Daily Texas Bicycling News Roundup June 13th

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Houston Bicycle Club Ride Sat 06/25/11
HBC Pattison – Hempstead Ride
Training ride ( ride hard! ). No hills, but smooth road, mostly paved shoulder, stores at Monaville and Hempstead.  Good food  at Hard Times BBQ after the ride.

Letter: Encounter with farmer offers new perspective on drought
from lubbockonline.com
Recently some friends and I were riding our bicycles in Lubbock County when we had an encounter with a local motorist. After passing us rather closely, the driver stopped to speak with us. At first, the conversation was less than friendly as the man expressed his frustration with cyclists. In turn, we expressed our frustration with drivers who endanger our lives by passing us too closely. …

July Rides Announced – Fort Worth Bicycling Association
The July ride list is up. Please go to the Ride Events page for all of the exciting details!

Northwest Cycling Club
The Pedal Pusher Club Newsletter – June 2011

San Antonio Wheelmen Helotes to Castroville Ride
Date:     06/19/2011
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location:     Helotes, TX
Details: Helotes to Castroville Ride(NW) [F to H] Routes of 26, 45, and 58 miles. Routes vary from fairly flat to hilly.  Meet at the parking lot across from the John T. Floore Country Store.  Take Hwy 16 to Helotes, turn left onto the Old Bandera Road.  Contact: John Yoggerst, 210/325-2500 or 210/524-9393

GHORBA 2011 STS Final Results
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Sugar Land STS Race and the 2011 GHORBA STS Series Overalls!

GHORBA Member Meeting at Jax Grill, Monday June 20, 7PM
by Veljko Roskar
Please join us at Jax Grill on Shepherd Drive (just south of I-10) for our monthly GHORBA meeting.
Topics will include:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Grant
GHORBA STS Race Series Winners
GHORBA Awarded a Grant
The introduction of new board members
Spring Race Info including the Big Ring Challenge
Planned group rides and …
…all other topics you choose

Charity trekkers pick up steam
Iowa teen is latest to visit Columbia.

By Bailey Reutzel    www.columbiatribune.com
Just out of high school, 18-year-old Alli Koch is traveling 2,200 miles in 27 days. But this isn’t a road trip to the beach with friends.

Koch, who is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is riding her bicycle from International Falls, Minn., to Brownsville, Texas, raising money for the American Heart Association. …

Defendant awarded summary judgment in cycling fatality, plaintiff a no show
By David Yates www.setexasrecord.com
A defendant accused of killing a cyclist with his car was awarded summary judgment on Monday after the plaintiff failed to show for a hearing.

On behalf of the late Anselmo Tristan-Sanchez, Emma Reyes filed suit against Jonathan Woods on Dec. 9, 2009, in Jefferson County District Court, alleging Woods negligently failed to keep a proper lookout and killed her father while he was out riding his bicycle. …

Cyclists set for summer times
By TOM BEHRENS CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT
After 18 seasons of staging and directing the popular Memorial Park Summer Criteriums, Hans Schneider is stepping down from an active role in the event. But with or without Scheider, the races will go on. …

Houston Grand Crit 2011: Feeling Flat
by Ken  texasracinglife.com
I have to admit that I am not training as hard as what I thought I would be at this point in the season.  I should be doing high intensity preparing for all the summer crits, but I am feeling a little flat.  It’s not that I don’t want to ride or that I am feeeling overly fatigued. These are the tell-tale signs of burn out, and I have felt them before.  This is different.  This is trying to…

The dog wanted to chase me badly – June 13th Bike Ride

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The summer heat is here a little early. It was 95 degrees at the start of my ride and it was 89 at the finish. The 16 mph wind helped to spread the heat around and the low humidity (28%) helped as well. Clear skies and a 8:22PM sunset offset my late 6:32 PM start. I keep hoping the school traffic would disappear and speed my evening drive home but it has not happened yet.

An exciting moment happened around the 21.4 mile mark when I rode past a woman with a dog in the front yard. The dog wanted to chase me badly but the leash and the woman’s arm stopped his pursuit abruptly. My legs had recovered from yesterday’s early ride and I was able to keep a steady pace during the ride. I also managed to not pick up any wire in my tires.

One other biker was out and our path crossed on Old Atascocita Road. Tomorrow will be a rest day. I rode 28.88 miles today at 15.3 mph average speed and a max speed of 23.9 mph. Average cadence was 81.2 rpm. June miles are up to 315.78 and the year to date miles are 2493.49.

6-13-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

6-13-2011 Home Weather Finish

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 12th

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July 10 -  1st Annual Fort Worth Fat Tire Festival (Gateway Park)
Fort Worth Mountain Bike Association
July 10th, 2011, 8am-2pm FWMBA and Lanny’s Alta Cocina will be hosting the first annual Fort Worth Fat Tire Festival at Gateway Park. This is an event for the whole family and is a fund raiser benefiting the FWMBA. FWMBA works closely with the city of Ft. Worth, Streams and Valleys, and the Trinity River Visions group in order to bring mountain bike trails to our city. FWMBA has logged MORE volunteer man hours of labor than ANY OTHER club or association in Ft. Worth. This Fall, FWMBA will break ground at Gateway park to bring an additional 5 miles of new trails that will provide over 250 ft. of elevation gain. With your help, we will be able to increase our club membership numbers, volunteer numbers, and be able to buy all the tools required to undertake this massive trail building project! SO, come out and join us for this super fun Mountain Bikers’ party and help make a difference!!! …

Collin Classic PBA Rest Stop (More pictures)

Sign seen at the rest stop: “Howdy, welcome to Climax; now git!”  And they did, all the way to the finish! …

For the real cost of one mile of bike lane, 13,000 cyclists could be educated to make it redundant.
from Cycle Smart Dallas

Create your own bike lanes… anywhere you want.
Of course, they’re going to be about 11 feet wide. Is that a problem?

Crows are early risers – June 12th Bike Ride

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Crows are early risers. As I started my ride this morning my progress was relayed from crow group to crow group. I do not notice these in the evening when I ride but they could be drowned out by the general noise. Another observation is that lawn sprinklers can start at any moment and they don’t always spray just the yard. While this could be cooling in the evening the morning temperature is not in the 90’s. In fact today the 74 degree temperature held from start to finish. Wind was calm and the clear sky enabled the sun to broadcast a beautiful sunrise. Humidity was a heavy 81%. I did not start quite as early as I planned because the daylight was slow getting up but I was only 9 minutes later. I saw numerous people out walking their dogs and some early joggers but no bikers.

With the early ride I can now enjoy the Criterium du Dauphine and the Tour of Switzerland on Versus this afternoon when I get home from a church meeting. Hopefully my wife does not get bike race overload.

Today’s 24.68 miles puts the week total at 165.35 miles, June miles are now 286.90 and the year to date miles at 2464.61. The average speed was 15.4 mph with a max speed of 24.4 mph. Average cadence was 81.9 rpm.

6-12-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

6-12-2011 Home Weather Finish

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