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Texbiker.net covers the news, events and resources for those interested in Texas bicycling.

My bicycling passion was rekindled in 1979 with a Huffy bicycle from Woolco. From early rides around my neighborhood my enthusiasm grew to tackle my unsupported first century. From there I discovered organized rides all over Texas, races and mountain bikes. Many bikes and miles later the enthusiasm is still there.

Thanks to my late wife, Hazel Marie, for her support over the many years, miles and rides.

My primary bike is the Cervelo Caledonia Rival AXS below. My titanium bike is the Lynskey Helix titanium. My newest bike is a Canyon Endurace CF 7 Rival eTap.

3-29-2022 Cervelo Caledonia Ramsey Road-1
3-29-2022 Cervelo Caledonia at a Ramsey Road Bridge
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Humidity Returns, No Local Legend Segments

Texbiker.net Posted on October 20, 2021 by Rick AnkrumOctober 20, 2021

Before today’s bike ride I looked at a previous ride on the route to see if any Strava Local Legends showed up. I looked at a couple of segments but didn’t see any local legends. The bike ride went north to Tavola, back to US59 and south through Valley Ranch, Oakhurst before returning to Kingwood. I call this my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. To add a little distance I rode some streets at the beginning of the ride that I’ve been skipping when going to the north. The distance came in at 36.32 miles. This was the 2nd longest ride on this route in 2021 out of the 15 times I’ve done it. My week now totals 110.71 miles and I’m only 17 miles away from reaching my 625 mile goal for October. I started at 11:02 AM and finished at 1:51 PM.

10-20-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary fro Today's Route
10-20-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary fro Today’s Route

The new ICAN Cycling Alpha-50 Disc wheels continue to please me. I can ride at a higher pace than with the Vision 30 wheels they replaced on my Lynskey R300 I rode today. Maybe the “new bike gear” distortion effect is still over me.

As the week progresses the cooler temperatures are gone. Today the humidity was higher than the starting temperature. No long sleeve jersey needed, back to arm sleeves and a short sleeve jersey. Weather conditions: start 77 (81% humidity, 71 dew point), overcast, wind E 8 mph; finish 84 (69% humidity, 72 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind variable 5 mph.

10-20-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map
10-20-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map
10-20-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-20-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary

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Texas Biking News October 19th 2021

Texbiker.net Posted on October 19, 2021 by Rick AnkrumOctober 19, 2021

7 outdoor San Antonio places to escape to this fall

Timothy Fanning | www.expressnews.com

Fall in San Antonio is great, if only for the fact that it no longer feels like you’ve stepped into a sauna.

With the cooler temperatures, you may be thinking about venturing outdoors. We put together a short list of places you can escape to in San Antonio while enjoying our version of fall weather. …

… Take a bike ride: The Medina River Greenway offers 17 miles of trails lined with pecan trees, mesquite, open spaces and water. If you need a challenge, some trails offer bridges and elevation changes. Both the Medina River Natural Area and Pleasanton Road Trailheads have around 11 miles of uninterrupted trails. The Mattrox Park Trailhead will take you east to Mission Espada and the Mission Reach.


David on the Southern Tier

By David Jelmini | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 30:La Grange to Navasota. 3,120 ‘ of climbing, 5:23 hrs in the saddle. A good day… for some of us

Monday October 18, 2021, 70 miles (113 km) – Total so far: 1,541 miles (2,480 km) Got pretty cold last night, really kept my sleeping bag up high. Forgot to mention that Glenn got bitten by a dog just after leaving Austin, he said he’s fine, hasn’t started foaming at the mouth. Rode all day with Greg; we stayed in front, wanted to get to our hotel early (looks like the last one for 2 weeks). Traffic was really heavy with almost no shoulder for first 30 miles. There were tons of flea market shops along this route, found out they …


One Critically Injured in Bicycle Crash on Independence Parkway at Sumac Lane in Frisco

www.thebentonlawfirm.com

Frisco, TX. (October 18, 2021)- A 14-year-old child was injured in an auto-pedestrian crash on October 15, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. The accident occurred just after 4:00 p.m. at the Independence Parkway and Sumac Lane intersection. Police reported that the victim was riding a bicycle northbound and was crossing the street when they collided with a Ford pickup truck. The bicyclist was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries. No further details have been provided at this time. The crash remains under investigation.


