Texas Bicycling News Roundup June 19th

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Cycle Bucks County – www.bikewtca.org
Date: June 25, 2011
Location: New Hope, PA
Contact: info@newhopesoleburyca.org215-862-5665
Details: Cycle Bucks County is a one-day charity bicycle tour designed to raise funds and community awareness for two Bucks County organizations, whose missions are focused on furthering education and opportunity for all. The Tara L. Riedley Foundation, along with the New Hope Solebury Community Association are both committed to these common missions. The bicycle ride is also an opportunity for socialization either as a participant or as a…

Training Rides
www.lonestarcyclists.org
Tuesday and Thursday evening rides meet at the Oasis / Lynn Creek Marina, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie. Start time is 6:15 PM and rides last 2 – 2 1⁄2 hours. Groups form according to the pace desired. The route determined by those present. You must have lights on the front and rear of your bike so we can extend our ride time to dark or a little beyond.

It’s official: Ultegra goes electric for 2012
By Caley Fretz    velonews.competitor.com
As we reported last December, Shimano is adding a second electronic group to its lineup for 2012.

In a press release, Shimano confirmed that the new Ultegra-level group will be called Ultegra Di2 and will have a retail price slightly below that of the current mechanical Dura-Ace group.

The new group isn’t just a heavier version of Dura-Ace Di2, though. It receives a number of updates that…

Tour de Longneques Saturday June 25th
by donbynum


The next episode of the periodic and largely spontaneous Tour de Longneques is this coming Saturday, June 25th.  This is a militantly unorganized and officially unsupported (though we have always had at least one SAG vehicle out) informal gang ride.  There is no entry fee, registration, bib #, nor official organizer.  Just come join us and have some fun.

Pawleys Island teacher cycling for cause
Coach raising awareness for foundation
By David Owens – Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call
LAUREL, Miss. — A Grand Strand high school teacher and coach is cycling along Highway 84 this month to bring awareness to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

James Brown, a teacher and coach at Waccamaw High School in Pawleys Island, is traveling approximately 1,300 miles from Waco, Texas to Surfside Beach, to raise money for the Ashley G Charitable Foundation, Inc. …

Kiwanis Crazy Kicker Bike Ride – Mineral Wells, TX

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kiwanis crazy kicker 6th Annual Bike Ride
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
8:00 AM West City Park, Mineral Wells, Texas
RIde Distances
100 Miles , 100 K,  50 Miles, 37 Miles, 22 Miles

Recreational ride through Palo Pinto County with beautiful views and challenging hills. See Possum Kingdom Lake, Palo Pinto Lake, or Brazos River; or all three. Ride distances: 100 mile, 65 mile, 50 mile, 37 mile, and 22 mile. Great on-course signage, tech support, sags, motorcycle escorts, and rest stops with homemade cookies and fresh fruit! Post-ride hot dogs and music! Make this ride your highlight of the fall season! Register today at athlete360.com!
$25 registration until Oct. 12th
$35 late registration

Maps are now available!!!!  Click ride link above.
ALERT !!!  – Routes may change after fire damage evaluation.

Let this ride be the highlight of your fall season !! It would be difficult to find a more beautiful ride !

Challenging hills
Three longest rides feature Cherry Pie Hill ! ! You could see Possum Kingdom Lake, Palo Pinto Lake or The Brazos River / or all three !

SEE THE COUNTRY SIDE WHERE THE DROVERS STARTED OUT ON THE GOODNIGHT LOVING TRAIL
Hopefully ELVIS will be returning  to  entertain  (pre-ride)

FREE HOTDOGS & HAMBURGERS TO RIDERS IN THE PARK FROM 12 TO 3PM
Tech Support, Sags, Motorcycle Escorts, Rest Stops (w/ those great cookies!)

Long Sleeve T–Shirts to first 400 Riders.
“Morning of” pickup and registration will be at the Gazebo.
Great on-course signage.
Registration through Athlete360.com now available !!!

Getting up at 5:20AM – June 19th Bike Ride

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Getting up at 5:20AM to get started on my Father’s Day ride was not a problem. I was able to get started on the ride at 6:04AM which was about 5 minutes earlier than last Sunday. The early start today was with 82 degrees and the humidity was about the same in percent at 76%. For about the first 8 miles I thought the wind was calm until I saw the Porter Whataburger US flag waving strongly in the wind. The WalMart flag next door was in agreement. When I started the clouds were ruling the sky but as the ride progressed they thinned to mostly cloudy at the end. The temperature was 82 at the finish as well. Once I got home I found out the wind was 12 mph from the south.

Along the ride I saw two men flying a remote control model airplane, plenty of rabbits in the grass beside the road and a father pushing a stroller and walking the dog. I don’t know if this was a Father’s Day trip for them or just the norm. Later on I met another father out with his son. The son was riding a small bike with training wheels while the father walked behind.

This early start should pay off by avoiding the high temperature this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon my home weather station was showing 103 degrees with a nice wind to help you feel like I was in a convection oven. Rain is till being possibility on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

I rode 25.22 miles today bringing the weekly total to 164.77. June miles are at 451.66. At this pace I might hit 70 for the month. Year to date miles are now 2629.38. My average speed was 15.1 mph and average cadence was 79.4 rpm.

6-19-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

6-19-2011 Home Weather Finish

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Daily News Roundup June 18th – Texas Bicycling

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Fifth Ward Ped / Bike Study Project Kick-Off
www.bikehouston.org
Do you ride your bike around Fifth Ward? Walk to the bus to go Downtown? Walk to church, school, or the park? Come learn about the Houston-Galveston Area Council?s Pedestrian / Bicyclist study in the Fifth Ward ? which will help make walking and biking in the area safer, easier, and improve connections to Downtown…

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association
The next club meeting of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association will be held upstairs at Backwoods (2727 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107, (817) 332-2423) at 7:00pm on Tuesday night, June 28, 2011. Since July 4 is on a Monday most folks will not be up for a meeting the following night so …. we figured we’d have the club meeting a week early.

Please spread the word about this important meeting on Tuesday night, June 28, 2011. Topics of discussion…

Episode 11 MBW Radio speaks with Texas Mountain Bike Racing
This edition of MBW Radio speaks with Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association vice president, Tobin Behling. Tobin speaks about his years of experience in the Texas cross country racing scene and the inner workings of Texas’ USA Cycling sanctioned mountain bike racing association. All of this and more on this edition of The Mountain Bike Whisperer Radio Show.

Bicyclist Struck By SUV On Rural Road Dies
from www.kwtx.com
A bicyclist died Friday when he was struck by an SUV as he rode along a rural Central Texas road.