Texas Biking News June 22nd 2020
Florida performer bikes 3,000 miles to surprise hundreds of friends with a song and dance
www.theweek.com
Billy Flanigan will travel any distance — by bike, no less — to spread cheer to his friends and colleagues.
Flanigan has been an entertainer at Walt Disney World for 38 years, and with the resort closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, he missed being able to sing and dance for people. While on a bike ride, he realized he was near a friend’s house, and …
… Flanigan estimates he has visited about 265 people and logged more than 3,000 miles on his bike since the pandemic began. He has pedaled to see friends who live 90 miles away from his home, and also brought his bike on a road trip so he could surprise pals in California, Texas, and Arizona. "He’s just the perfect example of how a little act of kindness can go a long way," friend Becky Roper said. Catherine Garcia
Deputies looking for Dodge Ram that struck, killed cyclist in north Harris County late Sunday
Doug Delony | www.khou.com
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Deputies in north Harris County are looking for the pickup driver who struck and killed a bicyclist late Sunday evening.
The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Seven Mile Lane near William Tell, according to Dashana Cheek-McNeal with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators believe the cyclist and the suspect were both going southbound along with …
Pickup driver attempting to pass car kills bicyclist in north Harris County, police say
By Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com
Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist before fleeing the crash late Sunday night in north Harris County.
The bicyclist was southbound on Seven Mile Lane near William Tell Street when the car behind him tried making a right turn around 9 p.m., according to Harris County sheriff’s Sgt. Dashana Cheek-McNeal. The pickup driver, who was behind the turning car, drove onto the wrong side of the roadway and pulled back into the southbound lane, striking the bicyclist. …
Randy Washington, the cyclist killed in hit-and-run in SW Houston
abc13.com
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The cyclist that was struck and killed Saturday morning in a southwest Houston neighborhood has been identified as Randy Washington.
A longtime friend of Washington, told ABC13 that Washington was trying to beat his speed to compete in some races. This is why Washington went ahead of the group he was riding with and told them he would meet them at McGregor Park.
The men knew each other for over 35 years. According to his friend, the …
Bicycle sales soared in Houston as coronavirus took hold
Amanda Drane | www.houstonchronicle.com
Adam Potter owner of Planetary Cycles poses for a photograph Monday, June 15, 2020, in Houston. Potter said business has been so brisk manufacturers can’t make bicycles and gear quickly enough to keep stores supplied.
Adam Potter, owner of Planetary Cycles on West Loop South, has been in the business since 1983. He’s never never seen sales volume of this magnitude.
Sales at his shop are up around 50 percent over the same period last year, he said. “It’s been pretty much nonstop busy almost from the onset of the shutdown.â€
When the pandemic …
Hot Ride Through the Texas Hill Country
By Kevin Burrell | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Introduction – June Bike Ride through the Hill Country…. am I crazy?!: Water…. Water… .Water
I think this ride is meant to be done in feb-april when there are beautiful bluebonnets/wildflowers out and about, and temps are in the 60’s/70’s. But my bike wasn’t ready for this timeline and neither was the world with current events escalating. I will attempt a summer ride, trying to start as early in the morning as possible to avoid the 90 + temps.
The Route: Roughly following ACA Adventure Cycling Maps Hill Country Route
Still deciding exact route, may only do a couple days of this route to meet up with some friends for camping. Here is the hill country route general map.
Fully Loaded Training Ride!: I might have bit off more than I can chew on this one…
Sunday June 21, 2020, 82 miles (132 km) – Total so far: 82 miles (132 km)
Started early around 7am. Quick breakfast and on my way. Make a detour to deliver my friend their phone at work which they left that morning. Winded my way through Austin on trails through downtown. Took some hilly bike paths out of town and got to the main South Austin – San Marcos route.
I had done this ride previously, but started earlier, wasn’t loaded with …
City of Austin rolls out new dedicated bike lanes on Congress Avenue
By Katie Friel | austin.culturemap.com
Bike lanes are coming to the "Main Street of Texas." Austin Transportation is rolling out new dedicated cycling lanes on Congress Avenue, the department announced on June 22.
The new lanes will run from Riverside Drive to 11th Street "to improve safety and to address COVID-19 risk-based guidelines to ensure enough physical distance for all people using [Congress] Avenue and the Ann Richards Bridge." Heavy pedestrian use on the avenue’s sidewalks makes maintaining six feet of distance in …
Suspect on the run following Greenhouse Road Hit and Run Fatality
By Dennis Spellman | www.coveringkaty.com
KATY, HARRIS COUNTY (Covering Katy News) – A cyclist was struck by a car and killed on Greenhouse Road early Thursday morning and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the driver who is responsible.
The crash was reported June, 18, 2020, at 2:34 a.m. It happened at 2500 Greenhouse Road which is a short distance north of Saums Road.
The victim is identified as Christopher Solis. His age was not provided.
Solis was riding a …