Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 4th

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Day 3 the 2012 ?#Rockies? team rides from Stephenville, TX to Fort Worth!

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?#2012Sierra? jumping for joy in Brownwood, TX Day 3

Reveal The Path Movie – Coming To North Texas
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

It’s here! Reveal the Path is officially in theatrical distribution. Now you can experience the new bike film on the big screen, right here in north Texas. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the movie, you can learn about it here.

A visually stunning adventure by bike: Reveal the Path explores the world’s playgrounds in Europe’s snow capped mountains, Scotland’s lush valleys, Alaska’s rugged coastal beaches and Morocco’s high desert landscapes. Ride along and get lost in the wonders of the world… Meet the locals living modest yet seemingly fulfilling lives, leading us to question what it means to live an…

City of Sugar Land Hosts Bike to Work Day
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Cyclists enjoy Bike to Work Day in Sugar Land. Photo courtesy of City of Sugar Land.The City of Sugar Land celebrated its inaugural Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18, 2012, with 17 riders on a 3.5-mile group ride from Imperial Park to City Hall.

The ride was open to all members of the community, and all participants brought their own bikes and helmets. Riders were briefed on cycling safety and had the chance to talk to local bike shops about any questions before…

Adult Beginner Mountain Bike Skills Clinics
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Three of our Bicycle Sport Shop Mountain Bike Coaches will be teaching a three-part skills clinic for beginners on three consecutive Saturday mornings during the month of June.  Each clinic will focus on three specific skills and will be taught in a hands-on, instructional format.  No experience necessary.
WHEN: June 9, 16 and 23, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Each session will include one hour of teaching and drills, followed by one hour of trail time. …

Front Porch on the Glider Swing – June 4th Bike Ride

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When I was a child visiting my grandmother in the country one of my favorite pastimes was watching the traffic drive by on US40. I would imagine where and what the people would be doing. Trucks intrigued me with the various names on trailers or the exposed loads. Now this was back in the 50’s and US40 recently expanded from two lanes to four and the traffic probably was a couple hundred feet from the glider swing on the front porch but I spent many an hour watching.

Today while stopped at the Chevron station in Huffman I briefly regressed to that time on my grandmother’s front porch and wondered what I would see if I sat in a lawn chair under the fuel island canopy. The first obstacle would be getting permission but it would be fun in my dream. Just the short time I stop I notice many people and other things. The train racing past on the tracks along FM1960 provides many sights with the graffiti on the cars.

I didn’t spend too much time people watching today but I did ride my newer southerly route through Atascocita, Walden on Lake Houston and then on to Huffman before turning back to home. School is out and the traffic around them dropped off. The 31.89 mile route took 2:02:54 to cover with the stopped time of 30:34, mostly at the Huffman Chevron station watching the traffic and people. I had a good average speed of 15.6 mph with 25.1 mph my max speed and average cadence of 80.5 RPM. My first 5 mile section did not generate a big deficit time to overcome later at 20:41 leaving only about 42 seconds to make up. By the 7th mile I recovered the 42 seconds and started to build my average speed up into the 15.x mph territory. This table shows my average speed for each 5 mile section. Only the first and last sections fall below 15.0 mph.

One of the things I enjoy about this route is the lack of dogs running loose. I hear dogs barking behind fences and they probably could be threatening if they got free but my “friend” the fence intervenes.

June mileage is now at 105.98 and YTD is 2896.36.

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 3rd

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Today was a great day to ride pic from today

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Great day for a ride , little flat course today. A ride mapped on 06/03/2012 in Helotes, TX | Bike Map | MapMyRIDE:

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2011 riders made breakfast for the 2012 riders before they split up – one route to Stephenville, one to Brownwood. 69 days to Anchorage!

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DAY 2 SIERRA: Today we biked from Lampasas to Brownwood. 98 miles. It was warm outside, but we had a great ride.

Longmont man uses unexpected layoff to bike across the country
By Magdalena Wegrzyn Longmont Times-Call

LONGMONT — After Patrick Cade was laid off last fall, he was angry. He sent out resumes and filled out applications, but when he didn’t hear back, he could feel depression starting to take root. He drank. He slept. He was bored.

Then the 51-year-old Longmont man decided to take advantage of the unexpected break and cross off something from his bucket list: riding his bike across the country.

