Lions Biking for Sight 2010
8:00 a.m. local time
Montgomery Athletic Complex
State Route 105 West  Montgomery, TX
Fees   $25.00
The Houston Cy-Fair Lions present the 11th Annual Lions Biking for Sight Century Bike Ride on Sunday, September 19th, 2010. The ride begins at 8 AM at the Montgomery Athletic Complex Cycle through some of the most beautiful Texas landscape in Montgomery and Grimes counties. The 24 mile route takes you past an exotic animal farm, while the 40, 62 and 100 mile routes take you through the Sam Houston National Forest. The 62 and 100 mile routes have hills, perfect training for the Bike MS: Valero Ride to the River Directions: From Houston, take I-45 north to Conroe. Go west on State Highway 105 across Lake Conroe. Two miles past the intersection of State Highway 105 and FM 149, the athletic Complex will be on the right. Please follow directions for parking. Registration and Packet pick-up: $ 25 if postmarked before September 1, 2010. Includes a T-shirt $ 30 on or after September 1, 2010. Includes a T-shirt if received by September 10, 2010. $35 DAY OF RIDE Northwest Cyclery Jones Road at US 290 Friday September 17, 10 AM to 7PM Saturday September 18, 10 AM to 5PM OR Sunday September 20 at the ride start at Montgomery Athletic Complex. For more information, please contact Chuck Martin at 281-550-2798.
July 18th Bike ride – Are You Allowed Ordinary Days?
Today was a good day to ride if I made it front of the rain the weatherman was predicting. I did. As I write this though it is raining which my yard and plants need. When I rode around noon time the weather was not really a factor with partly cloudy skies, 94 degrees and a modest breeze. Humidity was a bit higher than the last rides though. The ride was an ordinary one; pounding the pedals, enjoying the wind and looking for things I had not noticed before. I could feel a cool breeze every once in awhile which now I see was a signal of the incoming rain. No other riders spotted.
Today’s ride statistics:
- miles = 24.5
- riding time = 1:38:54
- average pace = 4:02 min/mile
- average speed = 14.9 mph
- max speed = 21.3 mph
- average cadence = 78.8 rpm
- max cadence = 104 rpm
- climb 150 ft., descend 175 ft., max elevation 108 ft.
- July miles 330.30
- YTD miles 2896.95
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Daily News Roundup July 17th – Texas Bicycling
Get comfortable before racing off on a cycling adventure
by San Angelo Standard Times
There are three points of contact as you ride a bike: hands, feet, and your rear end.
The posterior-to-seat interface is usually the most problematic of the three and many cyclists have an ongoing love/hate relationship with their bike seat.
Modern bike saddles come in a variety of shapes and sizes and range from very cushy to no padding at all. The things to consider when you choose…
Duo teaches riders lessons in safe biking
from uwire.com
On the first day that saw no crashes at the Tour de France, Austinites were learning how to be better and safer cyclists so they, too, could avoid crashes while riding.
On Wednesday, the Austin Cycling Association provided a defensive cycling class licensed by The Center for Cycling Education. Cooperating with the Austin Municipal Court, the program allows ticket dismissal for violations incurred by bicyclists within the court’s jurisdiction.
The three-hour class was the first of six to be taught this year at BikeTexas. …
Plum Grove on a Saturday Morning – July 17th Bike Ride
Today I rode a route I used to go on regularly but have not for maybe a year. During this time I noticed a few changes. While the Huffman-Cleveland Road used to be very lightly traveled today there was more traffic. Before I never saw other bikers because they tend to ride west of US59. Today I had two riders riding past me in Plum Grove. In Plum Grove I stopped at the Sallas Grocery (now closed) to rest on the bench out front. Sweat was pouring and I almost left a puddle.
A question that my wife and I ask during the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France is how do people make a living in the tiny remote towns the routes go through. The question came to mind as I watch the traffic go through Plum Grove. Across the street a man was raking grass but no one else was around. The three Plum Grove fire trucks set on a slab with no building and a portable building next to them as the office. As far as I can tell there is no businesses in Plum Grove. I am not picking on Plum Grove but thinking of it as a representative of small towns.
I got an early start (7:10 AM) before the heat really kicked in. When I got home the temperature was 91 and the breeze was a gentle 6 mph. Blue skies continue to rule. No incidents this week so the ride went well. Looks like I am moving towards my goals for the month: 600 miles and YTD 3100 miles.
Today’s ride statistics:
- miles = 53.27
- riding time 3:29:16
- average pace = 3:56 min/mile
- average speed = 15.3 mph
- max speed = 22.0 mph
- average cadence = 79.4 rpm
- max cadence = 101 rpm
- climb 251 ft., descend 188 ft., max elevation 126 ft.
- July miles 305.79
- YTD miles 2872.45
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