Lancaster Road + Bike Trails

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Not a good start on today’s bike ride. First, the Bolt computer did not show 3 sec average watts. This required powering off the Bolt and restarting it. After it reloaded the 3/10’s of a mile I rode it was displaying the watts. Then I noticed the rear disc brake was not braking. I squeezed the brake lever all the way to the handle bar but kept moving. I hesitated for a few seconds about continuing the ride but decided the front brake would be enough since I was going to ride on the shoulder of N. Memorial Drive (Lancaster, OH) and then on the bike trails I used Saturday. This time I hoped to not make any wrong turns on the trails.

The ride began at 12:27 PM on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. I made one loop around River Valley Mall, climb a hill up to the traffic light at N. Memorial Drive. Left through the traffic light there was a wide but littered shoulder. I rode to Coonpath Road NW and made the u-turn to ride back to Ety Road. Ety Road took me to the trailhead. I kept the speed low because of the rear brake and the occasional people riding and walking. This time I made all of the correct turns and no excursions away from the trails. I was prepared for the gravel in Martens Park and saw the reason for the detour, a bridge was closed with a barrier. At the end of the trail I made a u-turn at Kroger and headed back finishing at 2:46 PM.

I’m going to check with a local bike shop about the rear brake. Hopefully it is a quick and easy fix.

Texas Bicycling Action – May 28, 2023

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‘Excitement On a Well Beaten Path’ Southern Tier East to West

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Fabens TX – Anthony TX

Saturday May 27, 2023 Drifted on over to the gas station across the street for coffee… nice! I like coffee in the morning without pedaling for 2+ hours to get it!

My mission today was to have Cafe coffee and food, and to check the two bike shops in El Paso on my way through.

The first bike shop was actually a Cafe and bike shop in one! How about that!

Well, Hunger struck early, so I stopped at a burger joint -not realizing how close I was to the bike shop… then traveled to the bike shop and had a second lunch a half hour later! Yep, things are tough.

Camping options are scarce, so off to a hotel in Anthony.

Another flat! Drat! This one was the front tire. Fortunately it went low a couple hundred yards from the hotel. A quick pump up to get there and voila!

Anthony TX – Radium Springs TX

Sunday May 28, 2023 Packing up and found the front tire low again… argh! Went over it with a fine tooth comb and even had my glasses on! Dismantle find the leak, and the cause, test in the sink and install.

After a cup of the good stuff to give it some time to see if the tire leaks down, from the gas station next door I hit the road. And the front tire went low after a half hour.

Once again, behind another gas station, completely dismantle find more likely suspects, one at the correlating spot on the tube, and re install. Have another cup of coffee to wait for possible leak down.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest – May 27, 2023

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Frisco’s new hike, bike trail a star in the making

By Susan McFarland | www.dallasnews.com

Across the street from the new entrance to the Starwood Trail Extension is the Starwood Hike and Bike Trail along Starwood Drive in Frisco on Friday, May 26, 2023. The new trail extension will help walkers, runners and bicyclists get from Lebanon Road into The Gate community.(Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer)

Frisco’s latest hike and bike trail is in the works, an extension connecting two trails in southern Frisco, ultimately bringing users to The Star.

“This trail just bridges that gap,” said Ricardo Sanchez, parks planning superintendent, via the city’s latest Progress in Motion video. …

Construction underway for new Frisco hike and bike trails

By Alex Reece | communityimpact.com

Of the 29 hike and bike trails planned to zig-zag throughout Frisco, four are under construction and expected to finish between mid- to late 2023 and late 2024, according to the city’s capital improvement projects website. …

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TurboVelo Tuesday Night Crit in Richardson, TX. Brent’s video of same race, at timestamp where I pull off on last lap:

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A little wind, a little climbing, some clouds, some sun, lots of fun friends in the mix today!

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SB250 training. First hundred in a while Harris County, Texas

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Strength OK, but need a little work on the endurance. Actually had a proper cramp about mile 96 – long time since I experienced that! Great to ride with my homes- LJ and Russ. We were well matched and worked together really well. Siouxsie was rigged with gravel tires, just to make it a little harder.

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Memorial Weekend Miles w/Some Magnificents Harris County, Texas

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Except for the guy in the salmon jersey & navy capris that thought it was a good idea to flip off a guy & swerve his bike in front of his car (in Waller of all places). …

Everyone in this pic is doing SB250!

CA – Century Ride – Katy to Bellville Waller County, Texas

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I did all 113 miles!! Garmin issue and lost first 25 miles. – but if have to have issue on bike ride good with this. Great route – first 25 tame and pace line beautiful Next 25 mile’s kindergarten drew the pace line and pace was 5 peppers Organizers broke us into two groups and that solved the issues Then DPS officer showed up in pace line and one really mean person in car cut us off. But nothing ruined our fun and focus!!

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Exploring Lancaster OH Bike Trails

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Exploring new territory on today’s bike ride in Lancaster, OH. I created a route using RideWithGPS after looking at the local heatmap for Lancaster. There was a lot of activity around the bike trails. I had no idea where I was riding and my Bolt computer beeped a lot when I strayed from the route. Trial and error was the theme for today’s ride.

5-27-2023 RWGPS Heatmap Lancaster OH
RWGPS Heatmap Lancaster OH

The weather is cooler in Lancaster so I waited until 12:51 PM to start the ride. Some of the late start was gathering all of the things that normally are in one place. Rolling away on my Cervelo Caledonia it wasn’t long until the Bolt computer beeped as I rode off the route. I ignored it for about 1 mile as I circled the mall and found the street that took me to the trailhead. The trail was wide and portions were concrete but mostly asphalt. On the way back I took a trail not on the way to the turn around point at Pleasantview Road. It crossed through Martens Park where the trail detoured on a gravel path to the parking lot so I got a gravel ride in too. The trail went under many streets with a descent and quick ascent, sometimes with a sharp turn on either end. I passed people walking, one jogger, and a number of people on bikes. A couple of homeless people were camped beside the trail. Several parks bordered the trails as well as a creek or river. Check the video for a railroad crossing with posts in the trail. I finished at 2:51 PM after biking 20.51 miles. If I repeated the ride it would be a mile or so shorter eliminating the mistakes I made.