Texas Bicycling News – January 22, 2023

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Heights 11th Street project getting mixed reviews among neighbors and drivers

Author: Janelle Bludau | www.khou.com

Drivers say it’s creating a traffic nightmare, but some neighbors say they’ve grown to love it.

HOUSTON, Texas — The Height’s 11th Street project is underway, but not everyone is happy about it.

Drivers say it’s creating a traffic nightmare as construction crews make the four-lane road into two lanes while businesses say it’s keeping customers away.

“They’ve just shifted the problem elsewhere," Heights resident Don Farrell said.

It’s a proposal that already had a fair share of controversy before it was approved last year.

“Give us a little time, anything during construction is not the final view of it, how things will work. Things get a lot better when that is complete," Houston Planning and Development Chief Transportation Planner David Fields said.

When it’s complete, …

Garmin issue. Only the last half of the century Brazoria County, Texas

Nicole Volek | strava.com

Guess if issue best to have the hardest section into headwind recorded ????

Some one said zones 2 – but then there was wind and no shelter Suffering today for strength tomorrow

5×5 bonus ride at 29 Pines mtb park Rusk County, Texas

Trey C | strava.com

Getting lost in the Sam Sam Houston National Forest, Texas

Shannon Wyatt (Clean) Salsacycles | strava.com

Sunday Morning Doss Gravel Adventure Ride w/ Jhonny Gillespie County, Texas

David Patterson | strava.com

The you “can’t get there from here ride, so you have to leave here to get there”. We were following a route, that may not have ever been ridden before, when we came to a closed gate. So we backtracked only to then go back to the gate and climbed over. We then continued only to discover we couldn’t continue as the road ended. So after backtracking again, we finally found an alternative route. We had a great time and it was a beautiful day for a gravel ride.

Celebrating New Bike Day for Sasha! Harris County, Texas

Rick Rostkowski | strava.com

The best excuse for dusting off my bike was joining my friend on her very first Greenway ride on her spanking new bike. A fantastic ride for us both.

Character Building Harris County, Texas

kelly May Nolan MTHCC | strava.com

Chappell Hill chill Washington County, Texas

Eric M | strava.com

Morning Ride Sugar Land, Texas

Roland Panjaitan | strava.com

Superflying to Brenham Texas Washington County, Texas

jack snider | strava.com

Crazy fun headwind today Yikes

Morning Ride Sugar Land, Texas

Megan Stevens FBK Racing | strava.com

Wind but so much sunshine!!!

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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

Rode Zwift Watopia Tick Tock, Watched Benidorm Cyclocross

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Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I biked outside and the last four days I rode inside on Zwift. Today I closed the week out doing a free ride on the Watopia Tick Tock route. This route totals 12.0 miles including a 1.5 mile lead-in. A little climbing at 194 feet. I thought there was 21 feet more of climbing in the lead-in but that was included in the overall total from the route description in Zwift. The last time I rode this route was February 15, 2021, during the big cold weather storm. This was the fourth time riding Tick Tock with none of the rides the same distance. While I rode today I watched the women’s UCI World Cup Benidorm cyclocross race from Spain.

The route is pretty flat with only a small climb around 7km in. I rode up the climb seated without changing gears. The only sprint was Fuego Flats. I probably could’ve rode faster but the last ride of the week I treated as recovery. I’ve rode every day in January.

1-22-2023 SportTracks All Rides On Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 SportTracks All Rides On Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Overview Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Overview Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Watopia Tick Tock Route
1-22-2023 SportTracks Week Rides Summary
1-22-2023 SportTracks Week Rides Summary
1-22-2023 Strava Week Relative Effort 7 days
1-22-2023 Strava Week Relative Effort 7 days

Texas Bicycling News – January 21, 2023

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Amarillo Parks and Recreation partners with Six Pack Outdoors to provide bike trails

by: Jack Kessler | www.myhighplains.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – For those looking to enjoy the outdoors and do some cycling, the City of Amarillo’s Park and Recreation Department and the non-profit Six Pack Outdoors have you covered.

