Goal Motivation After Rain And Floods.

Texbiker.net Posted on by

After the rain and flooding and not biking 3 days I need to make up for the lost miles if I’m going to reach my 749 mile goal for May. With that in mind I chose a 40+ mile route for today’s bike ride and added to the distance. I wanted to ride where the flooding would not be a problem today. I chose the Kingwood – FM1314 NW to McQueen Road route. The last time I rode this route was May 15th, 2023. I’m not sure why I haven’t biked it sooner. The average distance for the previous 9 rides was around 40 to 41 miles. Today I rode 45.48 miles to catch up. To reach my May goal I need to average 25 miles every day. I should be at 150 miles and with today’s ride I’m at 99.56 miles. Getting there.

The ride started at 11:01 AM after watching stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike. Getting to McQueen Road was aided by the SSE tailwind with 20+ mph gusts. Those same gusts made it tough biking back into the headwind. I stopped at the Sorters road Circle K and bought a 32 oz Berry Mountain Power Ade drink. I took the time to rest before tackling the remaining 13 miles. My legs were better after resting 10 or 15 minutes and the headwind didn’t seem as strong. I finished at 2:48 PM.

Weather: Start 81 degrees, humidity 81%, dew point 74.3, 90% cloud cover, wind SSE 10 mph gusts 18 mph; Circle K Sorters Road 83 degrees, humidity 71%, dew point 73, 76% cloud cover, wind SSE 14 mph gusts 22 mph; Finish 83 degrees, humidity 75%, dew point 74.6, 57% cloud cover, wind SSE 14 mph gusts 23 mph.

5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Usage Time
5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Usage Time
5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Usage Distance
5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Usage Distance
5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Avg Power
5-6-2024 SRAM AXS Component Summary Gear Avg Power
5-6-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1314 NW to McQueen Road
5-6-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-FM1314 NW to McQueen Road

Texas Bicycling Adventures – May 5, 2024

Texbiker.net Posted on by

The Trailist: A low-speed appreciation of Bamberger Nature Park’s dirt trails

by Brendan Gibbons | sanantonioreport.org

For years, Bamberger Nature Park was for me just a short section of a longer mountain bike ride along the Leon Creek Greenway. Last week, I got a chance to slow down and appreciate the natural area more fully.

The park includes 55 acres on the Northwest Side where the typically dry Huesta and Maverick creeks intersect with the larger Leon Creek, which often at least has standing pools of water. The land also lies over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, where water flows directly from the surface into the aquifer through cracks and crevices in the limestone rock. …

Bear Creek Criterium Series • Apr 17 2024 • Houston, TX

www.road-results.com

Categories » Juniors » Men’s 3/4 » Men’s 4/5 » Men’s P1/2/3 » Women’s 3/4/5 » Women’s Open

Bear Creek Criterium Series • Apr 24 2024 • Houston, TX

www.road-results.com

Categories » Juniors » Men’s 3/4 » Men’s 4/5 » Men’s P1/2/3 » Women’s 3/4/5 » Women’s Open

Cycling Edinburg to McAllen Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tigerholm | www.youtube.com

Cycling Rio Grande Valley Edinburg to McAllen Texas. This video showing the part from UTRGV Edinburg area to State Highway 107 University Drive to Jackson Road to Pecan to the 2nd Street Trail south to 2nd Street overpass (over Interstate 2) to the 2nd Street loop to 10th Street to Wichita past La Plaza mall to Uvalde to Main Street overpass (over Interstate 2) Main Street downtown McAllen. Not on video is the ride north to State Highway 107.The whole ride was 26+ mile. Video is mostly double speeded up.

Bike Ride to BBQ on Highway 107

Tigerholm | www.youtube.com

102 mile biking Loop in Houston
byu/steelsun inhouston

Texas Bicycling Action – May 4, 2024

Texbiker.net Posted on by

Hill Country Challenge 2024 | Flat Rock Ranch – Comfort, TX | Texas Mountain Bike Racing

PTR-MTB | www.youtube.com

Double Podiums! 2nd Place for Will and 3rd for Dave. This is our pseudo-home course so we put a lot of emphasis on putting in our best efforts – plus we know the trails pretty well. There are so many great trails in Texas but none that we love more than Flat Rock Ranch!

Texas 4000 for Cancer Ride Launch

austin.culturemap.com

The Texas 4000 for Cancer Ride Launch celebrates the beginning of the world’s longest annual charity bike ride.

The day kicks off with a Rider Dedication Circle at 8:30 am, followed by the ceremony at 9 am, and the official ride launch on Speedway at 10:30 am. Attendees can enjoy a Block Party featuring food trucks, music, games, and a kids’ zone, celebrating the courageous cycling journey of student riders from Austin to Anchorage.

The event takes place at the School of Engineering’s Engineering Education and Research Center on the UT Austin campus. WHEN …

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, May 07, 2024 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, May 07, 2024 8:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp Thursday Edition
Thu, May 09, 2024 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, May 09, 2024 8:00 AM
155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Marvelous Massey
Sat, May 11, 2024 8:00 AM
Crowley High School, 1005 W Main Street, Crowley Texas
Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang
Sat, May 11, 2024 8:00 AM
Grand Prairie, Texas
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, May 14, 2024 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126

https://x.com/texasmutual/status/1786516294738555200

High Water Blocked My Planned Bike Ride

Texbiker.net Posted on by

My plan was to ride the Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route this morning. I delayed the start by watching stage 7 of the Vuelta España Feminina and stage 1 Giro d’Italia pausing the Giro with 34km to go. I managed to roll away at 9:54 AM on my Lynskey Helix bike. I wondered if I would see flooded streets in Kings River and Astascocita Shores from the 12.83″ (my home weather station) rain this week. Riding over Ben’s Branch on Kingwood Drive I got my first sign of high water. Farther on riding south along W. Lake Houston Parkway i crossed over Ben’s Branch again with high water. A few hundred yards later at Kings View Drive and W. Lake Houston Parkway barriers blocked W. Lake Houston Parkway in both directions because of water over the road. I rode into Kingwood Greens thinking I might get around the closed street but the water was even higher on Kings View. I didn’t see any homes with water but I couldn’t see Kingwood Greens Drive which is closer to the river.

Retreating back to W. Lake Houston Parkway I rode the greenbelt trail south to see if the water was low enough to continue on my planned route. It was not. At Magnolia Cove Drive water covered the street maybe 2 feet deep in places. I could see people walking on the bridge over the river but I didn’t want to get my bike shoes wet in the dirty water. I talked to some people and then turned back to the north. Riding Kings Crossing Drive I thought the roads would be clear of water but my usual way was blocked. I detoured around the water and continued back home stopping to get my pool tag before finishing the ride at 12:09 PM. The 16.83 miles was less than I hoped for but better than no miles. I need to make up for the lost days for my May mileage goal.