Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for June 9th

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Paul digging for the line #corinthcycling? #cchd

Spinistry
FWIW, hope to announce Midnight Massacre early next week. Just have to to verify staging area to nail down the date. Second half of July most likely.

Violet Crown Cycles orange and white Ferguson stolen!
by elliott        Austin on Two Wheels

This is not a milestone that I relish: The first theft of a Violet Crown Cycles bike I built. This orange and white Ma Ferguson city bike was recently reported stolen by its owner. It was a very unique build including a Gates belt drive system (more photos here). If you see this bike, please contact the owner Angela at (512) 423-5504.

Woodlands bike fatality puts focus on bicyclist safety
By Jonathan Garris        www.yourhoustonnews.com
The death of a Woodlands man May 26 following a bicycle accident is serving as a tragic reminder of the importance of educating area bicyclists and drivers on how to best coexist on the roads of Montgomery County.

Jack Elstone, 70, of The Woodlands, died at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital following an injury to the head suffered during a May 23 accident with a…

Spring Creek Greenway gets $100K for bike trails
By Matt Stephens        www.yourhoustonnews.com
The Spring Creek Greenway could add another six miles of bike trails in 2013 as a result of a $100,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife National Recreational Trail Grant recently approved by Montgomery County commissioners.

Robert Collins, special counsel to Precinct 3 Commissioner Ed Chance, said the $100,000 grant has a 25 percent match from the county, which can be paid through in-kind volunteer hours, and will provide five or six new miles of multipurpose trails near the Flint Ridge trailhead. Collins said the funding would help…

Climax: Best lt’l ‘ol Rest Stop in Texas
by Chris Mathews        Plano Bicycle Association

A few PBA Tweeners paused at Rest Stop 4 on the 2012 Collin Classic to check it out.  They found popsicles and Mr. Mister as two of the highlights.

Chip’n Seal Goes Away – June 9th Bike Ride

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The last time I rode this route on 5/18/2012 a section of FM1485 west of US59 sported the dreaded chip’n seal road surface. At the time I feared this might be permanent but today I thought enough time passed so I went that way again. Thankfully the chip’n seal surface got replaced with some nice and smooth asphalt. There is a short section in the left turn lane at Gene Campbell Road still waiting resurfacing but it will probably disappear soon.

My start time got delayed some to 10:45 because of a meeting at my church. We want to start a men’s group and needed a planning session today. With the later start I thought the heat would be higher but thanks to the rain during the night the temperature was not bad with a 81 – 89 range but the humidity at the start was a moist 76%. By the time I finished it dropped to 58%. While I stopped at the Star Express Exxon in Porter a man filling his car talked with about how he had just moved back to Houston from West Texas after a year there and how much higher the humidity was here. He said he lived here before he moved but got used to the dryness quickly and missed it. A few minutes later a woman gassing up asked about my route. She said a co-worker biked over by I-45 and rode to US59, the opposite of what I do. Partly cloudy skies and a very light 4 mph east breeze made for a nice ride.

When I got to the 30 mile point I checked my Garmin Edge 500 for my average speed and surprising it showed 16.5 mph. I did not realize the pace I rode. The full route ended up at 35.19 miles and the final average speed was 16.3 mph according Garmin Connect. For some reason SportTracks dropped it to 15.9 mph. Riding time totaled 2:12:57 with 27:53 stopped. My max speed was 22.7 mph on Garmin Connect with an average cadence of 83 RPM. Tomorrow I have a church meeting in the afternoon so I will probably not ride. So as the week ends my mileage standings: 191.79 miles this week, 265.89 miles in June, 3,056.27 miles YTD. Link to RideWithGPS.com data and map.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 8th

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The threat of rain kept a lot of riders away, but we were dry and had some great racing in some very unique

Le Tour de Bastille and the Hot and Sweaty Tandemonium Bike Race, July 14th
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On July 14, 7:00 PM, the third annual Bastille on Bishop event celebrating everything French will take place in the Bishop Arts District.  This year BFOC is adding a bicycle element to the mix of crepes, wine, mussels, music, French cars and more! …

Houston Bicycle Club June Meeting
When: Program: Tuesday 06/12/12 at: 7:00 PM HEB Community Room at I-10 and Bunker Hill Gail Wellenkamp and Sam Nuckols will show us their recent trip to Europe, cycling in Barcelona and shopping in Andorra, then joining up with friends in Bordeaux, France.

