It was far from freezing for the 31st annual Freeze your Fanny bike ride Saturday. The annual Piney Woods ride from Longview is a fundraiser for East Texas Lightnin’, an independent team of athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Saturday’s riders did either 10-, 40- or metric century (62-mile) routes. Longview temperatures were in the mid-50s.
We have been working on a new trail across south Austin to form a loop around Austin that includes south Austin. Yesterday, we met with a neighborhood that backs up to Williamson Creek. I am extremely disappointed at what many of the speakers said. Without going into great detail, the reputation of MTBr’s was really really bad with this group. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought they were talking about an off shoot of the Banditos motorcycle gang.
I found out that we "destroy trees and creeks and kill off the wildlife". We "ride thru in huge groups with our music playing so the neighbors have to put up with that thump thump thump all night long". And "if they allow one trail, then …
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-Bicycles Inc. – Century of the Month Sat, February 09, 2019 9:00 AM 5739 SW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76017 -Grandview Gallop Sun, February 10, 2019 9:00 AM 106 S Walnut St, Venus, TX 76084 -Loco NoNemo Sat, February 16, 2019 9:00 AM Glen Rose High School, Glen Rose, TX -Ovilla Thrilla Sun, February 17, 2019 9:00 AM 1301 Day Miar Rd, Mansfield, TX -Easter Hill Country Tour – 2019 Fri, April 19, 2019 Kerrville, Texas -Fort Davis 2019 Thu, August 08, 2019 9:00 AM Fort Davis, Texas
Today we raced Day 2 of the Cedar Hill Race Festival. Jeff Makohon and Lawrence Gibson raced the Men’s Masters 40+, followed by Jack Makohon and Victor Gibson in the Men’s 4/5. Victor finished 11th and Jack was… https://t.co/uWe1uqQJgE
In case you missed our Hill Country Hundy route livecasts on Friday…current plan is for this section to be included in all routes. We will have a Facebook Live route overview Monday evening.https://t.co/uXCIts81Xyhttps://t.co/XYDy7jbY8S
We are in need of volunteers to help with various preparation work at the track. If you are interested please email me at dougevans@alkekvelodrome.org with your email and times available (weekday, weeknight,… https://t.co/BrRiZ6phSl
For those thinking "this is February and its cold outside, so I'm going back to bed" — GET UP! Its 60 degrees outside at 7am and warming to 70. Fantastic day for a ride through the beautiful horse ranches… https://t.co/dBdC5LeILY
Summary
The PBA Pantry Pedal is a charity event that is part bike ride, part food drive and lots of fun! Participating riders will buy food items from local grocery stores that will be donated to Minnie’s Food Pantry in Plano. Opportunity for PBA to get wonderful publicity for work outside of cycling.
Minnies’ Food Pantry
Minnie’s Food Pantry is located at the corner of Independence and Parker. There is a need during the summer to feed school children who are not at school to get meals. A list of food staples has been provided to fill this need.
In 2017, Minnie’s Food Pantry fed 37,000 people. Of that number, over 10,000 were children.
When
Sunday, April, 28, 2019 from 11am – 2pm
Where
PBA Saturday Ride Central at Northwest Corner of Spring Creek and Coit …
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8:00am- Corinth Cycling Group RidesFebruary 3, 2019 at 8:00 am – 10:30 am101 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201, USAhttp://www.corinthcycling.com/cccriderules.pdf 8:00am
8:00am – Corinth Cycling Group RidesFebruary 9, 2019 at 8:00 am – 11:00 am101 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201, USACorinth Cycling Weekend Group Rides. All rides depart from southeast corner of Denton Square.
   8:00am- Corinth Cycling Group RidesFebruary 10, 2019 at 8:00 am – 10:30 am101 S Locust St, Denton, TX 76201, USAhttp://www.corinthcycling.com/cccriderules.pdf 8:00am
GREENSBORO, N.C. (BRAIN) — A group of four companies called the Tiger Group submitted the winning bid to buy the assets of Advanced Sports Enterprises for just over $23 million on Friday. A bankruptcy judge approved the bid; a closing is expected Tuesday.
She walked onto the patio like she was walking off her yacht. I was waiting for her at the back of a coffee house overlooking Lake Travis. It was a rainy, lazy day, and she had texted to tell me that she had just awakened from a nap and was running a little late. Dena was sporting a long mane of naturally curly hair (never combed except in the shower), brown with blond highlights), a plaid shirt with a …
Super Bowl ride tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning at Bullis Park off Blanco Rd. in San Antonio,Texas Annually ride ,mapped out by Jimmy Britton's bicycle shop , Local forecast say NO RAIN,Cloudy 73 F. Great day to ride you bicycle .
