Texas Biking News February 24th 2021

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Houston Bicycle Crash Map

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The below map shows all crashes involving a bicycle that the police reported on in 2019 and 2020. About 1/3rd of the crashes from each year did not have latitude/longitude information recorded and are therefore not shown on the map.

The orange bicycle circles are crashes that took place in 2019. The red bicycle circles are crashes that took place in 2020.

Youth Cycling Coalition Announces Partners and Launch of Pilot Program

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BOULDER, COLO. (Feb. 23, 2021) — The Youth Cycling Coalition (YCC), a partnership of 10 youth-focused bicycling organizations, is proud to announce its commitment to growing youth bicycling through the launch of a pilot program in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Founded in 2019 with leaders from youth cycling programs across the U.S., the YCC brings together industry partners and bicycling advocates to get more children on bikes and keep them riding into adulthood. With a vision of collaboration and collective action, the YCC operates on the understanding that bicycling provides direct mental and physical health benefits for youth today, and continued riding can secure these benefits long term.

The Youth Cycling Coalition is composed of the following organizations: Free Bikes 4 Kidz, The League of American Bicyclists, Little Bellas, National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), PeopleForBikes, Project Bike Tech, Safe Routes Partnership, Trips For Kids, USA BMX Foundation and USA Cycling. …

February 2021 Executive Director’s Report

Joe Cutrufo | bikehouston.org

To me, the most exciting thing about working in bike advocacy is seeing demand for better bikeways turn into tangible changes on our streets and trails. Especially in a city where for decades streets were built with only one user in mind, it’s a victory for BikeHouston’s mission whenever some right-of-way is turned into dedicated space for riding bikes. And it’s a victory that foretells more victories—investments in bike lanes and trails has a way of creating demand for more bike lanes and trails.

Lucky for people like us who ride bikes in Houston, our local leaders have taken note of our insatiable appetite, and they’re responding by redesigning streets and filling gaps in the bike network. Here are just a few of the changes coming in the next several months: …

Bicycle Technician – Dick’s Sporting Goods

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Dick’s Sporting GoodsDICK’S Sporting Goods – 170 E. Stacy Road Ste 2300 [Retail Sales / Retail Associate / Team Member] As a Bicycle Technician at Dick’s, you will: Manage the daily workflow and perform Bicycle services including bike building, repair and service and other basic maintenance procedures; Provide customer service; Engage in selling; Participate in merchandise sets, replenishment and recovery processes, pricing and signing execution…Hiring Immediately …

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Chilly Over The Lake, Strong Wind Gusts Round Trip Bike Ride to FM 2100

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The days of blue sky ended today but the warm temperature didn’t. Rotating the bike direction to the south and east I started at 11:09 AM. I rode my Lynskey R300 bike as I set out on my “Atascocita – Walden – FM 2100” route. Monday I tired to ride this route but traffic was backed up on Fairlake Lane when I got there. No such problem today. The bike ride went 34.13 miles boosting my week total to 98.63 miles and the month to 447.11 miles. I need 53 miles to reach my combined goal of 500 miles though this will not be the breakdown I planned. In February 2020 I biked 644.11 miles. I can get closer to that number but not beat it. Last year I rode the Jalapeno 100 on the 29th which made a big contribution to the 644 miles that won’t happen this year. Maybe 2023. Today was the second time riding this route in 2021.

I rode east of FM 2100 to add to the ride distance to get over 34 miles which is longer than usual for this route. I altered the early part of the route to increase the distance.

Once we got rid of the winter storm from last week this week’s weather is trying make up for the cold with spring like weather. Weather conditions today: start 74 (72% humidity, 64.3 dew point), overcast, wind SW 8 mph gusts 17 mph; finish 78 (64% humidity, 65.2 dew point), overcast, wind SW 7 mph gusts 17 mph. Much more wind to contend with on today’s bike ride. With the warm temperature I was tempted to alter my kit but thankfully I resisted and wore shorts, long sleeve jersey, and a windbreaker jacket. The jacket kept me from getting clattering teeth both times I cross Lake Houston today. The wind was very chilly as it blew off of the lake water unlike Monday. The gusts tried to work me over but the route turned to the east just in time for my legs to recover. The ride back to Kingwood spent less time with a headwind. Before the ride I stopped as I walked out the gate and aired up the tires on the Lynskey to 80 psi. This improved the rolling resistance reducing the pedaling effort some. I could feel the difference as each pedal stroke moved the bike forward and the bumps were crisp.

