Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 8th

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Bike sharing system slow to grow, but big plans proceed
By Dug Begley            Houston Chronicle (subscription required)

A program to spread bike-sharing kiosks around Houston remains in first gear with only three downtown stations, but supporters are optimistic they can expand the initiative as planned.

In May the city unveiled kiosks in three downtown spots where anyone could procure a bicycle through the B-Cycle program. The locations at City Hall, Market Square Park and the George R. Brown Convention Center were supposed to be followed by other kiosks by the end of the year.

The expansion is a few months behind schedule, said Laura Spanjian, Houston’s sustainability director. She said federal reviews required under the $116,000 grant to start the bike-sharing…

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Close Calls with Traffic on FM1314
by James Webster

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Trail Maintenance – December
by salsaTopp            Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association

In attendance: Mikey, Kim T, Justin F, Kerry S, Christopher A.
Student volunteers: Jake S, Murray (Reis) L, Ryan O

First…. It was crazy calm out at the lake this morning.

Justin F, Kim T and Kerry S took a bit of paint out to the trails. Justin had primed our trail marker signs Friday afternoon so this morning they were ready for their yellow base coat. Next round we will be filling in…

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Take time to thank your ‘support crew’
By Bill Cullins            San Angelo Standard-Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — This weekend I’ll mark four decades of being married to my “event support director,” otherwise know as my wife.

I’m trying to figure out a diplomatic way to tell her that my training plan for our 40th anniversary calls for a three-hour cycling workout, which means I’ll need to take a long nap afterward and then not do much in the way of “honey-dos” to ensure I’m recovered in time for Monday’s workout.

All joking aside, stop for a minute and reflect on the sports you do or have done in the past. Give some thought to the…

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McCallister Park Mt Bike ride 4, San Antonio TX
Mike Zeigler

Riding McCallister Park, San Antonio Texas 7 Dec 12.

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While not a Texas story any time a bicyclist rides this many miles it deserves some space.

Local bicyclist records 70,000 local miles
By JOE DUTTON Staff Reporter            www.starherald.com

Battling cancer can be as simple as riding a bicycle.

For one local woman, that is exactly what she did to overcome the disease and to lead a healthy way of life.

On Friday, Donna Davey of Scottsbluff marked a milestone on her bicycle — 70,000 miles.

Davey has been tracking the miles on her bicycle for more than 20 years. It all began with her son, Scott Davey, who purchased a Pinarello touring bicycle to ride across the United States, but later decided he would like to get into bike racing instead and purchased another bike. Davey then tried out her…

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Tweets

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Radar Warning – December 8th Bike Ride

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I was keeping an eye on the weather radar because the sky had some dark clouds. My intent was to ride the Huffman route but as I watched the radar rain formations were between me and there. So I changed my route and headed north to New Caney. To be different I rode Loop 494 all the way from Kings Manor to New Caney. I don’t remember doing that before. In the last couple of years Loop 494 has been resurfaced and when they did that a nice shoulder was added. Traffic on Loop 494 is somewhat lighter than the northbound US59 service road. Contrary to the Huffman area going north showed no rain clouds so off I went. Normally on this route direction I ride through Valley Ranch housing development but today I stayed on the southbound service road all th way to Kingwood Drive. I did stop at the Porter Exxon at FM1314 for a large Diet Pepsi though.

Before my ride I went to Sprockets Bike Shop on Ford Road for a bike swap meet. I met James Webster who I have exchanged several emails with. There were several people there with a wide variety of bike parts and even some bikes. Two low rider bikes were on display. somebody spent some serious time working them.

I ended up riding 27.27 miles at a 15.1 mph average speed, 25.3 mph (SportTracks) top speed and 77.4 RPM cadence. Since this route was a little shorter than my typical this direction riding time was1:48:09 plus 47:06 time stopped drinking that large Diet Pepsi and messing with my cell phone. The weather held up to the forecast with 80 degrees when I got back home. The average temperature today is 63 so we are enjoying some warm weather. That will leave on Monday with a high of 50 degrees. If that happens I will be not be riding outside. Tomorrow, Sunday, should get to 79 degrees before the drop. My mileage totals: 96.84 this week, 154.73 for the month, 6431.89 YTD.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 7th

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Volunteers Needed – The Superman
Fort Worth Mountain Biking Association
ALRIGHT, VOLUNTEER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
WHAT: VOLUNTEER MEETING FOR THE SUPERMAN RACE
WHEN: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 6:45PM
WHERE: VELO GOLD BICYCLES 3000 S. HULEN ST. #111 (INSIDE QUICKSET JEWELRY)

WE WILL NEED TWO TEAMS TO PREP THE COURSE DURING THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO MANAGE AID STATIONS LOCATED COURSE-SIDE. MAPS AND DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.
THANKS SO MUCH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON!!

