Second ride on this route. Last ride, January 12th, 2023, but not the full route. I stopped at 21.14 miles and 772 feet elevation gain. The full route is 32.1 miles and 1334 feet elevation gain. At the start I thought maybe 25 miles today. Two big climbs (big for me) over Titans Grove in both directions. From ZwiftInsider.com, “Route Description Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in February 2020, “Eastern Eight” covers the easternmost roads of Watopia (Fuego Flats, Titans Grove, and most of Ocean Boulevard) in both directions.” When I reached around 21.5 miles the turn to Titans Grove KOM came up and I opted to go straight to avoid that climb. I continued to the Sprint Forward near the Italian Villas and then stopped at 26.32 miles and 823 feet of elevation gain. Maybe I’ll stick to the route for the full distance and elevation gain. I’m getting closer.
SAN ANTONIO – A new trail opened up on the city’s East Side.
The 85-acre land connects to two additional trails allowing for more hiking and biking.
It’s all part of the Red Berry re-development project by the Parks and Recreation Department and the San Antonio Housing Trust and it’s been years in the making.
The new trailhead begins off i-10 at the Red Berry Estate and connects to the Howard W. Peak Greenway trails system and Salado Creek.
This is the final phase of the re-development plans.
As the city prepares for a decade of unprecedented public transportation and highway infrastructure projects, Austin’s Transportation Department is making moves to spread the love to those choosing to walk, bike or roll.
Since early last year, staff has been devising updates to the 2019 Strategic Mobility Plan, a sprawling vision charting the path forward for capital improvements to Austin’s streetscapes. The two-year-long effort came to fruition at last week’s City Council meeting, where members unanimously approved the update to the plan’s urban trail, bicycle, and sidewalk and crossing goals alongside amendments addressing community concerns in districts 4, 5 and 8.
The bulk of Thursday’s discussion concerned updates to the city’s Urban Trails Plan, which since 2014 has steered the expansion of Austin’s urban trail system from around 30 miles to nearly 60 miles in total. The updated plan …
The Third Annual Bike Giveaway by the Rober and White Law Firm will be on Saturday, December 16, beginning at 9_00 am at the office building at 519 Oak Ave. Sulphur Springs. They will provide 150 boys’ and girls’ bikes for only Hopkins County residents. Only one bicycle per vehicle is allowed. The route will be the same as last year’s event, as seen below.
A major park long in the works for Dallas has shifted its location to a more stable setting: Harold Simmons Park, the 250-acre park centered around the Trinity River, wil now be situated on a parcel of land that’s west of the floodway.
The park, which was first announced in 2016 with a $50 million gift from Annette Simmons, widow of Dallas businessman Harold Simmons, has expanded from a 200-acre park within the floodway, stretching from the Ronald Kirk Bridge to the Margaret McDermott Bridge, to a 250-acre park which includes overlook parks and development within the floodway. …
… Active elements include two acres of bike and skate parks, a roller-skating rink, courts for various sports, and six “play towers” with different themes, plus a cable ferry where kids can pull themselves along. …
A 21-year-old Weslaco man was arrested on Nov. 27 for striking and killing a cyclist with a vehicle that he was borrowing in late September.
Humberto Garza was charged with crash involving death after a police investigation revealed he took his friend’s truck, drove it after a night of drinking in downtown McAllen and hit Rames Gonzalez Jr., killing him, according to a probable cause affidavit.
While patrolling Benbrook Lake over the last few months, the Fort Worth District of the Army Corps of Engineers have noticed a few changes along the trails.
The changes aren’t physical, said chief of public affairs Richard Bumgardner, but are indicated by how the cycling community treats Benbrook Lake’s trails, parks and campers. …
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9:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, December 12, 2023 9:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
https://www.fwbaclub.org/event-5494479
The City of Houston is adding medians to a stretch of Houston Avenue north of downtown, in order to make what is now is a six-lane street easier to cross for pedestrians and less congested and complicated for drivers.
James Midkiff was riding his bicycle along Houston Avenue on the night of Nov. 19 when he was struck by the driver of a white sedan who did not stop after the collision, according to the Houston Police Department. The 36-year-old Midkiff died in a hospital three days later, becoming the latest cyclist to lose his life in a city that has pledged to end traffic fatalities by the end of this decade.
A few blocks south of where Midkiff was fatality struck – he is at least the 16th Houston cyclist to die this year in a crash with a motor vehicle, according to local advocacy group BikeHouston – the city is starting a road redesign project it bills as bringing “multimodal improvements.” But no protected bike lanes or even unprotected bike paths are part of the planned work on Houston Avenue, where a …
This is the Texas/Oklahoma Battle at the Border Cyclocross State Championship put on by the Texas Racing Syndicate! We raced in Sherman, Texas. I raced the Intermediate Cat 3/4 race and took the win. Check out the video and make sure to share with EVERY person you know. Thanks for watching!
After delays and hurdles, the city on Tuesday celebrated the completion of protected bike lanes on Avenue B and North Alamo Street and said the completed lanes are just one piece of what will become an interconnected bike network.
“This is our first way of showing it’s possible,” District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur said Tuesday. “Our advocates on the ground keep pushing us to say we need more resources for bikers, more resources for safety measures for bikers and we need more nodes of transportation in general.”
Construction on the $6 million midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) project started in …
Trek Houston December rides of the month have arrived!
So far in 2023, 16 cyclists have been killed on Houston streets. With a mayoral runoff looming, BikeHouston asked candidates to make traffic safety a priority.
HOUSTON — 2023 has been the deadliest year on Houston streets for cyclists since 2019.
Now, with a new mayor set to take office on Jan. 1, BikeHouston wants to make sure the next administration prioritizes safety on the road. They rallied at the corner off Houston Avenue on Tuesday.
The morning got away from as I worked on my Linux computer changing the operating system from Ubuntu to Ziron. I started working on that when the temperature was in the low 50’s which pointed me to riding Zwift if it didn’t warm up by 11 AM or so. Tuesday is a short window day because I play dominoes with a group. with that in mind I decided to ride Zwift. Opening Zwift Makuri Islands was one world to choose from. Scrolling through the routes one that I had not done (according to Zwift) was Chasing The Sun. Not too long, 21.8 miles, but with extra climbing at 1034 feet. The big climb was the Temple KOM, a category 4 mountain. Back on March 13th I started this route (according to SportTracks) but must have moved off course and did not earn the Zwift badge. Going up Temple KOM some of the gradients hit 10% and I was out of the saddle. My legs got a workout and were tired when I finished the ride. I achieved a number of Strava segment awards. The Strava profile map doesn’t portray the steepness of the KOM.
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More than 100 of these memorials dot the city, raising awareness for bikers killed by drivers every year.
On March 7, 2019, Houston cyclist David Loya Jr., 23, was biking home from the University of Houston-Downtown, where he was a student, when he was struck at the intersection of Heights Boulevard and East Eighth Street by an HISD school bus. He died on impact.
“When he passed, he was doing what he loved to do the most, which was riding a bike,” says Loya’s father, David Loya Sr. The elder Loya remembers his son as someone who loved music (he was known to pull out his acoustic guitar when he was around friends and family) and who was passionate about helping kids, a …
The city’s 12-year-old plan to improve its bike network has made little headway. Now, city leaders hope to revitalize the effort.
City leaders in San Antonio are hoping to revive the city’s long-dormant bike plan, reports Andrea Drusch in San Antonio Report. The city began by overhauling the website for its bike network, which now includes route mapping and a community events calendar.
According to Drusch, “Biking advocates say the 2011 plan did little to facilitate biking as a means of transportation or commuting, instead favoring recreational routes and paths aimed more toward tourists.” To date, around 523 of the planned 1,288 miles in the planned bike lane network have been completed.
Holiday Season is here & it’s the most festive time of the year! See Dallas on two wheels & ride with us on our curated, fun & festive evening Holiday Light Bicycle Tour. We will ride through one of Dallas’ premier cities, Highland Park, where we will go on a customized 8-10 mile social paced bicycle ride while viewing beautiful holiday light displays such as the Santa House, Highland Park Village, etc. Our tour is led by local guides who are Dallas natives & is offered Tuesday evenings in the month of December. All rides start & end at Goar Park 3806 University Dallas, TX. We will provide you a rental bicycle & helmet as well as a bottled water. We will also make you hot chocolate, take photos for you & prepare a mini photo album video for you. To spread more holiday cheer, feel free to dress festively in a holiday sweater, socks, etc.
December 12, 19, 26
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Race Ready Repair Bike Shop brought the heat and their North Side crew along with Karbach Brewing Co. with the cold brews for a HIGHLY memorable Week 3 of CX Under the SuN! The bar for CX in Houston keeps getting raised higher and higher thanks to you all!
This week, we had 117 people pre-registered online with numerous kids doing day of registration and people paying the $10 fee to jump into the other races. Spectators and racers were all over the course today cheering on friends, family, and complete strangers around the velodrome.
One of the most memorable moments during today’s event took place during our weekly raffle drawings. Gary Rogers and …
The Port Lavaca Clinic hosted its annual Hard Hats for Little Heads event in October. More than 100 helmets were fitted and given away free of charge. Two lucky residents were winners of brand new bicycles at the event. Pictured with Dr. John Wright is Andy Htoo with his new ride. …
Join us on Sat., 12/9 at 11 am for the #BraysBayouGreenway Ribbon Cutting celebration and help us commemorate the new greenway trail segment and connections to multiple neighborhood parks!
.@houmayor Sylvester Turner and Deputy Director Chris Carroll were among those to cut the ribbon on new hike-and-bike trails along Sims Bayou at F.M. Law Park. We thank @houparksboard, the Kinder Foundation, and all our partners who help us build parks and trails in Houston. pic.twitter.com/eoT2T8yeu5
Race Ready Repair Bike Shop brought the heat and their North Side crew along with Karbach Brewing Co. with the cold brews for a HIGHLY memorable Week 3 of CX Under the SuN! The bar for CX in Houston keeps getting raised higher and higher thanks to you all!