I found a website that creates a Zwift like photo from any photo you upload. Zwiftirl.com. Here is one from today’s bike ride.

2-24-2021 Zwift IRL of today's ride

Bike ride summary from Golden Cheetah.

  • 2-24-2021 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 2-24-2021 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Summary-2

Time spent in power zones 1 and 2 totaled 53% of the ride time, up slightly from yesterday. My max average speed was 13.8 mph, max power 425 watts, and average power 106 watts.

Strava assessment of the bike ride, “This was consistent with your usual efforts.“

Texas Biking News February 23rd 2021

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Sunset Bike Ride To Frozen Lake Wichita

Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com

Yesterday, late in the afternoon, during the hour when the sun starts to set in the west, with the outer world temperature having soared into the 70s, I thought a bike ride might be a mighty fine thing to do.

And so I did. And so it was.

When I roll the short distance from my abode to the …

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Police identify cyclist killed in South Austin crash

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department has identified a cyclist killed in a crash in South Austin earlier this month.

It happened on February 5th just after 5 p.m. near the intersection of W. Slaughter Lane and Brodie Lane.

According to police, the cyclist–identified as 58-year-old Samuel Stephens–was stopped on his bicycle on the south curb line in the 3400 block of W. Slaughter Lane.

He collided with the right rear quarter panel of a grey, 2017 Chevrolet Cruze as he …

Explore historic Freedmen’s Town with a Farmers Market & Bike Tour

By Justin Jerkins | 365thingsinhouston.com

Support Black-owned businesses and tour one of Houston’s most significant Black history sites at the weekly Freedmen’s Town Farmers Market and monthly bike tour on Saturday, February 27, 2021.

Held every Saturday morning, the Freedmen’s Town Farmers Market gathers a lineup of local vendors that offer fresh produce, healthy foods and drinks, handmade jewelry, candles and more from Black-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs.

The Fourth Ward neighborhood where the Farmers Market takes place is steeped in some of the earliest traces of Black community found in Houston, from the 19th century churches helmed by Pastor Jack Yates (a freedman himself) to the …

10 Techniques I Used to Bicycle 500 Days in a Row

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com

So, this just happened. After reaching 16 months of consecutive bicycle riding couple of weeks ago, the blurb I put in my 500th bike ride in a row on Strava sums it up well: …

Solo Cycling Exploration & tips – Cycling Group Ride Breakdown Cycling Tips 2202021

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Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 01:08 Leaving Northampton to Augusta Pines during my warmup: 02:11 Old Plantersville Road in Montgomery: 11:30 Exploring the neighborhoods in Downtown Montgomery to Hwy 105: 22:20 McCaleb Road to Fishcreek Thoroughfare: 33:18 Wrapping up the ride on the local roads close to home: 38:13

Taco Tuesday ride with the cats……yeah nice night too ride

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77 Degrees, Blue Sky Bike Ride to Tavola

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Some fantastic spring weather today in February. I was able to start today’s bike ride earlier with wheel rolling at 11:28 AM. Not waiting on anybody today. I ride my Canyon Endurace bike north on my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. The bike ride went 36.09 miles. this boosted my road miles for February to 257.2 leaving 143 miles to reach my goal for February. I don’t think I going to get there but I may get close. Including Zwift miles my total is 412.99, only 87 miles short of the combined goal of 500 miles. This one looks more reachable.

The video shows the bright blue sky and excellent spring weather. Weather conditions for the bike ride: start 74 (30% humidity, 40.8 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 10 mph; finish 77 (30% humidity, 43.6 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 10 mph. No need for leg warmers and I probably could’ve swapped a short sleeve jersey for the jacket but I wasn’t sure how the wind chill would be. I wore a new pair of Bellwether Endurance Gel shorts for the ride. These replaced a pair that I first wore on 8-2-2019.

By the time I reached Tavola I built my average speed to 14.2 mph. I thought once I turned back to the south that would go down but I held it until the southbound US59 frontage road at Kellington before Kingwood Drive. For some reason I seem to lose about a .1 mph average speed riding from Kingwood Place Drive to the frontage road. There is a slight incline on Kellington but I try to power through it, sometimes successfully and other times not. Power zone riding time according to Golden Cheetah was typical.

  • 2-23-2021 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Summary Data-1
  • 2-23-2021 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Summary Data-2

Strava said, This was harder than your usual effort.”