Take A Bike Tour Of Beautiful Down Town Texarkana

Wes | kkyr.com

The fall ‘Bike Tours’ are back in downtown Texarkana.

Fridays in October and November will be Bike Days this fall in the Downtown Texarkana Arts and Historic District. Here is all the information from their Facebook page.

The downtown bicycle tours are back! Join us for 'A Cycle Through History', Fridays from October 22nd to November 12th at 5:30 PM.

To support this effort, free guided bike tours of the District will be offered every Friday in October and November. Tours will begin and end at the Museum of Regional History and take place from 5:30 – 6:30 PM. Participants will be able to rent a bike from …


Seagoville police and family members seeking information after bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle

Mathew Richards | www.inforney.com

SEAGOVILLE, Texas — The Seagoville Police Department, and the family of a man apparently struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Friday night, are seeking information from the public.

On October 15, 2021, at approximately 11 p.m., 28-year-old Martin Cornejo, of Seagoville, Texas, was riding his bicycle in and around the 2200 block of the westbound U.S. Highway 175 service road when he was …


Council meeting grows heated over trail plan

Lynn Walker | www.timesrecordnews.com

A public discussion of plans to build a concrete bike trail along the portion of the Lake Wichita Shore stretched to two-and-a half hours at Tuesday morning’s Wichita Falls City Council meeting and often grew contentious. At one point, Mayor Stephen Santellana threatened to stop the discussion.

The plan to build a 12-foot-wide concrete trail has spurred opposition from residents along Lake Shore Drive where the trail would run near their backyards. Tuesday opponents and supporters of the plan voiced their feelings. Opponents complained about the trail coming too close …


Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone targeting early 2022 to begin improvements on Hawthorne, Woodhead streets

By Shawn Arrajj | communityimpact.com

Members of the Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone and the the engineering firm Gauge Engineering provided updates at an Oct. 18 meeting on several major mobility projects underway in the area, including a project that should start soon targeting Hawthorne and Woodhead streets in Montrose.

The project is being designed to convert the corridors into "neighborhood safe streets," a designation that officials said involves making streets safe for all modes of transportation, including cars, pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users.

Construction is slated to kick off in the first quarter of 2022 and is …


The bikes lanes in way SE Austin are awful from BikingATX


Texas Biking from Twitter

Shortcoming of these under-bus bike drawers: have to unpack and repack if the bike underneath is getting off first. pic.twitter.com/ugjM92ADF6

— James Llamas (@JamesLLlamas) October 19, 2021

Now to recap that bike ride. Took a slightly longer way to avoid as much of Highway 3 as possible. pic.twitter.com/1jGVnDr6sT

— James Llamas (@JamesLLlamas) October 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/1450634323376414722

The @APWATexas conference is in Galveston this week so it’s time for another edition of #GalvestonByBus! Going car-free this year and bridging the Clear Lake – League City gap by bike. https://t.co/W4u64wZT5E pic.twitter.com/4mys7F2OsY

— James Llamas (@JamesLLlamas) October 19, 2021

STOLEN – Gray Santana Cycles Smoke Grey in University of Texas at Austin https://t.co/AOXdybv2NO

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 19, 2021

Taking advantage of this weather 🌅🚴‍♂️ https://t.co/LVM55eJsES pic.twitter.com/bpr2xtpL2u

— White Rock Lake Conservancy (@whiterockdallas) October 19, 2021

The local bike share program has converted to an all-electric bike fleet. https://t.co/MI97J66D8S

— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) October 19, 2021

It's #Biketober! Enjoy it at @GhisalloFound's Woven in Among Us event, a walk/bike exploration of the houses and history of Black Austinites. Buildings tell a story about the designers, where they are now, and the significance of these structures. Sign up: https://t.co/LzhaE4bXkg pic.twitter.com/xmntYjJMV7

— Smart Trips ATX (@SmartTripsATX) October 19, 2021

When @HouPublicWorks and @AbbieKamin team up to right-size an intersection, good things happen. pic.twitter.com/kNfiq4jKtl

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 19, 2021

Get a bike's-eye view of the Bayou City at the Park to Port bike ride on Saturday, 11/13! Support #HermannPark at this 20-mile bike ride, which takes cyclists from Bayou Parkland to the Port of Houston and back!

