles at an average of 15.3 mph. Today marks the 6 biking day in a row and the week’s mileage totals 195.53. June’s mileage increased to 448.18 and year to date moved to 2888 miles. I am quickly approaching my 524 mile goal for the month which may help me make up for May’s lower mileage.

Along the ride I spotted two other serious recreational bicyclists and numerous casual bicyclists.

Tomorrow is Father’s Day and I may take it as a rest day since I have biked 13 out of 15 days in June so far.

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Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com maps and metrics.

Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup June 14th

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El Paso Bicycle Club member seriously injured at Colorado event
By Aaron Martinez / El Paso Times
A local bicycle club is seeking donations to help the family of a member who suffered serious injuries in a crash at an event in Colorado.
The El Paso Bicycle Club is taking donations at all three locations of Crazy Cat Cyclery shop to help cover travel, medical and other related expenses after member Dan Post, 65, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.

“We have started to collect any amount of donations that people can make at all three Crazy Cat Cyclery locations. They have agreed to accept donations on Dan’s behalf,” said Randy Limbird, president of the El Paso Bicycle Club. “At this time, we don’t know exactly what his and his…

Barton Creek Greenbelt. The chunky stuff. Intermediate plus ride.
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Wednesday, June 19, 2013        5:30 PM
Barton Creek Greenbelt – 360 Access (beside brick office building)
3755-B Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX (map)
Meet in the paved parking area by the gate.

Helmets and hydration required.
Full suspension, Knee and elbow pads recommended.

Wheels down at 5:45pm for a slow-pace but high effort and high-danger level ride through a…

Double Lake Face Slapper Work Day
GHORBA.org
Double Lake Trailhead
See map: Google Maps
Trail: Double Lake Recreation Area
Sunday, June 23, 2013 – 9:00am

Double Lake Work Day, Sunday 6/23, 9am meet up at the trailhead parking lot. It’s summer face slapper time and the trails have gotten shaggy. We’ll trim back the veg from 9-11 and then…

Sunday Blitz!
Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
As our club grows and members get stronger, we find the need to add new pace groups to accommodate.  That is certainly the case for the Sunday Blitz.  We have a group of our regular participants on the Recovery Ride that need a little more oomph in their Sunday.  This ride…

Cycling 4,000 miles group stops in Mesquite
Mesquite Local News

They epitomize fortitude and are traveling a total of 6,500 miles.

22 Texas 4000 college students arrived in Mesquite, NV around 6p.m. Wednesday, June 12 greeted by Mesquite Gaming’s General Manager, Marty Rapson.

Mesquite Gaming stepped up to the plate and donated overnight accommodations at…

Riding for cancer
by Jennifer Preyss        www.victoriaadvocate.com

Standing in a circle outside the Lyndon B. Johnson water fountain in Austin, Jonathan Hyak linked arms with 68 20-something cyclists.

Holding his teammates’ forearms – each of them university students and clad in blue and white Texas 4,000 biking apparel – Hyak listened as each cyclist paused to…

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Flag Day – June 14th Bike Ride

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Today is Flag Day so I was on the lookout for special flag displays. My route through Kingwood, Atascocita, Walden and Huffman offered plenty of flags and I found the best one on Atascocita Shores Drive on the way back home. Here is what I saw:

6-14-2013 Flag Day 3

I almost rode past this display and turned back 50 feet to get the photo.

The weather was hot today starting at 85 degrees as I pulled out of the driveway at 10:00 and 94 as I arrived back home at 12:39. I could have used a little more of a breeze to help keep cool. Partly cloudy skies let the sun shine and heat things up. When I stopped in Huffman for a drink and rest it took about 15 minutes for my body to cool down enough to stop pouring sweat on my arms. I did enjoy some cooling wind riding west on FM1960 from Huffman to my turn onto Atascocita Shores Drive. I went through two water bottles over the 31.89 mile route. Average speed was 15.4 mph thanks to some help from the breeze.

Nothing unusual about today’s ride but I did notice the dead bug piles on the east bound shoulder over Lake Houston have largely disappeared along with their aroma.

Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com maps and metrics.

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