{"id":56117,"date":"2021-03-21T22:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T03:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56117"},"modified":"2021-03-21T22:59:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T03:59:01","slug":"texas-biking-news-march-21st-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/03\/21\/texas-biking-news-march-21st-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News March 21st 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Riverside Ride and Kidz Fest peddles good times for all ages in Victoria<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Chase Rogers | www.victoriaadvocate.com<\/h4>\n

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This year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual Riverside Ride in Victoria drew dozens of biking connoisseurs from the region like past years, but Shannon Longoria was poised to shake it up for the event\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 13th year.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We wanted to get the kids out and into the sun and fresh air,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the Kiwanis Club vice president said over the live music and soft hum of attendees at DeLeon Plaza on Saturday. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are all about kids at the Kiwanis Club, so it made sense to make this event all about kids also. …<\/p>\n

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Southern Tier 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mike L. | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

March 2021: Getting Ready<\/h4>\n

Friday March 12, 2021\nOK, we’re about one week out from the start of our Southern Tier ride. I’m so excited to be going, and couldn’t be happier that I get to start the trip with my son and (hopefully) end the trip with my wife. There could also be other surprise guests along the route (keeping my fingers crossed for a Batman drop-in). If all goes well, Jeffrey will accompany me from San Diego to El Paso, TX over the first two weeks of the ride. After that, I plan to ride solo until getting to eastern Mississippi, where Heidi and I plan to meet up. From there, we are planning on approx. 7 days to cross Florida and reach the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

I had a few options when planning this trip, but chose to follow ACA’s Southern Tier route due to a combination of timing, distance and weather. The timing was essential as I knew that I would be in a career change during MAR-APR so this would be …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Travel Day to San Diego<\/h4>\n

Saturday March 20, 2021, 9 miles (14 km) – Total so far: 9 miles (14 km)\n…And the trip has officially begun! We made it safely out of Virginia this morning and arrived in San Diego by 1pm local time. From there, it was over to the hotel to unpack and assemble the bikes and then go for a quick test ride to the ocean. Jeffrey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike looks great, while I have to make some minor adjustments to the rear derailleur on mine as some of my gears were slipping on the test ride. Oh, and we had an opportunity to test the climbing gears in San Diego too – Hill St. over by Sunset Cliffs was very appropriately named!<\/p>\n

We were met today by one of Jeffrey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best friends Jake and his girlfriend Leslie. They live out here and …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Southern Tier with a friend in 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Chris Bradshaw | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

Day 17: Las Cruces – El Paso (50 miles)<\/h4>\n

Wednesday March 17, 2021\nWe started the day by shaking the pounds of sand out of out tents. The night was exceptionally cold, and the 40 mph winds blew sand everywhere. The ride today was easy and weather was beautiful. Slowly, we are losing the scenery of Arizona and New Mexico for the flatlands of Texas. Another flat change on the roadside, this time for Jon. That didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t slow us down as we kept moving swiftly down the roads and bike path. The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rio Grande\u00e2\u20ac\u009d we crossed several times and rode along could use some water otherwise the kayaks won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be useful at all. A quick stop at a bike shop in El Paso then on the …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Day 18: Rest Day<\/h4>\n

Thursday March 18, 2021\nA well deserved rest day in El Paso, TX gives us a chance to rest our legs and be on the lookout for more tacos. We started the day by working on our bikes. Jon, getting a new chain, rear derailleur cable and some brake pads. Nicholas, only needed a cleaning of his chain and a brake adjustment. George, Mike and myself only needed some cleaning and chain lube.<\/p>\n

Then it was time to get serious. Nicholas, went through his 1 million items in his panniers and was able to shed 10 pounds of gear. A short walk to the post office, followed by a stop for some tacos. Then it was Nicks idea to …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Day 19: El Paso – Sierra Blanca (96 miles)<\/h4>\n

Friday March 19, 2021\nToday was a tough ride. 96 miles into a headwind the entire way. Luckily, Mike \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Machine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dieterle was able to pull us along the way. So far, Texas is not impressive to look at. The route took us on frontage roads that pass through several goat towns now, mostly due to the nearby interstate. The roads are mostly used by boarder patrol vehicles. Twice today we came upon a lady in distress. She is a 76 year old lady riding the southern tier with …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Touring Texas the ride is on<\/a><\/h2>\n

By John Murphy | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

Table of Contents<\/p>\n

Burton to La Grange to 9 miles from Weimar and back to La Grange: Wow what a ride today\nLa Grange to hallettsvile: You just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust google\nHallettsvile to Victoria: v is for victory and Victoria\nVictoria to south Victoria to east Victoria to Edna: Just a lot of running around\nEdna to la ward and back to edna: Rain wind and more of the same\nEdna to port lavaca to Tivoli: Headwind all day long\n5 miles south of tivoli turn around and back north to Victoria: Just unforgiving headwind\nVictoria to Gonzales: It was going to be my day off\nZero day: Just laying around resting and stretching and hydrating\nGonzales to new braunfels: The almighty crosswind\nSeguin to new braunfels: So I only made it to seguin yesterday\nNew braunfels to mikels landing to bruene to new braunfels: A ride around the area with Stephen and Diana\nNew braunfels to wimberely: Hills and head winds\nWimberely to Buda: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for another episode of climbing headwinds\nBuda to cedar park to round rock: The local weather man got it right\nZero day: Georgetown\nGeorgetown to temple: Newman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rules\nSouth temple to north waco: Tailwinds and crosswinds\nBellmead to south Waco to east Waco back to bellmead: My planned trip to magnolia silos\nWaco to mexia: Crosswind\/ headwind\/ First bike scrape\nMexia Texas to Buffalo Texas: Just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t escape those headwinds\nZero day rain: Buffalo Texas *\nBuffalo Tx to Huntsville Tx: Manageable headwind *\nHuntsville to south Conroe to Montgomery: Just another day in the saddle *\nMontgomery to Conroe to all around Conroe to my WS HOST: Conroe is very hilly *\nConroe to navasota to 10 miles from brenham: Those frigging headwinds *\nEpilogue: I just keep learning all the time *\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Southern Tier, Austin to St. Augustine<\/a><\/h2>\n
By Bryan Fabel | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n
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Packing and heading to Austin: Two days of automobile travel.\nBastrop State Park to Highway 237 and 159: Wild fire.\n159 & 237 to Navasota: Pay attention to the MAP!!\nNavasota to Double Lake Recreation Area: Sam Houston National Forest road is mighty fine.\nDouble Lake (Coldspring) to Kountze: Mostly tail wind and gentle rolling hills, bliss.\nKountze to Merryville: 22 days in Texas...out-a-there\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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 Denton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s big cleanup is coming in smaller doses this year<\/a><\/h2>\n
By Justin Grass | dentonrc.com<\/h4>\n
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As part of Keep Denton Beautiful\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 33rd annual Great American Cleanup, the A-train Rail Trail got a weekend face-lift, with Bike Denton volunteers removing about a dozen trash bags\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 worth of litter Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Typically, Denton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cleanup is held as a single-day event, but this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s runs the entire month of March. Carly Weld, program and volunteer coordinator for Keep Denton Beautiful, said the change is helping distance groups and spread out supplies and tools \u00e2\u20ac\u201d such as litter tongs, gloves and bags \u00e2\u20ac\u201d more efficiently.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The idea is straightforward \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in Denton, we clean up roadways, waterways, parks and …<\/p>\n
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