Texas Biking News May 19th 2020

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Cameron Park could expand with 28-acre ‘bike ranch’ purchase after council vote

By J.B. SMITH | www.wacotrib.com

The Waco City Council on Tuesday will consider expanding Cameron Park for the first time in decades by purchasing a 28-acre tract that operates as a private bicycle trail course.

The council will vote on spending $750,000 for a section of the “Ranch at Cameron Park” property owned by the family of Waco businessman Todd Behringer.

The property is south of the park’s Northern Gateway section, extending south to the corner of Adeline and Merriwood Drives, which is its main entrance.

Since buying the property in 2014, Behringer has allowed the …

Video: May is National Bike Month: Houstonians discuss using their bikes for transportation during COVID-19 pandemic

Anavid Reyes | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – During the month of May, from coast to coast National Bike Month is celebrated. Promoted by the League of American Bicyclists, communities are encouraged to giving biking a try, showcasing the benefits of an active means of transportation.

Even though COVID-19 pushed the City of Houston’s Bike to Work Day to September, bike month is still in full effect.

KPRC’s Anavid Reyes took to the streets to learn more about how Houstonians felt about using their bikes to get from point A to point B. The list of reasons for not using their bike is long for …

Buffalo Bayou Loop Allen Parkway on most beautiful Sunday ever in Houston, Timewarp from bikehouston

BIKES AND TRANSIT/BRING YOUR BIKES

Denton County Transportation Authority | www.dcta.net

Bringing your bike when you #RideDCTA is simple and fun! Biking allows you to connect to more places within your community and is a proactive way to reduce emissions and fit in time for exercise. Our bike resources webpage has many resources available for those who want to learn more about biking safely around Denton County. You can …

3 People I Saw Within 6 Miles on 1 Bike Ride

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com

I ran into three people I know in the span of six miles while riding my bike last evening. What are the chances of that, especially with many people staying home because of you, know, the thing? Well, I’ve been in Austin, Texas for 20 years and 16 days. So I have met plenty of people in that time. These three encounters got me to thinking about acquaintances, friends, colleagues, bona fides – in short, the other humans who comprise my community. At a time when the fabric of society is being shredded, while some people sew face masks, what does it mean to be homo sapiens? As George Costanza put it in a Seinfeld episode, “We’re living in a society, here!”

The first in my trio of random encounters was with a fellow volunteer with Bike Austin, who lives around here somewhere. She was a follower of this …

Tuesday with our Cyclones

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River Rd fun

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Biking Through Atascocita, Walden and Huffman

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I thought I would start today’s bike ride earlier but little chores kept popping up so I rolled out at 10:46 AM, the same time as yesterday. I chose the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route to get enough miles to put the week’s total in position to bike 200+ miles for the week. The bike ride covered 34.52 miles and the week now totals 70.84 miles and 596.68 miles for the month. My goal for May is 660 miles, well within reach. Year to date I am way ahead of previous years with 3,096 road miles and 542 Zwift miles. Today was the fourth time to ride this route in 2020. A summary of the rides.

5-19-2020 YTD Ride Summaries Atascocita South Walden Huffman

The Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike and I set out in near ideal weather. The humidity edged up some from yesterday but the wind held back. I wore a new pair of Bellwether Endurance Gel shorts for the third day in a row as I retire older shorts. Weather as I biked: start 88 (66% humidity, 75.0 dew point), a few clouds, wind SW 7 mph. Finish 92 (58% humidity, 74.7 dew point), a few clouds, wind W 9 mph. A short sleeve jersey and sunscreen completed my outfit. The temperature was in my sweet zone of upper 80’s to 90’s which is above the normal for May. This reminded me of biking the Florida Keys in the middle of May 2017.

GoPro’s phone app created today’s video selecting segments from the 6 clips I took during the bike ride.

Construction crews worked on the south end of the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge over the San Jacinto River closing the median where the detour crossed. Traffic squeezed to one lane but enough room remained for me to get through.

