Burr!! It was not that cold but… – November 10th Bike Ride

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Burr!! It was not that cold but riding on the greenbelt trails in the shade felt chilly. I am continuing to ride my Motobecane 700HT mountain bike as I set out to do this week. I got a later start today because I was still messing with my Nook Color tablet and trying to get the Android Market installed in Honeycomb operating system. This is probably gibberish to many people but I find it mentally challenging and with the chilly morning I had some time to work on it. When I did leave to ride it was 68 degrees with clear blue skies and it was 66 degrees when I got back home. Wind was not much of with a light 1.1 mph breeze with 6.5 mph gusts that was not that noticeable in the woods. Tomorrow it is supposed to warm up some so I can probably ride earlier.

I did manage to ride a little farther today with 14.13 miles at an average speed of 10.6 mph and a max speed of 21.6 mph. My speed was lower today because my left knee started hurting around the 7 mile point. After I slowed down for a couple of miles the pain went away. I guess I was trying to pedal too fast on too big of a gear. Average cadence was 73.5 RPM. November miles are 164.16 and year to date I am at 5147.66 miles.

11-10-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

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Link to the route map and ride data at RidewithGPS.com.

RPGA Architects Cyclocross Race – Fort Worth, TX

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RPGA Architects Cyclocross Race
General Information
Date(s)     11/20/2011
Event Name     RPGA Architects
Event Location     Fort Worth – Trinity Park
Event Type     C – Cyclocross
Event Flyer     http://www.txbra.org/db/events/2012EscaleraLocaCyclocross3.pdf
Event Status     Scheduled
Texas Cup Event     Yes
Texas Cup Level     State
Texas Cup Season     2012
Contact Name     Joe Paugh
Contact Phone     817.690.7988
Contact Email     joepaugh@yahoo.com
Other Information
RPGA Architects “Escalera Loco” Cyclocross – $1025 Cash Purse plus Merchandise

Sunday Nov 20 – Trinity Park Fort Worth

Fast course at Trinity venue – a variation on Saturday’s ThinkFinance CX course. Take I-30 west from downtown FW to the University Dr. exit. Turn left (north) on University. At 7th Street, turn right (east) for 0.7 miles (cross railroad tracks), and then right on Stayton. Take the first left into the park. Lots of great restaurants and amenities in nearby West 7th development.

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration until 11pm Thursday 11/17/2011. Race day registration opens at 8:30AM and closes for each category 15 minutes prior to start time. Add $10 for race day registration. Second event entry $15 no late registration fee.

Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for November 9th

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Church Statement Regarding Missionary Deaths in Texas
newsroom.lds.org
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Tuesday:
Two missionaries were killed and another was injured when a vehicle struck all three while they were riding their bikes in Donna, Texas Tuesday evening. Elder Trevor Reinhold Strong, 21, of…

Suspected driver nabbed in hit-run that killed 2 LDS missionaries
by Salt Lake Tribune
By bob mims The suspected driver in a Tuesday night hit-and-run crash that killed two bicycle-riding Mormon missionaries and critically injured a third turned himself in to authorities at a Texas-Mexico border point of entry early Wednesday. …

Ride Like A Girl 2011 Build-A-Bike-4-Kids
Austin Ridge Riders
Ladies- come help us build bikes for kids! Last year we did our part to help bring smiles to the faces of lots of kids and it was a blast.
Monday – November 14
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
101 San Antonio – Downtown Austin
(corner of San Antonio & Cesar Chavez)
Once again, the gang at Mellow Johnny’s has asked for help in building lots and lots of bikes. Big bikes, little bikes. Pretty pink bikes and bikes with flames. No experience necessary as a staff member will show us what we need to do. Get a little dirty, …

Public Meeting on Off-Street Parking Ordinance Changes
by Aaron Chang BikeHouston.org
Recently, we updated you on the City of Houston Planning Commission’s new bike parking ordinances that are part of the city’s proposed off-street parking ordinance (Chapter 26) changes.

On Thursday, November 10 the Houston Planning Commission is hosting a public hearing where anyone may comment on the proposed changes. The public hearing will take place at 2:30pm at the City Hall Annex, Public Level (900 Bagby Street). …

Lone Star Cyclists November Issue Shifting Times

Raleigh has teamed up with Bike MS
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
Raleigh has teamed up with Bike MS to become the official bike partner of the charity ride group for 2012. The bike brand plans to involve its dealers at various levels. As part of the deal, Raleigh will provide grassroots support at Bike MS events, a cause-marketing program for bike purchases, benefit from onsite exposure at Bike MS events, and assemble dealer teams at local rides. The company also will support Bike MS corporate teams with bike rentals, training support and bike fittings. …

Rothe and Jerman Win Tour de Gruene Team Time Trial
By Andrew Hood        velonews.competitor.com
Stefan Rothe riding for Tulsa Tough and partner Wes Jerman of Alchemy Racing took the win at the 28th annual Tour de Gruene two-man time trial.

