Most days I have planned the route for the bike ride but today I couldn’t make up my mind where to ride. I considered going to the Spring Creek Greenway and Jesse Jones Park but that wasn’t as many miles as I wanted to ride. Then I calculated extending that to Carter Park but that was not quite 30 miles. I remembered losing the Strava local legend yesterday on the Adams St. Westbound segment to Giovanni Carrion. That made up my mind so I chose the Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood route and modified it to include that segment. This would put me equal to Giovanni at 12 efforts in the last 90 days.
A run to drop off an envelope delayed the start time to 9:09 AM. For a change the temperature was a couple of degrees lower than the other bike rides this week when I rode away on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. It even felt a little cooler later when I made the turn to go under US59/I-69 at Caney Creek in the shade. Earlier the forecast said it might hit 100 again today but it dropped a couple degrees by the time I got back home at 11:40 AM. Weather during the bike ride: Start 83 degrees, 78% humidity, dew point 75.8, a few clouds, wind W 4 mph; Finish 93 degrees, 60% humidity, partly cloudy, wind S 5 mph.
Austin is set to embark on a year-long experiment along a bustling half-mile stretch of Barton Springs Road, an area best known for local restaurants like Chuy’s, Baby Acapulco, Juiceland, Juliet Italian Kitchen and Green Mesquite BBQ.
The city hopes to enhance safety by reducing the number of car lanes from two to one in each direction between South Lamar Boulevard and Azie Morton Road. The construction likely won’t be done until late October or early November. Then, the clock will start ticking on the 12-month trial period. …
I dream of recreating some of the epic bike hikes I enjoyed as a kid back in the 1970s.
My used Murray five-speed spyder-bike with the high handlebars only cost $25, but it was one of the coolest bikes of the age.
Man, I loved that bike.
During the long summer days, I rode with a group of kids.
We’d ride for two or three hours in the county park, then make our way to McDonald’s for an orange drink and apple pie, which I paid for by borrowing a handful of coins out of my dad’s penny jar.
It’s funny how I can …
Texas Biking from Twitter
Join us this Saturday for the second bike lane clean-up of the summer!
We’ll meet at 9AM @ Lawndale and N MacGregor. BikeHouston will provide some brooms, shovels, rakes, and gloves, but feel free to bring your own equipment if you have it. And don't forget to bring water! ? pic.twitter.com/6awyXrf1tL
Air Alliance Houston is a proud #bikefriendlybusiness and we have recently installed our bike rack at our office for it to be used by both our employees and our neighbors. ?
— Air Alliance Houston (@airallianceHOU) July 20, 2023
DETOUR ALERT: A portion of the Sims Bayou Greenway under Highway 288 is closed. A detour has been set up to redirect greenway users around the closure. You should not enter the area under 288 which is marked by barricades.
Nothing fancy about today’s bike ride. I changed a few streets before leaving Kingwood but after that I stuck to the usual ones on the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route. The bike rotation came to the Canyon Endurace for today. The start was a few minutes earlier than yesterday at 8:42 AM and I finished at 11:22 AM avoiding the hotter time of the day. Riding 34.37 miles today moved the week’s total to 151.55 setting up a 200+ mile week. I need to ride 161.7 miles to hit my 800 mile goal for July. A group of 4 cyclists passed me when I turned onto Fairlake Lane.
Light wind continued and headwinds weren’t too bad even riding across Lake Houston. The breeze cooled me a little when I rode through shade. Another day with the high around 100 late afternoon. Weather while I was on the bike: Start 85 degrees, 78% humidity, dew point 77.3, a few clouds, wind SW 5 mph; Finish 91 degrees, 60% humidity, dew point 75.3, mostly cloudy, wind SE 8 mph.
7-20-2023 SportTracks 2023 Rides History Atascocita-Walden-Huffman
HARKER HEIGHTS — Learning to ride a bike can be challenging for many people; however, Variety, a children’s charity, hosted the “I can shine” event and concentrated on giving wheels to 18 participants this week at the Harker Heights Recreation Center.
Variety partnered with The Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas and the Autism Society of Texas to put on this week-long event.
“It means the world to my son,” Richard Scheffrin of Georgetown said Wednesday. His son Cohen, 13, could be seen mastering the adaptive two-wheeled bicycle as he made dozens of laps around the Harker Heights gymnasium. …
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -The Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking public input as they plan updates to its Transportation Improvement Plan and Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
These revisions align with the state’s efforts to increase funding for infrastructure projects statewide, including Highway 6 in Brazos County.
Collaborating with the Bryan-College Station MPO, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing enhancements for a 14-mile segment of SH 6, spanning from US 190/SH 21 to SH 40/William D. Fitch Parkway. …
… Presently, Highway 6 consists of two lanes in each direction, auxiliary lanes, limited sidewalks, and bicycle accommodations, separated by either a grassy median or concrete traffic barrier. According to plans released by TxDOT, the project entails expanding the roadway from four to six lanes, improving frontage roads, incorporating local access lanes, and constructing bicycle lanes and sidewalks. …
An Edinburg man accused of hitting and killing a cyclist on July 9 would become “sporadically” agitated during an interview with police, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Alan Nicolas Rios, 19, was charged with intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle and accident involving death after he allegedly struck and killed 36-year-old Amilcar Gomez.
At about 11 p.m. that day, the Texas Department of Public Safety received a call regarding a white SUV that hit a cyclist. …
Prologue: 00:00
Route Map: 00:21
Warming up with the group before Fishcreek: 01:31
Fishcreek to Honea-Egypt to FM 2854 – The open Road: 10:19
FM 2854 to Rabon Chapel Road: 29:50
Rabon Chapel Hill to South Pine Road: 37:20
Mail Route to Hwy 105: 41:38
Lone Star Pkwy to Taco Corner: 54:07
