On the road I like to try different roads and streets. Very different virtual ride today. I tried to install MyWhoosh on my computer but it wouldn’t run because of a missing DLL file. I switched to another virtual biking platform indieVelo that I heard about on YouTube. It is in advanced beta now but I applied to try it out and was accepted. In some ways indieVelo looks like Zwift but in many ways it is different. I worked my way through the various menu steps setting up my profile, created my avatar, pairing the smart trainer and sensors. No problem doing all of that. I looked at the various free ride routes selecting the So Near Yet So Far one for 22.7 miles and 411 feet elevation gain. I didn’t know what to expect and the climbing was my level.
Using Rouvy a year or two ago not many riders passed by. IndieVelo’s nearest riders varied from 1200 to over 2000 and several large groups passed going the opposite direction. I may have them in the video. The video doesn’t cover the entire ride. I paused the recording when the ride was going through flat roads and resumed with around 4.9 miles remaining to show the end.
11-22-2023 Strava Ride Summary indieVelo So Near Yet So Far
11-22-2023 SportTracks Ride Summary indieVelo So Near Yet So Far
Commuting by bicycle between the Northeast Texas Trail and Historic Downtown Paris will soon be more accessible and safer with the addition of dedicated bicycle lanes. The Texas Department of Transportation has awarded the city of Paris funding to aid construction of the bike lanes through the department’s Transportation Alternatives Program.
The project will connect downtown with the Trail de Paris portion of the Northeast Texas Texas Trail near 1st Street SW and Hearne Avenue. Five-foot-wide bicycle lanes will be marked on the existing pavement along each side of 1st Street SW to W. Sherman Street, according to the grant. The southbound bicycle …
Thursday, December 14 · 7 – 9pm CST
Trek Bicycle Dallas Park Cities
7015 Snider Plaza ##110 Dallas, TX 75205
Deck your bike with strings of lights and join us for a cruise that’s merry and bright.
This family-friendly group ride will be at a casual, no-drop pace and enjoyable for all riders. And, of course, no holiday ride would be complete without festive beverages, tasty treats, and free gifts for all — so meet up back at the shop after the ride for a toast with new friends.
Helmets are required, and lights and hydration are recommended.
Check it out! Bicycle World Ambassador, Terese, just picked up a new Scott Spark RC and is ready to hit the trails. ?
Our content provides group rides with narrated cycling tips, product reviews, bicycle maintenance and cycling training videos to help you go further and faster on each and every ride.
If you’re in the North Houston area and would like to ride with us: https://groupme.com/join_group/876488…
Prologue: 00:00
Route Map: 00:43
Warming up with the group before Fishcreek: 02:05
Fishcreek Blvd – The open Road: 05:54
Heading East on 2854 in Conroe, Texas: 23:33
HOUSTON – A man died after he was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle on the Eastex Freeway in north Houston on Monday, according to the Houston Police Department.
Officers responded to the 8700 block of Eastex Freeway at approximately 6:45 p.m. regarding a crash. The man has not been identified.
That evening, the man was riding a bicycle on the southbound lanes of the highway near the Laura Koppe Road exit, then he was hit by a black Volvo SUV. …
Route for new lanes include Dolorosa, Market, Alamo, Commerce streets
SAN ANTONIO – A new bicycle track is coming to downtown San Antonio.
According to a news release, the City of San Antonio was awarded nearly $16 million as part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside grant program.
The project will construct nearly one mile of two-way, separated bike lanes through downtown San Antonio from Flores Street to Interstate 37. The route for the new lanes will include Dolorosa, Market, Alamo and Commerce streets. The project will also upgrade traffic signals, signage, and bicycle and pedestrian safety lighting, the news release said. …
The city will use the money to build protected two-way bicycle lanes along Market and Commerce streets.
San Antonio has landed nearly $16 million in federal funding to build a protected bicycle track along Market and Commerce streets downtown, city officials said Tuesday.
The grant, administered through the Department of Transportation (TxDOT), will allow the city to build almost a mile of two-way, separated bike lanes from Flores Street to I-37. The route for the new lanes also will include Dolorosa, Market, Alamo and Commerce streets, according details provided by the city.
The project also will …
More bicycle lanes coming to downtown San Antonio thanks to $16 million TxDOT grant https://t.co/KL5Ug1y5z2
After the rebel route ride yesterday I chose a regular route with the turns auto selected. I rode many of the same roads though. Today I rode the Watopia Sugar Cookie route (my grandmother made the best sugar cookies) for the second time. Looking at the summary the ride stats are almost identical: distance, time, average speed, and elevation gain. The difference was today’s Strava top results: PR on Epic KOM – Start to Bypass Intersection (10:07), PR on Epic KOM Bypass – Westbound (4:41), PR on Sugar Cookie (1:20:08), and 2nd fastest time on Woodland Sprint (45s). The previous ride was .03 seconds faster overall. I went by the area where I probably made the wrong turns yesterday and maybe saw what happened.
Outside the weather changed from yesterday’s warm weather during the night to cloudy, 58 degrees, and very windy. A good day to ride Zwift!
HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Southwest Houston involving a bicyclist.
Police responded to the intersection of Houston Avenue and Winter Street around 9:15pm and found a man who was riding his bicycle critically injured. …
DALLAS, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Associa, the community management industry’s largest company, is pleased to announce that its 1st annual Big Bike Giveaway charity event was a huge success. Thanks to a $50,000 donation from the company, 300 North Texas kids will receive a brand-new bike this Christmas. Approximately 275 Associa team members and executives spent their day at the company’s Client Shared Services Center assembling the bikes.
The assembled bikes were then handed over to North Texas non-profit organizations for …
Greater Houston Cycling Foundation | shoutout.wix.com
CX Under The Sun #2
After some iffy weather early in the week cleared up conditions for CX #2 were perfect! The updated format of 3 races reduced field sizes to manageable levels helping the event officials and volunteers, lead by TJ, do a great job of delivering the event on the day! Thank you!
I want to also extend a big thank you to our sponsors, please keep them in mind for any Black Friday and Christmas shopping you have coming up!
Top Secret I have heard faint rumblings of a one off CX Under the Lights coming in December so stay tuned for that! – Don’t tell anyone I told you!
We are also working on a mechanism that would allow riders to do more than one race however we have to be considerate of field limits for safety and officiating. We don’t want people to miss out completely. More on that soon. …