Click for info: https://t.co/amxscHTkmJ

📷 Blueprint Film Co pic.twitter.com/wFQWPrUZzU

— Hermann Park Conservancy (@HermannPark) October 19, 2021


New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail Ride! – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/wUzrledG9u

New start time 9 AM sharp!

There have been car break ins in the Govalle parking lot. Please don’t leave … https://t.co/rOh17W1Pf2

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 20, 2021

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What I Did To Become A Local Legend

Texbiker.net Posted on October 19, 2021 by Rick AnkrumOctober 19, 2021

As I got ready for today’s bike ride an idea came to mind. Last weekend I lost the Strava local legend for the Lake Houston Bridge – EB. Today’s route would go over the bridge. Why not loop back over the bridge and ride it twice and see if I can regain the local legend status. I started the ride at 11:05 AM on my Canyon Endurace bike to go on my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route with the additional loop over Lake Houston. I finished at 2:02 PM not knowing if I regain the local legend. It didn’t take long to find out I am now the Strava Local Legend on Lake Houston Bridge – EB. The extra loop added some miles to the ride coming in at 37.94. I’m getting closer to my 625 mile goal for October with 571.73 miles. The week is off to a good start with 74.4 miles so far. Maybe a 200 mile week?

Weather conditions returned to a more SE Texas variety with higher humidity and dew point but the temperature couldn’t get out of the 70’s when I finished the ride. The wind was okay. I wore a long sleeve jersey under a short sleeve one but I could’ve wore arm sleeves and the short sleeve jersey and been comfortable. What the weather was like: start 73 (67% humidity, 61 dew point), partly cloudy, wind NE 5 mph; finish 78 (68% humidity, 67 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 10 mph.

The route is one I ride frequently with today being the 14th time this year. I’ll keep this ride in the same group even though I crossed Lake Houston 4 times.

10-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
10-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route
10-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary

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Texas Biking Action October 18th 2021

Texbiker.net Posted on October 18, 2021 by Rick AnkrumOctober 18, 2021

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Stuart Gardner Program Director | www.alkekvelodrome.com

Season Finale! Results

U12 Tundercats! We had 6 of our Thundercats group out and all raced hard but it was Amelia Brighty who took the overall win. 2nd place was closely fought between Ryan Kegel, Abigail Mayces and Josh Western who were only separated by 1pt! Isla and Evan Bates both did great too in their first race night!

Junior Team Races Lucas Brighty and Seth Holland were the top pair in this event but racing was close as always!

Senior Team Events John and Tracy took the scratch win on the back of a well executed sprint while Alex and Sinead took the points race thanks to solid team work. Both earning some Karbach!

Madison Flying Lap Gabi St Clair managed to launch Tegan Morgan round the track making sure Seth & Lucas didn’t get everything their own way all night to record the fastest junior time while Pam and Tracy set the women’s mark. It was Alex and Sinead who edged out Paul & TJ in the open event in a close race with the top 3 teams being separated by only 0.34s.

Madison Championships Pamela and Paige set the pace in the junior and women’s omnium taking the women’s title with Seth and Lucas winning the junior boys championship and Tegan and Gabi taking the junior girls title.

In the open event John and Said were able to obliterate the field in a dominant display to be crowned champions. Alex and Sinead capped a very successful night for them with a silver and Rob and Edgar used their experience to take bronze. Coach Carl and Christian put in a solid ride to finish 4th ahead of Paul & TJ and junior pair Sebastian and Tad.

Massive kudos to everyone who did the madison races, they take a lot of practice and every team did a great job. A huge thanks to Carl also for the madison clincs!


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Texas Biking from Twitter

STOLEN – Purple Specialized Sirrus in North University https://t.co/MUqSv1zseA

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 18, 2021

STOLEN – Black Specialized Diverge Elite in Brentwood https://t.co/HJKzIWvaC5

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 18, 2021

STOLEN – Black Redline 925 in Austin, TX https://t.co/u2tz8pwcjf pic.twitter.com/VwMTkLpXfv

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 18, 2021

STOLEN – Purple Trek Lexa in Brentwood https://t.co/aay74K9eMX pic.twitter.com/5BiuJz9Q8n

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 18, 2021

Join us THIS Wednesday, 10/20!!
Mayor Pro Tem @ChadWestDallas and Councilmembers @JesseForDallas and Paul Ridley invite you to join them for the 2021 Bike to City Hall.

