Texas Biking News March 24th 2022

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Two recent cycling deaths in San Antonio prompt renewed call for extra safety measures

by Jim Lefko | foxsanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO – In the wake of two bicylcists’ deaths in recent days on San Antonio streets, the push for more safety measures is getting renewed attention.

Last week, a cyclist on the Salado Creek Greenway died when he was hit by a car while crossing the Loop 410 access road near the Los Patios entrance. Last night, another cyclist died when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver near the Quarry.

How to slow cars down and watch out for bicycles is a challenge the …

League City police recover over 20 bikes from alleged serial thief

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LEAGUE CITY, Texas (KTRK) — If your bicycle was stolen in the League City or Clear Lake area, there’s good news! Police may have it.

League City police said its officers arrested a suspected bike thief, who targeted the Clear Lake area, focusing on high schools, between last November and mid-January.

Officers say they still have about 20 bicycles recovered in the investigation that haven’t been claimed.

If yours was stolen, contact Detective Evans at 281-554-1863.

Police say Kingwood cyclist at fault after being hit, killed by dump truck driver

Jay R. Jordan | www.lmtonline.com

Houston bike safety advocates say the collision highlights the need for new bike infrastructure.

A 26-year-old man on his bicycle was hit and killed by a dump truck driver near Kingwood early Wednesday, and Houston police were quick to blame the rider.

The cyclist, who was not immediately identified, was pedaling north on Texas Loop 494 near Hamblen Road around 4 a.m. when the driver hit him, according to David Rose, a sergeant with the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division. The big rig driver claimed the …

Video: Bicyclist killed in North Side crash believed to be 18-year-old man

Katrina Webber | www.ksat.com

Car driver, baby also suffered injuries

SAN ANTONIO – Staff at the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office are working to identify a bicyclist who was killed in a crash on a North Side road.

However, they have tentatively identified him as an 18-year-old man.

San Antonio police also are investigating the crash, which happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday on Basse Road near McCullough.

They say it appears the driver of a car was traveling westbound and may have been speeding before she lost control, rolling her car and hitting a cyclist on the side of the road. …

A journey through the Wild Wild West

By Kenneth Welch | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Baby Steps: my first overnighter Monday February 21, 2022 IT’S ON. Monday, 3/28/22 I leave for an overnighter at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe, Texas. Also known as San Felipe de Austin. Site of the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony in 1824. Also the founding site of the Texas Rangers. (The law agency, not the baseball team). I’ll be sure to post some pictures of the historical sites. It’s my first excursion on my new recumbent etrike. The Terratrike GT EVO. I have logged about 300 miles in training getting to know the trike. Weatherman says clear skies so I’m ready. Semper Fi and tailwinds to Ya"

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La Primavera Lago Vista – Sunday • Mar 6 2022 • Largo Vista, TX

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Síclovía rolls back into San Antonio’s Southtown for weekend activities

Camille Sauers | www.mysanantonio.com

It’s time for San Antonians to stretch their legs once again. In its 10th year, Síclovía, the biannual family-friendly fitness and biking event organized by the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, returns to the streets of San Antonio on Sunday, March 27. Here’s everything you need to know before getting in on the action.

The event has been happening in the Spring and Fall twice a year for the past 10 years. Its aim is to encourage physical activity and enjoyment of the outdoors across generations. In addition to being organized by the YMCA, it …

ACTION: Sign Two West Houston Trail Petitions

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Mason Creek Trail Extension

FM 1093 Trail

TLDR: As we go into grant season, we’ve got a number of trail projects under development in west Houston. Two of them have reached the point where an online petition is up and running and we’re trying to attract support. A more detailed description can be found in each petition. Note: There will probably be more petitions over the next few months for bicycle infrastructure and trail projects in west Houston, and I’ll post each separately when they are up. …

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Smooth Asphalt, Strong Wind Again. Huffman – Liberty County Line Bike Ride

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I wasn’t sure what to label today’s bike ride route. It was going to be one that I altered when I got to Fairlake Lane or not. The ride started at 12:07 PM with my riding the Lynskey R300 bike and finishing at 3:25 PM after biking 41.79 miles. This is one of the 40+ mile rides I mentioned yesterday if this week would reach 200+ miles. With today’s miles I am at 124.98 for the week and 690.65 miles for March. Of the 690.65 miles 545.9 miles are on the road and the rest in Zwift. I need 114 miles to reach my 650 road mile goal for March. I think it is in reach.

