Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 2nd

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Community Bike Shop Leaders Gather to Swap Stories and Celebrate Success
via Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
Two weekends ago, leaders from community bike shops across North America gathered in Vancouver for the 9th annual Bike!Bike! conference, and I was fortunate enough to attend on behalf of the Alliance.  The conference was held over four days and featured workshops of a variety of topics related to community bike shops, ranging from demystifying disk brakes to discussing the best ways to manage the financial side of a shop.

The conference brought together over 150 community bike shop volunteers and staff, with about half from Canada and half from the USA, as well as five leaders from Mexico. Along with 35 scheduled workshops and a handful of “pop-up” workshops, there was also plenty of…

Beginners and Casual Ride
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Saturday, July 7, 2012 8:00 am
Benbrook: Art’s Park Trail Head

LONE STAR Randonneurs
July 07 0700
200k, 600k ACP Brevets
362k RUSA Brevet
Mineral Wells

Dallas’ Newest Bike Commuter – Me
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas
Where the heck was my helmet?

The distance for me was not too great, but the time I would have to dedicate made it unrealistic.  Amongst other challenges, I’d miss dinner time with my family.  But things changed…

Marines pass through Texas in cross-country bike ride to benefit wounded soldiers
by Kevin Reece / KHOU 11 News (Video)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas—Four men on recumbent cycles toiled through the Texas heat in Liberty and Montgomery counties on Friday on the third week of a cross-country trip to raise money for injured U.S. service men and women.

And among the cyclists was an injured Marine, cycling without the legs he already gave to his country in Afghanistan.

“One of the guys behind me stepped on a pressure plate, activated the…

Tour de Bike Barn
Join us July 21st
For a scenic ride along the beautiful coast… then stick around for a Tour Viewing Party! The ride will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday July 21st, departing from Bike Barn at Clear Lake. Choose ride distances of 40 or 60 miles, and after the ride enjoy food and drinks while watching  stage 19 of the Tour de France.
Start: Bike Barn Clear Lake
2422 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Episode 8: Columbus NM to El Paso TX
by bernieschmidtcycling

Final Day of my solo bicycle ride near the Mexican border. 500 miles through desert from Phoenix Arizona to El Pas Texas. A repeat cycling trip that I did 13 years ago, except this time i did it in half the time.

Recent Study Takes Aim at Mountain Bike Injuries
www.sfgate.com
In the last 30 years, the sport of mountain biking has soared exponentially in popularity. It is estimated that in 2009 38 million Americans regularly took part in the sport, sometimes called “free-riding,” where the rider navigates steep slopes and technical terrain.

In a study published in the latest issue of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (http://www.wemjournal.org), Ashwell, et al, investigated 898 cases of mountain bike park cyclist who presented to the Whistler Health Clinic in Whister, British Columbia, during a 5-month period. Eight-six percent of those injured were male. And, although the majority of patient injuries were rated as mild to moderate in severity, 12.3% of riders experienced injuries that were considered potentially threatening to life, limb, or function…

Shawnee Trail Cycling Club Independence Day Ride & Social
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Another holiday, another great ride planned! We’re taking a little different route this time out – adding some variety. We’ll be starting from the Mckinney Boyd High School, north of Virginia on Lake Forest. Start time is 7:30am sharp. We’ll have both a 60 and a 30 mile route, with leaders for both so pick your poison. Maps to the start location and routes are below.

Club members are headed to Lisa Lemay’s house right up the road after the ride for burgers and hot dogs. Kids are welcome and Lisa has her pool ready.  Directions and details for the cookout are being sent to our…

New Wrinkles on My Route – July 2nd Bicycle Ride

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After two days of sporadic rain I got back on the road this morning. The rain lowered the temperature but not the humidity. Scattered clouds, 91 degrees (at the end), 9.2 mph SSE breeze awaited when I started my ride this morning at 9:41 AM. When I took the picture of my home weather station panel before I left the humidity showed 82% so I figured I would be dripping but when I got out on the road perspiration was not a real big problem.

I added a couple of new wrinkles to my route riding north on Loop 494 before moving over to the US59 north bound service road. Once I got to FM1314 I turned east back to Loop 494. I started riding Loop 494 north lately since there is a nice shoulder. When I got to Michael Lane I turned right to go through the area I used to live. I wondered if there would be a dog problem since the roads go past many rural homes where dog owners don’t always fence their dogs. Many years ago I got nipped by a tiny dog that chased me and I stopped when the owner said he didn’t bite. That was a big mistake. Several dogs barked at me but none ran out to chase me today. These extra streets added a mile or so to my route which totaled 31.94 miles. The two days off probably helped me get my average speed up to 15.7 mph with 22.6 mph max speed. Average cadence came in at 79.8 RPM. Since this is the first ride of July the only mileage to report is the YTD at 3,346.36 miles.

Before leaving on the ride I watched the Tour de France live on my Atrix 4G cell phone docked in a lapdock. I do not enjoy the NBCSports coverage with all of the side stuff so I watch the British EuroSport channel. I stopped watching around the 50K to go point and will resume with a recorded version from NBCSports so I can skipped all of the commercials and boring interviews.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 1st

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This first article has nothing to do with Texas biking but I couldn’t ignore this from my home town where it is much hillier than southeast Texas. From a small rural town in southeast Ohio Ms. Gandolf rides in a big event.

Following the mountain biking trail
Zanesville resident Rae Gandolf excelling in Downhill Mountain Biking
Written by Brandon Hannahs, Staff Writer        www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

ZANESVILLE — Obstacles, endurance and speed can challenge the most experienced mountain biker.

Rae Gandolf faces a more daunting task when those elements are combined with a downhill track.

“Downhill is the adrenaline-seeking side of the sport,” said Gandolf, who has lived in Zanesville for 12 years. “There are big jumps, rock gardens and gnarly roots and muddy, slick courses. Every course requires skill, timing, power and…

Lone Star Cyclists
Ride leaders are desperately needed for the month of July. There are scanned maps available here on the website as well as RideWithGPS and other resources to help you out. Painting of the route is not required. Leaders get the added bonus of getting to pick where they would like to go for lunch!!! Please contact the ride coordinator Tim Williams if would like to lead an upcoming ride.

Cleaning Your Mountain Bike
Live to Mountain Bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW01X96LQxk
by livetomtb in videos – Tags: cleaning a bike, cleaning your bicycle, cleaning your mountain bike, Cycling Biking, Texas mountain bike trails, texasmtbtrails, washing your bicycle, washing your bike…

https://twitter.com/kentsbike/status/219447776390553600

Brindley trail in the news

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Local news source, Culturemap, puts the Justin Brindley trail in Suglar Land in focus in this segement of their Hidden Houston series.  The video segment takes a look at both the scenery and features of the park, including the Technical Trail Features (TTF) which add a unique component to the park.  Speaking of TTF’s, GHORBA is hosting a skills clinic on 7/21 to teach how to ride.

Click here for the video segment.

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