Texas Biking Action October 22nd 2020

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Berkadia Arranges Sale and Financing of New 338-Unit Legacy Creekside Apartment Community in San Antonio, Texas

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… Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and outdoor cabanas, state-of-the-art fitness center, resident lounge with arcade and gourmet coffee bar, outdoor dining areas with gas grills and firepits, two fully fenced dog parks with wash stations, bicycle rentals and a bicycle repair station, valet trash service and a package locker system. …

Deadly crashes in Austin ticking upward despite traffic volume being down

by Melanie Torre | cbsaustin.com

AUSTIN, Texas — There have been three fatal crashes in Austin this week and traffic deaths are up citywide. It’s a concerning statistic considering fewer people are commuting to work and school this year. Now TxDOT is launching a new campaign focused on bicycle and pedestrian awareness to try and stop a deadly streak.

It’s been twenty years since the last time Texas went an entire day without someone dying in a crash. This spring and summer safety advocates expected traffic deaths to decrease due to …

Passes, Pedals and a Picnic in the Park

The Health Museum | www.thehealthmuseum.org

On Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 10:00AM

Looking for a great way to spend the day? We’ve got you covered! Our Make a Day of It program has everything you need for a fun-filled day! Enjoy a trip to The Health Museum to see our new exhibit, GEAR UP: The Science of Bikes followed by a picnic in the park and a scenic bike ride on a BCycle bike. Your ‘Make a Day of It’ ticket includes everything you’ll need for an afternoon out: general admission tickets, picnic basket (vegetarian and non-vegetarian option), and BCycle vouchers.

Member Cost: $20 per person

Non-Member Cost: $28 per person

  • There is a two-person minimum. Registration must be completed TWO DAYS BEFORE your chosen date.

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Two New Components, New Video Style, Biking Toward A 200 Mile Week

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Two new pieces of equipment on today’s bike ride: new tires for my Lynskey R300, and new cleats on my Sidi shoes. The Continental Gatorskin 700×32 tires replace the Kenda Valkyrie Elite ones that came with the bike. The Kenda tires had a hard life lately with a cut sidewall and screw puncture. The new cleats weren’t planned but after looking at the old ones I decided not to switch them because the right cleat was worn thin. At the start of the ride I noticed the cleats moved freely in the 6 degree range as expected. The new tires felt good and hugged the road tightly (ha, ha). I aired them to 80 psi making bumps not so harsh. Maybe the extra 2mm of width makes a difference?

I began the ride at 11:27 AM after watching the Giro d’Italia stage 18 and stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana. Both went up some steep mountains that thankfully don’t exist around here. I am a flatlander. The concluded at 1:49 PM after I biked 31.46 miles. My week total is now 139.65 miles, getting closer to the 200 mile point. After reaching my October goal yesterday these miles add to my total. Year to date I am now at 8,006 miles adding road and Zwift miles together.

10-22-2020 MTD Mileage Goal Status

I changed the video style using two cameras. The Hero 7 Silver mounted out front and below the Bolt computer recorded longer portions of the ride. I used the hero 7 Black for ride introduction clip. I may switch the cameras around. After the ride I changed to a different editing program, Garmin ViRB Edit, adding ride data overlay from the FIT file the Bolt computer creates. At the end of the video I added the Relive.cc ride map animation clip. Add some titles, longer video and viola, a new recipe.

Fall weather predominated during the ride with mid 80’s temperature, light wind and some sun. I can tell it’s fall at the end of the ride because my CamelBak still contains some ice. Weather at the start and finish: start 84 (79% humidity, 77 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph; finish 85 (72% humidity, 74.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind E 8 mph.

Bike ride data breakdown from Golden Cheetah.

  • 10-22-2020 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Data-1
  • 10-22-2020 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Data-2

Texas Biking News October 21st 2020

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Tour de Texas, Week 7: Tough Climbs and Spectacular Views in West Texas

BY AARON CHAMBERLAIN | www.texasmonthly.com

I am almost 2,600 miles into my quest to circumnavigate Texas. This week was spent in the much-loved West Texas. It was great experiencing the vast and beautiful landscapes with friends and family. Without them, the mountainous miles would have been much more difficult.

Rest Day in Marfa OCTOBER 13, DISTANCE: 0 MILES
Last week ended with a surprise visit from my wife’s cousin, Anthony Galloway, and that is where things pick up this week on my rest day. Sure, I didn’t ride any miles, but we walked around plenty. We did our best to …

New bike rack in downtown Wichita Falls celebrates Cowboy True

Richard Carter | www.timesrecordnews.com

Another colorful bike rack graces the downtown Wichita Falls streets, as a structure celebrates an annual arts event.

Members of Downtown Wichita Falls Development, Hazel & Henry S. Grace Foundation and the Kemp Center for the Arts unveiled the 13th downtown bike sculpture Wednesday at Eighth and Scott streets.

The bike stand was …

Obituary – Mark Wayne McCrary

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After a three-year battle with cancer, Mark Wayne McCrary, age 60, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2020, with his loving and devoted wife Janet by his side.

Mark was born in Waxahachie, Texas, on July 5, 1960, to T.J. and Joyce McCrary. He was a 1979 graduate of Waxahachie High School. Mark met the love of his life, Janet, in high school and on April 16, 1981, he married his high school sweetheart.

Mark spent his working career in electrical industrial maintenance. He had a knack for solving problems and fixing any and all things. He truly lived life to the fullest, through simple pleasures. He loved riding his mountain bike over 100 miles weekly and …

LantanaLinks – October 2020

by Max Miller | www.crosstimbersgazette.com

… Five pieces of outdoor exercise equipment are being installed by the FWSD along the Hike and Bike Trail behind Isabel between Stacee Lane and Lantana Trail. …

Group Ride Cycling 10172020 Mail Route

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Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 00:41 Meeting Team RR at Crust Pizza: 02:03 Warm Up: 05:17 FM 2978 – Open Road Begins: 19:45 The pace quickens as we approach the overpass at FM 2854: 34:05 Capitol Hill Road West: 39:25 Taking the lead on Rabon Chapel Road North: 42:09 We roll away on the climb at 400+ Watts: 45:45

Welcome to Veloharmony, the channel for improving your cycling performance. I am Eldred Nims, a former USCF road racing cyclist with over three decades of cycling experience …

Mission Tour de Goliad, Goliad, Texas, October 17, 2020

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A good number of riders turned out for this event.

… Now the first photo of the 1st rest stop begs a little explanation. First, it was a mass start and the crowd did not thin our for a long distance. And I do not take pictures if there is a possible danger to me or someone else. Second, face it; the roads were so rough that I couldn’t take a hand off the handle bar even if I were in the clear. Missed a lot of good shots of climbs. …

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Call Me Mister Consistency

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com

In my last post, Muscles, Might & Math Mean More Miles, I touched on how numbers help motivate me to achieve my bicycling goals. As it turns out, the last seven days I’ve ridden an average of 21.25 miles per day, from 20.5-22.2 miles. And I did that because of the math, which then went from my brain to my legs. Sophie the sea foam-colored Fairdale Weekender Archer got the …

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Goal! Reached October’s Miles In Pleasant Fall Weather

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21 days into October biking and today I reached my 615 mile goal while riding the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route on my Canyon Endurace bike. The ride traveled 36.43 miles pushing the week’s total to 108.19 miles and the to 619.92 miles. This leaves 10 days to add to October’s miles.

10-21-2020 MTD Mileage Goal Status

Daily average miles including the days I did not ride: 29.52 miles, almost 10 miles per day above what I needed to ride to reach my goal.

No flat tire on today’s bike ride. After yesterday’s bike ride I changed the tires on my Lynskey R300 from Kenda Valkyrie Elite 700×30 to Continental Gatorskin 700×32. The Gatorskin tires handle the road debris on the shoulders with almost no flats and ride 7,000+ miles in my experience. The Kenda tires had 2,567 miles on them. I found the solution to the rear thru-axle drive side nut falling out: a tiny setscrew holds the nut in place and tightening it a couple of turns secured the axle nut. After today’s ride I will switch the cleats on my Sidi road shoes to even the wear.

Weather during the ride reflected the a weak front passing through and fall temperatures. Wind wasn’t too strong allowing me to hit 14.6 mph average speed once I left Roman Forest heading to Valley Ranch and then Kingwood. What the weather numbers showed: start 81 (52% humidity, 61.8 dew point), fair, wind W 7 mph. Finish 85 (44% humidity, 60.7 dew point), fair, wind NW 4 mph. Shorts, short sleeve jersey, and arm sleeves worked well.

Looking at the ride data summary from Golden Cheetah, I spent 57% of the ride in power zones 2, 3, 4, and 5. 5% in zone 6 Anaerobic is more than usual yet Strava labeled the ride consistent with my usual efforts. The Golden Cheetah data:

  • 10-21-2020 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Data-1
  • 10-21-2020 Golden Cheetah Bike Ride Data-2

Not many segments in Strava lined up with my route. There a number of partial matches on segments.

  • 10-21-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 10-21-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2
10-21-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary