Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup September 2nd

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September 5 Monthly Meeting – Violet Crown Sports Association
Yes, the monthly club meeting will be on Labor Day!
Special guest Nanaz Ahmadi will talk about nutrition, pre-, during, and post-ride/race. We’ll also discuss jersey design, so show up, bring those opinions, or forever hold your peace. Mangia on Mesa. Pizza at 6:30, meeting at 7:00.

Friday Film Fun: Everyone needs cyclocross practice
by elliott        Austin on Two Wheels
This Sunday, we’ll be hosting another cyclocross skills session plus a hot laps practice. Why? Because everyone needs cyclocross practice.

As this film from the 2007 World Cyclocross Worlds shows, even the best racers in the world…

New Series: From pavement to dirt
by elliott        Austin on Two Wheels
If you have been reading this site long, you will know that I have a bias towards road riding and racing. This is partly due to the focus we’ve had on urban cycling and getting more people out of cars and on bikes. It is also based on how I got back onto a bike after over a decade off the bike. It’s finally time to find my dirty side. In a new weekly series, I will share my experience converting to knobby…

Texas Custom Bicycle Show looking for volunteer help
by elliott        Austin on Two Wheels
In a little over a month, a showcase of Texas bicycle framebuilders will descend on Austin for the 4th Annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show. This is a great chance to see the latest creations from Austin area and other Texas builders and based on the list of builders confirmed this will be the biggest show to date. For 2011, the show will…

Coming To North Dallas – Northaven Trail
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson
BFR friend, Jenny posted some interesting, north Dallas trail news in the Suburban Assault Facebook group:

The Northaven Trail Phase 1 will soon be under construction just south of us, in Dallas. Phase 1 will go from the White Rock Creek trail to the Dallas North Tollway. A couple of the amenities as designed are a water bottle filling station and a bike repair station. According to their site, they’ve already had their ground breaking ceremony back…

Clean Up The Trail Day – Northaven Trail Sept 10
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas
From the Northaven Trail website:
Clean Up the Trail Day
Saturday, September 10
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Dealey Park – behind Dealey Montessori off of Royal Lane and Edgemere Road

As part of the “It’s My Park Day” event sponsored by the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Friends of Northaven Trail invites neighbors and friends to join us in picking up trash along the Oncor easement between…

TRENDING: Paul hits the bike trail
By: CNN Political Producer Rachel Streitfeld
Lake Massabesic, New Hampshire (CNN) – Politicians often seek to portray youthful vigor, but at age 76 Congressman Ron Paul may have to work harder than others.

He showed Friday he’s up to the challenge.

Paul, who famously rides his bicycle for exercise throughout the sticky, sweltering summers in Houston, Texas, invited some New Hampshire staffers and reporters on an hour-long bike ride around…

Bicycle-riding pastor recycles for church building project
Bicycle-riding pastor recycles for house of worship building project
BY JENNIFER PREYSS – JLPREYSS@VICAD.COM

Pastor Johnny Moore is collecting recyclable metals (copper, steel, aluminum, tin, brass, iron, lead) to raise money for building his church, the Church of the Heart.

Surrounded by piles of metal furniture, broken and rusted appliances, beer cans strewn on the lawn and cat food cans placed neatly in plastic bins, Johnny Moore began to sing a gospel hymn. The 51-year-old self-professed…

Local alum reflects on charity ride to Alaska
By Chris Roark, croark@acnpapers.com
Elizabeth Peters experienced a lot of things this summer.

Like all Texans, she endured temperatures well into triple digits, but she also got to live through freezing temperatures, rain and snow.

The cooler weather was coupled with beautiful scenery, wildlife and a chance to raise money for a charitable cause, and Peters would say it was…

Area athletes prove true Triple Threats
by Anthony Wilson     www.gosanangelo.com
I’ve gotta brag, so please indulge me.

I have the toughest (and fittest) friends in town.

That was borne out last weekend in Wichita Falls during the hottest Hotter’N Hell 100 ever — 109 degrees! That did not, however, stop four Angelo athletes from completing what is surely one of Texas’ toughest endurance events — the Triple Threat challenge.

This year, the HHH celebrated its 30th anniversary. Wichita Falls’ annual bike ride draws approximately 15,000 cyclists from every corner of the country and the…

Big Cedar Wilderness Trail
by Shawn    Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Trail Head
5950 Eagle Ford Drive, Dallas, TX 75249, United States
Parking is next to the transformer station behind the church.
…Description
Big Cedar Wilderness Trail is the best trail in DFW and one of the top in the entire state. The terrain here is varied, going from smooth soft singletrack, to long sweeping descents, and finally some incredible Texas climbing. I sincerely hope you…

First T-Shirt Winner of the “Share your Hotter ‘n Hell bike ride experience”!
by WB admin        The Wheel Brothers
Congrats to Dick Nowell, who will receive one of our Wheelbrother T-Shirts, for submitting this write up about his first Hotter ‘n Hell Experience back in 1994!

