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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 And Dew Point Drop Make Great Sunday Bike Ride On The Lynskey Helix

Texbiker.net Posted on September 8, 2024 by Rick AnkrumSeptember 8, 2024

A beautiful Sunday afternoon for a bike ride. For a change the humidity and dew point were way lower than the other days this week. The ride began at 1:30 PM on my Lynskey Helix bike. I chose the Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Kingwood route but tweaked it a little in Auburn Trails part of Oakhurst and added a trip to Brooklyn Trails on the way to Woodridge Forest to boost the mileage a little. The last time I rode this route was also on the Lynskey October 15th, 2023. I finished at 3:33 PM riding 25.5 miles closing out the week with 223.51 miles for the 5th week in a row of 200+ miles. For September now totals 235 miles, 27% of the way to my goal of 866 miles. I’m ahead of the pace but need to keep adding to the buffer.

Weather: Start 84 degrees, humidity 53%, dew point 64.6, a few clouds, wind NE 14 mph; Finish 86 degrees, humidity 51%, dew point 65.4, a few clouds, wind N 10 mph.

9-8-2024 Lynskey Helix Sorters Road US59 Overpass-1
9-8-2024 Lynskey Helix Sorters Road US59 Overpass-1
9-8-2024 Lynskey Helix Woodridge Forest-1
9-8-2024 Lynskey Helix Woodridge Forest-1
9-8-2024 Strava Summary Forest Cove - Oakhurst - Kingwood
9-8-2024 Strava Summary Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Kingwood

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Texas Bicycling News Saturday – September 7, 2024

Texbiker.net Posted on September 7, 2024 by Rick AnkrumSeptember 7, 2024

Texas State Champs Road Race Cat 4 – 5th Place Coryell County, Texas

Mafer Pinder | strava.com

Wind was brutal ??? Hills ?? and more Hills ???? Good effort ??? Houston Women’s Podium ?? Happy to have fun in 2 wheels with all this strong ladies ?? Congrats to my super strong teammate on her 3rd Place ??? Erika Sanchez



Trek + Texas NICA Try-it-Out Rides

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Join Trek and the Texas Interscholastic Mountain Bike League in celebrating Take a Kid Mountain Biking month! We’re hosting a series of rides across Texas inviting kids and families to come ride mountain bikes and experience Texas NICA! …


Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble Tue, September 10, 2024 7:30 AM 4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition Tue, September 10, 2024 8:00 AM Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126 Rusty Romp Thursday Edition 7:30 and 8am Thu, September 12, 2024 8:00 AM Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126 Burleson and Beyond Thu, September 12, 2024 8:00 AM 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX Trek 100 Texas Sat, September 14, 2024 8:00 AM Heart of the Ranch, 5000 Clearfork Main St, Fort Worth Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake – Rusty Chain Gang Sat, September 14, 2024 8:00 AM Grand Prairie, Texas Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble Tue, September 17, 2024 7:30 AM 4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX


North Loop Century Ride Houston, Texas

Adam Thorn | strava.com

Atascocita Hundo Houston, Texas

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R.i.p. legs

That was harder than expected Harris County, Texas

Christoph Klawun | strava.com

In memory of Chris Williams Houston, Texas

David Roberts | strava.com

In until I’m not


Bike safety class for children hosted by the city

By Jason McNabb | kvia.com

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Dozens of area children learned how to properly ride a bicycle during the City of El Paso’s Bike Safety event in Northeast El Paso Saturday morning.

Certified cycling instructors taught classes for children of all ages and put them through courses and stations to teach them the importance of wearing proper safety gear and obeying the laws of the road.

A bike maintenance station was …


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Wind, Sun, and Miles: Cycling on the Atascocita-Huffman-Walden Route

Texbiker.net Posted on September 7, 2024 by Rick AnkrumSeptember 7, 2024

Yesterday was a rain out as far as bike riding was concerned. Today was very different as a cool front arrived dropping the temperature for the 8:35 AM start for today’s bike ride. I rode my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike on the Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route. I hoped to see other cyclists and wasn’t disappointed when I reached Fairlake Lane and Old Atascocita Road. I did see a cyclist before that in Sherwood Trails Village in Kingwood and our paths crossed again in Bear Branch Village. At Kingwood’s Town Center the Pickle Festival was setting up with many booths. I made my way slowly through exiting on Ben’s Branch Drive. The hardest part of the ride was going east over Lake Houston into a headwind. My legs could only pedal in the 35×15 gears at 9 to 10 mph. The reward was the return west over the lake with a tailwind. When I checked the weather after the ride I saw the wind was NE at 17 mph and gusts 28 mph. I skipped the Atascocita Hike and Bike Trail today to avoid the possible mud under FM1960 from the rain. When I rode up to the Pinehurst Trail Drive at FM1960 traffic light a cyclist was waiting for the light to change. We chatted while waiting and then rode together on Pinehurst Trail Drive continuing our conversation. At the stop sign I rode ahead but we rejoined on Kings River Drive. I forgot to get his name. The sun was out for the whole ride. I finished at 11:26 AM riding 35.81 miles. The week totals 198 miles and September moved to 210.28 as I work to the 866 mile goal.