2012 Third Thursday Time Trial series
Date: June 11, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Host: Bobby & Donna Stewart
Phone: 806-794-3548
5506 70th St
Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, is hosting the 2012 Third Thursday Time Trial series. The first race had a great turnout with 14 racers. The next race is scheduled for June 21, 2012. Membership is required. These are scheduled training rides on an open course that is just a little bit shy of 8 miles. Meet at the Chisum Travel Center, 2611 East Slaton Rd , at 6:00pm. TT will start at the intersection of HWY 84 & FM 1585. A couple volunteers are needed. Contact Mike Ivins to help out. These events cannot happen without you! See ya there.

LSC Alternative Memorial Day Ride – Alvarado
by David Grebel        Lone Star Cyclists
Saturday, May 26, 2012

15 LSC members gathered at Alvarado High School for the club’s alternative Memorial Day Weekend ride (David Grebel, Richard Wilkes, Sherri Galaway, Ken Grigsby, Denise Smith, Carl Decker, David Shuford, Dan Ford, Nancy Ford, Jennifer Seifer, David Edwards, Joe Willis, Stephanie Willis, Lois Olmstead and Jim Edwards). The 8:15 start was greeted with cloudy skies and an 18 – 20 mph headwind. The first part of the course shared the roads with the Burleson Chamber’s “Honey Tour.” That explained the cheering, but somewhat confused, groups of people as we came flying…

Summer TT #1 – June 7, 2012
by tonkster        Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
Results from Summer TT #1 plus a little clip for your veiwing:
Joel Reyes     0:39:36
Billy Wyrick     0:45:15
James Munnerlyn     0:46:44
Collin Clark     0:46:32
Greg Swabia     0:57:06
D’Angela M.     0:52:19
Gina Hokanson     1:01:29
John Flynn     0:36:38

City Of Abilene Discusses Bike Safety On The Streets
By Michelle Frizalone, KTXS News
ABILENE, Texas — A female biker and her husband were struck by a car Thursday afternoon. They are the second bikers who have been hit in the past two weeks.

Tonya Sanders and her husband were riding a bike on South 1st street when they were struck by a car.

They were not seriously injured but Sanders said she worries for her safety since she bikes every day. “Yeah, I got hit me and him both and I was on back of the…

Bicyclists ready for 4,000-mile ‘Journey of Hope’
BY LYXAN TOLEDANES        www.oaoa.com

After completing their freshman year of college, many students are typically content with taking their well-earned summer break and lounging their days away at home.

But instead of lying on the couch all summer long, Texas Christian University student Davis Browning is biking across the nation along with 30 of his fraternity brothers from Pi Kappa Phi. …

Cycling judge connects with voters
Trek begins today at Family Power Sports
By Matthew Waller        www.gosanangelo.com
SAN ANGELO, Texas — On Saturday the people of San Angelo have a chance to peddle with a judge.

Texas Third Court of Appeals Judge Diane Henson is on what she calls “Le Tour de Henson,” where she cycles through the 24 counties covered by her appellate court, meeting people before the Nov. 6 election.

Along with finding the cycling be a good way to connect with voters, and “I thought it would be fun,” she said.

She is planning to ride 40 miles with the San Angelo Bicycling Association at 8 a.m. today starting at Family Power Sports at 4160 W. Houston Harte Expressway. She rides on Saturdays mostly, and has ridden with members of the military, with students…

H-E-B pledges $250,000 to hike-and-bike trail improvements
By Tara Merrigan        AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
The H-E-B supermarket chain pledged $250,000 to the Trail Foundation’s $5 million “Campaign for the Trail” on Thursday, putting the foundation’s fundraising total just over $4 million.

H-E-B’s contribution will go toward the two-pronged vision for the improvement of the hike-and-bike trail along Lady Bird Lake: $3 million will be given to the city to help pay for a boardwalk that will complete the trail’s circuit around the lake, and the remaining money will be placed in the foundation’s endowment for the upkeep and…

Rain Cooperates – June 8th Bike Ride

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During the night we got almost .6″ of rain. We needed the rain and coming during the night meant by the time to leave on my ride the streets dried out. This is the best of both worlds. With this 23.72 mile ride my YTD miles crossed the 3,000 mark to 3,021.07 miles. I usually don’t reach this until late August or early September. My ride was shorter than my recent ones since I need to go on an errand this afternoon. The temperature is lower this morning with the rain; 80 degrees at the start and 82 at the end. Humidity moved up to 65% from 44% yesterday. A light 7 mph NNE breeze moved the air around some but not enough to help with the sweat. I was soaked at the end with perspiration.

Riding time was 1:32:17 with only 5:54 stopped. Average speed was 15.4 mph, max speed was 22.3 mph and average cadence was 79.6 RPM. Mileage this week is 156.6 and June is 230.7. Link to RideWithGPS.com data and map.

Tomorrow I plan on a longer ride. Weather shows a 30% chance of rain for Saturday.

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