{"id":56335,"date":"2021-04-21T00:57:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T05:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56335"},"modified":"2021-04-21T00:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T05:58:12","slug":"texas-biking-news-april-20th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/21\/texas-biking-news-april-20th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News April 20th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police investigating hit and run that killed cyclist near UH Sunday<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n

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A Sunday morning hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist remains under investigation, Houston police said.<\/p>\n

Around 8 a.m., the cyclist, identified as James Turley, 73, was riding northbound along Spur 5 near Elgin. As Turley turned onto Elgin riding his three-wheeled recumbent bike, he was struck by a westbound driver on Elgin. Police said the driver did not stop.<\/p>\n

A recumbent bike is a vehicle that allows the rider to sit down and pedal with …<\/p>\n

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A Sally on the Southern Tier<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

Day 7: Brackettville- Leakey<\/h4>\n

Monday April 19, 2021, 75 miles (121 km) – Total so far: 542 miles (873 km)\nDeeper and deeper into the heart of Texas. Today I got a taste of what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to come when I entered Texas Hill country. Had a wonderful stay at the fort Clarke campground. The fort is a huge complex and was a nice early morning ride to take me to my second breakfast after the pizza. I found breakfast tacos which Had just opened up at 8 o\u00e2\u20ac\u2122clock. An egg and Bacon taco and egg and chorizo did the trick.<\/p>\n

I feel like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m settling into a groove and the miles are accumulating. Today I passed over 500 for the trip which means I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a quarter done. I usually think about taking a break every 10 miles or so. Sometimes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a matter of getting out of the saddle and straddling the bike that will do the trick. Other times I will need to get off the bike and stretch or go lay down for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

Today I was able to mail my package home and I can tell a difference in volume and in weight. There was one …<\/p>\n

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Day 8: Leakey to Kerrville<\/h4>\n

Tuesday April 20, 2021, 68 miles (110 km) – Total so far: 611 miles (983 km)\nSomeone, in a conversation with me once, said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Verizon, you could probably get Verizon on the moon. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true or not but there was no Verizon coverage in the hill country for the last two days. And what a two days it was.<\/p>\n

These were the best two days of the trip so far. It was so nice to be out of the desert and into terrain with trees and water and flowers. The climbing has been extraordinary and the reward magnificent. Just so nice to be flying down roads after the challenge of climbing to the summit. There were several sections today where the grade was between 9 to 11% which is pretty significant The rollers seem to go on forever and ever but the scenery has turned quite beautiful.<\/p>\n

There were parts of today that were nicer than I could\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve imagined Texas ever …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

Check out my #HCRA2021<\/a> for @hillcountryride<\/a> photo https:\/\/t.co\/nj7gkOLXXf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TE1beZ9A8h<\/a><\/p>— Paul Scott (@scootscott) April 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>