Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 19th

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Kid Trips – Sat, 11/19/11, 9 am, BSA T165, Pace Bend East Trailhead
Austin Ridge Riders
Saturday, November 19, 2011 – 09:00 – 12:30
Kid Trips — Sat, 11/19, 9 am, BSA T165, Pace Bend County Park.
Volunteers to be there at the East Trail Head Parking Lot at 8 am (Right furthest corner, just past the RV area that is ARR Race Set-Up.)  This is BSA T165 from Round Rock.  They will be our first BSA Troop that is camping at the Trail for the Kid Trips Event. …

3rd Annual Deb Tribble Ride for Pride
The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
The 3rd Annual Deb Tribble Ride for Pride benefiting the Volunteer Fire Department of Grandview invites you to join their upcoming ride happening on October 22, 2011 at 500 South 5th Street, Grandview, TX

We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Bryan Anderson, Ride Coordinator and Planner of Deb Tribble Ride for Pride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride. …

New Shawnee Trail Cycling Club Board Member!
by sooner1
We would invite you to welcome and congratulate Melinda Hamm, who has accepted the appointment of Vice President for Shawnee Trail Cycling Club.   Melinda will serve the remaining term of Frank Haun, who is in the process of…

The Best NAHBS Purchase I Made
by Justin        The Plano Cyclist

Early in the year, I built up my trip to the North American Handbuilt Bicycle show in Austin, but never really wrote anything about it; mostly because when I finished my time at the show I had a sad family errand to run and the show was kind of pushed out of my mind. However, I ended up finding my pictures the other day, and I…

Bent Wheel Bash kicks off at Buck Creek Trails
By Larry Zelisko         Abilene Reporter News
More than 300 mountain bike racers are expected for the Bent Wheel Bash Saturday and Sunday at Buck Creek Trails.

The races on Sunday are a part of the Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association Fall Series.

“It’s not an easy course at all,” said race director Gary Fraser. “I’ve raced all over the state and this is as good a course as any.”

Racers can still sign up Saturday or Sunday. Racing is divided by skill level and age for men and women. The course is 8.5 miles, plus a starting loop. In the top category, …

Austin Texas Mountain Biking. GoPro HD
by JoeBalogh23        www.youtube.com

Just some footage I edited together of me and a buddy mtn biking our favorite spots in the Austin area. This video includes Reimers Ranch, Barton Creek…

Ask the Agency – Central Texas Bicycle Infrastructure Update
www.austincycling.org
The November ACA meeting gives a chance for cyclists to ask questions and get answers from the agencies that are building the roadways and bikeways in Central Texas. email your questions NOW to vp@austincycling.org so the reps have time to research real answers.

We’ll have representatives from:…

Denton City Council discusses bike plan, holds public hearing
by Alex Macon of North Texas Daily
The Denton City Council met Tuesday to discuss an update to the city’s proposed bike plan during an afternoon work session and later held a public hearing on the transmission line reconstruction in northeast Denton.

Jim Coulter, general manager of wastewater and streets for the city, said he was proud of…

Tour de Fat bike parade and festival this Saturday
by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels
It must be fall finally! I awoke to positively cold morning temps and the Tour de Fat is rolling into town. The celebration of the bike produced by Fat Tire Beer will occur in Austin again for the 5th time this Saturday, October 23 at their usually stomping grounds, Fiesta Gardens. All beer sales will directly benefit Yellow Bike…

Cooler with an 18 MPH Headwind – October 19th Bike Ride

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55 degrees at 7:00 AM was not quite as low as the weatherman was forecasting but it was below my cutoff point of 60 degrees if I was to ride at that time of day. On top of that the wind was blowing around a lot for that time of the day with my home weather station wind gauge jumping to 6 mph at times. This is a high number due to the trees and houses surrounding it. So I figured today’s ride would have to be an afternoon one which it turned out to be. I left at 1:40 PM and by then the temperature had climbed up to about 72 degrees but the wind was a stiff 18 mph from the NW. I decided I better ride into the wind for the first part of the ride so that I could have a tailwind on the return ride. After I started I altered my route to staying on US59 and heading north rather than going to the west into the wind. This was a wise choice because riding into the wind was an ordeal. My average speed until the turnaround was about 14 mph so I had to ride fast to end up at my 15.3 mph average at the end. As you can see below there is a disagreement on my max speed in the two ride recaps but only .1 mph. My average cadence over the 29.14 mile route was 81.3 RPM.