When I got to Fairlake Lane I saw fresh asphalt on one lane heading south so I changed to the route to go south on Fairlake Lane. (see the video for what the new smooth road looks like). With this change later in the ride I didn’t go to May community Center but stayed on Huffman – Eastgate Road to FM 2100. At Old Atascocita Road the equipment was laying asphalt for the lane back to FM 1960. The video shows all of the trucks lined up.

I haven’t mentioned the weather yet. I hoped the strong winds from yesterday had left and at the start of the ride the wind was a leisurely 10 mph from the west. As I rode to the east that wind picked up but i didn’t notice how much because it was helping me ride to the Liberty County Line. I got a taste of strong it was when I rode from Old Atascocita Road north on FM 2100 to Huffman but the trees sheltered me from some of the wind. Making the u-turn inside Liberty County to head back to the west the wind was waiting for me. Now it was from the NW at 15 mph with 26 mph gusts. It was hard pedaling all the way back to Kingwood. And the wind had chill to it!. I was glad of the clothing choice for the ride: no leg warmers but shorts, a heavy long sleeve jersey under a windbreaker jacket and half finger gloves. Except for the first 3 or 4 miles I was comfortable but could feel the chill from the headwind and not so much from the tailwind.

Overall weather conditions: start 67 (humidity 29%, dew point 34), clear, wind W 10 mph; finish 68 (humidity 26%, dew point 32), clear, wind NW 15 mph gusts 26 mph. During the ride the temperature didn’t reach the forecasted high of 70. Tomorrow’s forecast shows a high of 80. We’ll see if that happens. I’m ready.

No drive train for today’s ride since the Lynskey is mechanical shifting.

My ride east of FM2100 to Huffman – Eastgate Road earned me the Strava Local Legend on Huffman to Eastgate with 2 rides. This was the 2nd time riding the route in 2022 though today’s differed from the previous one by riding on Fairlake Lane.

3-24-2022 Strava Huffman - Liberty County Line Summary Data
3-24-2022 Strava Huffman – Liberty County Line Summary Data

Texas Biking News March 23rd 2022

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Rice receives ‘silver’ distinction for bicycle-friendly campus

By Hajera Naveed | www.ricethresher.org

The League of American Bicyclists awarded Rice a silver designation as a Bicycle Friendly University, a place up from the bronze designation received in 2017. The silver designation will be active until 2025.

Lisa Lin, former transportation demand management manager at Rice, coordinated the re-application process along with help from Leadership Rice Mentorship Experience intern Trisha Gupta. Lin, who is now the first director of sustainability for Harris County, said that she helped implement the League of American Bicyclists’ suggestions for improvement from 2017, and focused on those improvements in the new application.

“It was really about telling our story of how we have improved since 2017,” Lin said. “In this …

Video: Bicyclist fatally struck by dump truck in Kingwood, police say

Erica Ponder | www.click2houston.com

KINGWOOD, Texas – A bicyclist is dead after he was struck by a dump truck in Kingwood Wednesday, police said.

It happened before 4 a.m. in the 21700 block of Loop 494.

According to officers, a man in his 20s was riding a bike when he was hit by a dump truck.

The dump truck driver told officers he didn’t see the man on his bike.

Police are working to determine the man’s identity.

FATAL CRASH ON LOOP 494

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Houston police are investigating a fatal crash at 21700 Loop 494 about 3:55 a.m. today (March 23).

