Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 18th

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Team McAllen Cycling
by Jacob Ramon
Two Wheels is a 25 minute documentary exposing the life-and-death conflicts between drivers and cyclists in the Rio Grande Valley.

West Texas Cycling Association
Time Trials
Race 1 of the 2011 Third Thursday Time Trial Series
Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center at 6:00pm. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area at the intersection of Slaton Hwy & FM1585. TT will start no later than 6:45pm. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Due to our insurance policy, all racers must be a member of the West Texas cycling Association. Membership forms can be found at the back of any WTCA Newsletter. In addition, membership forms will be available at the staging area before the race. The first Time Trial was held on March 17th and had a great turnout with 22 people racing and 5 volunteers. The next Time Trial will be April 21st provided we have volunteers to help put it on. We need one person to be the Official and then a couple corner marshalls and at least one (better to have two) finish judges. Contact Mike Ivins to sign up to volunteer.

The Professor Is In Charge
Corinth Cycling is pleased to announce that Alex ?The Professor Pettit has agreed to become the ride coordinator for the club. AP will be in charge of all Corinth Cycling group rides including both weekend rides and day trips the club may sponsor.

As the club continues to evolve and grow, it is more important now than ever that we continue to have volunteers to help us lead group rides. If you have any questions, suggestions, complaints or if you just want to volunteer, please contact Alex at alexanderpettit@gmail.com

The Inner Doss Cherry Springs Loop – two geezers and a couple of hitshots
from Don Bynum’s Blog by donbynum
OK, so it is March 18th and my trusty riding pal Gil Jones and I are all psyched for a ride out mostly in Gillespie County.  We have invited our friend Eric’s TriAthlete Daughter and her Testosterone crazed “young man”, Bill, to come join us so that  Bill can become one with the force of The Hills.  And lord help us, they took us up on it!  Gil had ridden a loop a couple of weeks earlier  which started at Castell (where they sell Lone Star Long Necks!) and proceeded…

Bike shopping? Consider wants, needs, realities
by San Angelo Standard Times
By Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas — The mountain bike that I’ve ridden for the past 10 years decided to “retire itself” a couple of weeks ago. Years of hard riding and some crashes, coupled with the chain occasionally rubbing on the carbon-fiber frame …

East Texas Cycling Event Benefiting the East Texas Food Bank
TYLER, TX (KLTV) – This year’s 23rd cycling event Beauty and the Beast Bicycle Tour is presented by Kiepersol Estates and sponsored by the Tyler Bicycle Club to raise money for the East Texas Food Bank. KE Bushman’s is located at the intersection of 69 south and FM 2493. …

First Cyclists in Suits Day tomorrow
by elliott.
If you aren’t knee deep in SXSW or spring break this week, BikeTexas could use your help in getting a Complete Streets legislation (HB 1105) passed this session by participating in the Cyclists in Suits Day…

Houston Grand Crit – Houston, TX

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HOUSTON GRAND CRIT
Presented by BIKE BARN
HOUSTON, TX
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Online Registration Closes Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 11:45 PM ET
8:00AM – Racing begins and continues until the Elite Men start at 2:10PM.
10:40AM – Kid’s race starts

The Houston Grand Criterium  The Ultimate Urban Race is now in its sixth year.  This unique event will take place in the nation’s fourth largest city along the backdrop of Houston’s distinctive downtown skyline.  The event will feature multiple sanctioned races designed for juniors, women, enthusiasts and professionals.  But these aren’t the only ones who can race Bring the kids for a crit of their own (Kids will race in 2 age groups 7 and Under & 8-12).

Whether you’re a rider or a spectator, this is one race you won’t want to miss a great venue for spectators to watch the best Cyclists in the State of Texas go head-to-head! Grab your friends and family, bring the kids and their bikes, as Houston’s only Texas Premier Cup Race takes place; all right here circling through the streets of Houston!  The race course will be along Allen Parkway adjacent to Buffalo Bayou, a common recreation destination for thousands of walkers, runners and cyclists daily. The Start/Finish and Expo will be located in Sam Houston Park, where plenty of food, drink and fun will be going on all day!

