Daily News Roundup April 14th – Texas Bicycling

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Houston Bicycle Club
Upcoming Rides
When: Program: Sunday 05/22/11 at: 8:30 a.m. Lucky’s Pub, 801 St. Emanuel Annual HBC Club Picnic – Meet for a morning ride, then return to Lucky’s at about 11:00 for lunch paid for by the club. After lunch, we will have a brief meeting, mainly to install the new officers, then take a ride over to the Art Car Parade.

WTCA Post to Gail Ride
Date: April 16, 2011
Location: Post, TX
Contact: Steve Crowell
Details: Steve Crowell is hosting the Post to Gail ride. Meet at the Courthouse square in Post at 9:00AM. The ride is an out and back. Post to Gail is about 32 miles, so about a 100K round trip. However, since it is an out and back you can choose to ride as far as you want and Steve will be providing SAG support. The Fluvana road is at approximately 25 miles for a 50 mile round trip. It is a nice scenic ride with small teeny climbs up the Cap Rock. $5.00 charge to ride.

El Paso Bicycle Club
Climb to the Top
Description:     Meet at Power Shots, 965 N. Resler, and ride up Transmountain to & through Tom Mays Park. Return via the rollers to Anthony and back. 35+ miles, moderate pace. Blanca Harp, 915-422-2238 & Sylvia Mejia, 915-740-9033.

Sights on the 2011 Houston-Austin MS150 Route
from Bike Brookshire
Are you participating in the 2011 MS150 from Houston to Austin. Check out these sights and point of interest along the route this year.
MS150 Route Maps – by Map My Ride
Day 1 – route map
Day 2 – route map – Bechtel Challenge route thru the hills
Day 2 – route map – Pfizer Express bypass route

Help prevent weakening of bicycle accommodation
by marc@mcmumby.com (Administrator)
from the League of American Bicyclists
AASHTO wants to weaken US DOT bicycle accommodation policy
Take Action!
Contact Amadeo Saenz, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation to tell him this is a bad idea!

On Friday, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a letter and supplemental document, which asked the US Department of Transportation to weaken their guidance on accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians. …

Complete Streets Bill Gets First Senate Hearing
by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
Complete Streets Senate Hearing
The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee heard SB 513 — the Senate companion to the Complete Streets bill in the House — on Wednesday, April 13. …

Plano Council Survey Front Page
by Rusty@PlanoBicycle.Org (Rusty Nail)
[City of Plano]
Plano Bicycle Association City Council Survey Responses. Read what your Plano city council candidates have to say in response to the PBA survey sent out a couple weeks ago…

Cycling notebook: Rider personally invested in MS fight
by Dale Robertson Houston Chronicle
Like many of his fellow BP MS 150 cyclists who will be on the road from Houston to Austin this weekend, Rick Scheuring takes the fight against multiple sclerosis personally. …

Spring/Early Summer Racing in Houston
by Ken
Late spring and early summer racing is already upon us! It’s hard to believe how fast the first part of the racing season has passed us by, buy I am excited to start racing the weekly criteriums and track races. I decided to have a post outlining all the different races that Houston has to offer during the week in the summer. …

A slight increase in distance – April 14th Bike Ride

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When I started my evening ride I was not sure I could go the same distance I went yesterday because the sky was overcast and I thought the daylight would disappear sooner. But not too long into the ride the overcast sky broke and the sun started to shine through enough for me to think maybe I could not only match yesterday but maybe go a little farther. So I was able to ride 23.11 miles versus 22.79 yesterday. This was not that much of an increase but I will take it. I did not ride as fast as yesterday with today’s average sheet at 14.9 mph.

I almost did not ride across Lake Houston  on FM1960 because of the debris on the shoulders. There is ice storm aggregate from February and tree limbs along with the usual glass. Maybe the City of Houston will schedule a sweeper. Tomorrow is a rest day so that I can be ready for Saturday’s ride.

April mileage update:

  • April miles 292.15
  • YTD miles 1118.82

4-14-2011 Ride Data and Map

4-14-2011 Home Weather Finish

Additional charts, weather and map.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 13th

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“Safe Passage” for Vulnerable Road Users
from The City Fix
The City of Denton in Texas approved a traffic safety ordinance to assert the rights of the road for cyclists and other vulnerable road users. The “Vulnerable Road Users” or “Safe Passage” ordinance requires cars and light trucks to allow a safe passing distance of three feet, and requires commercial vehicles to allow…

El Paso Bicycle Club Rides
Follow the Leader
Description: Meet at La Union Station Restaurant on NM 28. Ride to Mesquite, take the rollers at Vado and return via Vinton to the restaurant for breakfast. 40 miles, moderate (15-17 mph) pace. Linda Price, 915-433-4188.

Member Meeting, Ride and Hangout starting Memorial Park, Sun, May 1, 11AM
from GHORBA
by Veljko Roskar
General meeting, group ride, and post-ride fun
We’ll start wheels down 11am at Memorial Park
After the brief member meeting and group ride we will ride over (or drive if you must) to the Moon Tower Inn (3004 Canal) where we can hangout and enjoy crawfish, hot dogs and some good cold beer & soft drinks.

Thursday night bike races to benefit Fort Davis fire victims
by Austin 360 (blog)
The money will be matched by a pledge from the Texas Bicycle Racing Association. The Driveway Austin is located at 8400 Delwau Lane. Racing will begin at 5 pm Thursday and last until about 8 pm.

I Am riding my bicycle 4000 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to raise money for cancer research. AMA
I am part of the Texas 4000 LIVESTRONG 2012 Ride Team. We are a group of about 50 University of Texas at Austin students that spend a summer biking to Alaska to help raise money to beat cancer. Texas 4000 is currently in its 8th…

Space Race Bike Ride: April 10, 2011: 2000 Riders

I sagged for The Space Race Bike Ride today. Some pics and a 170 photo Slide Show.

LUBY’S CAFE!0.32 : Fudds Burgers for Cyclists to Help Raise Funds for National Multiple Sclerosis Society
from www.4-traders.com
Fuddruckers (NYSE: LUB), the Texas-born home of the World’s Greatest Hamburgers, is riding out multiple sclerosis with Lockton Companies, LLC, the world’s largest, privately owned, independent insurance broker, for the 2011 BP MS 150 charity bike ride April 16-17 throughout the Texas Hill Country. …

The BP MS 150 is coming . . . SOON!
by Gil Jones
This weekend, April 16-17. My first ride in the event, and my first genuine “Century Ride” (100 miles) followed by the remaining 78 miles from LaGrange into Austin for the finish on Sunday. I will be riding for Liesl, Susan and Bill. If you have a friend or…

I was able to ride 2 miles farther – April 13th Bike Ride

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I was able to ride 2 miles farther this evening than on Monday. This was a combination of an earlier start and .7 mph faster average speed. Traffic on the drive home was helpful in getting home quickly so I was able to begin the ride at 6:15. The 22.79 miles is the longest weekday evening ride so far this year. The weather was friendly for riding: 78 degrees when I left, clear skies and a light to calm breeze. I saw one other rider on McKay Causeway on FM1960 over Lake Houston.

The day off helped in getting the higher average speed. Also I wanted to get home with enough daylight left so that I could put the bikini top on my Jeep Wrangler. I made it but I had to finish putting the top on in the dark. With all of the dry weather and warming temperatures it was time to drive with the top off.

April mileage update:

  • April miles 269.04
  • YTD miles 1095.71

4-13-2011 ride Data and Map

4-13-2011 Home Weather Finish

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