Texas Biking Action October 13th 2021

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David on the Southern Tier

By David Jelmini | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 25: Lost Maples to Ingram, 2443’ of climbing, 3:43 hrs in the saddle. Half way point Wednesday October 13, 2021, 44 miles (71 km) – Total so far: 1,283 miles (2,065 km) Before I start, wanted to say we lost a rider today. Larry from Loveland called it quits and got a ride to Austin to fly home today. He wasn’t happy for the past couple of days, especially when the rain started. He Saged yesterday. When I saw his bike on the van today, I asked him he was giving it one more day – said he was. When we got to camp found out he left. I know this feeling so I’m not judging him, been there before when I quit 4 years ago. I learned that I couldn’t do this ride solo, just too lonely. I feel very confident now about making it to the end. It’s still hard but …

Surviving another Pop A (voiceover; crash) – 10/12/2021

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How to maintain fast cycling speeds 1092021

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Learn how to maintain fast cycling speeds Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 00:26 Warmup on Research Forest: 01:48 Fishcreek Blvd high speed race pace to Capitol Hill Road: 14:38 Staying in Group B on Capitol Hill to Mail-Route: 31:40 Paul and I head south on Hidden Forest Road: 49:08 Wrapping up the ride on Honea-Egypt Road: 1:07:52

Narrated local group rides with educational narrative about the ins and outs of cycling technique and etiquette.

Stolen bike: Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.0 from BikingATX

Hearts on the Move Virtual Walk or Bike Challenge

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A FREE Wellness Panel Blood Screening is INCLUDED with each registration so you can learn your numbers and take action to get healthy!
Walk or cycle at location of your choice during Feburary, Heart Health Month!
Log walking or cycling miles and watch for your name on the Leaderboard.
If you prefer to walk or cycle INSIDE, the YMCA of Wichita Falls will be open to all Hearts on the Move participants on all weekends in February.
Wellness screenings will be offered on Saturdays (Feb 12, 19, & 26) at URPG at 4327 Barnett Rd. Appointments can be made for your screening at packet pickup.
Packet pickup for all registered by Jan. 14 will be at the United Regional Foundation office, 1600 13th St, on Fri Jan 28 (7:30am-5:30pm). For those registering after Jan 14, packet pickup will be on Tues Feb 8 (7:30am-5:30pm).
For more information, contact Noel Filer at nfiler@unitedregional.org.

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Liking The New Wheels Wind Gusts And All

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Second bike ride on the new ICAN Cycling Alpha 50 Disc wheels today. I think my Lynskey R300 is quicker but maybe the new bike gear effect makes it seem that way. Those new wheels rolled away at 10:17 AM to follow my “Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd” route. This was the 4th time biking this route this year. The distance came in at 36.19 miles about the average for the route. My week improved to 102.46 miles setting up a potential 200 mile week. October totals 395.72 miles towards my 625 mile goal. Year to date i crossed over the 8,000 mile mark with 8,005 miles. I finished at 1:14 PM.

  • 10-13-2021 YTD bike Rides Summary Today's Route
    10-13-2021 YTD bike Rides Summary Today’s Route
  • 10-13-2021 Strava Year Progressions YTD Miles
    10-13-2021 Strava Year Progressions YTD Miles

The weather heated up as Indian Summer hangs on but a cool front will arrive Friday or Saturday. It was warm enough for me to use my CamelBak and this time I didn’t forget it. Weather summary: start 85 (76% humidity, 77 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; finish 88 (62% humidity, 73 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 17 mph gusts 23 mph. I wondered about the wind after making the u-turn at Gene Campbell Blvd. It felt stronger but I attributed that to my changing direction. It turned out to be much stronger with 23 mph gusts.

10-13-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-13-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-13-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map
10-13-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map

Texas Biking Action October 12th 2021

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David on the Southern Tier

By David Jelmini | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 23: Del Rio to Campwood. 1871’ of climbing, 5:45 hrs in the saddle. The wind finally stopped

Monday October 11, 2021, 75 miles (121 km) – Total so far: 1,193 miles (1,920 km) Enjoyed my night in a motel room, so much nicer than camping. Rode with Greg and Larry all day. First 30 miles to Brackettville was nice and pretty flat, but I still felt tired from previous days of riding. I think we saw our first UDA’s (undocumented aliens), they were sitting on the side of a ditch with Sheriff talking to them. I’ve never seen so many State Troopers than today, probably half of the vehicles. In the middle of nowhere there …

Day 24: Camp Wood to Lost Maples state park, 3,537’of climbing, 4:40 hrs in the saddle, a nice change of scenary

Tuesday October 12, 2021, 46 miles (74 km) – Total so far: 1,239 miles (1,994 km) Last night wasn’t too bad with 4 guys sharing a floor, until someone had to go pee! Started raining early morning and didn’t stop till the end of ride. We officially entered the hill county which beautiful. …

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Some Wrestle Alligators, I Wrestled A GatorSkin

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Some people wrestle alligators but before today’s bike ride I wrestled a Continental Gatorskin tire.This delayed the start until 11:39 AM. With the late start I rode the “Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway” route on my Lynskey R300 bike with new ICAN Cycling Alpha-50 Disc wheels.

The wrestling involved getting the Gatorskin tire onto the front wheel. I tried for about an hour last night before giving up. Resuming the bout this morning I tried heating the tire up with a hair dryer hoping to add some stretch but that didn’t work. Next I increased the amount of soapy water from last night. I made a little progress but mostly chased the resistant part of the tire bead around the rim. I thought a zip-tie might stop that but the tire bead slip past it. Applying prayer turned the corner. I got the idea to turn the tire lever point upside down and that stopped the bead from moving. I applied more soapy water to the problem section and slowly moved the tire lever to the left lifting the bead over rim lip. Finally a small part of the tire was still not over the rim lip but more soapy water and pushing fingers popped it into the rim. Now I aired the tire up with a few pops as the tire seated on the rim. The rear disc aligned easily with the rotor but the front one rubbed the caliper. After moving the caliper a few times I removed the wheel, took the disc off, applied some grease, re-seat the disc and tightened the locking nut. The rotor centered better in the caliper and the rubbing was gone. Finally, the Lynskey and the new wheels were ready to ride. I got to use my recently purchase Park Tools repair stand. It helped a lot.

  • 10-12-2021 Lynskey R300 w ICAN Alpha 50 Wheels-3
    10-12-2021 Lynskey R300 with ICAN Alpha 50 Wheels and Vision 30 Wheels
  • 10-12-2021 Lynskey R300 w ICAN Alpha 50 Wheels
    10-12-2021 Lynskey R300 with ICAN Alpha 50 Wheels

About 3 miles into the ride I realized I left my CamelBak at home so I circled back to pick it up. The weather was hotter and more humid than yesterday and I knew I needed water for the ride. Weather summary: start 87 (73% humidity, 77 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph; finish 87 (72% humidity, 77 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. Not much change by the time I finished at 2:01 PM. The return for my CamelBak lengthened the ride about 2 miles.

First impressions of the Alpha-50 Disc wheels. They felt faster and lighter than the Vision 30 wheels. Riding west over Lake Houston the wind buffeted the wheels causing them to want to move more than the shallower Vision 30 wheels. The Alpha-50 wind handling is similar to the wheels on my Canyon Endurace. They remind me a little of the wheels on my Stradalli Red Pro bike in the wind. I will weigh the bike before the next ride to see if it changed.

10-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
10-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route
10-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
10-12-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map
10-12-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map