Texas Biking News June 7th 2020

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Hike-bike trail study gets OK; Route would give access to Bahia Grande

Steve Clark | www.themonitor.com

The city of Brownsville has gotten the green light for a feasibility study on creating a scenic hike-and-bike trail through the Bahia Grande as part of the Caracara Trails network.

The 25,000-acre Bahia Grande Unit of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge includes 10,000 of estuary that was turned into a dust bowl by construction of the Brownsville Ship Channel in the 1930s and highway construction in the 1950s, but has been about 90 percent restored. The trail would link Brownsville to the …

ROBERT MACK 1928 – 2020

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DR. MACK, Robert (Bob) Marvin,DVM, MPVM Dr. Robert Marvin Mack passed away at home with his wife at his side in Austin, TX on June 2, 2020. Robert was born in Wymore, Nebraska on December 10, 1928 to Clarence Arthur Mack and …

… In Robert’s early 70’s he decided to take up bicycle riding. He enjoyed long road trips often with his son and rode in various bike activities including the Katy Flatland and Hotter than Hell Hundred ride in Wichita Falls, TX in the summer. He had a full life, and he will be missed dearly by his family and friends. …

Walnut Creek PSA

By TheX | austinmountainbiking.com

Now that people have realized that the WuFlu Infodemic was overblown, and they are out in force again…riders at Walnut seem to have forgotten that the trails are bi-directional, and MULTI-USE. There are people walking/hiking/running, kids, and dogs off-leash. There are places to ride that are more MTB centered, and they can be ridden with less chance of injuring, or just pissing off people. I rode out there yesterday, and hiked with …

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When Its Hot The GoPro Is Not, 200+ Mile Week, Can You Hear Me Now?

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Sundays’ are when I start bike rides after church and today I rolled out at 1:56 PM and finished at 3:44 PM. I rode the Lynskey R300 bike on the “Kingwood Streets” route for 21.78 miles. The week finished with 232.86 miles, the most miles in a week since the week beginning April 20th. June also totals 232.86 miles, 29% of the way to my 800 mile goal. Today marks the 7th time I rode this route in 2020.

6-7-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Kingwood Streets

A summary of this week’s bike rides.

With the late start the temperature was 92 with a stiff northerly wind. I wore arm sleeves for sun protection and also their cooling effect. To go along with them I wore a short sleeve jersey and bike shorts. Weather during the ride: start 91 (58% humidity, 74.5 dew point), a few clouds, wind N 17 mph. Finish 92 (60% humidity, 76.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind NE 16 mph. Pedaling into the headwind was hard but the wind helped cool me off.

Today was the first time to use the new GoPro mic adapter frame on the Lynskey R300 bike. During the bike ride the GoPro froze twice, maybe due to the heat. Each time I pulled the battery out and that fix it. The frame vibrates back when I ride on rough roads, just like on the Canyon Endurace. How it looks on the Lynskey R300.

  • 6-7-2020 Lynskey R300 GoPro Setup-2
  • 6-7-2020 Lynskey R300 GoPro Setup-3
  • 6-7-2020 Lynskey R300 GoPro Setup-1

Sound issues continue with the mic apparently cutting out when the road is rough. Maybe the mic plug into the jack is loose? Searching for perfection is hard. I would do more clips off the bike if the mic could pick up my voice. A wireless mic might solve that problem but it is more money.

Link to my Strava bike activity page. I would include the embed code from Strava.com but it says “too many requests”. So I will use the RideWithGPS.com code.

6-7-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling June 6th 2020

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Cyclists Can Ride COTA’s Track on Bike Nights

By Spectrum News Staff | spectrumlocalnews.com

AUSTIN, Texas — Circuit of the Americas has opened its 3.4-mile track to cyclists again this year. On Tuesday nights this summer and fall, people can ride the track on Bike Night.

According to COTA’s website, the event allows participants to remain socially distant. Guests are asked to stay six feet apart and to wear masks while not riding.

After each ride, cyclists can also take part in a socially distant tailgate on the grounds. …

The McAllen Chainsaw Massacre

Daniel Cruz | www.strava.com

2020 Texas Cup XC Mtn Bike Series

The Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association | www.tmbra.org

Barber Hills Hard Labor p/b Paris Chevrolet Buick GMC Barber Hills Trails, Paris, TX September 5-6, 2020 Race Flyer

Kerrville Mountain Bike Festival p/b HCBW and CLIF Bar Kerrville Schreiner Park – Kerrville, TX October 24-25, 2020 Race Flyer https://kerrvillemountainbikefestival.com

2021 Hill Country Bicycle Works Texas Marathon Mtn Bike State Championship Series

Marathon Series Rules Click Here http://tmbra.org/rulesm.htm

Pre Registration Click Here https://www.bikereg.com/events/Off-Road/TEXAS/

2020 Palo Duro Marathon Palo Duro St. Park – Canyon, TX November 14, 2020 Race Flyer

The H�gelland Holiday Marathon Hilltop Trails – Fredericksburg, TX December 5, 2020

Fat Chucks Revenge Rocky Hill Ranch – Smithville, TX December 19, 2020

Excruciation Exam Bluff Creek Ranch – Warda, TX January 2, 2021

Miles of Dis-Comfort Marathon Flat Rock Ranch – Comfort, TX January 30, 2021

Bike Ride for Black Lives Matter, Racial Equality, and Justice For All

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com

Word arrived that this bike ride was happening Friday night. My social calendar being empty as always, and not sitting shiva either, it seemed like a good way to reduce some of my white privilege. I’ve been an ally in a variety of causes ever since I was a baby; my mom took me to civil rights protest in Little Rock, Arkansas and Dallas, Texas. I’ve wanted to be solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, but a small number of people hijacked protests with violence, and …

Does Buffalo Bayou path go thru Memorial Park? from bikehouston

I just had to make sure that I got more miles than Annie

Remi – Blitz Racing | www.strava.com

Century #2 for 2020

Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com

Nice ride with some company (and BBQ) for the middle 50. Broke my rear shifter cable at about mile 50, so got to ride 50 miles on two gears. Thanks to Ed Solis at Ride Away, got it fixed and back on the road!

Greenway with my two ladies, my son was smart enough to stay home!

Leo Vela (VCC) | www.strava.com

San Angelo State park

Maga | www.strava.com

Old Montgomery Road-Lake Conroe

Veloharmony | www.strava.com

queens shred drip drip to wimbo

Monica Merced | www.strava.com

Morning Ride

david vega | www.strava.com

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A Chilly Start, 200+ Miles For The Week, Other Cyclists and Solid Patch Job

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A chilly start on today’s bike ride when I put the CamelBak on ice water started running down the back of my shorts. Moving quickly to the kitchen sink I took the CamelBak off, loosened and retightened the lid and dried it off. When I put it back on the leak was stopped and the ice water stayed inside. I rolled out the driveway on the Canyon Endurace at 8:13 AM biking the “Atascocita – Huffman – Walden” route for the 6th time this year.

6-6-2020 YTD Rides Summary Atascocita Huffman Walden

I like this route on Saturday because I usually see many cyclists along FM 1960 and east of Lake Houston. Today’s ride covered 34.73 miles moving the week’s and June) total to 211.08 miles, 26% of the way to my 800 mile goal for June. So far this year leads all of my previous years as shown in this charts.

My rolling studio continues to evolve. After yesterday’s ride I tightened the frame attachment screw a little which improved the vibrating movement but some rough streets still cause the camera to tilt back a small amount but I can move it back. For some in today’s video the sound did not record around mile 12 but then came back in the next clip as I neared Fairlake Drive. After the ride I couldn’t figure out how to remove the GoPro from the frame until I located a small latch on the bottom left.

My patching work on yesterday’s ride held firm overnight after I aired the tires up to 90 psi. Today’s ride was firm but not too harsh with the 90 psi. I thick that contributes to the GoPro mounting vibrating back during the ride on rough streets. The Canyon Endurace reached 17,024 miles on this ride and the current set of tires were installed at 10,333 miles. The front tire looks good with the wear dots still showing while the rear tire shows wear but some of the wear dots still show. The most miles I got from a set of tires was 7,000 so at least the rear tire may need to be replaced soon, especially since I had 2 flats in the last week.

What nice weather for biking. Blue sky and a light breeze welcomed me as I rode south and east. My attire: bike shorts, Texbiker short sleeve jersey, and blue arm sleeves. Weather while I biked: start 78 (89% humidity, 74.4 dew point), fair, wind N 5 mph. Finish 90 (66% humidity, 77.2 dew point), a few clouds, wind NE 14 mph. Tropical Storm Cristobal works its way north and east of Texas towards Louisiana influencing our weather with heat and humidity. I was glad to finish at 11:05 AM to avoid the hotter part of the day.

6-6-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary