Texas Bicycling News Digest September 25th 2019

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Local church looking to help veterans facing hardships

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LAREDO, TX (KGNS) – A local place of worship is looking to help our fellow heroes who are facing hardships.

The Laredo First Assembly Church is looking to raise on veterans suicide by hosting a special event to help those in need.

Life after the service can be quite difficult for veterans as they face many challenges trying to adjust to a normal life.

Former Vietnam veteran Dave Roever of the Roever Foundation grew up in south Texas and served in the Vietnam War.

Dave was severely injured while serving in Vietnam and faced many difficulties when he came back.

In an effort to help other veterans who might be struggling, Dave’s brother Matt Roever has been cycling from Canada to Mexico to raise awareness on the issue. …

Wednesday with Cyclones

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Group Ride guidelines. Feedback please

###bBy The Tip | austinmountainbiking.com Crank and Drank has gotten to be a pretty well attended ride each week. It’s hard to educate everyone on things that will make the ride go better. I came up with the following list. I am presenting it here to get feedback to anything I missed. Also anything that needs not be said.

I think the optimum number in a group is 10. We don’t always get enough ride leader volunteers (that will be another thread!) so sometimes we have up to 20 in a group. That is all the more reason to …

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Thin Wire Tried to Let the Air Out of Bike Ride

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In my rush to get started on today’s bike ride I almost skipped going to the garage for my pre-ride tire squeeze routine. But fortunately I went anyway. the front tire squeezed great but when my fingers wrapped around the tire I noticed a softness. I moved the Canyon out into the sun light, rotated the rear tire looking for the culprit. After turning the tire about half way around I saw the problem, a piece of thin wire stuck out of the tire with a 2 or 3 inch tail. So much for a quick departure. I took the rear wheel out of the back of the Canyon, used the tire tools to remove one bead and pulled the tube out. The small made it difficult to find so I pumped up the tube, put my lips near the spot and felt the faint air escaping from the tube. I roughed up the tube, put a sheet rock screw in the hole to mark the spot, applied glue and then a patch. Satisfied the patch covered the hole I pushed the tube back in the tire, remounted the bead and pumped it up. I all the supplies away and squeezed the tire before heading back inside to get ready. The firm tire signaled the patch held and the bike ride was on.

After all of this I started the bike ride at 10:31 AM on the planned route of “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road”. I wanted ride at least 35 miles and ended up biking 36.76 miles. The week now totals 106.97 miles and 536.98 miles for September, 163 miles away from my goal of 700 miles.

The weather felt good but the blue sky held a lot more clouds than yesterday. Weather while I biked: start 87 (68% humidity, 75.2 dew point), a few clouds, wind S 10 mph. Finish 87 (64% humidity, 73.7 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 6 mph.

I believe this is the first I biked this route with the GoPro camera. Clips from various spots along the route. Nothing out of the ordinary along the route other than signs from the rain last week. I finished the ride at 1:24 PM.

Weather for Thursday should repeat today and I will ride.

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Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

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Texas Bicycling News Digest September 24th 2019

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UTSA unveils bike repair shop for beloved San Antonio cyclist

By Stephanie Serna | www.ksat.com

SAN ANTONIO – Nearly six months after he was struck and killed by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle, Tito Bradshaw is being honored by the local cycling community and the University of Texas in San Antonio.

On Tuesday, the Tito Bradshaw Bicycle Repair Shop officially opened its doors at UTSA’s main campus. …

ASU PD Warns Students After Spike in Bicycle Thefts

By Matt Tramell | sanangelolive.com

SAN ANGELO, TX — The Angelo State University’s Police department has sent out a notice warning students of recent bicycle thefts.

According to the ASU PD, on September 23, University Police are investigating several recent bicycle thefts. The thefts are occurring around residence halls. Bicycles have been reported taken from Centennial Village and Texan Hall. …

Finished the ride at the Addicks Reservoir in Houston. This route can take you 30+ miles west. from bicycletouring

Wine Tasting Cruise

by Waco Bicycle Club | www.facebook.com

Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM 1625 Country Spring Rd, Lorena, Texas 76655 Join us for a 35 mile cruise from Country Spring Vineyard in Lorena to Kissing Tree Vineyard Tasting Room in Eddy with a few miles of beautiful countryside in between.

We will meet at Country Spring Vineyard Be ready to roll at 10:30 AM. Turn by turn directions will be passed out before the ride.

Expect a leisurely social ride pace about 13 mph.

We will take a break for a tasting at the Kissing Tree Vineyard then ride a few more miles and enjoy tasting more wine at the Country Spring Vineyard. Bring $$. Snacks are available to order. …

Austin in a Nutshell Bike Tour

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Discover Austin by bike on a 2-hour tour that goes through Zilker Park, Congress Avenue, and around Lady Bird Lake. See landmarks like the Texas State Capitol and Congress Avenue Bridge as your guide shares stories about the Texas capital’s history. …

Hale On Wheels: Cyclists bike across Hale County for annual event

Don Brown | www.myplainview.com

Area cyclists set out from the Ollie Liner Center Saturday morning for the 10th annual Hale On Wheels biking event.

Temperatures were a little cooler and late night drizzles left roadways wet but it didn’t deter participants.

Ron Appling, event chairman, was happy with the turnout after a night of rain in the area. The 203 riders matched the record set last year.

The first group left …

Houston’s Newest Bike Share Station Opens At Near Northside Transit Center

GAIL DELAUGHTER | www.houstonpublicmedia.org

The new BCycle kiosk will serve bus and rail riders along with neighborhood residents. It will allow riders to connect to nearby bike share stations along with the bayou trails.

Houston BCycle began with three downtown bike share kiosks back in 2012. Now it’s installed its 99th station at METRO’s Burnett Transit Center in the Near Northside neighborhood. …

GALLERY: Fourth Annual Emmitt Smith Gran Fondo

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Over 1600 cyclists took part in the fourth annual Emmitt Smith Gran Fondo charity cycling ride, sponsored by Toyota, on Sept. 14 leaving from the iconic Southfork Ranch in Parker, TX.

The Gran Fondo courses were designed to accommodate the most avid of cyclists to the casual weekend rider. Cyclists could choose from five routes based on their skill level: the timed 94-mile Gran Fondo course …

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Sunbeams All The Way to Huffman Bike Ride

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The clouds left as forecasted and the sun moved in as I began today’s bike ride at 10:55 AM. I chose the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route and biked 32.66 miles, just enough to hit 500.23 miles for the month. This leaves 200 miles to reach my goal. It looks like it be close to hit my goal if the weather lets me.

Weather while I biked today: start 91 (63% humidity, 76.5 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 9 mph. Finish 91 (57% humidity, 73.3 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 12 mph. After the rain last week it is great to see sun and lower humidity. This should continue until Friday, maybe beyond that.

It looked like the roads closed when I biked this direction on Saturday are now open: Old Atascocita Road, FM 1960 east of Huffman, and FM 1485 north of Huffman.

I plan on biking Wednesday.

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Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

I am staying ahead of all of the years except 2018. I was a biking fool last year, I guess.

Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles