Texas Biking News April 3rd 2021
Southern Tier 2021
By Mike L. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 13: Caballo and to El Paso: A Century Ride for Jeffrey
Friday April 2, 2021, 106 miles (171 km) – Total so far: 920 miles (1,481 km)
We woke up this morning knowing that a century ride (100 miles/day) was a possibility. The winds were forecasted to change against us mid-morning but stay relatively low (4-6, then 5-10 SSE). So, we packed up at Caballo Lake and played it by ear. We were a little late starting today since my sunglasses somehow disappeared overnight and I dumped my bags to look for them after we were packed up. the result was a 30-45 min delay with a 9 am local start. The winds stayed low long enough for us to make it into Las Cruces at a reasonable time and from there, we were both excited to push it to El Paso. The rest of …
Fully supported, CA to FL
By Tom Gray | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 21 – Marfa, TX to Marathon, TX
Thursday April 1, 2021, 58 miles (93 km) – Total so far: 1,114 miles (1,793 km) It was another day of brutal headwinds for the entire route. In the morning I was in a paceline with 6-8 cyclists, each of us taking turns at 1/2 mile pulls. After lunch one cyclist and I alternated 1 mile pulls and stopped for a brief rest every 4 miles.
Before we started …
Day 22 – Rest Day
Friday April 2, 2021 About half of the group took an excursion to Big Bend National Park today. We went …
Bent Back on The Southern Tier
By Andy Lamb | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 9 – Buescher State Park: Almost a perfect bicycle riding day
Thursday April 1, 2021, 56 miles (90 km) – Total so far: 358 miles (576 km) Left the hotel a little before 9. The route headed east from downtown Austin. Had clear blue skies with a slight headwind all day. Stopped for breakfast after about 5 miles since the hotel wasn’t serving their breakfast due to Covid.
One note on today’s route. The is a …
Day 10 – Brenham: The Wildflowers Were In Full Bloom Today
Friday April 2, 2021, 67 miles (107 km) – Total so far: 424 miles (683 km) Left Buescher State Park a little after nine this morning after a cold night. The temperature got down to 39F this morning just before sunrise. Headed east for the most part today. Saw lots of wildflowers today. Winds were from the southeast which of course resulted in being a headwind at times. There wasn’t anyplace to eat before about 20 miles.
Got to La Grange about 1:30 and stopped at the …
Texas Biking from Twitter
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— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) April 3, 2021
The Cronns made their way up from Austin to grab their online purchase of this Cervélo P-Series…plus some goodies like a Wahoo Fitness Kickr. Thanks, y'all! We appreciate you and everyone else who chooses to experience "new bike day" with us!#TexassPremierBikeShop #LBS #Tri pic.twitter.com/tpdaoLItTk
— Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) April 3, 2021
STOLEN – White Trek 1.1 Alpha in Austin, TX https://t.co/2POtGqkY2l pic.twitter.com/OvXGEv96uP
— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) April 3, 2021
The new @PantherIsland bridge has been open less than 24 hours. The bridge includes wide sidewalks with a large curb between road traffic. While there are bike lanes, they have no physical separation. The elevation offers a striking new view of the @DTFortWorth skyline. pic.twitter.com/pZDsrP6TXs
— Fort Worth Urban (@UrbanFortWorth) April 3, 2021