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I read several times one of the most frequent emergency room injuries is head trauma. I thought this article helps to understand the problems.

Head first: The variability of injury, and recovery, from traumatic brain injuries
by VeloNews.com
Assessment of brain function following a crash courtesy Medicine of Cycling, www.medicineofcycling.com
Editor’s note: This article, on the individual variability and treatment of traumatic brain injuries in sport, originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of Velo, The Danger Issue. The concussion assessment graphic was adapted from a chart created by Medicine of Cycling.

The physical abilities of professional cyclists are hard to fathom. Many riders will have nearly a hundred race days in one season, not counting the thousands of training miles they will log. Crashes happen. Usually they’re minor, but too often, they can be deadly serious.

It is a tremendous challenge to be able to assess riders properly when they crash in a major event. Medical personnel must jockey through mechanics, motorcycles, and photographers, scanning for who’s not moving, who’s bloody, and who might…

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I Bike Richardson – Sarah Townsend (with Richard, Eleanor, and Gabriel)
by dickdavid                Bike Friendly Richardson
It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce Sarah Townsend. She took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:

Name: Sarah Townsend (with Richard, Eleanor, and Gabriel)

How long have you been riding?
We’ve always cycled casually, but I would say we started developing our current habits within the last year. We added the cargo bike to our family last summer, which really opened up our options since we always…

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Bike Ride

McAllen Bike Ride across the Solar System 7:04. Watch Later McAllen Bike Ride across the …

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West Texas Bicycle Ride … TECHNIQUE FOR VIEWING A TWO SIDED DRAWING …

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Harry Moss Park, Dallas Mountain Bike Trail
by Shawn McAfee            Texas Mountain Bike Trails

The Harry Moss Park mountain bike trail is located along the bank of the White Rock Creek and buffers Greenville Avenue, Royal Lane and Walnut Hill in Downtown Dallas.

This is a beginner to intermediate trail with nearly 6 miles of mostly benchcut singletrack to ride. The trail at Harry Moss Park has very similar terrain to both Rowlett Creek Preserve and Oak Cliff Nature Preserve, but with more “human elements” incorporated into the basic flow of the trail. Things like cement and brick to reinforce areas , wooden beams to build berms and…

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Herff second-grader presented with dream of a bike
by KENS 5 Staff

A little San Antonio boy who was never able to ride a bike got the surprise of his life Thursday.

The Herff Elementary School student was born without arms. Before Thursday, biking was an impossible dream.

But on Thursday, the second grader was shocked when he was presented…

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City Expands Bike Sharing Program (Video)
By: Robert Price            Fox29
Expect to see more bike sharing stations around town over the next year.

Thursday city council approved a one-million-dollar expansion of San Antonio’s “B-Cycle” program.

The program lets you rent a bike at one location and then return it at another.

Most of the city’s thirty kiosks are downtown.

Now another fifteen are set to go up, including stations at the Witte Museum, Brackenridge Park, and the San Antonio Zoo.

“And by having the bikes become more visible in our…

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Beating the Cold Front – December 7th Bike Ride

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The road bike was called on again for today’s ride to Community Drive and then Valley Ranch. This northerly route was 28.82 miles long at a 15.3 mph average speed, 22.2 mph top speed and 79.2 RPM average cadence. After riding my mountain bike yesterday the road bike felt light and easy to get up to speed. No knobby tire buzz either. Riding time came in at 1:53:00 plus 10:03 stop time. Mileage standings after the ride: 69.57 this week, 127.47 for December and 6404.62 YTD.

With the projected cold front arriving late Sunday or early Monday I need to get some riding time in to offset the days of cold. So far I see Monday’s high at 49 degrees. Contrast that to today’s range of 79 (start) to 77 (finish) temperature. I would prefer fewer clouds today but it was warm enough that a short sleeve jersey kept me just right. I wore a pair of Bellweather Forma shorts for the second time. These fit snug and the seat pad is different from what I normally wear but I do like them. Just in case I do like them I bought two pair on sale. December is a good time to buy summer bike gear.

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