Houston Police Foundation Moonlight Bike Ride – Houston, TX

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4th Annual Moonlight Bike Ride
Friday – 10-Jun-2011
This family-fun event is a two-hour recreational bike ride is for cyclists of all ages and abilities… We start and finish at the Downtown Aquarium. Riding begins at 8:30…more event details.

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Join us for the fourth annual Houston Police Foundation Moonlight Bike Ride! This two-hour recreational ride is for cyclists of all ages and abilities, on a traffic-free course stretching 5 to 25 miles on Memorial Drive.

The journey starts at the Downtown Aquarium. You’ll head west on Memorial, returning east on Memorial back to the Downtown Aquarium. Enjoy music, snacks, and rides, including the Diving Bell Ferris Wheel, Carousel, and Shark Voyage (FREE to registered riders).
T-shirts will be available to the first 1,500 riders only.
some-image Downtown Aquarium
410 Bagby
Houston TX 77002 USA
TIME:
Registration begins: 7:30 p.m.
Family Ride Start: 8:30 p.m.
Advanced Rider Start: 9:30 p.m.
Course Closes: 11.15 p.m.

COURSE & DISTANCE:
5-mile loop ride
Infinite Laps for Two Hours

CONTACT:
Houston Police Foundation at 713.651.3122
PARKING:
FREE parking at City Lot “H” off Memorial Dr.

From Memorial Dr. inbound, exit Rusk, the parking lots will be on your immediate right – next to Fonde Community Center.
REGISTRATION FEE:
$25 per rider
$15 for children 12 and under
$15 per HPD Officer and immediate family
$35 day of the event for all riders

Sweat didn’t stand a chance on this ride – May 28th Bike Ride

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Originally I was planning to ride a route of 63+ miles which would include the western portion of FM1314 where I encountered the chip’n seal surface a few weeks ago. Fortunately I had a change of mind and decided to go a shorter route of 51 miles and avoid the section on FM1314. I was hoping that TXDot had resurfaced the chip’n seal in the weeks since my last ride because there were signs at the east end of the section that warned of uneven road surfaces. This usually means they are laying asphalt but not in this case. I ventured on FM1314 headed west for about half a mile and the chip’n seal was still in place. So I will continue to avoid that section of FM1314. I rode 51.25 miles. Average speed was 15.0 mph with a max speed of 21.7 mph. Average cadence was 78.7 rpm. These numbers do not surprise me because there were a couple of times where the wind gusts almost brought me to a standstill when I was heading south on FM1314.

Between the 28 mph wind gusts and a relative low 46% humidity sweat didn’t stand a chance on this ride. Scattered clouds and 92 degrees rounded out the weather which was great for biking. Evidently I was the only person with this opinion since I didn’t see any other bikers. It reminded me a little of Wichita Falls in August.

For a change there were no dog sprints on this ride. I feel like my exercise is not complete without one of those.

The May mileage recap:

  • May miles 610.68 (with 2 days of riding left I have the opportunity to hit my goal of 650 to 670.)
  • Miles this week so far 140.84
  • Year to date miles 2113.35
  • Riding time for the year to date 146 hours 59 minutes

5-28-2011 Home Weather Finish

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Daily News Roundup May 27th – Texas Bicycling

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Congratulations!
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1st Place Statewide…

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We want to make sure there is good bicycle and pedestrian connectivity between those neighborhoods,” says Steve Pustelnyk with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority . “It sounds like we’re kind of early in the game, but getting to the point …

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State Cemetery Committee must yield to cyclists
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It’s a peculiar sound, hard to describe, kind of like baby seals being clubbed. It’s the sound of bills thousands of them meeting their demise as the 82nd regular session of the Texas Legislature hurtles inexorably toward its Monday conclusion. The cause of death is…

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 26th

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