With the wind I dressed for the chill with a long sleeve jersey and a short sleeve jersey over top, regular gloves and no leg warmers. This was perfect. Riding into the wind provided body heat to offset the wind chill.

October miles are now up to 449.75 and year to date I have rode 4691.09 miles. The weather is supposed to warmup by the weekend and the wind should die down by Friday.

10-19-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

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10-19-2011 Home Weather End

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 18th

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Bicycle fair part of BBQ and music fest this weekend at Lake Cliff Park
By Roy Appleton/Reporter        oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com
In a recent post about the Blues, Bandits & BBQ bash with the bands and beer and all at Lake Cliff Park this Saturday, we left out an important B: As in Bicycles.

The folks at Bike Friendly Oak Cliff and Richardson Bike Mart are hosting a Bicycle Fair and Showcase as…

Gateway Park Workday
Fort Worth Mountain Bikers Association
On Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 9:00am the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association begins construction on the 5.5 mile extension to Gateway Park. This trail will be located east of the Trinity River within Gateway Park, traverse many of the hills adjacent to Interstate 30 and provide the mountain bike community of north Texas some amazing views of downtown Fort Worth. If you have ever drove along I-30 south of Gateway Park and wondered what…

Tour for the Cure
Tyler Bicycle Club
When: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Why: TJC is celebrating its 85th anniversary with this unique event, which will promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the College’s continuing commitment to healthcare education. As part of the local Fit City Challenge coalition, we hope you will join us for the Tour, which will benefit TJC’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences and Tyler’s affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Where: Mike Carter Field, including 85K and 50K bicycle routes, “Party in Pink” Zumbathon and a…

To Helmet OR Not to Helmet?
by katiejo        Austin on Two Wheels
Through riding my bicycle I’ve met some of the coolest people I know. Although the two aren’t mutually exclusive, riding a bicycle and being cool. Maybe if riding a bicycle and cool were connected exclusively then helmet and bicycle would form together in a single thought bubble above riders’ heads at the thought of pedaling two wheels. I’ve felt a smidge of drool on my lip when I look…

Twenty Months Later by Toni Youngblood
Biking In Dallas
Almost two years ago Toni sold her car and began life In Dallas on two wheels.  This is her 3rd update for Biking in Dallas, you can follow her story here, or catch up with her at the Tits Tuesday ride.

I can’t believe it, I have been happily CAR FREE for TWENTY MONTHS now!!  It has been a unique experience and I feel fortunate to have a lifestyle conducive to this bohemian adventure—but it hasn’t been entirely without consequence. In addition to being hit by an S.U.V. downtown last year, I’ve found myself walking home from Greenville Avenue to Downtown at 3am after a blowout for which I was ill prepared.  Earlier this year during that…

Bicycle race team braves the heat for cause
North Texas Conference News (UMC)

Dr. Ellen Palmer (left), Dr. Jeannine Hatt and Keith Mumma, ICC director for the U.S., took part in the Hotter’N Hell 100.
This year the temperature of the Hotter’N Hell bike race topped out at 109 degrees. It was the 30th anniversary of the largest and oldest cycling event in the nation, held the last weekend of August in Wichita Falls. The multi-generational Race for Grace Team did not flinch from the challenge.

The Race for Grace, which benefits Grace Children’s Hospital, has raised more than $100,000 in its four-year history.

This year, for the first time, Race for Grace riders sported team shirts, thanks to the efforts of radiologist Dr. Chuck Phelps of Waples UMC, Denison. …

Couple ride bikes; horses to traverse across country
Mary Bernard, Vernal Express
French couple pause at the Hank and Tamara Peltier ranch in Jensen before heading south.

How does anyone top a cross country bicycle tour from New York to California? Simple, make the return trip by horseback.

