Texas Bicycling Action July 30th 2022

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Tuesday Night Crit – B race (cat 3/4) – THE BIG FAT TROUT STRIKES AGAIN – 7/26/2022

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First bike race in 3 years, back at the familiar Tuesday Night Crit in Richardson, TX. Norcal Cycling’s video of my prior race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBIMu… Chaney Windows and Doors Cycling Team …

Melting

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Longest, slowest century in a while! Half solo, half group. Some wind. Some climbing. Got to spend time with some of my favorite cycling people, though!

SCNT with the famous Johnny Salinas

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6976 Crank Revolutions During The Ride, Interesting

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Earliest bike ride start in a couple of weeks with wheels rolling at 7:55 AM and finishing at 10:31 AM. That may have contributed to not seeing as many other cyclists as I sometimes see when biking my “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route. I saw several but they were spread along the ride with no groups. With sunrise coming later the group rides probably are not starting quite as early as they did. I managed to include most of the cyclists in the video but a few escaped the lens of the GoPro. Speaking of the GoPro, it froze once during the ride just when I passed another cyclist. I still haven’t figured out why it does this. Some rides it doesn’t happen and other rides it happens once or twice. I thought it might be the heat but it wasn’t that hot today when it froze. Fortunately I found a way to get it working again, press the power button for 10 to 15 seconds and it comes back to life. I use the GoPro Quick Capture when the problem happens. This helps the battery last longer and shortens my video editing time.

Before the ride began my week total was 180.97 miles and the ride today came in at 32.89 miles improving my week to 213.87 miles and July to 995.96 miles. I plan on biking tomorrow which should make July a 1,000+ mile month, the second one this year. So far I’ve biked this route 16 times and the distance has varied from 32 to 34 miles. Pretty consistent considering I like to vary the streets from time to time. I did that today during the first mile, riding through Bear Branch Village in Kingwood, and going on Sunny Shores Drive and Rebawood Drive on the way to FM 1960 in Atascocita. I didn’t ride very far east of FM 2100 like I do on some rides. The route profile is flat with a few inclines in Atascocita, one on Sunny Shores goes up slowly over a half mile.

While the temperature wasn’t yet to 80 degrees when I started the humidity was a muggy 95% offsetting the lower temperature. The airport weather station report no wind but I think there was a light breeze early in the ride. Later on the way back across Lake Houston I used the 35×15 gears because I could go faster with less effort than using the 35×13 gears. Biking north seemed to have the most favorable wind. What the weather looked like: start 79 (humidity 95%, dew point 77), partly cloudy, wind N 0 mph; finish 88 (humidity 67%, dew point 75), mostly cloudy, wind SW 8 mph. The dew point is important too for the weather feel and the ability of my bike kit to offload sweat to keep me cool.

It took awhile to get my overall average speed to 13 mph and above because this route has so many stops and starts. Long uninterrupted road is needed for me to get my speed up and improve the average speed. My AXS.SRAM ride report shows 2:29:08 overall moving time, 1:11:16 using the 35×13 gears and 56:18 pedaling 35×15 gears. I find the pedaling time interesting and today it was 1:41:52 according to Strava. That was 6976 crank revolutions. My legs felt strong except for the ride west over Lake Houston into the headwind. Sometimes I get frustrated with the Favero pedals and clipping back in. They are not as easy as the Shimano Ultegra pedals. This might be enough reason to switch to a crankset power meter with the Ultegra pedals when the Favero ones reach the end of their life. Favero offers a conversion kit for Shimano pedals but the Q factor increases a lot.

7-30-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
7-30-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
7-30-2022 Strava Ride Map with Profile Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
7-30-2022 Strava Ride Map with Profile Atascocita-Huffman-Walden

Texas Bicycling News July 29th 2022

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Video: Corpus Christi cyclist raise concerns over unprotected bike lanes

Author: Mariah Gallegos | www.kiiitv.com

A petition with more than 600 signatures calls for safer bike lanes across the city.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In response to the release of the City’s proposed budget, one local woman raised concerns over what was not included.