Start line, calm before the storm w/ @Pamelaanne633 at the @hautewheelsrace 24-hour race (practicing for Race Across the West in June) and several Haute Wheels teams and solos here with… https://t.co/1lPa1Q4gmk
Newest member of our team katrinakat33 shows us how strong she is at the Pace Bend Ultra. In addition to being a single mom, interior designer, and B&B owner (with a law degree), Katrina… https://t.co/dshsjVv9Gk
Haute Wheels Racing is ecstatic to have a great contingent of Houston ladies here at the 3rd annual Pace Bend Ultra. This race keeps getting bigger and better every year! Great job at the… https://t.co/kuckONTB0B
Our Go-To sprinter Chris Tolley rode like a champ today and came in a close 2nd place at the Cedar Hill P12 Road Race after a good setup by the squad. Day 2 tomorrow at Cedar Hill State Park, TX! #elbowzracing#cedarhillRRpic.twitter.com/KhrIITylli
Lone Star Cyclists Rides last 2 – 2 1/2 hours. The routes and groupings are determined by tho Tuesday and Thursday evening rides meet at the Anna May Daulton Elementary, … https://t.co/SDj7YqdE33
Lone Star Cyclists Sat. February 16 8:00AM—Sat. February 16, 2019, 3:00PM Location: Parking lot behind Heritage Park – 234 N 8th St, Midlothian, TX 76065 GPS 32.484162,-96.9943 … https://t.co/YLBrYCh9vb
Sat. February 9 9:00AM—Sat. February 9, 2019, 3:00PM Bicycles Inc Century of the Month Ride Routes for EVERYONE from 12 miles up to 103 miles. ARLI… https://t.co/q8g4EhXkKz
I kept waiting for the temperature to get above 60 degrees and finally the wheels went down at 1:00 PM. For the first ride in February I wanted to ride at least 10% of my 345 mile goal for the month. I chose the “Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman” route and rode 36.42 miles, almost 11% which is a good start.
Weather during the bike ride: start 63 (86% humidity), overcast, wind E 8 mph. Finish 68 (79% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 8 mph. Those extra couple of degrees at the start happened while I got dressed. I decided to wear my new Bellwether long sleeve thermal jersey as part of my chill avoiding wardrobe. Photos, front and back.
To go along with this new jersey I added a regular long sleeve jersey over top, shorts, leg warmers, windbreaker jacket, and full finger gloves. Until I warmed up around 18 minutes into the ride I felt a little chilly with some prickly skin sensations as the body got use to exercising after several days off. Once I warmed up it didn’t feel quite as cold. I am a temperature wimp.
When I got to the closed bridge on Old Atascocita Road I thought maybe I wouldn’t be able to complete the route but the base asphalt was down and it was strong enough for bike traffic but not vehicles plus the big concrete barriers blocked the road. Photos of the bridge.
After taking the photos I continued riding east to FM 2100 and then to Ramsey Road where I turned around and headed back to Huffman. At Huffman no need for a rest stop so I biked west with the wind at my back most of the way to Atascocita Shores Drive. The clouds thinned somewhat and sunshine warmed the air a little.
Back in Kingwood at Town Center Park a number of sellers manned tents/canopies to show their goods as people walked around. I rode through without any trouble but had to wait several minutes to cross Kingwood Drive. From there it is a little over 2 miles to finish the ride at 3:50 PM.
Average watts: 124, max watts 385. Heart rate average: 135 (77%), max heart rate 157 (90%). The wind wasn’t particularly strong and I tried to keep a steady pace. This route has numerous starts and stops and only a few continuous sections to build up speed and keep it.
The next several days weather will warm up and I plan on taking advantage to ride.
SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
Strava Year Progressions Graph
Slightly ahead of most previous years except for 2017 which must have been bike ride friendly.
Transportation Services, UPD discuss state and campus-wide bike policies
Many of Texas A&M’s nearly 70,000 students use bikes on campus to get to their destination, so learning the rules and laws about cycling is crucial.
Blake Hosler, a mechanical engineering sophomore, was hit by a car last semester while riding his bike across a crosswalk on campus. While he was not seriously injured, Hosler said the experience helped him learn more about bike safety. …
WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2019) – Baylor’s Department of Public Safety recently approved a new Traffic, Transportation and Parking Policy for the University. One of the most notable inclusions in the policy is the prohibition of texting while driving or cycling on campus unless hands-free technology is used.
Already a law under the Texas Transportation Code, no texting while driving is now an offense on Baylor’s roadways as well and may result in a Baylor citation. …
Police have identified the bicyclist killed Monday night after he was struck by a Capital Metro bus near the University of Texas campus.
It happened at around 10:30 p.m. on Jacinto Boulevard near the E. 23rd Street intersection, which is close to the Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. …
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – A bicyclist killed in a collision with a Capital Metro bus has been identified as 39-year-old Anthony John Diaz. Diaz was a U.S. Navy veteran and long-time FOX 7 Austin employee who friends and coworkers knew as Tony.
Monday night, Tony finished his shift at FOX 7 Austin and jumped on his bicycle.
As he was riding north on San Jacinto, his life was suddenly cut short. …
AUSTIN (KXAN) —There are still a lot of questions about how a bicyclist ended up dead beneath a Cap Metro bus Monday night.
His family has questions too.
A woman on the bus told us she had concerns about the driver’s behavior before the crash. KXAN spoke to the cyclist’s family and was surprised to hear how they feel about the driver tonight. …
The 31st Annual Freeze Your Fanny Bike Ride is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2.
The race starts at Johnston McQueen Elementary School, at 422 FM 2751 just outside Longview. Race options are 10 miles, 20 miles and 62 miles. The ride benefits …
WheelBrothers in con-junction with “Bikin’ Mike†of the Richardson Bike Mart will be hosting an area event for today’s ride organizers.
In recent years, it’s been harder for many events to keep their numbers up. And unfortunately, in some cases this puts the future of those events in jeopardy.
We don’t want to see your bike tours go away.
In order to help your rides grow, we invite you to join a workshop-style gathering at the …
A reminder that our Eliel Custom Store is OPEN for 168 more hours to get your 2019 gear: https://custom.elielcycling.com/collections/steiner-ranch-cycling-1 don’t procrastinate!
Insurance waiver found here, this covers you! http://steinerranchcycling.com/welcome/
Saturday there will be two training rides leaving at different times (from Cups & Cones) – Faster Pace and Endurance Pace. Rain is in the forecast, so watch for updates …
I’m sitting outside a 7-11 late on a Wednesday, just down the street from the huge football stadium on the University of Texas campus. It’s where a cyclist, aged 39, with a helmet and lights on both the front and back of his bike, was hit, dragged under and trapped by a Capital Metro bus Monday night. It was there that he died. I just learned about this horrible tragedy tonight, and so I …
FYI, the city of Cedar Park is making an effort to educate all road and trail users:
http://www.headsupcedarpark.com/
I really like how they made an effort to make the message "all road users need to be more aware" instead of "car drivers need to look our for cyclist and pedestrians" but even so the first NextDoor post after the city announced this …
Houston Bicycle Club | houstonbicycleclub.wildapricot.org
03 Feb 2019 9:00 AM
Stude Park
We now have a ride for Sunday. We’ve added a Houston Sans Car ride.
This is an informal, leader led ride, at an easy pace (Ride speed: 11 – 14 mph ) for those who want to see parts of Houston and many of its special places by bike. The rest stop will be at one of the city’s independent coffee houses, so if you like coffee, and want to ride through some interesting neighborhoods, this is the ride for you. Total distance is between 20 and 25 miles. The forecast is looking good, partly cloudy and comfortable temperatures.
The ride starts at Stude Park on Usener St. near Michaux St. The nearest large cross streets are White Oak and Studemont.
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX Meet at 8:45 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 9:00. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Breakfast someplace after the ride. Bob Clark, 915-204-2531.The sta… https://t.co/hAyhedtXV5
New Event Texas Cycle Werks South Austin Trail Rides – Austin, TX Texas Cycle Werks, proud sponsors of the ATX100K endurance race series, hosts weekly shop rides each Tuesday and Thursday leaving from the shop in south Austin and heading out to the South… https://t.co/LmzmLjad5I
New Event Tom Mays-Vinton Afternoon Tuneup – El Paso, TX LEAVE at 3:00 p.m. from the corner of Resler & Transmountain (park in SW corner of hospital parking lot). Head up bike path to Paseo del Norte, cross to bike path on other side, go to state park en… https://t.co/wDc6fzQRbj
New Event Camping and Mountain Biking Trip – Burnet, TX For more information, please visit: https://t.co/cK48l041bn
WHAT: We're heading out to the Reveille Peak Ranch, about an hour from campus, for a one night camping trip! We're covering food, transp… https://t.co/ZfSkwtaoDC