At least that’s what one French husband and wife team decided to do on their first trip to the United States.

…“We left New York City traveling south through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and north through California to San Francisco,” Groult said.

The bike tour took four months, ending in late June just outside San Francisco at the home of friends. …

Bicycle ride to pair injured soldiers, supporters
by Larry Rodgers – The Arizona Republic
Annual nationwide bicycle rides to aid wounded soldiers Saturday, including one in Apache Junction, have been expanded this year to allow the public to participate.

When: A “landing ceremony,” open to the public, is 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21. Registration for the ride starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Ride starts at 9.
Where: Landing ceremony at U-Haul headquarters, 2727 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. Ride starts at Rodeo Park, 1590 E. Lost Dutchman Blvd., Apache Junction.
Admission: $5 donation for landing ceremony. Ride registration is $25. Riders must have $150 in pledged donations.
Details: 877-832-6997, soldierride.org.

This year’s visit to the Valley by Soldier Ride, amo9ng 12 rides this year by the Wounded Warrior Project, will let…

…More than 20 wounded soldiers are expected to travel to the Valley from two military hospitals in California and Texas for Saturday’s ride, with courses of 21 and 47 miles, according to Joanne Fried of Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., a founding sponsor. …

A ride to remember
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News

AUSTIN – Riding a bicycle is an activity which most kids of all ages may take for granted, but hopping on the back of two wheels became a life-changing experience for dozens of youngsters in north Austin Monday night.
“Every kid loves bicycles. C’mon man!,” exclaimed Matthew Schiwart, a student at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in north Austin. …

Missoni for Target Bicycle
by Justin           The Plano Cyclist

Claire, who offered to let my other blog, Biking in Dallas review her new Missoni for Target bicycle, brought it by the house late last night so I could assemble it for her. So far, all I have done is unload it from her car. Since the hits on this blog go crazy whenever I make a post about the Missoni for Target bicycles, I thought I’d boost my ego…

I Love it When a Plan Comes Together.
by Justin         The Plano Cyclist
I am a Brooks saddle guy  – I know that paints a picture in your head of a fussy old dude with a beard, but I don’t always have a beard…

I’m also a guy that reads lots of blogs – the other day, on Rat Trap Press there was a post about work space cleanup. While that doesn’t sound particularly exciting, there was a picture in the post that made my heart race. For the past few weeks, I have been cruising eBay and various bicycle parts websites halfheartedly searching for a red…

Twenty Months Later by Toni Youngblood
Almost two years ago Toni sold her car and began life In Dallas on two wheels.  This is her 3rd update for Biking in Dallas, you can follow her story here, or catch up with her at the Tits Tuesday ride.

I can’t believe it, I have been happily CAR FREE for TWENTY MONTHS now!!  It has been a unique experience and I feel fortunate to have a lifestyle conducive to this bohemian adventure—but it hasn’t been entirely without consequence. In addition to being hit by an S.U.V. downtown last year, I’ve found myself walking home from Greenville Avenue to Downtown at 3am after a blowout for which I was ill prepared.  Earlier this year during that…

Cool Front Blows In, Mountain Bike Out – October 18th Bike Ride

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The weather changed during the early morning with a cool front blowing in. I decided this would be a good time to ride my Motobecane 700HT mountain bike. It was 68 degrees when I first checked this morning and by the time I started my ride at 9:51 it had went to 64 degrees. The wind was a strong 11 mph to 15 mph but this did not seem to be as strong in the woods I was riding in. The sky was that clear blue again.

Riding a mountain bike is different from my road bike in several ways: not as fast, some different muscles used, I use my arm strength more. I noticed my lower back muscles were complaining about the effort.

I rode mostly on greenbelt trails with occasional street crossings. There were numerous people walking and jogging on the trails. I passed three HPD bike patrol officers. One of them was riding without his helmet strap fastened. Some people were bundled up and some were not. I was bundled some with a long sleeve jersey, leg warmers and windbreaker. I almost wore full finger gloves but changed my mind. That was good move because it wasn’t that cool.

10-18-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

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10-18-2011 Home Weather End

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