…Jeep Wrangler with a bike carrier… – December 30th Bike Ride

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Today was finally warm enough and somewhat dry enough to go riding. I got off work early today and as I was driving home I caught with another Jeep Wrangler with a bike carrier on the back. On the carrier were two Cannondale mountain bikes. They appeared to be identical dual suspension models. I wondered if the driver was coming back from riding or going to somewhere to ride. This inspired me to ride when I got home but as I got closer to home there were rain drops on the windshield. The clouds were kinda heavy but I figured the rain could go away so I waited about an hour and then left for the ride. No rain drops during the ride. That was great! Temperature was 70 degrees when I started and 68 when I finished. Wind was 14 mph from the SSE.

With an early start I was able to ride in the daylight for about 40 minutes. This was nice since I have not been able to ride since December 22nd. Tomorrow’s weather should be good enough for a ride. Then in the evening another cold front moves in. Maybe tomorrow’s ride will be on my road bike. Today’s ride was on the Motobecane 700HT MTB. I did have a problem when I finished the ride and dismounted: my hamstring muscle area was very sore. I must have been sitting on the saddle in a wrong position. It is getting better as I stretch it.

Ride data for the month and year:

  • December miles 203.60 (I wasn’t sure I was going to break 200)
  • YTD miles 5136.92 (It looks like I will not make it to 5200)

12-30-2010 Ride Information

Addition charts, weather and map.

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Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride – Wichita Falls, TX

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Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride – HH100
Presented by Hotter’N Hell Hundred
Wichita Falls, TX
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Online Registration Will Open Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 12:01 AM ET
Hotter’N Hell Hundred 2011 – The 30th Anniversary Edition
Registration will open at 12:01AM on January 1, 2011. A link to the registration will be posted as the date nears.

The 30th version of the Hotter’N Hell Hundred Weekend will take place beginning on Thursday August 25, 2011 and run through Sunday August 28th. Online registration is now available. The links to BikeReg.com for the HHH Endurance Ride, The HHH Pace Group and the HHH Ultra Road Races and Criterium races will be available on this site prior to January 1st.
Several things happen during the Hotter’N Hell weekend. The activities that comprise the HHH are: Registration, Consumer Show, Spaghetti Dinner, USA Cycling Criterium Race, USA Cycling Road Race, the Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride, an Off-Road bicycle race, off-road trail run along with entertainment food and fellowship at the Finish Line Village. In other words, HHH is not just one day, it is at least 4 days of challenging and inspiring activities.

Endurance cyclists will face wind and heat with the help of 4,000 event volunteers on routes up to 100 miles. The Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred route is rolling with some long inclines accentuated by incessant wind. With the huge consumer products show, off-road mountain biking and USA Cycling Races over the weekend, the Hotter ‘N Hell offers an awesome start and the greatest weekend on two wheels. If you are going to ride 100 miles, the best place to do it is at the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred!
10K – 25 mile – 50 mile – 100K  – 100 mile
Riders for the 100 miles need to be aware of Hell’s Gate! Hell’s gate is located at the 60.3 mile mark on the 100 mile route. Hell’s Gate normally closes at 12:30 p.m. unless weather conditions force an early closure. Riders who reach Hell’s Gate after closure are directed to a shorter route that finishes the day with 84 miles. This year, rest stops prior to Hell’s Gate will display closure status so riders can adjust their pace to reach Hell’s Gate prior to closing. The process for closing Hell’s Gate will be reviewed in the Ride Tabloid mailed during the spring of 2011.

Hotter'n Hell 100

Daily News Roundup December 29th – Texas Bicycling

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Nature Trails at White Rock Lake Spillway Are Open
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
The nature trail portion of the White Rock Creek/Lake trails are open now.  These are the trails adjacent to the spillway in the south-western portion of White Rock Lake.  Great riding on a cool, sunny …

8:00am – Cup o’ Joe
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8am to 9:30am  CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 The Cup o’ Joe ride is an easy 12 mile road ride to Hickory Creek and back. The ride stops after six miles for refreshments at Starbucks in Corinth. This is a great beginner ride or for anyone looking for a chance to socialize or stop and smell…

Zoom! Another year flashes by
by Amarillo.com
Northwest Texas Hospital and Kohl’s Cares for Kids partnership provided 3000 bicycle helmets to Amarillo and Canyon elementary students. …

Ready to Race in 2011 « It’s Time To Ride!
by bicyclesportshop
This year, Super Squadra, the Bicycle Sport Shop Cycling Team, is focusing on racing tactics for beginner and advanced cyclists of all ages. The day starts with a presentation by the top-ranked cycling team in Texas. …

abolishcancer: SPOTLIGHT Cancer Charity of the Day- TEXAS4000
by AbolishCancer

Texas 4000
Texas 4000 for Cancer is comprised of a group of about 50 undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. During the summer of 2011, a team will ride their bicycles 4500 miles from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, …

How to Overcome Your Inner Cyclocross Demons
from It’s Time To Ride! by bicyclesportshop
A competitor experiences a range of emotional states prior to partaking in a bike race. I’ve raced bikes since middle school, and know most of them intimately. Excitement, when I toe the line for the first time in a season. Anxiety, at an event like…

STCC Boxing Day Ride 2010
from Shawnee Trail Cycling Club by sooner1
Come join us for a special day out on our Sunday Ride.  In celebration of Boxing Day, we’ll be heading west for a 55-60 mile route at our regular Sunday pace, 16-18 mph overall average.  More will be posted later, but we’ll depart Oak Point Elementary at our regular start time of 8:30 am.  I think you’ll enjoy the route and the company.
Start Point: Oak Point Elementary
401 Shahan Prairie Road, Oak Point, TX 75068

Rosedale Ride – Austin, TX

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Rosedale Ride – 17th Annual
Presented by Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Austin, TX
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Online Registration Will Open Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM ET
Date:  Saturday, March 26
Ride Start:  8:30 am
Location:  Samsung Austin Semiconductor, 12100 Samsung Boulevard, Austin, 78754

Please join us at Samsung for the 17th annual Rosedale Ride.
20, 43, 63 Miles Routes
Registration $35.00
Numbers are funny. One is 1-derful. Three is the charm. Nine is for revolutions, and 11 makes a football team. 16 is, of course, always sweet. But now there’s Rosedale Ride 17. Can 17 really be sweeter than 16? Last year’s weather was perfect, the roads were smooth, the rest stops friendly and the music toe-tapping, so it’s going to be a challenge. But our planning is underway, we’re feeling good, and we’re hoping to make 17 even better than our most excellent 16. Samsung will, as always, graciously host. The volunteers are psyched. The roads are being checked and rechecked. Even the music is being booked as this is being written. We have a good feeling about 17.

The Rosedale Ride is an annual bike ride benefiting Rosedale School, the Austin Independent School District’s only school for children with multiple disabilities. Open to cyclists of all abilities, the ride offers different courses to suit anyone. This year the Rosedale Ride has four courses to choose from: a Kid’s Fun Ride; or courses of 20, 43 or 63 miles. The ride begins and ends at Samsung, winding through the gently rolling countryside east of Austin.

This year, we are making changes to Package Pickup and the Silent Auction.  Put simply, we thought your visit to the School should be more fun. Wouldn’t it be better if there was food and music to go along with walk-in registration? We thought so. So we’re making it a celebration. We have contacted some fine restaurants and we have conscripted some excellent musicians and we’re laying out the welcome mat right now. We’re making the Silent Auction more fun and exciting, too. No more waiting until Saturday afternoon to see if you’ve won. Instead, we’re accepting bids throughout the evening Thursday, then we’ll close the bidding, and we’ll distribute the goodies right there.

This will be a Thursday evening event only. Unlike years past, the School will not be open Friday for registration. This will give the staff some rest the evening before the Ride.