Daily News Roundup September 16th – Texas Bicycling

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How Exercise Prolongs Life by Making You Stronger
from Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
As you age, you become progressively weaker. If you exercise regularly, you will not become as weak as other people your age who do not exercise. The same mechanism that makes you stronger will also help you to live substantially longer than people who do not exercise.

Harvard researchers have proven that exercise prevents loss of the connections between nerves and the muscles that they enervate caused by aging (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, published online August 29, 2010). The researchers studied genetically engineered mice…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/16/10- 9/22/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Bicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets …

Self Storage: Bicycling’s Best Kept Secret
by John Stevens September 15, 2010 9:04 PM
When the weather is warm enough, many people like to walk or bike to work or school every day, either to reduce carbon emissions from a car and reduce air pollution, or simply because they enjoy the exercise. A few adventurous souls travel by bike on vacation, bicycling across the United States, Europe, or Asia. The challenge is where to put your bike when you are not using it. Not all destinations have convenient bike…

Rolling in for Pride
by Dallas Voice
PEDAL TO THE METTLE | Girdano will arrive back in Dallas just in time to roll in for the Alan?Ross Texas Freedom Parade.

Not every journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step — sometimes, there’s pedaling involved.

That’s how Danielle Girdano is finding her way to Dallas Pride: Atop two wheels and a lot of guts.

Girdano set out with her Ride the Arc tour earlier this summer to raise awareness about (and money for) teen suicide,…

Army vet hopes to inspire others to get back in shape
by Houston Chronicle
At his friends’ encouragement, he also started cycling. The new activity brought him down to his current weight, 170. He has been participating in …

El Paso Times, Texas, Maria Cortes Gonzalez column
from El Paso Times
By Maria Cortes Gonzalez, El Paso Times, Texas … –1:20 p.m.: “New Mountain Bike Trails at the Park,” David Wilson, Borderland Mountain Bike Association …

Puddle for the Ducks – Katy, TX

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2011 PUDDLE FOR THE DUCKS, A Ducks Unlimited Bike Ride
Start: Saturday, February 05, 2011 @ 6:30 AM
Sun & Ski Sports, Katy Mills Mall
5000 Katy Mills Circle   Katy, TX
Fees
$30 until Jan. 28, $35 thereafter
Riders Pre-Registered By January 28, 2010 will receive an Official PUDDLE FOR THE DUCKS T-shirt. T-shirt is not guaranteed For Riders registered After February 3, 2008

Children – Riders 17 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult during the ride.

Online registration

Puddle for the Ducks

Pennsylvania Dutch Country – September 16th Bike Ride

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I have traveled to Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Manhattan since my last ride. Today I rode in the hilly Pennsylvania Dutch country around Lancaster and Strasburg, PA. This is the most hills I have ridden in quite some time as you can see in the elevation data below. Amish farms abound and I passed at least a dozen Amish buggies and saw several farmers working in their fields.

The weather was challenging with the temperature when I left the Fulton Steamboat Inn was 56 degrees which is normally below my cutoff but since this is special I rode anyway. Thankfully I brought a long sleeve jersey with me and leg warmers. I forgot to take my sunglasses which was a mistake; not because the sun was out but because the cold air was causing my eyes to water. It was particularly bad on one downhill section when I was going so fast I could not see too clearly due to eye watering and I had to apply the brakes. It was partly cloudy and later in the day it rained. Wind was only 2 mph from the ESE.

Today’s ride statistics:

  • miles 20.35
  • riding time 1:25:50
  • average pace 4:14 min/mile
  • average speed 14.2 mph (with all of the hills I am surprised it was this high)
  • max speed 33.4 mph
  • average cadence 67 rpm
  • max cadence 102 rpm
  • elevation gain 1071 ft., elevation loss 1072 ft.
  • min. elevation 295 ft., max elevation 837 ft.
  • September miles 164.82
  • YTD miles 3909.37

Below are some pictures of the area I rode south of Lancaster and Strasburg. I forgot to take my camera during the ride so these pictures are of the same area but from later in the day when we were searching for covered bridges and following the directions.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 15th

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How I Spent My Rainy Tuesday Evening
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
Not everything I own is old or vintage, I have a modern Trek FX 7.2 which is a “fitness” bike that I have slowly converted to a urban utility bike.  I’ve dumped way more money …

Biking in the city | The Daily Texan
I’m a UT graduate myself, and I’ve stayed in Austin because I love this town. Much of its appeal lies in the fact that Austin is such a beautiful, convenient and relatively safe place to get around by bicycle. Unfortunately, as these past few weeks remind me, some UT students are unaware of the bicycle’s growing importance here — and a few are downright hostile. I’d like to clarify some things about bike transportation, encourage y’all to stay alert on our multi-use roadways and, ideally, use them in multiple ways yourselves. …

Fishy sub-24 hour ebay ads? Deal of a lifetime or stolen bikes …
by Jason
If so please let me know so we can deal with some shit. According to my source there were about 60 bikes listed earlier today and now ALL of them have been removed. If this is theft then this might even rival the antics of the bicycle …

Tue/Thr Popsicle Ride
PBA Ride Rules
A goal of the PBA is to increase the enjoyment of group cycling by encouraging our members to take
responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their fellow riders. Here are some rules we think
will help. 1. We follow the instructions of the ride leader
• To hear the instructions, we do not wear any sort of headphones, earbuds, or other soundmaking
devices
• We do not ride “off the front” of the ride leader (generally out of sight or hearing)
– unless we have informed the ride leader, and…

Back on the bike, but I have a long way to go . . . | Texas Tailwind
by Ben
My cycling sabbatical is finally over. After almost 3 months, I’m back on the bike. However, I have a long way to go from a “fitness” perspective. I’m actually going to do a field test soon with my power meter to see just how much fitness I’ve “lost”.  I’m also going to stick to my Paleo/Primal diet, so I’ll post updates for how I adjust my diet around training and on-the-bike eating. Riding for the next few weeks won’t have any specific goals while…

Recreation calendar, sign-up sheet, camps, clinics
by San Antonio Express
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Comfort Lady Bird Loop, 22, 32, 41 and 56 miles, city park, Comfort. (210) 725-4438.

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Wild West HammerFest Ride, 34, 53 and 65 miles, city park, La Vernia. LaVerniaWildWestHammerFest.com

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Tour de Cure Ride, 27 and 50 miles, Devine High School. (210) 978-4492.

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Elmendorf Ride, 21, 40 and 51 miles, park-and-ride on southwest corner of Texas highway 181 and 1604 intersection. (210) 392-9996.

Bicycling: Sept. 25, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Chamber anticipates successful Hale on Wheels
by Plainview Daily Herald
Close to 200 riders from throughout the area and beyond are expected to participate in the second Hale On Wheels Bike Ride as part of this weekend’s Cowboy Days festivities.

“We’re looking forward to another great ride,” event organizer Judge Ed Self told the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the ride, at this morning’s monthly meeting.

Self said 119 riders are pre-registered for the ride, which will be led off by the cycling teams from Texas Tech University and Azteca Milling. The ride features four routes…

Woman Cycles America’s Heartland for LGBT Equality
by Care2.com (blog)
A Texas woman is currently making her way through a multi-state cycling trek to promote LGBT rights and to raise awareness of the problem of LGBT youth …