Date:Â Â Â Saturday, September 19, 2009
Time:Â Â Â 9:00am-10:00pm
Duration:Â Â Â 780 minutes
The Superdrome
Superdrome Velodrome ~ 9700 Wade Blvd. ~ Frisco, Tx ~Â 75035
August 23rd Daily Blog and News Roundup
Transportation Multimodal Systems Manual.pdf …
by admin
The Texas State Bicycle Program recognizes the increased use of bicycles as a mode of transportation. Issues of safety and ample bicycle access on Texas roads are of high priority to the department. State Bicycle Program; Other Elements …
I haven’t heard from Nearly Famous Fred in awhile.
Nearly Famous Fred – Texas Cyclist: It never ceases to amaze me…
Nearly Famous Fred
Just about the only thing that could do that, is a bike ride. And not just any bike ride, but The Hotter-N-Hell 100 bike ride. Nothing says “Good Times!” like riding your bicycle through the lovely Wichita Falls scrub brush country side …
30-year Cove bike store catering to ‘most bike-friendly city in Texas’
by Killeen Daily Herald
Brooks said the gears on bicycles are used for cycling downhill, uphill or on a flat surface. “Touring bikes have 30 gears and racing bikes have about 20 to …
Saturday Ride in Southeast Texas
Yesterday I wanted to experiment again with my Flip camera and record some commentary while I was riding. The route started at my home in Kingwood and then went north to Splendora. At Splendora I traveled west to Grangerland and then up to an intersection of roads within Conroe city limits but not really in the apparent city. From there I returned home.
Weather was great with wind not being an issue for a change. When I got home the temperature was a “cool” 95 degrees. Compared to the 100+ temperature and heat indices from earlier in the week this could almost be thought of as a fall day.
I ended up riding 64.6 miles which was my goal. This is in preparation for next Saturday’ ride in Wichita Falls. Due to the large crowds I try to skip the first two rest stops so being able to ride 30 miles without resting is a requirement.
Because of the restrictions on Youtube.com I had to make two videos. I plan on taking some video of my ride at the HHH. Uploading could be interesting since my laptop hard drive died and I am waiting for the replacement to arrive. I am now running Ubuntu on my original (I had upgraded) laptop hard drive and I have not tried to join multiple Flip camera clips into one video and then add some intro information. I have read up on how to do it but I will see how this does from a hotel room in Wichita Falls.
In the video I meet David Usher as he begins his ride west of Splendora on FM2090. We visited while we rode until his turn off. I should have videoed his interview but I did not think about until he was on his way.
Here are the two videos from my ride. Part 1 is first.
Part 2 video.
Oh to Be Young Again
I was thumbing through the Wall Street Journal August 7th Weekend Journal and ran across this story, “Cycling’s One-in-a-Million Story“. Reed Albergotti writes how this overworked Wall Street worker buys a bike to stay fit and finds she has extraordinary talent as a professional bicycle racer. Evelyn Stevens worked 50 hour weeks on Wall Street. Now she has a totally different lifestyle. I do not think of the WSJ as a source of bicycling stories but it did get me thinking.
According to her coach, Matt Koschara, “She’s the most complete rider I’ve ever come across.”
Velonews.com also wrote about Ms. Stevens in a July 14th article on their website. The author thinks Evelyn Stevens is a rising star.
Now what does that have to do with Texbiker.net and me? Well, I did not really find bicycle riding until 1979 when I was 32 years old. This was past the prime years for starting a racing career, even if I had some amount of talent. When I read one of the articles or hear a story about some athlete discovery I have a chance to do a little what-if dreaming.
As it is, I enjoy riding and though I am not a racer I do enjoy a fast downhill or a strong tailwind to speed me along.