Texas Bicycling News November 3rd, 2022

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Bikes for Mission Arlington providing bicycles to children in need this Christmas

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The event will include a police escort to deliver the bikes to Mission Arlington’s Christmas Store Since Bikes started in 2007, we’ve given over 16,000 bicycles to local families via Mission Arlington—that’s 16,000 young lives touched through the generosity of people in our community.” — Clay Kelley ARLINGTON, TX, UNITED STATES, November 3, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Bikes for Mission Arlington announced that their annual children’s bicycle drive will take place on Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 AM. Anyone who wishes to donate a new bicycle is invited to meet in the Pantego Christian Academy parking lot and join in a police escort to deliver the bikes to Mission Arlington. …

A new social ride is starting in Austin from BikingATX

Dallas Is Pedaling Toward a New Citywide Bike Plan

by David Seeley | dallasinnovates.com

The city of Dallas has a Bike Plan—but it was written in 2011. Now, after creating 67 miles of bike lanes across the city, Dallas is working on an updated bicycle master plan that lays out future bike and roadway improvement needs.

“We want to build connected bicycle routes that help you safely get from your home to your work, school, parks, and other destinations,” the city said in a statement.

Plans include an updated Bicycle Network Map, updated design standards for bicycle facilities, and a phased implementation roadmap that identifies “quick win” priorities. …

Houston spine surgeon with quadriplegia spreads hope after moving his arms

By Melissa Wilson | www.fox26houston.com

HOUSTON – A prominent spine surgeon in Houston shares a huge milestone with us! He suffered a devastating injury in a bicycle crash at Memorial Park in 2019. It cracked his helmet, broke his back, and he was never expected to move his arms or legs again.

However, he has worked as hard as possible to change his fate and now he has! With a lot of determination and concentration, he is now able to move his arms. …

FWBikesy Exhibition

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Nov 5, 2022 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Gallery 440 440 S Main St. , Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Join Gallery 440 for an exhibition showcasing a special collaboration between Fort Worth Bike Sharing and local artist, Gerald Bell.

FWBikesy is a brand-new exhibit featuring a fleet of painted Fort Worth bikes — thirteen original creations along with several new works that inspired the pedal-pushing partnership. Bell has been celebrated for his use of color, bold strokes and exaggeration, which will all be on display in two-wheeled form.

Go for a ride and see the new exhibit in person:

Artist Reception: Nov. 5, 2-6pm, 3:30 Artist Talk

GTX Trails Dig Day 11.20 @ 9am

By BRAZOS1845 | austinmountainbiking.com

Spread the word: Georgetown Trails Foundation will be back at Chautauqua Park on November 20th at 9am. Come out and help us dial in the new Chautauqua Trail! We will be building berms, rerouting a segment away from river rocks, and building some advanced "A-lines" along the rocky bluffs. As always, trail tools will be provided – all you need to bring are gloves, water, and sturdy shoes. We appreciate the help – together we are making Georgetown an awesome place to enjoy the outdoors. Happy Trails!

Southern Tier West to East 2022

By Jim Elicker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 32: Vanderpool to Kerrville: Hill Country, continued

Thursday November 3, 2022, 50 miles (80 km) – Total so far: 1,577 miles (2,538 km) We started out in the mist today. Very foggy as we left the cabin and immediately encountered a killer 2 mile hill. What a way to start the day! Luckily, we had our red blinkers going, and there wasn’t much traffic. Once we got to the top, it was rolling hills on a high plateau. Then as the fog lifted we descended into the Guadalupe River Valley. There are many draws along the way, and they don’t build bridges over them. Instead, you will see a sign that says “Dip” and you will drop down into the draw, where they have poured concrete ramps for the flood waters to flow across the road surface. There are rain gauge signs by …

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8th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride

by: Sharron Melton | cw39.com

HOUSTON (KIAH) It’s Back! And it’s a bicycle lovers dream! And it’s all happening this weekend! The 8th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride is scheduled for this Saturday, November 5th at Hermann Park Conservancy.

This 20-mile round-trip bike ride takes cyclists from Hermann Park’s Bayou Parkland along the Bayou Greenway trail all the way to the Port of Houston.