A Rookie Bicyclist Attempting the Hotter ‘n Hell 100 in 1994
By Dick Nowell

In the spring of 1994 I decided that I would attempt the 100mi. ride at the HH100.  I had been a runner for quite a few years but my left knee had taken a beating and it was time to stop the pounding. I had read some stories…

Face of America Texas – Killeen, TX

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World TEAM Sports’ Face of America Texas ride has been postponed to 2012.

Face of America Texas

This Veteran’s Day weekend, World T.E.A.M. Sports will introduce the Face of America Texas, an inspiring new bike ride in the countryside near Fort Hood, Killeen and Copperas Cove in north central Texas that honors our nation’s wounded warriors.
World TEAM Sports Riders 2010

Disabled and non-disabled bicyclist participate in World T.E.A.M. Sports events. Photograph by Van Brinson, 2010.

Modeled on World T.E.A.M.’s successful Face of America Ride from Washington, DC to Gettysburg each April, the Face of America Texas will bring together wounded warriors from America’s armed services and hundreds of other cyclists, young and old, men and women, disabled and non-disabled, to ride together in a day of outdoor physical activity in the scenic countryside.

Registration is now open for the event

“Riders will enjoy a challenging 62.5 mile ride with significant climbs,” said World T.E.A.M. Sports Chief Operations Officer Van Brinson. “It’s a Texas-sized World T.E.A.M. Sports event – a metric century.” The ride begins Saturday, November 12 in Copperas Cove and wind through Fort Hood and the surrounding hilly Texas countryside.

Civilian participants will raise funds through their participation. World T.E.A.M. Sports President Paul Bremer explained that “this model allows us to cover all the expenses of the disabled vets taking part in the ride.” The weekend’s events begin with a festive dinner on November 11 in Killeen honoring our nation’s military and conclude with an outdoor barbeque with live entertainment the following day.

Registration for the Face of America Texas is currently active online at the World T.E.A.M. Sports event website.Face of America Texas logo

For more than 20 years, World T.E.A.M. Sports has used athletics to challenge disabled and non-disabled men, women and children to accomplish goals they never thought possible. At all our events – whether mountain climbing, biking, white water rafting or many other sports – four things always happen: (1) Disabled participants build self confidence and physical fitness; (2) The disabled provide a role model for other disabled citizens, encouraging them to take up athletic activities; (3) The disabled provide a moving inspiration to other participants and to spectators when they see disabled individuals can reach goals and meet challenges beyond anyone’s imagination; (4) The disabled and non-disabled participants become a team, working together to overcome those challenges.

Time for a Different Bike Route – September 2nd Bike Ride

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Today’s ride was on a different route from my other rides this week and with the approaching change in the weather (I will believe it when it is here) the wind was a strong 12 mph from the northeast. There may be a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico and Eric Berger (Houston Chronicle) was even brave enough to mention that a cool front (yes they still can happen) could arrive next week. Of course the definition of a “cool” front is a stretch but we can use the relief. The mostly cloudy skies held the temperature down somewhat during the ride with the range being 81 to 90 degrees. Even though I could feel a hint of coolness the sweat glands were working overtime. No other bikers crossed my path.

My ride was 25.69 miles long at an average speed of 14.9 mph. While the average speed was a little lower than I wanted I did keep the average cadence at 80.2 RPM. This must been a result of the return portion of the ride when I had the 12 mph tailwind. I ran out of gas when I turned back north into the wind at the 20 mile mark and then moved into a residential area where is difficult to keep the speed up.

So far September miles are at 55.25 and year to date miles are 4112.05. Today was my last biking day until I get back from vacation.

9-2-2011 bike Ride Data and Route Map

 

9-2-2011 Home Weather Finish

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Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup September 1st

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El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Chile Pepper Warmup II
Description:     Meet at Rio Plaza (Artcraft and Upper Valley) to ride the southern, climbing portion of the Chile Pepper Ride, heading out Transmountain and returning via Anthony Gap and La Mesa. Intermediate pace (16-18 mph), 55 miles. Rick Rivas, 581-9896.

Comfort Bicycle Tour -  Bike Geek
Drip. Drip. Drip.

That’s the sound of the sweat that rapidly dripped off my forehead as I pedaled slowly up a hill on the access road of Interstate 10 at about 12:30pm.

The temperature was over 100 degrees and marching swiftly to a high of 106 marking one of the hottest days of the year and the hottest August, on record, for the region.

What a weekend for an overnight bicycle tour!

My destination was Comfort, TX and comfort from the heat was paramount on my mind after leaving my house in San Antonio about 6:30am.  The small town of Comfort is nestled in the Texas Hill…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/1- 9/7/11
by elliott        Austin On Two Wheels
If racing is your thing, there are a lot of opportunities to compete for the ultimate prize this holiday weekend. Our biggest local road race, the Tour of Austin, will be raced at three different locations Saturday through Monday, and the Austin Triathlon gives you the rare chance to race the downtown streets of Austin. Cyclocross season is fast approaching with Sunday apparently being the cyclocross day of the week: there will be a morning Ladies…

CX in the ATX
by minorbaker        Austin On Two Wheels

I have developed a bit of an obsession over the last year. Many of you reading may already share this passion. I am not afraid to admit that I love cyclocross. I am well aware that in the northern corners of the US this is a particularly powerful draw. People of all ages, get on their bikes to race as fast as they can…only to jump right back off to run through sand, mud, over barriers, up steep hills, or even up stairs, then throwing themselves back…

Thursday Roundup – Bike Denton
– Next Tuesday, Sept 6, city council will decide whether to allocate a $192,000-300,000 budget surplus to immediate implementation of specific Bike Plan projects. Event RSVP. NTDaily article. DentonRC article.

– Man posts Facebook event threatening to kill people who ride at the next Tuesday Night group ride. Police notified, event removed. Terrifying excerpt.

– Pedals & Pints group ride will follow the rail trail from Corinth City Hall to the Denton square for the hot-rod car…

SafeCyclist Program Has Trained 4,000 Teachers!
from BikeTexas.org
The BikeTexas SafeCyclist Certification Training provides teachers, public safety officers and youth professionals with bicycle and pedestrian safety interactive lessons and the curriculum needed to teach these life saving skills to their students.  The program is provided free of charge to schools through funding by the Texas Department of…

U.S. Representative Doggett Reports on Bike/Ped Funding Negotiations
from BikeTexas.org
BikeTexas is always happy to receive status updates on bike/ped issues from elected officials in Texas.  This report is from the Honorable Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Congressman from Texas and a senior member of the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees.

Long ago, I served as Captain of the Safety Patrol at Bryker Woods Elementary. Today, I am on a different kind of patrol.  As a Member of the Bike Caucus, I am working to provide “leadership in complementing the efforts of the millions of cyclists actively working for safer…

The Texas High School Mountain Bike League Announces High School Cycling Leaders’ Summit
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas
The Texas High School Mountain Bike League, a NICA Project League (www.nationalmtb.org), is holding its first annual Leaders’ Summit on October 22-23, 2011 at the Reveille Peak Ranch (www.rprtexas.com) in Burnet, Texas. …

Plan calls for upgrades to FM 1092
by Houston Chronicle
In addition, the study is looking at creating pedestrian and bicycle paths and expanding the existing hike-and-bike trail network and sidewalk system. One proposed project would build a bridge across Oyster Creek to extend an existing walk-and-bike …

Old Tascocsa Cycling Club MEETING 9/20 8PM @ Coffe Memorial Blood Center
We  will be meeting to discuss OTC Jersey’s, USA cycling dues,  and to plan the Thin Mint race that OTC will be hosting this year at the Girl Scout Trails. If you have any ideas or input please attend the meeting, or if you would like to help or volunteer at the Thin Mint Challenge, please attend or let us know if you would like to help. All…

Shawnee Trail Cycling Club Labor Day Ride 2011
by sooner1

This holiday has done it’s best to sneak up on us.  But the weather will be cooling down – ok, you have to admit that 90 is much cooler than 109, we might even break out the arm warmers.  Seriously, we’ll be taking one of our western routes, starting in Oak Point and visiting Crossroads, Aubrey and Sanger.  On either of our routes, you’ll be witness to some…

Northshore Trail
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Trail Head
http://youtu.be/5YQ6NruWZnA
4600 Murrell Park Road, Flower Mound, TX 75022, United States
…Northshore Trail is the most used trail in the DFW metroplex. Spanning 19 total miles of singletrack along Lake Grapevine you will be stunned by the impeccable terrain and gorgeous views. Because this trail is so popular…