It is an issue Shirin Delsooz said she brought to the city’s attention about a year ago, and felt it still hasn’t been addressed in budget talks.

"I don’t know why they totally ignored my 625 signature petition," said Delsooz, a cyclist advocate.

She started a petition about 10 months ago, calling for safer bike paths in the city.

"This is not just an issue of our children like it’s an issue, it’s fighting for homeless people, it’s …

High-end kids’ bikes maker opens up its Austin shop

Asher Price | www.axios.com

A global bike brand whose U.S. headquarters are in Austin will open its showroom for the first time this Saturday.

The big picture: Woom and some other companies that specialize in lightweight, high-end bikes for kids are quietly revolutionizing how children learn to cycle.

Instead of the clunky, wobbly convention of training wheels, they start kids on pedal-less balance bikes, which little ‘uns move Fred-Flintstone-style until they start gliding … and then pedaling becomes a breeze. …

Texas 4000 riders pass through Whistler en route to Alaska

Megan Lalonde | www.piquenewsmagazine.com

To most people, travelling the approximately 6,500 kilometres from Austin to Anchorage by bike likely doesn’t sound like a particularly good time. But Mason Schlechte was looking forward to making the trek in 2020 in honour of a good friend’s family, as part of Texas 4000, an annual charity ride that sees University of Texas students raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer.

Schlechte never made it to the starting line, after tragically passing away in 2019.

“I kind of applied to finish what he started and take on his mission; ride for the family friends he had who were affected by cancer and showed him so much kindness when he …

Bike ride through Gulfton hopes to determine community air quality

Haya Panjwani | www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Air Alliance Houston is setting up riders with bikes equipped with air monitors that detect volatile organic compounds, nitrogen dioxides and particulate matter that can affect residents’ health.

The effects can currently be seen in residents of the area, according to the alliance.

”They also contribute to a generalized array of what is generally experienced as the most common experienced symptoms of air pollution exposure, so breathing problems, heart and lung complications, asthma," said Anthony DeSouza, the alliance’s research and policy coordinator.

The hardware the bikes will be using is a battery powered air monitor. It’ll be able to …

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Flags Flapping Community Drive – Cumberland – Oakhurst

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This was the second ride on this route though the roads are part of other routes. I altered the “Community Drive – Cumberland – Oakhurst” route slightly leaving Cumberland Blvd. out and adding Riverwalk Drive in. One other change was looping through Porter High School and seeing the high school drum corp practicing. (It’s in the video) It all began at 9:09 AM and finished at 12:01 PM with me riding my Lynskey Helix bike. I’ve only rode this route twice this year and this was the longest distance at 35.27 miles, about 1 mile longer than the other ride. The only other time I rode on Riverwalk Drive I had a dog sprint at Colorado Drive on the way back to FM 1314, no dog sprint today. Those miles moved the week’s total to 180.97 miles, within reach of a 200 mile week with tomorrow’s planned ride. I rode the same bike both times on this route and they were both on a Friday. I am well passed my 800 mile goal for July with 963 miles so far. Year to date totals 5720 miles.

July weather continued for this ride with 86 degrees as I started, some clouds and wind between 4 and 6 mph though it seemed stronger when it was a headwind. Humidity at the beginning was 76% but went down to 58% by the time I finished. My black kit had some salt stains with the temperature ranging from 86 to 92. I am glad I finished before the hottest time of the day. My CamelBak kept the water cold until the end with just a few ice cubes left when I emptied it out after the ride.

My legs felt better today and I used the 33×13 gears for 1:50:36 of the moving time. As I rode east on Mills Branch Drive in Oakhurst I could see another cyclist gaining on me. I slowed to make the turn onto Rock Creek as he continued straight as you can see in the video. He was faster than I was going. 56 feet elevation during the ride mostly happened when I rode up the hill to the Community Drive overpass of US59. The rest of the route was pretty flat as the profile below shows. Link to AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

7-29-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
7-29-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
7-29-2022 Strava Ride Map with Segments Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
7-29-2022 Strava Ride Map with Segments Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst