I received my registration package on Monday. I am number 6327. I’ve been checking the weather and temperatures have been over 100 degrees for several days. This could be a warmer ride than last year. There are several changes from last year.
Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 18th
A helmet cam view around the Cynthia Woods Pavilion at The Woodlands.
Woodlands bike trails
by hairygoomer
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A fast ride through the bike paths by the pavillion. Put on Led Zeps, The Song Remains the Same for this one.
EcoVelo » Blog Archive » The Economic Benefits of Bicycle …
by Alan
According to the Texas Transportation Institute, gridlock costs the average peak period traveler almost 40 hours a year in travel delay, and costs the United States more than $78 billion each year. The results of a study of 33 large …
A sad story about a senseless accident.
Dead Cyclist Found Lodged in Back Seat
by NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
By FRANK HEINZ A 59-year-old Grand Prairie man was found dead in the back seat of a car after he was struck on his bicycle, police said. …
Biking fund-raiser set for lung cancer victim
by Marshall News Messenger
Bob Patel poses with his bicycle in his front driveway. The former hotel owner has Stage 4 lung cancer. A fund-raiser is set for Saturday, Sept. …
MapMyHike.com | View Tim’s Route In South CS in College Station, Texas
by Tim
Map of a hiking trail in College Station, Texas. Find other hikes in College Station, Texas. Planning a hike? Map your Hike. Map your trail.
Ride (or Tri!) Like a Girl!: Race Report: 2009 Sweet & Twisted …
by Donna
The fact that I’m twisted enough to even do a tri in Texas, in August, I think qualifies me as well. Thank goodness Elysha is as twisted as I am, because at the least I had someone to commiserate and celebrate with, because you know you …
Local cyclist to compete in Tour of Utah
by Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
Leaping head-first into the sport, Trant began to ride in the Central Texas area with the Camino Real Cycling Team out of New Braunfels, finding the other …
Cyclists say sponsor deals not just for Lance, RadioShack
by Fort Worth Business Press
Bicycles Inc. (the store) and Moritz Chevrolet (soon ThinkCash) are the sponsors of the Texas State Criterium Championship, hosted annually in the Cultural …
Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body, Ride to the River Coming Up …
by peter.ray@valero.com
This is the 20th Anniversary edition of this South Texas cycling tradition, which is our team’s flagship ride – Valero is the title sponsor of this event, and we’ve been both the largest team and the top fundraising team for almost a …
Keith Burgess-Jackson: Tempus Fugit
by Keith Burgess-Jackson
I had spent the previous year in College Station, teaching philosophy at Texas A&M University while I completed my Ph.D. dissertation. Before that, I lived for five years in Tucson, where I studied philosophy at the University of Arizona … I could race all summer if I wanted, but I focus on cycling during the summer. All in all, I’ve had a wonderful two decades in the Metroplex. I hope I have 20 more. …
Saturday’s Ride in Southeast Texas
I wanted to experiment with my Flip camera by taking video while I was on my Saturday ride. Rather than attempt to video large chunks of time I took a tip from Leo Laporte and shot 5-10 second clips and then blended them together to form a collage of my ride route. When you watch the video do not be surprised by what sounds like jet engines. Those are cars passing me. The Flip camera audio pickup was much better than I expected.
I now have a better idea about how this will work for my next long ride. One of the problems I had was where to keep the Flip while I was not shooting. I ended up using the short cable that is attached to the camera and putting it on my wrist. This was handy but I am concerned about making sudden moves and the Flip getting caught on something on my bike or elsewhere. So after my ride I stopped by a Big Lots store to see what they had in cheap cellphone holsters and camera bags. I did not find a big enough cellphone holster so I settled for a small camera bag with a belt loop connector ($5.40) that I will attach to my Camelback shoulder strap. This should keep the Flip out of the way but handy enough for shooting.
Kingwood-Conroe-Kingwood
Now for the actual ride. I created a map at Bikely.com. (Click on the map image to go to the actual map at Bikely.com) While the route shows 60 miles it was actually 63.2 miles when I got to my house. Lately I have been trying to change up my routes even though I go on some of the same roads. This ride I rode in reverse of my typical direction. It is interesting that I saw some things that I did not remember from the other direction. Construction activity is almost gone. Last Saturday I saw many bikers on this route but this time I saw only one. There was a ride sponsored by Northwest Cycling so many of them may have went there. Most of the riders are probably from The Woodlands.
As you see in the video the road conditions are good and traffic was moderate and the weather was perfect, in my opinion. As I wrote earlier, this video is an experiment so there are times when you will see and hear some unexpected things. Right off you hear me clip into my pedals. There are a couple of sections where I show my bike computer for distance and such. I am not a threat to Hollywood, yet.
Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 14th
Cove to host bike tour Saturday
by Killeen Daily Herald
Known as the most bike-friendly city in Texas, bicyclists will travel to Copperas Cove to traverse its rolling hills. With riders expected to travel from …
ANTHONY WILSON: New bike provides good vibes
by San Angelo Standard Times – san angelo,tx,USA
… Triathlon and the San Angelo Bicycling Association’s monthly time trial. … is unquestionably Texas’ toughest Olympic-distance course: 1500-meter swim, …
Durango Texas: My Favorite Aunt & Red Hot Mama
by Durango
About half the time the cards are mountain bike themed. This year it was bike themed, but not mountain bike. The mountain bike reminds me I have still not fixed mine. It’s been so long it does not cross my mind anymore to go on a bike …