A few years ago, the two formed a partnership to provide public biking trails. The first location that was built was the 9th Street Trails near the medical district and more locations have since been added, including one at Rick Klein and one at John Stiff Memorial Park.

“The trails that have been built are really beginner trails and intermediate trails, so it allows people to go out there are try trails and get comfortable with them before they go out and adventure with a more advance trail,” said Michael Kashuba, director of the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department.

Kashuba added this is …

Loop Dallas Announces President of its Board of Directors

by Lance Murray | dallasinnovates.com

The Loop Dallas announced that Rick Perdue has been named president of its board of directors.

The Loop is the premier urban active trail network around the core of Dallas, connecting neighborhoods to transportation hubs and economic opportunity.

The organization said that nearly 10 years ago, Perdue identified a connected trail system as the next catalyst public project for Dallas and began working toward that goal. Perdue connected with Philip Henderson and Willis Winters to ensure the undertaking would unite the city, establishing The Loop Dallas along with Larry Dale, Jeff Ellerman, Linda Owen, and Mike Terry. …

PHOTOS: Freeze Your Fanny through the years

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The annual Freeze Your Fanny benefit bike ride is marking its 35th anniversary this year.

39 Miles for Jennifer’s Birthday Ride Plus Bonus Miles San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com

62 solo and 39 with a great group! Did all the things today, including an hour-long delay for drizzle!

Texas chain ring massacre Valley View, Texas

Mark Baerd | strava.com

Flatted and then jumped in a chase group with Emily Newsom.

Saturday Morning Ride w/ Jhonny (Beautiful day and place for a bike ride) Uvalde County, Texas

David Patterson | strava.com

For the money, for the glory, and for the fun … Shavano Park, Texas

Brent Wells | strava.com

Definitely happy with the ride, considering I didn’t feel too good when I went to bed last night! I’m always very thankful for being invited to ride with The Snakedoctor, Jeff Skokan who has ALWAYS had my back. As always, I am most thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for enabling me to return to this sport, that I love and for yet another safe ride.

The Snakedoctor as we rolled from his den.

Chicks, cows and chickens Fayette County, Texas

Nicole Volek | strava.com

Lunch Ride Burleson, Texas

Cesar Gutierrez | strava.com

Chainring Massacre Valley View, Texas

Mike Buenaventura | strava.com

January century Corpus Christi, Texas

Dolores Becho | strava.com

Zimmerhanzel aka Tax Season Fayette County, Texas

Chase Collins | strava.com

Paying the bad luck tax early again. 4th time doing this race and the 3rd time I’ve had a mechanical. Dropped my chain at mile 15 while the winning move was forming. Ended up 5th after a long day in no mans land.

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Two Times Up The Temple KOM Was Enough

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Chilly outside so I’m inside on a free ride using the Kappa Quest route in the Makuri islands. I rode the Kappa Quest Reverse twice before. I planned on riding at least 2 laps but stopped as I approached the third climb up the Temple KOM. Route Basics from ZwiftInsider.com Length: 9 km (5.6 miles) Elevation: 139 m (456‘) Lead-In: 3.3 km (2.1 miles). I rode 12.00 miles and climbed 971 feet. A short ride but plenty of effort going up the climbs.

On the first time up Temple KOM my ghost rider helped pace me to a new personal record. The second time I couldn’t keep up with him. The climbs were on dirt/gravel and I should’ve stopped to change to a gravel bike but I didn’t. I rode a road bike. I got out of the saddle several times going up the KOM thanks to the stability of my Wahoo Kickr Core trainer. The graph below shows the weekly effort from Strava.

1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Weekly Relative Effort
1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Weekly Relative Effort

To pace me up the climbs I listened to America’s Top 40 on SiriusXM Seventies from January 20, 1979 with Casse Kasem.

Five medals from Strava.

1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Overview Makuri Islands Kappa Quest
1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Overview Makuri Islands Kappa Quest
1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Makuri Islands Kappa Quest
1-21-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Makuri Islands Kappa Quest