Weather: Start 73 degrees, humidity 80%, dew point 66.8, a few clouds, wind N 13 mph; Finish 81 degrees, humidity 69%, dew point 69.8, a few clouds, wind NE 17 mph gusts 28 mph.

9-7-2024 Strava Summary Atascocita - Huffman - Walden
9-7-2024 Strava Summary Atascocita – Huffman – Walden
9-7-2024 Strava Route Analysis Atascocita - Huffman - Walden
9-7-2024 Strava Route Analysis Atascocita – Huffman – Walden

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Texas Bicycling News Friday – September 6, 2024

Texbiker.net Posted on September 6, 2024 by Rick AnkrumSeptember 6, 2024

Three UTRGV student athletes charged in hit-and-run involving a cyclist

by: Gabriela Gonzalez | www.ktsm.com

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edinburg police are investigating a hit-and-run that left one cyclist hospitalized Tuesday evening.

Three teenagers were arraigned Wednesday afternoon for their involvement in the hit and run.

The driver, Robert Brown, 19, was charged with an accident involving serious bodily injury and failure to report.

Brown’s bond was set at $60,000.

Passengers Juan Taylor, 19 and Jaeden Servantez, 18, were both charged with failure to report a felony. …


Elderly cyclist killed in traffic crash

www.hcnews.com

An 88-year-old Granbury man was killed Friday morning, Aug. 30, when he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in the 200 block of Farm-to-Market Road 167. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Jeffery Jobin was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Jeff Kelly.

Jobin was riding a bicycle southbound on FM 167 when he was struck by a …


SMU reports 56% drop in campus bicycle thefts over three years

Caleb Gould | smudailycampus.com

Bicycle thefts on Southern Methodist University’s campus have decreased by 56% in the past three years due to more public outreach and patrols, according to the SMU Police Department. It’s a stark difference to only a few years ago, when theft was on the rise.

Kathy Crow Commons, Ware Residential Commons, Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports and Armstrong Residential commons all had the highest quantity of bicycle thefts over …


Register Now for the 33rd Annual Missions Tour De Goliad Bike Ride!

By Dave Snell | www.victoriaconnectionmagazine.com

The Goliad County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center invites you to celebrate the 33rd Missions Tour de Goliad Bicycle Ride on October 19, 2024! This bicycling tour has made a tradition of offering gentle, rolling hills in and around the historic county of Goliad! Riders of many different fitness levels will enjoy the relaxed and friendly bicycling experience.

Registration is LIVE NOW at missionstourdegoliad.com !

Starts in historic downtown Goliad.

Rain or shine!

10, 30 50, and 65 Mile (Metric Century) Routes. "For the …


Houston officials look to rename existing bikeway in honor of late city planner Pat Walsh

By Cassandra Jenkins | communityimpact.com

Houston city officials are preparing to rename an existing bike route in Montrose in honor of late planning director Patrick “Pat” Walsh.

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Pat Walsh died in 2018 after serving as Houston’s Planning and Development Department Director for four years from 2014-18. During his tenure, Walsh led the adoption of the city’s first general plan known as Plan Houston and was responsible for the first update made in 2017 to the Houston Bike Plan in almost 25 years, according to the city’s planning and development department.

In August 2023, community members and bicycle enthusiasts advocated to …


Watch drone footage of a new portion of the Trinity Forest Spine Trail.

By Matt Goodman | www.dmagazine.com

When it’s finished, the trail will extend south from near the White Rock Lake Spillway through Pleasant Grove and down into the Trinity Forest. The Pleasant Grove portion gets tricky in part because of U.S. 175, which is unfortunately right in the middle of where the trail would like to go. To get around this, The Loop Dallas—the organization building the …


Midland awarded $8.66 million in grants for Vision Zero road safety plan

www.firstalert7.com

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Midland $8.66 million dollars to fund part of its Vision Zero Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP).

READ NEXT: Vision Zero: Midland adopts policy to eliminate traffic deaths

The money will be used to make improvements along the Lamesa Road corridor, between Business 20 and Gist Avenue. The city reports 41% of bicycle and pedestrian crashes citywide have occurred along that stretch of roads.

Proposed safety improvements there are estimated by the city to reduce total crashes by 618 over a 20-year period.

Signal timing will be updated on all intersections citywide in hopes to improve driver and pedestrian safety and efficiency.

The funding is from the FY24 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation grant.



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A car smashed into a bike on the 5600 block of Evers Road on the city’s Northwest Side this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/wOOxKiLccA

— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) September 6, 2024

STORM/IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TKMBD) https://t.co/obp5s8GZ0Z #Meetup via @Meetup

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 7, 2024

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