It’s not for charity or to raise awareness for a noble cause. It’s a vacation, and a welcome break from the real world. “I just have to do this,” he said in a telephone interview last week at a pit stop in Houston. “I’ve…

Texas 4000 Atlas Ride Recap
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Today George, my friend Kelley and I rode the Texas 4000 Atlas Ride, riding 53 miles from Cedar Park, TX to Lampasas, TX.  (This is the first leg of a 4000 mile ride from Austin to Alaksa raising money for cancer research).  It’s been a LONG time since I attempted a ride of this distance (2 years) and I have to admit I was a little intimidated.  I didn’t know if I’d suffer or how I’d feel on the bike for that long. Nevertheless, I bought…

Walnut Creek Mountain Biking, Austin, Texas
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Walnut Creek Park in Austin, TX off of Parmer and Lamar.
Bike: Specialized Stumpjumper 29 Comp

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 2nd

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Visting El Paso
by notyal        forums.mtbr.com
I’m coming to El Paso and bringing the bike. I’ll be there from around June 6-13. I’ve never ridden there. I’m sure I can find a map and make my way solo if I have to, but I am somewhat directionally challenged and would be much more comfortable in a group.

Are there any regular group rides that I could tag along with? Any locals want to show me around? I promise to return the favor if you are ever in Austin.

Faster or slower than me, I don’t really care. I just don’t want to have to spend the night in the desert. I would describe myself as a good rider who loves technical terrain. Most of my rides are 2-3 hours on challenging…

New to the block, Welcome, Bike Friendly Greenville Ave!
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ImageContinuing the progression of great, local bicycle advocacy, Bike Friendly Greenville Ave is now official (actually we’re just late in reporting it 🙂 !  Looks like they’ve got an event happening on May 31, 2012 called The Gville Weekly, 6pm. Here’s the rub: …

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Bob on the front in Tyler Road Race.

Paceline
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Our most recent Paceline (the club’s online newsletter) was added 6-2-12

UT student cyclists ride in honor of teammate
by TYLER SIESWERDA / KVUE News
AUSTIN — Forty-two University of Texas students have begun the journey of a lifetime.

They make up the Livestrong Texas 4000 team that will spend the next 70 days cycling 4,687 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to fight cancer. Riders gathered Friday morning on the UT campus for a kick-off event. They set out on Saturday.

This year marks the ninth annual ride raising funds for M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. It is billed as the world’s longest annual charity…

Meet Our Newest Ride Leaders!
by Chris Mathews        Plano Bicycle Association

Cindy Hunt and Mike Boyle have joined forces to become the PBA’s newest ride leaders.  They will be leading our Step Up ride every Saturday morning.  Cindy an Mike go way back with the PBA – back to the 1980’s – yes, back in the days of steel frames and leather saddles! Cindy was even married on a Tandem in the middle of an…

Real Ale Ride 2012 – Helmet Cam!
by jonathanmatina

Here’s a little recap from our pov (helmet/ass/crotch/handlebar cams) of the Real Ale Ride out in Blanco, Texas. If you ever get a chance to ride the Texas Hill Country, do it. The tuneage was inspired by Mike’s reggae-heavy playlist on the ride.

Huge Props to Clarence Muller from Mad Duck Cyclery from the Wheelbrothers!
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The Wheelbrothers took the airport route today when 10 miles into the ride a screw on my seat post broke.  At first I just tried to make it through but since we already were in Grapevine we looked for a bike store that was  close.  Mad Duck Cyclery was it.  However, when we got there it was only 9:30 and they don’t open til 10.

Well, out of nowhere Clarence shows up, opens the store for us 30 minutes early and looks if he has the right part.  Since they specialize in Italian beauties and not so much my Specialized we were out…

Alkek Velodrome
Congrats for the state track records that were broke today!
Robert Bodamer – Men 50+ 500m (39.60)
(Previous Record Holder – Tom Bain 2003)
Suzie Goodwin/Nicole Brady – W Team Sprint (53.57)
(Previous Record Holders – Reynolds/Walker 2007)

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Kind gentleman (#024) just gave a primo Marathon Extreme tire to this other gentleman with a slashed tire. 115 miles.