Texas Bicycling News Digest April 22nd 2018
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Volunteer: St. Jude North Texas Bicycle Rally- Volunteers needed
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… We are looking for volunteers to help us execute the St. Jude North Texas Bicycle Rally on October 13 that begins at the Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club.
Leadership positions available to serve on event Committee such as
Volunteer coordinator
Securing Nutrition/Hydration needs
Medical Liaison
The following opportunities are for Day of event …
Cruising Route 66
By Janice Branham and Barry Branham | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 19: Amarillo to Adrian TX: Cadillac Mud Ranch
Saturday April 21, 2018, 45 miles (72 km) – Total so far: 977 miles (1,572 km)
Slow start today. Camping adds time to the departing process in the morning, and packing up in a cold foggy drizzle after a night of rain is a bigger production. Then we had some navigation challenges to find the Cadillac Ranch. The Adventure Cycling Route is north of I-40 but the ranch is on the south side, which was a little confusing.
Barry and I pulled up to the ranch to see a 50 yard field of mud between us and the Cadillacs. After 200+ days without rain, Amarillo got almost a half inch during the thunderstorm the night before. Walk it we did, in our bike shoes, to get the essential photo op. …
Two Timing Texas Tour
By Richard Hoeg | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 19: Crockett to Madisonville: Sunday Solitude (and birds)
Sunday April 22, 2018, 40 miles (64 km) – Total so far: 783 miles (1,260 km)
Sunday is always a great day to get an early start. Until approximately 10:30 am most of the rest of the world is relaxing at home. The end result is the roads are almost devoid of traffic! We took Texas #21 SW to Madisonville. Cars were not around till late morning. Most of our company was wildflowers and birds … great solitude on a Sunday morning. Our route had good shoulders almost the entire route which made for a nice ride. …
The Southern Tier: San Diego to St. Augustine (and further?)
By Susanne Holste | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 40. Austin to Buescher State Park
Sunday April 22, 2018, 81 km (50 miles) – Total so far: 2,805 km (1,743 miles)
The forecast had been for rain in the morning and heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon. We were happy to set off with cool and overcast weather but no rain. The ride out of Austin was better than the highway coming in. On the outskirts we cycled through Monopolis which looked like a poor and depressed town but there was a smart cafe, restaurant, and a couple of gated communities. There were also several churches and a colorful smoke shop. This side of Austin looks …
Day 41. Buescher State Park to Carmine
Monday April 23, 2018, 58 km (36 miles) – Total so far: 2,863 km (1,779 miles)
When we woke up, the humidity inside the shelter was gone and our things we drier than I had hoped for. We stopped at the park’s office to thank the staff for their great help. If it hadn’t been for a cancellation and Kathy’s suggestion, we’d have had a miserable night. The morning was sunny and cool and we had a nice ride through pretty countryside. We might as well be in another state with all the greenery and lushness around us. The cattle looked content as they were …
Erik Bikes Across America (Southern Tier)
By Erik Soballe | www.crazyguyonabike.com
El Paso to Van Horn: A century full of dust devils and honeybees
Friday April 20, 2018, 115 miles (185 km) – Total so far: 1,031 miles (1,659 km)
Since there weren’t a lot of good options out of El Paso, I decided to push into Van Horn. It’s mostly flat ~ 2000 feet of elevation gain over 115 miles. For the first 60 miles or so, I either had a side wind or a headwind, it was slow going. As I got closer to the interstate, my luck changed and I was met by a strong tailwind. This made the afternoon go much faster. …
Van Horn to Fort Davis: 200 Miles in 2 days! Hills
Saturday April 21, 2018, 84 miles (134 km) – Total so far: 1,114 miles (1,793 km)
I thought I was done with the mountains. Today, I was planning on an 85 miler with 3500 ft of climb. Somehow the GPS route and Google Maps let me down. My GPS clocked around 4200 feet of climb. It was easier than the Emory Pass, but not by a ton. …
Riding Along The Rio Grande
By shary koenig | www.crazyguyonabike.com
INTRODUCTION: RIDING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
Sunday April 1, 2018
Luke Dittrich is one of the best writers/reporters in our country. Even before reading Luke’s story about “Walking The Border” I had the idea of riding as close to the Texas/Mexican Border as I could. Before doing any research I didn’t know how many parts of Donald Trump’s Wall were already constructed, or how many sections of the wall had been built by previous administrations, or what the people living in the area felt about having a wall built. I knew from past …
El Paso to Clint: FIRST DAY OF RIDING
Friday April 6, 2018
It’s an easy and very satisfying day. Moderate temperature, somewhat overcast, and the route has delighted me taking us for 36miles through El Paso neighborhoods, getting glimpses of the Rio Grande and the Wall. The Wall in El Paso was constructed under prior administrations. It is see through chain linked fencing. …
Clint to Fort Handcock: Met other Touring Cyclists
Saturday April 7, 2018, 36 miles (58 km) – Total so far: 36 miles (58 km)
I’m giving myself 10 days to get stronger. Right now riding a 35 mile day is near impossible. Today twice I got off my bike to walk a minute to give sore spots a moment of rest. …
Fort Handcock to Sierra Bianco: Riding Through The Pass
Sunday April 8, 2018, 42 miles (68 km) – Total so far: 78 miles (126 km)
It’s Sunday and we’ve reached the first place where food was available, a huge Truck Stop, lots of colorful Mexican imports , and a rather cold air conditioned restaurant. To get here was mostly a fun ride with just us and the Texas landscape. Not a single car passed us for 2 hours as we rolled along FM 192. The last two miles were up and hard pedaling into the wind, so by the time we reached the restaurant I was sincerely wishing the waitress would let …
Sierra Blanca To Van Horn: A Jubilant Day
Monday April 9, 2018, 31 miles (50 km) – Total so far: 109 miles (175 km)
Cause to celebrate!!! We are on our 3rd day of riding, statistically the hardest day when beginning a tour. Instead, we finished riding by 2:00 and I’m not even exhausted. It would actually be 1:00 except that we crossed back into Central Time a few miles back. I am jubilant that we rode through our second Mountain Pass and I was able to endure the hour and a half climb without feeling like we’d have to quit the tour. Yeah , Mom! This tour is a present to myself for …
Van Horn to Valentine: The Sweetest Couple in Valentine
Tuesday April 10, 2018, 43 miles (69 km) – Total so far: 152 miles (245 km)
The Prada building is a joke, an art form, a totally amusing and successful art concept. Perfect location. Imagine us riding for 5 hours not seeing a single gas station, or sign, or anything but the far stretching desert and distant mountains. Then Prada pops up in the ultimate of unlikely places! …
Marfa: Visiting Amazing Marfa
Wednesday April 11, 2018
OK , I’m a three napkin girl.. one to set under my sweaty drink, one to wipe my mouth and nose, and one more to finish up.! Oh my gosh, these are by far the best Margarita we’ve had since April 1st. IMm not an alcoholic..a light weight drinker actually, but I like purity in …
Valentine to Ruidosa: Chinati Hot Springs
Thursday April 12, 2018
Chinati Hot Springs show up in Google Maps on a dirt road somewhere outside of Marfa close to Ruidosa. We saw the springs on the map but would have had difficulty finding the place if Evin and Sam hadn’t driven us there. The road surface of caliche was much too soft for us to have been able to reach the springs by pedal power. …
Riudosa To Presidio: A Perfect Ride
Friday April 13, 2018, 30 miles (48 km) – Total so far: 182 miles (293 km)
Up before first light. We watched the colors emerge on the distant mountains, the softly defined edges changing from barely gray to softest pink, changing in slow motion as we pushed our bikes up the first mile of loose caliche. I didn’t mind pushing as I watched the world waking up over West Texas. A man who was doing dozer work at the hot springs picked us up after we had covered 2 1/2 miles of the exit road and …
Presidio To Big Bend National Park: Madeira Camp Grounds
Saturday April 14, 2018
We’ll be exploring Big Bend and the State Park next to it for the next week. Fred is taking a Grayhound Bus from Prisidio to Alpine to rent a vehicle. The only one he could get was a 10’ U Haul truck. We’lldrive On 170 through Big Bend to the primitive campground. We think that with the vehicle we’ll be able to …
Marathon to Sanderson: Our First Easy Day
Saturday April 21, 2018, 56 miles (90 km) – Total so far: 238 miles (383 km)
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Joe’s Southern Tier Adventure
By Joe Athas | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 40:El Paso-San Eliziario
Friday March 23, 2018, 23 miles (37 km) – Total so far: 997 miles (1,605 km)
Friday in El Paso started pretty quiet. I said goodbye to Enrique around 6am, then persisted to sleep for an additional 3 hours. We shared a bathroom with the adjacent suite, so I had to wait for an opening to use the facilities. I checked out around 10:30 and headed to a local cafe/bike shop: Podium Finish. This place was really unique, it has a full espresso bar, as well as healthy breakfast/lunch options. Oh yeah, it’s a bike shop too. My kickstand broke off awkwardly and …
Day 41: San Eliziario-Sierra Blanca
Day 42: Sierra Blanca-Van horn
Day 43: Van Horn-Marfa
Day 44: Marfa-Marathon
Day 45: Marathon-Sanderson
Day 46: Sanderson-Langtry
Day 47: Langtry-Del Rio: John+Joe’s last ride
Day 48:Del Rio: Rest Day
Day 49: Del Rio-East of Bracketville
Day 50: Road 334-Wes Cooksey park.: Rough start to a good finish 🙂
Day 51: Wes Cooksey-Ingram TX
Day 52: Ingram-Johnson City
Day 53: Johnson City-Austin
Day 54: Austin
Day 55: Austin Day 2
Day 56: Austin-Lexington
Day 57: Lexington-College Station
Day 58: College Station-New Waverly/Waverly
Day 59: Waverly-Sour Lake
Day 60: Sour Lake-Walter Umphrey State park
Day 61: Texas/Louisiana Boarder-Gran Chanier: Life at “Easy Chanier”
Video: Cyclists say dangerous debris a problem in bike lanes
By: Arezow Doost | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Vince Marotte rides his bike up to five times a week. His trips can go from 20 miles to 120 miles. The cyclist says lately the bike lanes he travels on are a mess.
“Watch out for those barrels,” he yells out to his group of cyclists Sunday afternoon.
“I think one of the bigger issues we’re seeing lately — especially in Austin because of all the growth — there’s a lot of debris in bike lanes because of construction,” said Marotte. “We have pretty skinny …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Day 22: Happy Earth Day #30DaysOfBiking 🌎🚲🌳#CommunityGarden pic.twitter.com/POv3QxV76L
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) April 22, 2018
This Friday! https://t.co/vfrHX7sq2u
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) April 22, 2018
Also go check out the gallery from yesterday’s cycling 2018 Vuelta del Viento! You might see some of my photos 😊 https://t.co/g6R6gEjYgQ pic.twitter.com/B7TSlBJ6Tz
— Rachel Johnson (@rgj96) April 22, 2018
RT athlete Amanda Eid (@atxwolfpack) on the podium (3rd) in the Women's Open at the Jacob's Well Road Race in Wimberley today! #rothetraining pic.twitter.com/jvhj6wtO4f
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) April 22, 2018
Day 22: Met this kid while riding. He learned to customize bikes from his dad who works on cars. Money is tight. His passion is anything but cheap. He loves customizing bikes so much that he does everything he can to save up and builds his bikes one part at a time #30DaysOfBiking pic.twitter.com/7sw5Fm3NQ8
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) April 22, 2018
Over 25 MVCers showed up for Sunday's annual photo shoot/ride. What a group of guys! Thanks RBM, Tupps, The Pub McKinney, Sentinal IPS, Baylor Scott White and Bill Shire for supporting north Texas racing. #WeAreRBM, #TuppsBrewing
— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) April 22, 2018
Memorial weekend plan a weekend get away with a ride. Free concert Friday night, Honey Tour Ride on Saturday, wineries, waterpark, camping, golf and more! #texascycling #texas #cycling #texas🇨🇱 #bike #memorialdayweekend #burleson #burlesontx https://t.co/cWRzInQq01 pic.twitter.com/as3BMORe1k
— Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) April 22, 2018
Registration now open for the 2018 Katy Flatland Century on July 22, 2018. Register early for the best discount!
— Northwest Cycling Club of Houston, TX (@NWCCHouston) April 22, 2018
Drivers, transit riders, and people who walk and bike said reliability influences their travel choices the most.https://t.co/fZWO6JcxEg
— Houston Planning (@HoustonPlanning) April 22, 2018
@FWBikeSharing began 5 years ago on #Earth Day! Last year, over 250,000 lbs of estimated carbon was offset by our riders, who help make our city greener. 🌎🚴🌎 pic.twitter.com/o2nUSZZgVd
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) April 22, 2018
Another fun ride with the Bike World Southside crew! Join us for next weekend's ride: Bike World Southside: Sunday A.M. Group Ride.
— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) April 22, 2018
RT Cigna: "Cycling, walking, dancing and more at Cigna SundayStreetHTX. You, your family and friends are all invited. Join us, we’re here until 4pm! #SSHTX #CignaHouston pic.twitter.com/ogu4dM6rsy"
— Steve Wilson (@SteveWilson2018) April 22, 2018
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event TUESDAY NIGHT CRITERIUM – Richardson, TX TUESDAY NIGHT CRITERIUM at Richardson, TXhttps://t.co/0b7hH4a1nQhttps://t.co/huzwjfa4nz
    A RACE- P-1-2-3    60 minutes    7:10 PM    $20    CASH AND MERCHANDISE    75
   B-RACE CAT 3-4    … https://t.co/lYNMadLuJN— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 22, 2018