At the halfway point, there will be a turn-around party as well as a post-ride party under the Bill Coats Bridge.

Now this is not a race. This is all about having fun, while …

City hosts annual Bike to City Hall event

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The City of Dallas is hosting its annual Bike to City Hall event in partnership with Downtown Dallas, Inc. and several local bicycle organizations. The first Bike to City Hall Event was held in October 2011 and has been held annually (except 2019 and 2020), to promote cycling as an innovative, viable means of affordable transportation.

As in years past, the event will give special recognition to an organization or person helping to make Dallas more bike-friendly. This year’s honoree is Happy Riders! …

Yellow Bike Project Social Ride— Saturday 11/5 from BikingATX

Recent group ride took us thru the new tunnels at Memorial Park. Anyone been on top of them yet? from bikehouston

Thursday Night Social Ride – November 3rd, 2022 from socialcyclingaustin

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By Terry Rimmer | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 38 Merryville: Light of day – replay

Tuesday November 1, 2022, 53 miles (85 km) – Total so far: 2,101 miles (3,381 km) I had a good night’s sleep despite the traffic noise from the nearby freeway. The morning was as expected, cold and very damp but manageable since my clothes were dry when I packed them away last night. It was forecast to rain as we rode away but it was just a grey threatening sky and stayed dry.

I discovered where some of the trees from The Big Thicket end their days, a pallet factory. I was somewhat dismayed at the thought of these ancient trees being made into plain and ordinary pallets. I do hope Texas is harvesting these trees in a sustainable manner and replanting. I read up on The Big Thicket National park last night, its history is amazing but hardly surprising. The edge of the forest looks slightly inviting to go and …

Southern Tier Cross Country Tour

By Adam Wolf | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 38: Silsbee, TX to Merryville, LA

Tuesday November 1, 2022, 53 miles (85 km) – Total so far: 1,991 miles (3,204 km) We had a good time at Red Cloud RV park. We had quite a bit of time to relax and enjoy the evening. We met another rider who was riding the same route self supported who started 5 days later than us and had fewer rest days and some longer days than we rode.

We broke camp at around 8:45 after our morning ritual of taking down the tent and all of its contents, eating some breakfast and making our lunch. We rode mostly on US highways today and it was very flat. There were some good services along the route but it was a dreary day of riding.

After we stopped for lunch, the rain started to fall. Not a hard …

Southern Tier West to East 2022

By Jim Elicker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 30: Del Rio to Montell: Out of the Desert, into the Hill Country Tuesday November 1, 2022, 71 miles (114 km) – Total so far: 1,478 miles (2,379 km) We rolled out of Del Rio at about 8 AM. It had rained at night and early morning, so the pavement was wet, but the sky was rapidly clearing as we rode out of town. Serenaded by the fighter jets blasting off from Laughlin AFB for their morning training flights as we rode by. We were on busy US 90 until we got 25 mi out to Brackettville, then turned onto a quiet country road. We stopped at B-ville for a rest and snack. We spotted a picnic table on the school grounds, so decided to sit there for a while. Soon the local sheriff approached, telling us politely that we could not be there without permission from the school office. Bear in mind that we were about …

Day 31: Martell to Vanderpool: Hills and more hills

Wednesday November 2, 2022, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 1,527 miles (2,457 km) Well, one thing I can say about the Texas Hill Country: it’s dern hilly! We had a nice breakfast with our WS host Alice, then as dawn arrived, we biked the 10 miles to Camp Wood. We got some lunch supplies there, and then began the first of 3 significant climbs for the day. Three big hills today, with inclines as steep as any I’ve ever ridden. (Steeper than Northern Rockies or North Cascades highways.) With rollers in between. So it was a …

Bike buddies

Dan – Thoughts from Huntington Place | dannagel1.blogspot.com

I may have a new bike buddy. Not trying to replace Don, my Saturday bike buddy, but as a fully retired guy, I find I have room in my schedule to ride several times a week.

