Texas Biking News March 16th 2022

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Ball Pit to Bike Park

By: Lawrence Colvin | www.imba.com

How to Rally a Community Around Your Dig In Project

The Weatherford Mountain Bike Club (WMBC) hosted a soft opening for “The Pit” Kid’s Mountain Bike Skills Area and Trail in downtown Aledo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The purpose of the opening was to get the wheels (both kids and adults, novices to experts) on the dirt, pack down the trail and receive positive and critical feedback on what we’ve built to date.

The Pit is a dormant tennis/basketball court located at the Downtown Aledo Community Center. The Pit surface resides approximately 30 feet below the nearby community center within the confines of steep slopes on two sides. The city researched resurfacing the court surface, but to do so was cost-prohibitive and exceeded the parks department’s annual budget. …

woom bikes Becomes Official Kids’ Bike Manufacturer of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic

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AUSTIN, Texas – March 16, 2022 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – woom bikes, the fastest-growing kids’ bike brand in North America, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental, the world’s premier cycling festival. woom has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Life Time to be the Official Kids’ Bike Manufacturer of the iconic spring event, through 2024.

The partnership kicks off at this year’s Sea Otter Classic event in April, where woom will be offering free bike demos in the woom Kids’ Zone. Not your average playground, the woom Kids’ Zone allows kids age 12 and under to test bikes and try out their budding cycling skills on age-appropriate obstacles, riding in a fully enclosed location, with a separate designated area for balance bikes.

woom bikes will also have a 20-feet by 40-feet booth space inside the Kids’ Zone, booth number S100, where …

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Where Are You March Wind? Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood

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The March wind let up for today’s bike ride settling in at 4 mph. My legs were relieved. I tried to watch a bike race before starting today’s bike ride but the connection failed. I’ll watch the end of them later as I avoid spoilers on Twitter. I got rolling at 10:51 AM, earlier than usual for this time of the year. Riding the Cervelo Caledonia I chose a northerly route, “Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood”. This was only the second time for this route in 2022, I would’ve thought it would be 3 or 4 times. I finished at 1:18 PM biking 33.43 miles in 2:21:39. This put my March road miles at 333.3 and ahead of the pace I need to reach my 650 mile goal with 51%. The week is doing good with 108.25 miles. If the weather behaves like the forecast says a 200 mile week is possible.

It was a little chilly at the start but with the 4 mph wind it wasn’t as noticeable as yesterday with the stronger wind. My legs took a couple of miles to warm up to where I didn’t notice the chill. I wore a new performance fabric long sleeve T-shirt under a short sleeve jersey. I was comfortable and the wicking kept the moisture flowing away. It will interesting to see how the T-shirt works when the temperature is in the 80’s and no jacket. I’m thinking sunscreen properties. I like the loose sleeves over the arm sleeves snug fit. Weather conditions: start 68 (humidity 57%, dew point 52), fair, wind variable 4 mph; finish 75 (humidity 46%, dew point 52), fair, wind W 4 mph.

It’s a good thing I check the sensors before leaving. The cadence sensor wasn’t connecting to the Bolt computer. I tested the battery and it was all used up. I replaced it and the sensors connected quickly.

A lot more shifting the RD on today’s bike ride according to AXS.SRAM.com, 51 shifts. I thought about changing gears as I approached intersections where I stopped. Climbs were another shift situation. Thanks to less wind I spent more time in the 35×13 gears at 1:14:14 and 48:48 in the 35×15 gear. The change is quick making last minute decisions to shift easier. My 14.2 mph average speed helped by the lower wind speed was good.

At Rock Creek Drive and Northpark Drive the brown and white dog did not appear. Watch the video for my comment on why.

3-16-2022 Strava Kingwood - FM1485 - Kingwood Ride Data Summary
3-16-2022 Strava Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood Ride Data Summary

Texas Biking News March 15th 2022

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Longview to host Olympians at state’s largest BMX event of year

By Michael Cavazos | www.news-journal.com

Longview is set to host the state’s largest BMX event of the year next month, and at least two Olympians are scheduled to attend.

The third round of the 2022 USA BMX Freestyle Series will be held at Dodson Action Sports Complex at Ingram Park. The event, which is set April 1-3, will feature amateur and professional competitions.

“It’s really exciting. It’s going to be awesome to watch them ride the park,” said Brian Dodson, who helped bring the skatepark to Longview and for whom the facility is named. “They’re going to ride the park totally different than anyone else. For anyone who’s never seen live BMX riding or been able to go to any competitions where there are professionals, they need to come check this out.”

USA BMX Freestyle is an organization that offers a series of competitions across the …

‘Bike Nights’ return to Circuit of The Americas track

by: Cora Neas | www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cyclists will once again ride around the 3.41-mile Circuit of The Americas (COTA) track this week, with the return of the weekly “Bike Nights” program.

Tuesday at 6 p.m., the racetrack’s spring Bike Nights season begins. It runs until the end of June, but will return in September.

“We are thrilled to share our incredible track with the Austin community, celebrating health and togetherness again this year. Nothing beats watching the sun set over the Austin skyline while riding on COTA’s famous stars and stripes,” said Courtney Young, chief experience officer at Circuit of The Americas. …

Bike Registration That Works

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This episode’s guest is Bryan Hance, co-founder of opens in a new windowBike Index, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a universal bike registration service. Their database is used and searched by individuals, bike shops, law enforcement, and other apps giving everyone the ability to register and recover bicycles.

Bryan created StolenBicycleRegistry.com in 2004 because he had way too many bikes stolen – and he realized chasing and recovering stolen bikes was really fun. He works in cyber security and applies OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) methods and processes to chasing bike thieves.

This episode is hosted by guest host Sheri Rosenbaum, columnist and blogger at opens in a new windowSunflower and Pedals. Sheri will be chatting with Bryan on the hot topic of bike shop break-ins and thefts, why shops are being targeted, opens in a new windowhow they discovered stolen bikes in Mexico, and other timely issues.

OTB Cyclery @ Cameron Park in Waco, TX – Saturday May 21st

By Seths Pool | austinmountainbiking.com

Excited to announce the first EVER enduro at Cameron Park on Saturday May 21st in Waco, Texas!

@otbcyclery @slowriseslicehouse @victoryracingevents presents this 6 stage enduro race that’s gonna be a blast for all skill levels!

Best of 2 run format.

Beginner, amateur, expert, and pro classes.

Update: Bike Class Has been added!

we will be raffling a @konabikes shonky DJ frame, @cushcore inserts, @foxmtb helmet, and other swag from @mucoff!

$65 entry, registration is open!

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Gravel Without Gravel, Pleasant FM 1960 Surprise, March Wind

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March wind played havoc with today’s bike ride. It all began at 11:25 AM as I rolled away on the Cervelo Caledonia. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route going south and east. The sun was out and the temperature hung at 67 degrees. The wind was friendly getting to FM 2100 mostly but getting back to Kingwood was a battle. After riding 33.68 miles my legs were toast from fighting the NW 14 mph wind and 24 mph gusts. Whenever I got out in the open the wind pushed me whatever direction it wanted. I finished at 2:02 PM one tired cyclist.

299.9 road miles so far in March, 46% of the way to my 650 mile goal. Making up lost miles from last week’s chilly weather.

This marked the 5th time biking this route in 2022. Today’s ride fit the average of the other 4 times. Not sure if the other 4 rides endured the March wind like today.

3-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary Atascocita - Walden - Huffman Route
3-15-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary Atascocita – Walden – Huffman Route

A big surprise when I made the turn onto Fairlake Lane as you can see in the video. Rough road for about a mile. I’ll need to give the repairs some time to fix it. Almost like gravel without gravel.

Not the only cyclist out today. You can see him in the video.

A pleasant surprise at Atascocita Shores Drive and FM 1960. Check the video.

I dressed warmly with shorts, a new Bellwether Charcoal Alterra long sleeve jersey under a Bellwether wind jacket. In the beginning my legs were chilly but after a couple of miles and some sunshine they warmed up. The wind jacket made a difference. Weather conditions: start 67 (humidity 46%, dew point 45), fair, wind NW 12 mph; finish 71 (humidity 40%, dew point 46), fair, wind NW 14 mph gusts 24 mph.

3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal
3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal
3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal Front
3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal Front
3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal Back
3-15-2022 Bellwether Alterra Jersey Charcoal Back

Looking at the AXS.SRAM.com activity report for the ride I shifted the RD 26 times. The most used gears were 35×15 for 1:15:55 and 35×13 for 1:05:51. The 35×15 was on the way back to Kingwood into the wind. A tailwind allowed me to shift to the 35×13. I think I am shifting more because it is easy to.

3-15-2022 Strava Atascocita - Walden - Huffman Ride Data Summary
3-15-2022 Strava Atascocita – Walden – Huffman Ride Data Summary