Stefan Rothe and Wes Jerman after their win in the team time trial

The traditional end of season time trial was held on the roads along the Guadeloupe River just north of San Antonio.

Rothe and Jerman, both 30, completed the 27-mile course in 58:59, finishing more than 5 minutes ahead of 38-year-old former US Postal & Telekom rider Kevin…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 11/10- 11/16/11
by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels
The cycling scene is starting to slow down towards its winter slumber… if you can call 60 degrees and sunny winter! Still, there are some great end of season tours on Saturday and the return of the “Dude Looks Like A Lady Ride” on Sunday.

Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As…

Interview: Getting to know Alison Starnes
By Imelda March            www.dailypeloton.com

Alison Starnes represented Team USA in the individual time trial at the recent Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She placed 5th among a small field of 15 women from the Americas. We chatted to learn more and to take a look at the next year in racing.

DP: Tell me about yourself: Where were you born? Do you have any siblings? Where did you study?

Alison Starnes: I was born in Solvang, California. My parents have a cattle ranch in Redding, California.

I attended Abilene Christian University, a Division II school in Texas. I played tennis and earned a degree in biochemistry with a minor in nutrition. I lived on campus for two years, since it was requirement and…

Warriors on Wheels Bike Across Texas

Warriors on Wheels (WOW!) are making a trek across Texas on bicycles to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.  The seven day trip from Wichita Falls to Corpus Christi will end on Veterans Day at the USS Lexington.
Day 1 – Nov. 5th (A-B 98.5 miles) – Witchita Falls to Fort Worth
Day 2 – Nov. 6th (B-C 95.5 miles) – Fort Worth to Waco
Day 3 – Nov. 7th (C-D 90.6 miles) – Waco to Austin
Day 4 – Nov. 8th (D-E 60.7 miles) – Austin to San Antonio
Day 5 – Nov. 9th (E) – Day of rest in San Antonio
Day 6 – Nov. 10th  (E-F 88.9 miles) – San Antonio to Beeville
Day 7 – Nov. 11th (F-G 68.4 miles) – Beeville to Corpus Christi
The ride concludes on Veterans Day 11-11-11 at the USS Lexington

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – Nov. 9, 2011
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
Bicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. 210-325-2500, 210-524-9393.
Bicycling: 9 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. 210-884-9470. and more…

Today was rough. We ended in Abilene but not before we hit 15+…
Tour de Tejas         Wes Foster

Today was rough. We ended in Abilene but not before we hit 15+ mph head winds all the way there! We ended at biketown bike shop to get new tires and a few things we needed. While there we found out Kyle’s bike was broken and unridable. God was able to buy Kyle a new bike ! God has been protecting us all the way. The bike…

More MTB Trail Riding Today – November 9th

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After more than 2.5″ of rain yesterday the cool front has moved in. I was thinking of riding some today in the dirt but the rain changed my mind. I stuck to the greenbelt trails which are mostly concrete with some asphalt stretches in the older sections. With the rain there were places where the trails were covered with runoff debris so I did end up riding in some dirt/mud. The skies are now a clear blue and the temperature has dropped from yesterday. During the night it got down to 54 which is not that bad (still below my wimpy cutoff of 60 degrees) and it took most of the morning to get above 60. It was 67 when I started and 66 at the finish. In the woods the wind was not that bad at 2.7 mph and gusts of 7.6 mph. The airport was showing 13 mph wind with 17 mph gusts. So the 67 degrees felt cooler than it was.

I was dressed for the weather with a long sleeve jersey, windbreaker jacket and leg warmers. No need for full finger gloves though. I might need them tomorrow though since it supposed to be cooler.

There was a purpose for today’s ride beyond just turning some pedals. I wanted to stop at Radio Shack to pickup a microSD card to put Android Honeycomb on my Barnes & Noble Color Nook. I am running CyanagenMod 7 on it and I want to try moving to a new operating system. The Nook Color is a fabulous 7″ tablet with the CyanagenMod 7. I accomplished that so now I have to load the software on the microSD card and give it a try.

The 13.92 miles today were a little shorter than I would have wanted but time was shorter due to the later start. I prefer to get over 15 miles but I have been able to ride each day so far. November miles are creeping up to 150.03 and year to date I am at 5133.53 miles. Average speed today dropped down to 11.9 mph but the max speed was a nice 22.7 mph. Average cadence was 75.8 RPM.

I took these two pictures with my LG Optimus V phone and they show why I like to live in Kingwood.

Wooden Bridge on the Kingwood Greenbelt Trails

 

Lake Along the Kingwood Greenbelt Trails

 

11-9-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

Link to Garmin Connect data and map.   Link to the route map and ride data at RidewithGPS.com.

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