Jerry is new to the Brays Bayou area, but has lots of cycling experience. He told me he wanted a 10 mile ride, no more than 8-9 miles an hour. Great. I’m there. We ended up with 12 miles, but we enjoyed the ride. I enjoy the company, and Jerry liked having someone who knows the route. I also find, for good, or bad, that when I ride with someone, my rest breaks are not as long as when I ride alone.

One of the things we talked about was …

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$5,000 reward being offered in Pride Ride bicyclist’s hit-and-run death near downtown Houston

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The driver responsible for killing a bicyclist who was part of a Pride Ride event earlier this month has yet to be found, and Crime Stoppers is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

The video above is from a previous report. …

Life and Death Rides: Bicycling the Streets of Houston

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Shane McKinney’s Ghost Bike sits at the site of the crash, covered by decor from family and friends. Photo by Faith Bugenhagen

David Loredo peers out, watching cars pass on W. Dallas; the breeze ruffles the flowers and letters from loved ones that surround Shane McKinney’s Ghost Bike. Over a week ago, Loredo and other Pride Ride volunteers spent their evening cleaning the spot where their fellow rider had been struck by a vehicle to prepare for the ghost bike’s installation.

At the time of the crash, against Loredo’s continued requests, McKinney had not been wearing a helmet. McKinney was in the tail end of the group, and was hit among the other cyclists, which included his brother, Matthew. Loredo urges his riders to always have their gear, spare parts and be predictable in the moves they are making on the road. “There is always some sprawling, as I tell the riders to get …

Enjoy The Fall Weather With A Bike Tour in Downtown Texarkana

Wes | kkyr.com

With the weather feeling more like fall every day why don’t you take a ‘Fall ‘Bike Tour’ in downtown Texarkana?

These downtown bike tours are going on now through early next month. This is what the Texarkana Parks and Recreation Department had to say about these unique tours:

The Tours will be each Friday from October 14th to November 4th at 5:30 PM.  The tours will begin at the Museum of Regional History, 219 N. Stateline Ave., Texarkana, TX 75501, and end at Pecan Point Brewery for free appetizers!  The Tour is free for those with bicycles, and $5.00 if a participant needs to rent a bicycle.

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Day 37 Silsbee: Light of day

Monday October 31, 2022, 60 miles (97 km) – Total so far: 2,048 miles (3,296 km) I had a lovely comfortable night’s sleep in my little cabin, home from home. We all decided to have a late, 8.00am, breakfast so as to not rush off from this haven of rest. It was the right decision to chill out and watch the sun come up. It was very cold and dew covered everything in copious quantities, I believe this is going to be the feature of most mornings going forward as we near the gulf coast.

Three weeks today we will have finished, I cannot believe how time has flown. Already, I find it hard to remember all the places we have been through, although it does come back when I read my journal which is one of the main reasons for doing it. I also try to pass on useful information to future crazy cyclists who pass this way, for me the whole point of this website.

If I had to sum up today it would be a very long straight road through a big wood, called The Big Thicket. Occasionally, I passed points of civilisation and farms with fields bounded by woods and a couple of rivers. Having said that, it was very fascinating place to travel through. The woods at a guess are natural since they seemed to be a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees growing randomly. There were some …

Southern Tier Cross Country Tour

By Adam Wolf | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 37: Shepherd, TX to Silsbee TX

Monday October 31, 2022, 61 miles (98 km) – Total so far: 1,938 miles (3,119 km) Our last full day in Texas! We started a little later than normal as the Shephard Sanctuary was really nice. We stayed in the bungalow so we didn’t need to set up our tent.

A pretty unremarkable ride today. Other than it was really flat! Could have been Iowa in September. Trees are turning colors a bit. We made good time to the first town but there were no services so we went on to the next town a total of about 13 miles. There was a food trucl s we stopped for a breakfast taco.

Its Halloween so Kelly had to dress up as did one of our ride mates. Thats all the pictures we have from today.

Southern Tier West to East 2022

By Jim Elicker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 29: Rest Day in Del Rio

Monday October 31, 2022 Taking it easy in Del Rio. Sleep later, leisurely breakfast at the motel, bike short distance to buy a swim suit, lunch at Chilis, take bike to shop to get front wheel bearings checked, find rear view mirror that works, patch inflatable pillow, tour the Laughlin aircraft museum as the only visitor, hosted by a 90 yr old former Air Force pilot, get ice cream from the donut shop, take a plunge in the motel pool!

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Dog Sprint To Wrap Up October Bike Rides

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The last 2 Mondays I rode in Watopia but today I rode in the real world. This was fitting to close out October biking. I waited later for the temperature to get to 70 and at 11:17 AM the bike ride began as I headed out on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. Making my way through Kingwood to the US59 northbound frontage road I stayed on it until Community Drive. Community Drive delivered me to Loop 494 where I continued north through a short construction zone passed the FM 1485 railroad crossing. The bridge over Caney Creek is still closed causing me to ride Payne Road back to the frontage road. Over Caney Creek I turned right onto Via Principale Parkway and into Tavola. Normally on my Kingwood – SH242 – Kingwood route I ride a short loop through Tavola but today I made it longer to get to Lilliput Farms. Lilliput Farms took me to N. Linnwood Drive so that I could connect to Railroad Ave. But on N. Linnwood a mid size black and brown dog spotted me and the chase began. There was a drainage ditch between him and as he ran through the grass but it became shallow enough for him to come across into the street. I saw him make the transition to the street and he was almost beside me. I pedaled faster in the 35×13 gears and he stayed close for about 100 feet until he stopped chasing. I knew this dog might be in the area from an earlier encounter on another ride on Railroad Ave. On that ride he ducked under the fence to chase me. No other dog sprint on this ride.

With the dog sprint done I headed to the frontage road again and to the SH 242 overpass over US59. No apparent change in the construction from what I could see. The work area is not very large and traffic flows through it smoothly. The southbound frontage road took me to Valley Ranch Parkway which I rode to Azalea Blvd. Azalea Blvd. was the way back again to the southbound frontage road which crossed through the FM 1314 intersection to the Auburn Trails entrance where I left the frontage road to the quiet space away from US59. Auburn Trails and then Oakhurst kept the quiet going. Through Oakhurst and onto Northpark Drive where I rode west for a few 10ths of a mile to Kingwood Place Drive. Kingwood Place brought me to Kellington and back to the noisy frontage road and the u-turn at Kingwood Drive. A short ride on the northbound frontage road and a right turn onto Kingwood Parc and I was again getting to a quiet place. From there I rode through Kings Manor into Kingwood and finished the ride at 2:22 PM riding 38.74 miles. Today was the second longest ride of the eight previous rides during 2022.

10-31-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood Route
10-31-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood Route

After seeing the temperature get above 70 before starting the ride I went back and changed my long sleeve jersey from thermal to regular keeping a poly long sleeve T-shirt underneath. On the road the first couple of miles was chilly but as I warmed up the jersey change was a good thing. Weather conditions: start 72 (humidity 65%, dew point 59), mostly cloudy, wind NW 5 mph; finish 77 (humidity 49%, dew point 56), mostly cloudy, wind variable 6 mph. The light wind helped me pedal strongly to SH 242 and back.

10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Ride Report
10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Ride Report
10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage - Time
10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage – Time
10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage - Distance
10-31-2022 AXS SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage – Distance
10-31-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood
10-31-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood

October bike rides closed out today with a total of 957.98 road and virtual miles. 841.9 of those miles was on the road leaving 116.08 virtual miles. I was on a bike 30 of the 31 days. October 2021 I was on a bike for 30 days for a total of 958.27 miles. I exceeded my 651 road miles goal for October, passed my 800 mile virtual riding goal for the year with 35 miles extra and 2 more months. I need 37 miles to reach my 7,900 road mile goal for the year. October was a good biking month. My only organized ride in October was the Pineywoods Purgatory in Lufkin on October 1st. My goal for November is a modest 360 road miles. Weather changes and daylight saving time ends.

10-31-2022 October Bike Rides Recap
10-31-2022 October Bike Rides Recap
10-31-2022 Stravini Year Progressions YTD Miles
10-31-2022 Stravini Year Progressions YTD Miles