7:30am – Meet at Pacific Plaza, located at 401 N. Harwood. Light refreshments provided by @DtownDallasInc pic.twitter.com/KRsa7qIyhm

— BikeDFW (@BikeDFW) October 18, 2021

8:00am – All bicyclists will be assisted by officers from the Central Patrol Division for the ride to City Hall Plaza

8:30am – Press event at City Hall Plaza

— BikeDFW (@BikeDFW) October 18, 2021

Thanks to Dallas Bicycle Coalition, @BikeFriendlyOC , @BikeMartStores , @CityOfDallas , BikeDFW, Pedego Dallas Electric Bikes, Downtown Dallas Inc., and @DallasPD for their assistance in making this event happen.

— BikeDFW (@BikeDFW) October 18, 2021

Ready for the 2nd annual Walk & Bike Night? 🎃👻😄

On October 28th from 7-9 PM come out in your spookiest costumes to have a SPOOKTACULAR NIGHT! 👻✨🌙

There will be a haunted scavenger hunts, prizes, costume contests, and more! Pets welcome!🐶https://t.co/l5ucFu1oiu pic.twitter.com/0J3MMgXl6R

— UTSA Sustainability 🍁🍂🌼🦋 (@UTSASustain) October 18, 2021

Thank u @CarletonGeoff for planning awesome 20 mile loop 🚴 ride from East End along @buffalobayou & Brays #bayou. So many great spots including @OrangeShow Smither Park. Fun & beautiful 🍃🍂 @houparksboard #parksbyyou #parks pic.twitter.com/ydxyxV6zbj

— Laura Spanjian (@spanjian) October 18, 2021

Our beautiful @buffalobayou & Brays #bayou bike 🚴 ride included fun stops at Smither Park @OrangeShow (with music! 🎵), Mason Park & a sweet vegetable 🥕 garden @houparksboard #parks #parksbyyou pic.twitter.com/0soMc01CuX

— Laura Spanjian (@spanjian) October 17, 2021

@houstonmethodist I Care in Action week kicked off at our warehouse this morning
Amazing people built 52 bikes and created cards and decorated water bottles for the students at Title One schools across districts they have a presence in Thank you all for such a fun #readtoride pic.twitter.com/P3XfealmHW

— CYCLE Houston (@CYCLEHouston) October 18, 2021

Update: @HouPublicWorks has paved a path around this collapsing section of sidewalk along Memorial Dr between @MemorialPark and @buffalobayou Park. https://t.co/PHju9OfBSJ pic.twitter.com/TEjCTMplxE

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 18, 2021

This week in #AustinMobilityNews
🚆Vote coming Oct. 29 on #ProjectConnect agreement
🚧Improvements coming to Payton Gin & Ohlen
🚲🚶🚘Work complete at Braker & Stonelake
🏙️Moratorium on new downtown street events
🛻Ford hosts electric vehicle showcase https://t.co/GvI6IKjhF3

— ATX Transportation (@austinmobility) October 18, 2021

Good Monday morning, Austin.#rideyourbike pic.twitter.com/zbvb5eTDL3

— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) October 18, 2021

Tour de Northside is this Saturday. Get a tour of Houston's Northside with @GNMDistrict, starting and ending at @SaintArnold. Qualifies as a #BiketoberfestHOU ride! Register at https://t.co/116DoYsM6P pic.twitter.com/vpKwZ0i4dm

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 18, 2021


New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event Tour de Honey 2021 – Beeville, TX For event details, please refer to: https://t.co/3lP4K0mqUZ

The 7th annual Tour de Honey will take cyclists through the beautiful country side of Beeville Texas and Bee County. The routes are gentle rolling w… https://t.co/IMQVKKF6td

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 18, 2021

New Event Spider Mountain Halloween DH – Burnet, TX Spider Mountain Halloween DH at Burnet, TXhttps://t.co/Uv3mKhmtc7https://t.co/MthFcSv6uH

October 30, 2021 at 09:00AM https://t.co/PI4K9C4iWT

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 19, 2021

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