{"id":15488,"date":"2012-08-22T01:06:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T06:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15488"},"modified":"2012-08-22T01:06:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T06:06:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-21st-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/22\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-21st-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garland Designated Bike Routes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby brewrider www.bikeforums.net
\nI’m trying to find some information on Garland’s designated bike routes. I’ve seen some sparse signs on Duck Creek Dr. and Glenbrook, but that’s about it. I’m wondering if there are other streets with this designation, and if there is a map somewhere. The city has nothing at all about it on their site. Anybody know? …<\/p>\n

STOLEN BIKE ALERT: black Fuji track<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff<\/p>\n

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Jack Christie\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcs black Fuji track with velocity wheels was stolen from Northpark Center Saturday evening, August 18. If found, please lock up bike and contact us at 214-452-1727. Please spread the word.<\/p>\n

Why I cycle alone<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAuthor: Ray Garza RGV Cycling
\nI have cycled on off since the early 90\u00e2\u20ac\u00b2s when Nancy and I went shopping for a bike for her. Being the Dallas area, this meant a trip to Richardson Bike Mark, the premier bike shop in the Dallas area. She ended up with a Cannondale road bike while I, being spontaneous, picked up a Bianchi. Thus began my cycling adventures with my first and only partner to date.<\/p>\n

We were training for the Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122n Hell 100 in Wichita Falls held every August in the heat of Summer. We rode often encouraging each other to keep going. The rides were fun with lots of talk of riding at this event or traveling somewhere to ride. It was a…<\/p>\n

The following is from an email Don Bynum sent to me and others. He has a blog but sometimes his adventures don’t make it there.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ride #1
\nI got in a 22.8 mile ride yesterday morning (Monday 8\/20) down to Fall Creek Vineyards on the north end of Lake Buchanan and back.\u00c2\u00a0 My rear shifter cable broke about half way through and with help from my very experienced riding chum, John Chalmers, we adjusted the shift limiters and were able to get it to lock into 7th on the rear, to avoid having to live through the climbs with it in 9th.\u00c2\u00a0 The 15%+ climb out of Tow up to the Paradise Point cutoff of RR2241 was pretty brutal, but I lived through that and found the average 3-4% for the next 2 miles to be pretty easy.\u00c2\u00a0 I may have been delerious after the 15% climb but I was really fast on that 3-4% section!\u00c2\u00a0 For the full ride my numbers were MaxHR 151bpm, AvgHR 111, calories burned 1,470 with an average speed of 13.7mph.
\nJohn loaned me a shifter cable when we got back to his place and showed me how to install it properly, then I rode on home.
\nRide #2
\nThen yesterday afternoon I hauled the Catrike over to Kingsland a met local solar power magnet and music personality Richard Golladay for a 22.8 miler from the corner of FM1431 and FM2900 via town streets to River Oaks Drive then over to Slab Road (Ranch Road 3404) and then out to TX71, and back.\u00c2\u00a0 With all the gears available my MaxHR was much lower at 132 but the average was a little higher at 114.\u00c2\u00a0 There is about a 300 foot elevation gain from where Slab Road crosses the LLano River to TX71.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 After the morning ride, I was struggling a little with “Tired Leg Sysdrome” (TLS).\u00c2\u00a0 Average speed was only 13.4 mph.
\nRide #3
\nThis morning John Chalmers picked me up and we drove over to Doug Miller’s Place on Lake LBJ from whence we, with lots of help from Doug, abused my increasing alarmed legs with a ride that went from 840 feet msl at its low point to 1,630 feet msl at our turnaround,\u00c2\u00a0 The route is shown on the map below.<\/div>\n
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\nWhile we did experience a whopping 790 feet of elevation change, we did it all more than twice (going up and down a bunch), giving us a total ascent of 1,775 feet.\u00c2\u00a0 My poor old feeble laigs wuz pretty well used up by the time we arrived back at Doug’s refridgerator (beer storage!).\u00c2\u00a0 In the course of the 31.4 miles my MaxHR was kept at a modest 136 bpm by my exhausted legs.\u00c2\u00a0 The AvgHR was only 109bpm.\u00c2\u00a0 Calories burned showed 2,080.\u00c2\u00a0 My average speed was 12.3 mph.
\nThis is a really spectacular route through beautiful Texas Hill Country ranches and I recommend it for anyone with the legs to do it unless they are troubled by encountering the occassional very large and curious bovine critter or any of his wonderfully prolific and organic leavings in the road.\u00c2\u00a0 To be honest, I could not figure out if today’s large bull was curious or disgruntled, so being exhausted and considering getting out of my misery, I chose “curious” and rode on past him.\u00c2\u00a0 I usually do not do this ride the day after riding 45 miles with a good bit of climbing with the rear shifter locked in 7th gear.\u00c2\u00a0 It was however most manly and heroic and all and besides Doug has a great beer collection and said I had to make the ride if I wanted any of it.
\nWhat’s the point if your friends can’t enjoy watching you suffer?
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Local resident\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s granddaughter participates in Texas 4000<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSpecial to the Courier\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.winfieldcourier.com
\nLeah Horsch, granddaughter of Dr. Kenneth McCanon of Winfield and the late Norma McCanon, recently participated in the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Longest Annual Charity Bike Ride in the World,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d peddling more than 4,000 miles.<\/p>\n

She left Austin, Texas, on June 1 and arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, with 41 teammates of the nonprofit organization LIVESTRONG TEXAS 4000 on Aug. 10. The mayor greeted the group as they arrived in Anchorage and celebrated their raising of $315,000 to date.<\/p>\n

The TEXAS 4000 is dedicated to fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge and charity. They cultivate the next generation to lead the fight against cancer through this cornerstone event. They share hope by letting those touched by cancer know that…<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jared Haney wins Time Trial Series II Prize<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTyler Bicycle Club
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\nJared Haney won the GoPro Camera donated by Farris Machine, the East Texas Triathletes, and the Tyler Bicycle club.\u00c2\u00a0 He also won a free bicycle make-over from Simpson Fitness and Sports.<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeLeague\/status\/237903373427408896<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/dkcholo\/status\/237882388728926211<\/p>\n

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Special membership premiums if you join or renew your BikeTexas membership at #HH100<\/a> this weekend!<\/p>\n

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n