Texas Bicycling Action December 8th, 2022

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Operation Santa Claus distributes bikes for 11th year

by: Olivia Taggart | www.texomashomepage.com

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — For 11 years now, Herb Easley Motors has collected bicycles for Operation Santa Claus for the Wichita Falls Fire Department.

Every year, all of the Red River Chevy Dealers begins collecting bicycles in November. The bikes get distributed to a local charity in their town. …

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Houston offers a diverse, eclectic, and spirited cycling scene.

With temperatures hovering between 50 and 80 degrees for much of the year — and terrain that’s pancake flat — Houston, a recipient of a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists, is on its way to becoming a world-class bicycling city.

For easy spinning and sightseeing, it has a 345-mile interconnected bikeway network, from cool bayou trails to multi-use paths, plus 80 miles of bikeable nature trails. Need more? There’s a velodrome, 18 miles of singletrack, a mountain bike park, and a …

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Legs Turn The Pedals, My Head Just Sits There

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I continued to take advantage of the warm December weather on today’s bike ride. It began at 11:13 AM as I rolled out on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. The route went south and east and this time I rode over Lake Houston on the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route. I’m continuing to have sore neck muscles holding my head in position. Surprising how much a helmet weights at the end of the bike ride at 1:57 PM. My legs are doing much better than my neck and they turn the pedals while my head just sits there for the ride.

Nothing out of the ordinary during the ride but it was nice to see many homes decorated for Christmas. I need to get the manger scene setup this evening outside. My late starts this week probably puts other cyclists finishing before I get to see them. I’m at 47% of my 200 road miles goal for December.

Weather for the bike ride: start 81 (humidity 67%, dew point 69), partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph; finish 82 (humidity 60%, dew point 67), partly cloudy, wind S 6 mph. The light wind was appreciated. Lake Houston looked like a sheet of glass. The warm weather will probably be here until Tuesday afternoon.

On the way back to Kingwood I rode on the unopened concrete section of FM 1960 approaching Atascocita Shores Drive. The short section of dirt and debris between the end of the concrete and Atascocita Shores was challenging with depressions and chunks of stuff but I made it up. Its a good thing I shifted to the 35×15 gears before tackling that. Does that count towards gravel riding?

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Bike giveaway Dec. 10

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Men Making Moves is hosting a bike giveaway at Navasota High School Saturday, Dec. 10, with registration beginning at 10 a.m.

Bikes will be available for children from Headstart to 12th Grade regardless of what school district they live in. Children must be present to receive a bicycle. There will also be free hot dogs and snocones.

The organization is still …

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Trial over hit-and-run death of Galveston physician pushed to 2023

By TRACE HARRIS | www.galvnews.com

GALVESTON

The trial for the man accused in the death of popular island physician Dr. Nancy Hughes, who was killed in a March hit-and-run crash while riding her bicycle on the seawall’s east end, has been postponed to February.

Logan Llewellyn, 21, of Seguin, was set to face a jury Dec. 12 on charges of accident involving a death, but the trial has been postponed to Feb. 6, according to court records.

A pre-trial hearing in the case is set for Jan. 27.

“There are a number of reasons that trials are delayed,” Assistant District Attorney Kevin Petroff said. “Each month, we set a number of trials at a time and they are …

Family member says bicyclist struck by vehicle remains in critical condition

by Steve W Stewart | www.kjas.com

A family member of a man who was struck by a vehicle as he rode his bicycle on Monday night has given an update on his condition.

Holly McNorton, who is related to the bicyclist, 33-year-old Randle McShan, of Burkeville, says that he remains in critical condition in a Lufkin hospital and he underwent surgery in an attempt to repair his shattered right ankle.

The incident occurred at about 8:30 on Farm to Market Road 3413 near the Westlake Community. …

Bicylist injured in auto-pedestrian accident on FM 92

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HARDIN COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating an auto-pedestrian crash on Farm-to-Market Road 92, near the 426 mile-marker, that occurred Friday, December 2, 2022. The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 9:30 p.m., a 2004 Toyota pickup was traveling north, while a pedestrian was loading a bicycle into the bed of a 2002 GMC pickup on …

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Batteries Don’t Like Extended Vacation

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The extended time not riding my Lynskey Helix bike created two problems on today’s bike ride. The last time I rode the Lynskey was November 10th. Around the 1 mile point today I noticed the rear derailleur didn’t shift when I pushed the lever. I looked at the gear page on my Wahoo Bolt computer and saw a big N/A where the gear should be. I switched the front derailleur battery to the rear and the gears showed up on the computer page. I rarely shift the front chainring so no problem but I wondered if the battery would last the whole ride. It did. Next when I stopped at the cemetery to visit my wife’s grave I saw the rear light no longer was flashing. I didn’t have a fix for this one. When I got home the chargers were busy. I think I’ll charge the rear derailleur battery on the Cervelo bike before tomorrow’s ride.

I rolled out on the ride at 10:57 AM, much earlier than yesterday’s ride. I chose a northerly route, Kingwood – FM 1485 – Kingwood, which would be a longer distance. The weather was mostly a repeat of yesterday but the wind wasn’t as strong on the return to Kingwood. By the 1:48 PM finish I rode 34.02 miles getting me to 30% of my 200 mile goal for December.

My neck muscles still need to get stronger. Several times my head drooped some from the weight of my helmet. Good thing I don’t mount my GoPro camera on my helmet. I remember this is a problem for the RAAM riders.

Weather for the ride: start 76 (humidity 86%, dew point 72), overcast, wind S 4 mph; finish 81 (humidity 67%, dew point 69), mostly cloudy, wind S 6 mph. I probably over dressed with a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one. But I was not too hot except for the few times the sun broke through the clouds. Thursday’s weather likely will repeat today.