Texas Bicycling News August 11th 2022

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APD asking for help finding suspect vehicle in north Austin hit-and-run

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AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Police Department (APD) is asking for the public’s help finding the suspect vehicle involved in a hit-and-run.

Police said on July 27 around 9:46 p.m., officers responded to the 10300 block of Burnet Road for a hit-and-run in north Austin.

A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was riding his bicycle north on Burnet Road when a vehicle hit him from behind. The driver fled the scene heading north without attempting to check on the victim or call 911 for assistance.

The victim suffered severe, life-threatening injuries. …

Video: Special Olympics Texas Area 9 gearing up for Hotter’N Hell

By Alex Carrion | www.newschannel6now.com

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Cyclists are also gearing up for the Hotter’N Hell Hundred and that includes riders for Special Olympics Texas Area 9.

This organization represents the Special Olympics region of Wichita Falls. Members have been riding in the Hotter’N Hell Hundred for the past 10 years, and they’ve been preparing for the past few months as they look forward to the 25-mile endurance race.

“It makes you feel like you’re in a dream, you know, it’s just top of the world, you know what I mean,” Ronnie Baker, Area 9 Special Olympics Texas cyclist, said.

Riders from all over the world come to Wichita Falls for the Hotter’N Hell Hundred race, including professional cyclists, college riders and even Special Olympics organizations.

“It started in 2012, just riding the …

Tzolk’in Cycling Inc. Alias/DBA: The Bike Shop Low Bidder on Purchase of Bike Equipment AWARDED in Texas

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Tzolk’in Cycling Inc. Alias/DBA: The Bike Shop is the apparent low bidder on the Dallas, City of – Purchasing Division’s Purchase of Bike Equipment AWARDED solicitation, with a low bid of $5,595.20 USD. Bids were opened on August 4, 2022

Video: The economic impact of Hotter’N Hell Hundred

By Priscilla Meza | www.newschannel6now.com

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Bikers from around the world are getting ready for the annual Hotter’N Hell Hundred and it’s only a couple weeks away.

The event brings a lot more than just bikers to Wichita Falls. It also brings business to local restaurants and hotels.

Lindsay Barker, Convention Visitors Bureau director, she said the outcome of that is a boost in the economy, something business owners are of course looking forward to.

Hotter’N Hell Hundred. When you hear this name, the first thing most people think of is the bikers. Locals might be proud of the fact that it’s the largest single-day bike ride in the U.S., but as for business owners in the area, they think about the amount of business this event brings in year after year.

“Normally, depending on how many riders we have, it can …

Spencer Solves It: Special bicycle giveaway to local refugees

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Houston – Twenty members of KPRC 2 Insider are invited to join Bill’s Brigade and help with one of the biggest Spencer Solves It efforts yet.

On Monday, Aug. 15, Insiders will help assemble approximately 100 bicycles alongside KPRC 2 staff members and on-air personalities for refugee children who fled with their families from Afghanistan one year ago.

These families were forced to leave everything they own and everything they know when Kabul fell to the Taliban last August.

They were brought here by the U.S. government to protect their lives, because many of them had helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Together with Walmart and Interfaith Ministries of Houston, …

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Kept Cycling Wardrobe Manageable, Expanded Route

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Past hump day and onto Thursday. Getting dressed for today’s bike ride I decided to wear a new pair of shorts which meant another pair were retired, trying to keep my cycling wardrobe manageable and not expanding beyond the available space. I thought about adding a new jersey but didn’t. Maybe a new jersey on the next bike ride.

With that out of the way I rolled my Cervelo Caledonia bike through the backyard gate onto the driveway and headed away on the ride at 9 AM. Yesterday evening my home weather station recorded 3.54″ of badly needed rain which impacted the weather for the ride. For many weeks the temperature at the start has been around 86 degrees but today it was a nice 77 but the humidity was 99%. The temperature at the finish was below the recent levels at 85, pleasant compared to the typical 94. The humidity was better at 71%, not as muggy as the start. Wind continued the single digit speeds lately from the north at 7 mph.

The “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route goes south and then east over Lake Houston. I added some streets to be sure I rode at least 34 miles to raise the week’s total to 150 and the extra streets did the trick with the ride covering 35.45 miles pushing the week total to 151.76 miles. August miles are 378.92 with an 800 mile goal. In Bear Branch Village Kingwood the street I thought would loop back to Tree Lane turned into a no outlet sending me back to Tree Lane. In Kings Forest the extra streets were Rocky Woods, Royal Trail Drive, and Laurel Garden Drive. Later in Walden I rode on Relay Road and Hikers Trail Drive which are not usually part of the route. When I reached FM 2100 I rode south to Spanish Cove Drive on the recently finished road to add to the distance. 20 times I bike this route in 2022 and the distances vary between 33 to 35 miles putting today’s ride in the upper part.

Another cyclist was out and passed me going the opposite direction on Old Atascocita Road.

Cadence data interests me and today I turned the pedals 7724 times. Below detailed cadence data. Combining this data and the AXS.SRAM ride report data I used the 35×13 gears 1:44:25 during the total moving time of 2:37:33.

8-11-2022 Strava Ride Cadence Details
8-11-2022 Strava Ride Cadence Details

Another chart I look at sometimes is generated by Stravini using the my Strava data showing my fitness trend. If I’m reading the chart correctly it looks like I am in the optimal part of the chart.

8-11-2022 Stravini Fitness Trend 5 months
8-11-2022 Stravini Fitness Trend 5 months
8-11-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Walden-Huffman
8-11-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Walden-Huffman

Texas Bicycling News August 10th 2022

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Walk/run or cycle: Buffalo Gap VFD hosts inaugural fundraiser for pumper truck

by: Karley Cross | www.bigcountryhomepage.com

BUFFALO GAP, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) is getting ready to host its inaugural Walk/Run or Cycle fundraiser, which it hopes to continue annually. The proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards purchasing a pumper truck for the VFD.

To help kick off Fire Prevention Month, which is observed every October since 1922, the Buffalo Gap VFD will be hosting a fundraiser open to adults and children. At the fundraiser, you may choose to walk, run cycle, or simply donate and enjoy the dunk tank, face painting, bouncy house and more. …

Austin Cycling Bulletin Week of August 8, 2022

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Plan your week of cycling with Kat and Litsa. This is our very first episode of Austin Cycling Bulletin. Calais Morgan, President of Team Snacks Cycling, joins us this week.

Pharr asks for residents’ feedback in survey

by: Jesse Mendez | www.valleycentral.com

PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Pharr announced a plan for pedestrian safety and wellness.

The city’s social media post is seeking community feedback via a survey.

Residents can take part and voice their opinions in regards to sidewalk connectivity, bicycle infrastructure, and pedestrian safety throughout the city.

Pharr residents may take the survey and leave their feedback here.

Rolling By Dry Desert Drought Of Sikes Lake

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My bike rolled me a few miles north on the Circle Trail this morning. A bike ride seemed like a possibly fun thing, what with the temperature barely in the 80s, and some cloud blockage of the sun.

Eventually I rolled to Sikes Lake, which, as you can see via looking over my bike’s handlebars, the drought is drying up Sikes Lake.

So far, as far as I know, unlike Lake Mead, no …

Stell’s Dinner Club in the Rain

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Mixed Up The Roads For Seventh Ride to SH 242

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For the 7th time this year I rode my “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route to the north. I also managed to start before 9 AM with the Lynskey Helix Alpha 46 wheels rolling at 8:49 AM. Favorable weather with no rain threat and almost no wind. At the SH 242 turn a round I expected a headwind since the ride getting to that point was not too hard which I thought was helped by a tailwind. But the ride back to Kingwood was almost wind free except for what I created. The 37.32 miles was about average for the rides on the route this year. With 3 bike rides so far this week my total is 116.3 miles.

I changed some of streets from the previous rides. The first change was riding into Woodridge Forest on Woodridge Parkway. In Brooklyn Trails I rode 3 streets I have never been on before. And I rode through the new Peppervine housing development for the second time. It is so new there is only one house with a number of slabs waiting for the framers. The rest of the roads are ones I ride on regularly but not necessarily in the same order as today. In the video you can see what the construction looks like at the SH 242 overpass of US59. Loop 494 isn’t usually where I bike on this route but I rode there today.

8-10-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood
8-10-2022 YTD Bike Rides Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood

I used a mix of bikes on this route during 2022: Cervelo Caledonia 4 rides, Lynskey R300 2 rides and my Lynskey Helix for the first time today.

Some data from AXS.SRAM ride report: total moving time 2:50:25, used the 33×13 gears 2:02:35. The 33×13 gears are not so tall that I can start from stopping without needing to shift to the 33×15.

Weather summary: start 85 (humidity 77%, dew point 77), partly cloudy, wind 0 mph; finish 93 (humidity 54%, dew point 74), partly cloudy, wind 0 mph. I am still sensing a less intense heat while riding and the shade feels slightly cooler.

8-10-2022 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood
8-10-2022 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-SH242-Kingwood