Texas Biking News December 31st 2019

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Looking for America on Route 66

By Peter Dague | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 16: Tucumcari NM to Glen Rio TX: There Once Was a Town Here Friday September 20, 2019, 46 miles (74 km) – Total so far: 539 miles (867 km)

Day 17: Amarillo to Shamrock Saturday September 21, 2019, 40 miles (64 km) – Total so far: 579 miles (932 km)

Bike ride supporting MS research to finish at Kyle Field

By KENNY WILEY | www.theeagle.com

More than 10,000 cyclists will cross the finish line of the annual Texas MS 150 ride inside Kyle Field on May 3.

The two-day ride, organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will conclude in College Station for the first time in 2020.

Linda Bates, president of the society’s South Central chapter, said Monday that the ride is the largest of its kind in the country and has …

New Year’s Day Trans / Tom Mays

When Wed Jan 1, 2020 9:45am – 11:45am Central Time – Chicago Where The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (2000 Woodrow Bean Transmountain Dr, El Paso, TX 79911) (map) Upcoming in El Paso Bicycle Club

Start 2020 with a climbing ride! Meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Providence Transmountain community parking lot (dirt lot off Resler just south of TM), leave by 9 a.m. Ride to top of Transmountain, then do Tom Mays on way back. Option to ride to Vinton and back for a few more miles if you’re not in hurry to watch football. 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours or so. Randy, 915-328-4110.

This Austin man biked every street in the city

Jenni Lee | www.kvue.com

The project took nearly 13 months. AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin man has accomplished what most of us have probably never even thought of: cycling on every street in the city.

But between work, raising a family and cycling, Aaron Chamberlain was geared up for the challenge. …

Images and Thoughts from My Holiday Bike Rides

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com

You won’t believe this, because I still don’t believe it myself. I wrote a blog for Saturday, but couldn’t publish it because I didn’t have wi-fi. Outrageous, right? Well, it’s true. Someone I was visiting could connect but didn’t know their password and didn’t want to sit on hold with their service provider. By the time I got back to Austin, it wasn’t that relevant or great a post. So I missed a Saturday, big whoop. But what I didn’t miss was riding my bicycle, so we’re going to go with that as a theme. It is after all, the most wonderful time of the year, and any time you can be on a bicycle is …

Beginner rider. First time at a bike park. Spider Mountain. Burnet, Texas. Highly recommended! from MTB

EOY Ride to the Beared Monk & Back

Mark Brown | www.strava.com

Pony herding and gravel Day 8: Festive 500

J Mix | www.strava.com

It seems appropriate I would end the year herding some ponies and riding some gravel sections. A good way to end a decade of riding with the Brit. Ended the year with 12,610 miles. Not too bad. 👍and lots of fun!

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Technical Frustrations on Zwift ZHCC 1.5 (D) Bike Ride

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Where do I begin? I signed up for The Herd’s ride that began at 11:55 AM but when I attempted to open the Zwift desktop program it tried to update and gave me error message “Patcher: ERROR #Z112, FILE “Patcher.cpp”, LINE 602: Failed to download needed server files for update! (Last: “ZwiftApp.exe”)”. I went to the Zwift support pages to find a solution but none of them worked. Maybe this equates to a flat tire on a ride?

Running out of time I canceled The Herd ride and signed up for the ZHCC 1.5 ride around Richmond, VA starting at 12:30 PM. Still trying to find a solution as the start time got closer I gave up on my PC and started Zwift on my Android tablet.

The Zwift orange app opened on the tablet and I started pairing sensors to the tablet using Bluetooth. The smart trainer connected, heart rate monitor connected but the cadence sensor connected and then dropped off. I got off the Blue Norcross AL bike trying to fix the cadence connection only for it to drop off again several times. Added to that problem the tablet sat on my desk a little too far to see the details of the ride route and riders.

Next I installed the Zwift orange app on my phone thinking that it would be closer and see the route better but when I opened the app the smart trainer sensor failed to connect. I suspected the tablet connection caused the problem so I closed the app on my phone.

Dismounting one more time I brought the tablet to the bike and laid it on my phone mount. I could see better now and started to makeup for lost time. The front group rode about 3 1/2 minutes in front of me but I passed several other riders as I maintained 2.0+ w/kg while they showing less w/kg.

Frustrated with the issues I stopped at 7.56 miles and 29:56 minutes. Not a good ride to finish 2019.

After the ride I remembered changing a setting on my router and wondered if that caused the problem. Changing the router setting I started Zwift on my PC, the update started, finished and opened. The router setting must’ve been the problem blocking the update. The Zwift worked with the router setting until an update wanted to install. Who knew?

Inspite of the technical difficulties I recorded a personal record and two 2nd fastest times according to Strava.

Hopefully 2020 starts better. Weather conditions probably means another Zwift ride on New Year’s day.

12-31-2019 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking News December 30th 2019

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2019 Best Roads Winner

Roy Pedal Pushers | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com

Paluxy Pedal had the smoothest roads of the tours that we took in 2019. …

Bike ride

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Kyndall Lee Anderson makes her way past the intersection of Eighth Street and Austin Avenue, where she was hit by a motorist five years ago. She was in a coma for 11 days after the accident. Anderson, for the first time, commemorated the anniversary of the accident by riding with friends through the intersection, then gathering at …

Tributes pour in for former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez

By Steve Taylor | riograndeguardian.com

MCALLEN, RGV – Tributes have poured in for former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez who passed away Dec. 28, aged 83.

The McAllen Democrat was a key player in legislation to set up South Texas College and the UT Regional Academic Health Center, a forerunner to UT-Rio Grande Valley’s school of medicine.

Gutierrez served 14 years in the Texas House of Representatives, from 1991 to 2005. He also served as a sergeant in the United States Army, 49th Armored Division, being mobilized during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. …

… He pioneered the idea of a medical school in South Texas with the implementation of a Regional Academic Health Center and a UT Biomedical Research Facility. Additionally, Roberto championed an early diabetes detection program for Texas school-age children, passed a bill for bicycle safety, and created laws such as Joey’s Law to protect our youth. …

Our favorite Eagle photos from December 2019

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Nevaeh Smith, 8, checks out her new bicycle during the 15th annual Christmas Bikes for Kids event Friday at the Walmart Supercenter on Briarcrest. Paradowski Law provided 100 bikes to area children in need in partnership with the Walmart store. Each child also received a helmet donated by Brooke and Andy Harrington.

Bike rider struck by car taken to local hospital with serious injuries

By Alex Gibbs | www.kwtx.com

NOLANVILLE, Texas (KWTX) A man who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle Monday evening in Nolanville was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.

The accident was reported at around 5:10 p.m. Monday on Nolan Loop.

The driver of the Hyundai Elantra that struck the bicyclist told authorities she …

Upcoming Rides

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New Year’s Sugar Wednesday, January 1, 2020 @ 10:00 AM

BAC New Year ride Wednesday, January 1, 2020 @ 8:00 AM

Sugar Cycle 521 Training Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Sunday BlendIn Coffee Club Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Sunday Blendin Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Sunrise Sunday Service Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 7:00 AM

Kingwood STBX Sunday Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Anyone seen a Baby Blue Trek Edomda around?? from BikingATX

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Zwift Bike Ride SZR Joyride Around Innsbruck

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The ride began at 12:04 PM on the Innsbruck course. The group label said “joyride” but the pace stayed around 2.1 w/kg. I delicately stayed between the leader and the fence most of the ride not piercing the fence once. Some people got ahead of the fence but I didn’t see a message from the leader saying anyone left the ride.

At the start time the weather outside looked nice with a blue sky but the 58 degrees fell below my threshold of 60.

Completing the ride I biked 19.22 miles putting my year to date at 8,200 miles, the most ever. The breakdown: 7,583 on the road and 617 on the smart trainer in Zwift. We went over the same climb as yesterday hitting 9% incline 3 times during the 59:45 riding time. Elevation gain during the ride came in at 883 ft.

Strava reported 3 personal records while Zwift put up 2 personal records sprinting of all things. Because of the w/kg division I rode in the “E” group but maybe I could’ve held with the “D” group. I think there were 91 bikers in the “E” group.

Tuesday, last day of the year and decade, may be another Zwifting day with the temperature in the low 60’s. That is above my threshold but sometimes it gets to the high later in the afternoon, too late to ride outside.

12-30-2019 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary
12-30-2019 SportTracks Zwift Bike Ride Summary