Texas Biking News September 8th 2020

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Cycling in the Pandemic is the New Transportation Solution: Bike Sharing System BCycle Announces Increase in Year-Over-Year Ridership in Major Cities Across America

News provided by Trek Bicycle Corporation | www.prnewswire.com

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BCycle, the bike sharing system powered by Trek Bicycle, has released data from markets across the nation supporting the trending global bike boom, showing increased ridership in both traditional fleets and those with e-bikes integrated.

Examples of key markets with increased ridership numbers in 2020 compared to the same time last year include:

Des Moines, Iowa: +29%
Fort Worth, Texas: +50%
Houston, Texas: +21%
Las Vegas, Nevada: +186%
Madison, Wisconsin: +20%
Omaha, Nebraska.: +39%
San Antonio, Texas: +75%

Madison BCycle recently released a comprehensive annual report exploring overall bike sharing ridership, station performance, and the impact on the local community. Results revealed that e-bikes were driving ridership, a finding that has held true from last year into 2020. Of the cities with increased bike sharing usage, only …

Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference

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Streaming Online October 14-16, 2020

The biennial TTAT Conference brings together those involved with bicycle, pedestrian, and other active transportation and recreation modes from around Texas and the world. Presenters share current information and examples from the active transportation field, and spark inspiration to continue striving to make things better in each of our communities. The conference focuses on issues of economic development, health, safety, and many other topics relevant to advancing active transportation and trails. …

San Antonio goes online to develop bike plans, micromobility policy

by Iris Dimmick | sanantonioreport.org

This week, the City launched an interactive website and survey to complete new bicycle implementation plans for downtown and midtown along with a citywide micromobility policy.

These efforts represent the next steps of the City’s first Bike Master Plan published in 2011, said Timothy Hayes, the City’s pedestrian mobility officer.

The community can provide input through an interactive online map to help City officials prioritize four to six projects in the downtown and north-of-downtown areas that could be funded through the city’s annual budgets or 2022 bond program. Survey responses ultimately will be presented to …

Bicycle Sport Shop To Provide Personal, Virtual Service With Ascent360

PROVIDED BY Ascent360 | www.prnewswire.com

Data Driven Marketing Approach Will Help Bike Retailer Generate Revenue

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ascent360, a leading customer data platform (CDP) provider, announced its newest customer today. Bicycle Sport Shop, a premier bicycle retailer in Austin, Texas, chose Ascent360 based on its proven record of boosting sales for independent bicycle dealers (IBDs).

Bicycle Sport Shop is a five-location bike retailer offering sales, service and rentals to riders of all ages. As active members of their community, they also host rides, classes, clinics and demos throughout the Austin area. These include free all-level shop rides and women’s social rides; supported event rides, such as the …

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Bike Races, Waited On Rain to Leave, Cool and Humid Biking Kingwood Streets

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Checking the weather radar after seeing the damp driveway I delayed the start of today’s bike ride until 11:46 AM. With rain in the area I decided to ride the Kingwood streets to be close to shelter or home if rain found me. In order to keep up the pace to reach my 700 mile goal for September I rode 29.44 miles today on my Canyon Endurace bike. This also helped keep me on path to a 200 mile week at 73.75 miles so far. This is where I stand with my month’s goal.

9-8-2020 MTD Mileage Goal Status

I am ahead by 2 days which may come into play with the potential rain in the forecast for the next day or two. It was overcast, humid but not too hot during today’s bike ride with “start 85 (70% humidity, 73.8 dew point), overcast, wind S 9 mph. Finish 87 (71% humidity, 76.1 dew point), overcast, wind S 7 mph.” The northern part of the route showed signs of recent rain with puddles but to the south all was dry.

There was two bike races to watch before the ride: stage 2 of the 2020 Tirreno Adriatico and stage 10 of the Tour de France. Watching both at the same time can be challenging but thankfully the 2020 Tirreno Adriatico ended before the Tour.

Experimenting with my GoPro cameras I mounted the Hero 7 Silver on my helmet and used the Hero 7 Black as my handheld camera. I wondered how the sound would be without the mic adapter and lapel mic. The sound came through except for the beginning but the mic is clearer. When I ride the Canyon Endurace the camera mount below the computer mount is awkward to press the record button and the mic cable can get in the way. I will use the helmet mount for a few days to get more video before deciding. The Hero 7 Silver weighs less than the Hero 7 Black reducing the weight on the helmet.

The Bolt computer worked perfectly on today’s ride. I got approval to return it for warranty replacement and will send it back. I am thinking the day it went berserk I rode in the rain and water gathered on the three buttons maybe causing the problem. After drying out it started working, maybe. I received my backup Lezyne computer this morning and will use it while waiting on the replacement Bolt. It will be an opportunity to compare the computers.

Link to the Strava activity page.

  • 9-8-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2
  • 9-8-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
9-8-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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how this world is waving goodbye

M P | www.strava.com

Ride to Crazytown

Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com

No idea what got into my head to make me want to do this nonsense today, but here it is. Years ago, I had a 50-yard walk of shame on the second Skyline climb, so I’ve been meaning to get back out there for another attempt. I made both climbs today, but my legs were screaming!!

Afternoon ride

Yoshi Yoshida | www.strava.com

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Holiday Crowded Greenway, Quintana Roo, Schwinn Le Tour Bikers, Keep Pace to Goal

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I decided to go on a longer ride on Labor Day so I chose the Spring Creek Greenway. The last I rode the greenway was August 17th. @ days after that ride I was in the hospital but I don’t think that will happen this time. Riding my Lynskey R300 bike I started at 10:02 AM. I thought I could out the door before that. Today marks the 8th time to ride the Spring Creek Greenway this year. Part of my reason to go there was to make up for not biking yesterday. I biked 44.31 miles today which helped me keep ahead of the pace to reach my goal for September of 700 miles. Here is how I stand after today’s miles.

9-7-2020 MTD Mileage Goal Status

Except for yesterday each day exceeded my daily goal of 23.34 miles.

Fall like weather appears to be making its way here. While it still gets in the 90’s the overnight low is now in the 70’s and when I start riding it is in the 80’s rather than the 90’s. Today’s weather at the start and 1:57 PM finish: start 86 (85% humidity, 81.1 dew point), partly cloudy, wind calm. Finish 90 (63% humidity, 76.0 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 8 mph. A few puddles dotted the greenway from last night’s rain and when I returned to Kingwood the streets showed signs of rain some time before my passing through. Once I finished the ride the sky darkened and thunder rumbled nearby.

As you see in the video the greenway was busy today probably from it being a holiday. The last time it was not very busy. Walkers and joggers were about equal to the number of bikers. Some of the bikers rode faster than I thought they should with the number of people out and the winding greenway.

Making the turn around about mile 14.25 on the greenway I headed back to US59 but stopped at John Pundt Park to rest and eat a Clif Bar. Not long after stopping another biker came under the shelter I was at. He had been away from riding for a few months and was getting back at it. We chatted for awhile and I remarked about his Quintana Roo bike. It had an Ironman 703 sticker on the top tube but he told me he didn’t get the sticker but the man he bought from rode in the Miami Ironman. I forgot to ask his name. A little later another biker stopped and joined us. He joined the conversation telling us he had passed out in June at one of the picnic benches in the shelter we were in hitting his head. Two women saw him and came to check on him. He should us where he hit his head on the bench. He started riding to lower his blood pressure after that and it is lower now. He rode a vintage Schwinn Le Tour II and told us he had 5 other Schwinn Le Tour’s at home. I told him about the BikeForums.net forum for vintage and classic bikes as he is looking for a rare green Le Tour.

We finished visiting and went our ways: Mr. Quintana Roo was going to I-45, Mr. Le Tour to Jesse Jones Park, and me back to US59 and Kingwood. It was a great conversation about bikes, riding, and life. I gave each one a Texbiker.net business card, maybe they will check it out. It was a great ride meeting the other two bikers.

As I rode back to US59 I saw the clouds starting to gather and sped up not wanting to get caught in any rain or stopped waiting for it to end.

I used my Bolt computer which appears to have regained its senses after last week’s going berserk failure. As a backup I used a FitBit Charge 4 with built in GPS thinking that would be better than my FitBit Versa 2 but it didn’t record all of the miles that the Bolt computer did for some reason. I looked at the GPS map the Charge 4 produced and it looks the same but only about 36 miles riding. I will cross the Charge 4 off the backup list. The Lezyne bike computer FedEx said it would deliver yesterday didn’t arrive so I will wait for it to show up.

Strava showed 4 new personal records on my ride and the ride was consistent with my usual efforts.

  • 9-7-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
  • 9-7-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-2
  • 9-7-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary-3

The PowerPod graphs look busy on today’s ride. I attribute that to the winding greenway, slowing for curves, walking people and oncoming bikers.

9-7-2020 PowerPod Bike Ride Data Graphs

Link to my SportTracks activity page.