5-19-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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Tour de Paris postponed to September

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The Tour de Paris scheduled for July 18 has been moved to Sept. 26.

“Most of all the big biking events have been canceled or postponed during the time of uncertainty. We didn’t want to lose this event and pushing it out later hopefully will be better for everyone,” Lamar County Chamber of Commerce President Paul Allen said.

Though the event is outside, the 650 volunteers that successfully …

Upcoming Outdoors Calendar – Saturday, May 23, 2020

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7a – 9a NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 10a SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 9:45a Gruppo VOP (Adv)
7:30a – 9:30a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
8a – 1p NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
8a – 11a NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
8a – 10a SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
8:30a – 12p SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
8:30a – 11:30a ATC Training Ride (Int,Adv)
8:30a – 11:30a Austin Flyers Club Ride
8:30a – 11:30a CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
9a – 1p CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
9a – 1p Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 12p CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
9a – 12p Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 11a CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
9a – 11a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
9a – 10a NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop
10a – 1p CenAus- Orange Bike Project Shop Hours
10a – 1p Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Practice Time
12p – 1:30p Farm Tour & Volunteer Orientation
12p – 1p CenAus- Coed Hands-on Flat Fix Clinic

A workshop tour with Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland

By Josh Croxton | www.cyclingnews.com

Strickland’s favourite features and essential tech from within his disorganised but productive workshop

In a recent video in partnership with Red Bull TV, Colin Strickland has taken viewers through his workshop at his home in Austin, Texas. In Strickland’s own words, this is "where projects go to come to life, but also, where some projects go to die."

The video was originally published onto Red Bull TV’s Instagram and Facebook stories on Friday, however, Cyclingnews reached out to Strickland for further …

With Little to Do Staying at Home, More People are Picking up a Bike

BY MATT MILLER | www.singletracks.com

Early on in the US coronavirus outbreak we reached out to a few bike brands and asked how the pandemic, and seizure of the economy, was affecting them. They were all reluctant to speak at the time, mostly because they had no idea what was about to happen to their businesses. When the economy stops, most of us would assume that purchases on recreational items like bikes would also stop.

But, as we have settled into life at home, it turns out that bikes have become more important than ever. With nowhere to go, nothing to do, and …

Aldo Morales, The Bike Barn

“We thought we were going to see a slowdown,” says Aldo Morales, assistant manager of the Bike barn in Cypress, Texas. Bike Barn is a chain of bike shops around the Houston area. They carry Trek and Specialized bikes.

Morales says that they took precautions like sanitizing more often, and discouraging customers from touching products, but carried on with operations for the …

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How Do You Stay Inside With Weather Like This?

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Great start this week biking. I hit the road at 10:46 AM biking the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route. By the time I finished at 1:41 PM I rode 36.32 miles. This was the fourth time to ride this your in 2020 all on the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike. The Canyon odometer turned to 16,644 miles with this ride.

5-18-2020 YTD Ride Summary Kingwood SH 242 Kingwood

This week the temperature will heat up into the 90’s with lots of clear sky. Today’s weather while I rode: start 87 (52% humidity, 67.5 dew point), fair, wind NE 5 mph. Finish 90 (42% humidity, 63.4 dew point), fair, wind variable 4 mph. I wore a new pair of Bellwether Endurance Gel shorts and a short sleeve jersey. Not battling a headwind made pedaling nice. I built my average speed up to 14.5 mph and held it there until I got back to Kingwood Drive.

Today’s video lasts 41 seconds showing highlights of the bike ride. I created it using the GoPro app on my phone.

Some wildflowers are holding on along the US59 frontage road headed north to FM 1314 thanks to lots of sunshine and just enough rain. I saw one other serious cyclist as I rode in Oakhurst but he surprised me before I could turn the GoPro on. The 3 second delay after I push the record button requires me to spot things in advance. I use the QuikCapture mode to save the GoPro battery. The helmet mount is what I used today. My new mic shipped today.

5-18-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary