Texas Biking News December 9th 2020
Cyclist hit and killed by driver in north Harris County
Julian Gill | www.houstonchronicle.com
A cyclist was hit and killed Wednesday night in north Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the 1300 block of West Mount Houston Road. The cyclist, an adult man, was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver remained on the scene. No other information was immediately available.
Video shows thieves break into Pearland bike shop, take more than $10K worth of bicycles
Cory McCord (KHOU), Chris Costa (KHOU) | www.khou.com
They slammed a U-Haul into the storefront before taking five bicycles worth about $10,000. Pearland Bicycles says it’s the second time they’ve been hit in 2020.
PEARLAND, Texas — It’s not what anyone wants to wake up to at 4 in the morning. And the owners of the Pearland bike shop say it’s the second time it has happened this year.
A 3:37 a.m. alarm notification: Broken glass.
When they arrived at Pearland Bicycles they saw the destruction.
“It’s a sick feeling," said owner Daryl Catching, who drove over to his store as soon as he got the notification. “I could see the store and I could see the glass was broken … shattered.â€
According to surveillance video released by …
Elderly bicyclist killed by semi in Cleburne
By Curt Lewis | www.radio.com
An elderly Cleburne man has been run over and killed by a big rig.
Last night about 7 p.m. police got calls about a collision between a semi and a bicycle on Main Street a little north of Highway 67.
They arrived to find 82-year-old William Rhodes already dead. The scene is just a little over a mile from the apartment complex where Rhodes lived.
Cleburne police have not said how the bicycle and semi collided.
Solo weight loss Cycling Ride Breakdown (Cycling Tips)125&62020 – Steady State Solo Riding
VeloHarmony | www.youtube.com
Prologue: 00:00 Missing a clip in while going through and intersection: 07:52 7% neighborhood climb 09:07 Route Map: 11:00 Sunday’s Exploratory ride in the warmest part of the day: 11:50 Avoiding the interruption of an intersection and exploring new roads: 19:24 Riding safely using the rear view mirror on Greenbridge Drive: 31:15 Exploring Black Oak Subdivision: 37:21 Exploring Oklahoma & Tomball’s Spring Creek Bridge: 50:08 Wrapping up the ride at Dusk: 57:58
Shoal Creek Bike Trail – Austin, Texas
Robert Hensley | www.youtube.com
The full shoal creek trail from Research Blvd to Ladybird lake. I included footage of the relatively new bike lane on Shoal Creek Blvd at the beginning because I thought it would be interesting to document, although I sped it up because there …
XMAS Light Ride-Friday Dec 18
Darris J | www.strava.com
Join Kingwood Bicycles for our Fourth Annual Christmas Light Ride! This family-friendly free event includes a 10-12 mile ride showcasing Kingwood’s best Christmas light displays. This is a no-drop ride at a family-friendly pace. 6:00 p.m. – Join us at Kingwood Bicycles (with masks) for Christmas cheer in food and drink fashion. 6:30 p.m. – Wheels down at Kingwood Bicycles! We’ll have some socially distanced, open-air holiday fun. Bring the entire family! Route information will be shared soon. For now, mark your calendars!
https://www.kingwoodbicycles.com/