Daily News Roundup March 17th – Texas Bicycling

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Upcoming TMC Sponsored APRIL Events!

BikeHouston
Explore Houston’s bayous on a casual ride with fellow cyclists. The bayous are one of our city’s greatest amenities. Join this ride to see where the bayou trails are great (above), and occasionally see where they still need work (below). For more information, subscribe to the Google Group by sending an email to houston-bayou-cyclists+subscribe@googlegroups.com.

Urgent: TPC Funding Decision Update
In response to hundreds of calls / letters / emails, thousands of petition signatures, and dozens of citizens who spoke at the February meeting in favor of more Ped / Bike funding, the TPC unanimously decided to postpone a decision until the next TPC meeting on Friday March 25, 2011.
Please contact your local TPC representative (listed below) – tell them that you do not want to cut Ped / Bike funding in favor of more roads, and that you support more investment in Livable Complete Streets projects that feature options for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit.

The Pearland Cycling Club’s 2011 The Great Escape Bicycle Ride is now HISTORY!
Post-Ride information is on The Great Escape webpage. Nearly 1200 riders enjoyed a bike ride under a mix of sun and clouds, ideal temperatures and miles and miles of smiles.

Tour de Longnques March 5th 2011 Ride Report!
Posted on March 18, 2011 by donbynum
In spite of weather forecasts that the Tour would be ridden in mid 40’s temperatures with a 20 mph crosswind gusting to over 30mph, it just was not like that.  When we rolled out from Castell it was sunny and just over 50 degrees.  By the time we had ridden a mile I had unzipped both of my winter long-sleeve cycling jerseys and was cooling off with the Tour de Longneques T-shirt layer being all…

Bicycle Advisory Committee member wants your input
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
Meet Amber Briggle: mother, massage therapist, and focus group member for Denton’s Bicycle Plan consultancy. The focus group helps formulate the plan goals and timeline, and Amber wants your input. You can…

Truck Hits Local Boy Riding His Bicycle
by KWTX
After all, kids these days seem to be the parent. by Anon2 Location: Central Texas on Mar 17, 2011 at 11:23 AM OK, let’s blame parents AND the society that promotes the lack of responsibility. We are raising our kids to have the false believe that …

Performance Bicycle to open in Southlake in April
by McKinney Courier Gazette
Performance Bicycle’s Texas District Manager Kim Ross said she thinks the new store will be an asset to the community. “I think our Performance Bicycle location in Southlake will bring a great value to the community,” Ross said. …

San Antonio bike share program on a roll
by Self-Service World
San Antonio, Texas will begin deploying 14 bicycle-sharing kiosks March 28 throughout its downtown area. A total of 140 bikes will be available to rent, according to, KSAT Channel 12 News in San Antonio. In order to rent a bike, people can check in at …

this week
by Amarillo.com
Monday, March 21
Old Tascosa Cycling Club ride 6 pm Gander Mountain, 10300 W. Interstate 40. 806-223-8328.

A mysterious discharge of my Garmin… – March 17th Bike Ride

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A mysterious discharge of my Garmin Edge 305 meant this evening’s ride was going to be without any official record keeping. So I figured I better ride a route I had previously done so that I could at least get an estimate of mileage and other stuff. The selection was to repeat Monday’s ride of 18.47 miles due to a shortened ride time because of the messing around trying to get the 305 to work. This is at least the second time this has happened. I had to do a reset to get it to start recharging and then the charging is very slow even with a wall wart power charger. So no charts or other fancy stuff for this ride. Now I will have to check the 305 to be sure it really is charged.

March mileage update:

  • March miles 189.16 (estimated)
  • YTD miles 714.34