Texas Biking January 17th 2020

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Video: Gravel Icon Colin Strickland Takes You On His Favorite Ride

Ian Dille | www.flobikes.com

Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland takes us to the dusty gravel roads east of Austin to show us his favorite training grounds.

Amidst the rural ranch land of Lockhart, Texas, FloBikes’ Ian Dille chats with Strickland about his intense training for the 2019 Dirty Kanza, and how these roads helped him prepare.

EaDo Bike Co. wants Houston drivers to enjoy city and ride more

By Juan Beltran | abc13.com

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Desmond Bitner and Nathan Marquez said opening a bike shop in east downtown was only the first goal they wanted to accomplish in their new community.

"I think the first thing we need to address is we need to stop thinking of …

Project connecting Greenhouse, Skinner roads moves forward

By Shawn Arrajj | communityimpact.com

Preliminary engineering work began in 2019 on a project to connect Greenhouse and Skinner roads in Cypress with an underpass that will run beneath Hwy. 290 and Union Pacific Corp. railroad tracks. The underpass is a joint project between Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 500, which owns the land, along with the Texas Department of Transportation and Union Pacific. MUD No. 500 contracted with the engineering firm Edminster Hinshaw Russ and Associates in May. …

S. PLEASANT VALLEY, TODD, BURLESON project survey (deadline is 1/26)

pjschaub | bicycleaustin.info

The city is seeking public input for planned improvements on South Pleasant Valley Road, Todd Lane, and Burleson Road from Oltorf Street to Onion Creek Park. The project area is a vital north-south bicycle connection in southeast Austin. Please review the project website and take the survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3PFHG85) to voice your support for adding physical protection and connecting current bike lanes to …

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Almost Went Zwifting But Bike Ride to Community Drive Won Out

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Preparing to go Zwifting I checked the temperature outside and changed my mind. Due to a late start I chose a short route: “Kingwood-Community Drive-Valley Ranch”. I biked 26.49 miles which put the week total at 126.46 miles and January at 388.62 miles. My goals for January: 300 miles on the road and 100 miles virtual riding on Zwift. Currently the mileage breaks down to 226.7 miles on the road and 162 miles on Zwift.

I was going to ride the Tour de Zwift Stage 2 race until the weather improved enough to ride outside. Weather while I biked: start 69 (90% humidity, 65.6 dew point), overcast, wind SE 9 mph. Finish 70 (86% humidity, 65.6 dew point), overcast, wind SE 15 mph. To offset the chill today I wore shorts, leg warmers, long sleeve thermal jersey and a jacket. Sunday the weather turns cold again and I will ride the Tour de Zwift Stage 2 race then.

During the bike ride I looked at my GoPro and saw it moving around. I checked and found the new dual mount that I installed last week broke at the junction in the center. Apparently plastic is not strong enough to handle the bumps and vibration of biking. I found an aluminum one on Amazon which should be stronger. In the meantime I will try Gorilla glue.

Saturday weather looks to repeat today. Hopefully it gets above 60 quicker than today. Some sun would be nice too.

The image below shows an overview of the year progressions from Strava.

1-17-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary
1-17-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking January 16th 2020

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100 Dallas Second Graders Gifted With Bikes From Chicago High School Athletes

By Erin Jones | dfw.cbslocal.com

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Whether it’s paying for someone’s coffee or police officers giving drivers cash instead of tickets, the “Pay it Forward” movement has inspired random acts of kindness across the county. Now, high school athletes are getting on board.

On Wednesday afternoon, 100 Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary School second graders identified as low-income received free bikes thanks to …

Scots cyclist who miraculously escaped death after horror crash in the US ready to fly home

ByLynn Love | www.dailyrecord.co.uk

A Scots cyclist who miraculously escaped death in the US after being hit by a car travelling at 70mph is preparing to fly home.

Josh Quigley, 27, fractured his skull, his ankle, heel, pelvis and ribs, and punctured a lung after a car hit his bike whilst he was cycling on a round-the-world trip in Texas on December 21.

The Livingstoncyclist was airlifted by ambulance to hospital after he was thrown 50ft off of his bike while attempting to cycle around the world.

He had operations on a broken heel and ankle as well as a …

Tidbits from the Life of a Cyclist in Austin

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com

I got a flat tire last night, but not just any flat tire. The tube exploded with a loud BANG! and so did the tire. The thing is, I was at a well-known high-crime drug corner, and for a second I thought someone was shooting at me with a gun. Then I realized the air was gone from my rear tire and my pedaling was over for the night. The guys hanging out at the convenience store parking lot knew it wasn’t a gunshot, though. There was a police officer parked in the lot, and a bus came along pretty quickly. Even more fortunate was that I was near …

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Fog Breaks, Dry Streets, Overcast Sky Biking to Huffman

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The fog and damp streets finally gave way to an overcast sky and dry streets. The bike ride started at 11:29 AM and finished at 2:04 PM as I biked the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route riding 33.42 miles.

I saw 5 other bikers including one trike recumbent biker on Pine Cluster Lane at Pinewood Park. He came around the corner quickly before I could turn on my GoPro camera but we saw each other in time to wave. (I bought a GoPro Hero7 Black to replace my Hero7 White).

Wind made the bike ride challenging as it increased from 9 mph at the beginning of the bike ride to 14 mph at the finish. From the southeast the headwind lasted until I reached FM 2100 and turned north. From there my overall average speed increased from 13 mph to 13.6 mph by the time I got back into Kingwood.

While the temperature was 74 at the start I dressed kike it was a little cooler with shorts, long sleeve jersey, and a new Louis Garneau Blink RTR jacket. The jacket is light but the elastic around the end of the sleeves kept wind from going inside so I adjusted the zipper several times to find the right opening to allow the body heat to escape keeping me from overheating too much. Weather during the bike ride: start 74 (86% humidity, 69.3 dew point), overcast, wind E 9 mph. Finish 77 (75% humidity, 68.9 dew point), overcast, wind SE 14 mph.

Friday biking looks possible with the current weather forecast.

1-16-2020 Strava Bike Ride Summary
1-16-2020 Strava Year Progressions Overview
Previous Years Overview Compared to 2020
1-16-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary