* Where:Â Indian Spring Park
* When:Â Saturday 09:00 AM
* What:Â Road/all levels
* Contact: Ian Moore
* Phone:Â 254-772-2453
* Distance:Â 20.63, 35.53, or 76.92 miles
* Note:Â Ride starts up 3/27/10
This ride starts at Indian Springs Park in downtown Waco. It will be open to all levels of road riders and will have set routes. This will allow riders that arrive late, or that would like to join in somewhere along the route, to do so.
The first route will be 20.63 miles. To view the route please click here
The second route will be 35.53 miles. To view the route please click here
The third route will be 76.92 miles. To view the route please click here .
Baylor, Waco Tri and Waco Bicycles Clubs will all be involved with this ride. All riders will start at the same time from the park. All distances are a drop rides. So if you intend to ride please keep in mind that you will need to pre-ride the route or print a map and keep it with you. There will not be sag support. So bring the necessary items to be self supported such as spare tubes, air pumps and water.
If you are from out of town or are a beginner let somebody know, there will probably be somebody there you can ride with.
8:00am – CCC Road Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sun Jan 2, 2011 8am to 10:30am CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School – Corinth
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Base mileage type ride of 35 – 50 miles depending on route.
6:00pm – Corinth Trail Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Thu Jan 6, 2011 6pm to 7pm CST
Where: Corinth City Hall
8:00am – Cup o’ Joe
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Jan 1, 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.
Riding in the daylight is rare event these days but I did that this afternoon even though the temperature was slightly below the 60 degree threshold. As I mentioned in Thursday’s ride report I wanted to ride my Motobecane 700HT on trails along the bayou that runs through Kingwood. The clouds moved out when the chill front came through during the night but since it was below 60 degrees I was wearing my cold clothing: long sleeve jersey, leg warmers, windbreaker jacket, full finger gloves. With this amount of clothing no vitamin D was absorbed during the ride. Even with this coverage I could feel the temperature difference when I moved into the shade. Wind was not a factor since it was only 4 mph and variable direction.
We are in the final days of Fall with Winter arriving on December 21st. I cheer this date since this marks when the daylight begins to grow longer each day. With Fall the foliage in our area is showing the beauty so I took some pictures while I was riding.
The pictures show some of the trail along the bayou (or drainage canal). The ground is fairly level and there is some construction taking place installing drain pipes to route surface water into the bayou. In past rides the ground has had numerous gullies and holes with water standing but due to our lack of rain the trail was very dry.
No on else was riding the route I was on although at one point I met a couple out walking. They took the picture of me on my MTB in front of the short bridge.
Tomorrow’s weather is supposed to be warmer than forecast a couple of days ago. This may mean I can get in some road riding miles.
OK… I now have uploaded the video of my death-defying Catrike descent of The Beast of Park Road 4 to YouTube. I have been getting some static because i-Prune… oops i-Phone,,, users and i-Pads too, could not get to watch me nearly do myself in on the video on my blog. YouTube solves those non-standard i-Phone/Pad issues. I did remove the most appropriate “Wolf Creek Pass” background music since it was surely gonna be a copyright issue. …
Emma Long Metro Park (City Park)
Austin, TX from www.mountainbiketx.com
The trail is a 9 mile singletrack loop that is unidirectional and more technically challenging than most other locations across Texas. It boasts multiple stairstep climbs and descents, rocky terrain, cactus and mesquite and loose limestone fragments that make traction difficult in some locations. Even experienced riders will have to dismount on this course the first time they attempt to ride it. These are motocross trails, so be on the lookout for dirt bikes sharing…
Biking Etiquette
from DORBA – Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association by buffalo nickel
One of my favorite things about biking is the people, on average everyone is very nice and friendly.
However, there have been a few times while on the trail that I have been surprised and upset at lack of courtesy of others on the trail…
Committee Continues Fighting For Safer Streets
by KRIS Corpus Christi News
They say the Texas Transportation Code already states that motor vehicles need to remain a ‘safe’ distance from a person walking or riding their bike. …
ANTHONY WILSON: Smoother, safer roads top Christmas wish list
by San Angelo Standard Times
There have been, in recent months, some tiffs within our running and cycling clubs. Can we all just get along? It’s just riding and running — it’s supposed …
Maximize effectiveness of workouts
by San Angelo Standard Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — We all want to improve our level of fitness, but squeezing workouts into a busy schedule can be hard to do. One of the best ways to efficiently use your workout time is by developing and following a structured training plan. …
W.A.R. Report
from Texas A&M Cycling Team By Chad Haga
By Chad Haga The day began slowly, and kind of cold, as the freshly freed students trickled into the middle school parking lot blurry-eyed but eager for the adventure that lay ahead. Under grey skies, we trekked westward into the forbidden land; for on this day, the rocky and hilly trails of Austin beckoned the…