The identity of the male victim, 26, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant D. Griffiths and Officer T. Smith reported:

The victim, a bicyclist, was traveling northbound at the above address in an extremely dark portion of the roadway. The driver of a silver tractor-trailer truck, also traveling northbound in the same traffic lane, braked and attempted to swerve out of the way but struck the bicyclist, who was not wearing any reflective gear.

The driver remained at the scene and called the police. There are no charges in this incident, pending further investigation.

Denton City Council Passes Updated Mobility Plan and Comprehensive Plan

By Suzi Rumohr | www.bikedenton.org

The Denton City Council adopted the updated Mobility Plan and Denton 2040 Comprehensive Plan last night with a unanimous vote.

The Mobility Plan includes an updated Bike Plan and a new Pedestrian Plan. The Comprehensive Plan update maintains the city’s previous goal of encouraging more infill development, which can support more mobility options, reduce pressure to develop Denton’s rural fringe and enhance Denton’s fiscal and environmental sustainability.

Denton’s Bike Plan had not been updated since its initial adoption in 2012. The …

New trail to connect San Antonio’s historic Perrin Homestead to Greenway

Priscilla Aguirre | www.mysanantonio.com

Attention all hikers, cyclists, and nature lovers! A new trail is coming soon to San Antonio’s Northeast Side. The incoming hike and bike path will connect the historic Perrin Homestead to the Lady Bird Johnson Park, which has a connection to the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System.

District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry has been working on making this trail a reality for the past five years. Perry, CPS Energy officials, and parks and recreation staff hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new trail at the CPS Energy Tuttle Training Center on Tuesday, March 22. …

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March Wind Torture: 32 MPH Gusts New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch Bike Ride

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Late out of the gate for today’s bike ride starting at 12:25 PM. I waited for the temperature to get to 60 degrees after watching the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Then my prescription cycling glasses arrived. I tried them on but there doesn’t appear to be a prescription on the lens. I exchanged a couple of phone calls and will return them to see if there is a problem or if I am expecting something different than what I ordered.

With all that done I got ready to ride into a very strong NW wind on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route going to the north. I dressed according to the temperature and the wind chill. I wore shorts, leg warmers, a long sleeve thermal jersey, wind jacket, and a new pair of Bellwether Windstorm full finger gloves. The gloves might’ve been over done for the end of the ride but while riding to Tavola I needed them to keep my fingers warm.

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3-23-2022 Bellwether Windstorm Gloves-2
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3-23-2022 Bellwether Windstorm Gloves-1

The Cervelo Caledonia bike performed well with my choosing the 35×15 gear for most of the ride according to the AXS.SRAM.com ride activity report. Only short sections on the return leg allowed me to switch to 35×13 when the wind let me. Weather at the start and the 3:18 PM finish: start 64 (humidity 33%, dew point 34), fair, wind NW 15 mph gusts 22 mph; finish 68 (humidity 27%, dew point 33), a few clouds, wind NW 20 mph gusts 32 mph. The wind gusts repeatedly pushed the bike from side to side depending on which direction I rode. My legs got a workout for sure pushing the pedals. I felt the difference whenever the trees and buildings blocked some of the wind. Even trees on the far side of US59 blunted the wind a little. There were times riding to Tavola when the road went east turning the headwind into a tailwind. My legs appreciated the rest.

This was the 3rd time biking this route in 2022. Today was the slowest average speed and highest effort and average power according to the SportTracks summary below. The distance was less at 35.84 miles. Those miles moved me closer to my 650 mile goal for March at 504.1 miles leaving 146 to ride. I am ahead of the pace to reach my goal. The week now totals 83.19 miles. I will need a couple of 40+ rides to get to 200.

3-23-2022 YTD Rides Summary New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch
3-23-2022 YTD Rides Summary New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch
3-23-2022 Strava New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Summary Data
3-23-2022 Strava New Caney-Tavola-Valley Ranch Summary Data