Overcoming Hiccups: From Dead Sensors to a Successful Ride

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Yesterday I rode a little south and a lot to the west. Today I turned the compass and rode a little south and a lot to the east on the Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman route. The start was delayed by a dead cadence sensor battery and the power meter not connecting to the Wahoo Bolt computer. I replaced the sensor battery but the power meter decided to connect after I removed the battery and put it back in. Then I rolled out at 9:45 AM on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike. I wasn’t sure what the distance would be because I forgot to look up previous rides but I guessed 38 miles. It turned out to be 41.03 miles helping to build a buffer towards September’s 866 mile goal. After finishing at 1:00 PM I checked the previous ride on June 20th was 42.4 miles. Today I saw goats and cattle beside Old Atascocita Road east of FM2100 compared to the squirrels yesterday. At Ramsey Road the electric transmission construction work was complete leaving a new road surface on Ramsey Road to the north and new guardrails on the bridge. The trees are gone so no shade like there used to be. My rest break didn’t last too long as I stood in the sun. Several CenterPoint Energy people were doing something in the trees and brush beside the road. The weather continues to be less heat intensive than August. Weather: Start 79 degrees, humidity 83%, dew point 73.5, mostly cloudy, wind NE 12 mph; Finish 89 degrees, humidity 64%, dew point 75.6, mostly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph.

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9-3-2024 Canyon Endurace Ramsey Road-1
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9-3-2024 Strava Summary Kingwood to Ramsey Road - Huffman Ride
9-3-2024 Strava Summary Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman Ride

Texas Bicycling News Monday – September 2, 2024

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Longtime Kilgore city manager Josh Selleck retires

Lucas Strough | kdhnews.com

KILGORE — Kilgore’s longtime City Manager Josh Selleck was applauded for nearly a decade of service to Kilgore at his final city council meeting before stepping down from the role he’s held for nearly a decade.

Selleck announced his intention to retire from the city manager position over a year but set a date earlier this month. He will be operating Vanguard Trailworks, a local mountain bike trail-building business, full-time after leaving city service. …

Hermann Park Conservancy presents Park to Port Bike Ride

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Hermann Park Conservancy’s 10th annual Park to Port Bike Ride is a 20-mile round-trip bike ride that takes cyclists from Hermann Park’s Bayou Parkland along the Bayou Greenway trail all the way to Mason Park, near the Port of Houston. There will be a post-ride party under the Bill Coats Bridge.

Park to Port is open to riders of all skill levels and is not a race. Participation in Park to Port supports Hermann Park Conservancy and its stewardship efforts for Hermann Park, one of Houston’s most beloved parks, while promoting the ever-growing Bayou Greenway trail system. WHEN OCT 26, 2024 | 8:00 am …

TNR Returns Tomorrow, Final Track Intro of 2024 on Saturday

Stuart Gardner, Program Director | alkekvelodrome.com

TNR Returns Tomorrow, Final Track Intro of 2024 on Saturday After our summer break we return to racing tomorrow with Track on Speed! Then on Saturday it’s your final chance to get track accreditation this year before focus shifts to our final State Championship Weekend on 14-15th Sept! …

… Upcoming Events

6:45pm Tues 3rd Sept – TNR Track on Speed 11am Sat 7th Sept – Intro to Track Cycling (Last One of 2024)

6:45pm Tues 10th Sept – Sprint Night

8:30am Sat 14th Sept – Atomic Elite TT State Championships p/b Hammertime ProShop

8:30am Sun 15th Sept – Super Sunday #3

6:45pm Tues 10th Sept – USAC Space City Interstellar Omnium

6:45pm Tues 10th Sept – TNR RoY Finals Night …

Upcoming Rides

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Trek Sugar Land Telfair Loop Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

PSR Fast Legs Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

The Boot ReReBoot Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Bridgeland Ride 2.0 Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

MCC – SPECTATORS THURSDAY NIGHT RIDE Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

Trek West U | Beginners (THU) Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

New Magnolia Brewing Co. Bikes and Beers Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew – Manvel (51) Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 AM

MCC Sienna ride up Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:05 AM

Harvest Green – Zone 2 Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

JL SMACKDOWN THURSDAYS (PAPER CLIP) Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

Fast First Friday @ Spring Creek Greenway Friday, September 6, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

JL FLASH FRIDAY (PAPER CLIP) Friday, September 6, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

PSR Friday Night Social Ride Friday, September 6, 2024 @ 7:30 PM

Spring Creek Greenway 36 miles Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

R3-Saturday 50 Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

JL Ride to Tom Bass w/ MTHCC Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

UBG Saturday – 23 miles Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

SCN Saturday Morning Ride Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

R3- 38 mile Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

Active Cycling Century Series Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 5:00 AM

R3 Ride 33 Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

NWCC Coffee Ride Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

18 AGAIN Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

18 AGAIN Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

EIGHTEEN AGAIN Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

UBG Sunday Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

SUGAR RUSH SEPTEMBER Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

Specialized Houston Rapha Womens 100 Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

MCC Blendin Coffee Club Ride Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

JL Sunday Recovery (Pearland route) Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

Rapha Women’s 100 | Houston, TX Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

Morning SBux Crew – Watts/Camp Sienna/Heritage Park Monday, September 9, 2024 @ 6:30 AM

JL MONDAY POWER HOUR (PAPER CLIP) Monday, September 9, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

Cycling the Greenways: A Rewarding Labor Day Ride

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What better way to celebrate Labor Day than to labor pedaling the Spring Creek Greenway to Dennis Johnston Park and the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway on the way back. I should’ve started earlier than 10:19 AM though. The Cervelo Caledonia was the bike of choice today. I didn’t know if a lot of people would be on the greenway because of the holiday. When I reached the US59 trailhead there were a number of vehicles parked there with several people tending to their bicycles. As I entered the greenway several cyclists rode towards me along with people walking. From there the number of cyclists went up and only some made it in the video. The last time I rode to Dennis Johnston Park was July 3rd, 2023. I have beyond that park since then. The weather was good with mostly cloudy skies and in the mid 80’s. The trees blocked some of the 13 to 15 mph wind once I was on the greenway but riding back from US59 the wind got the better of my legs. Riding the greenway is different from the open roads where the stops and starts give my legs a brief rest. On the greenway I usually don’t stop except for one rest break. Today I stopped at John Pundt Park on the way back. No people on the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway or bike route streets. I finished at 2:32 PM riding 47.16 miles. This put me slightly ahead of the pace to reach September’s 866 mile goal. I received these Strava top results: 3rd fastest time on Evy’s Run (3:48) and 3rd fastest time on Punde to Dennis Johnston (11:13).

9-2-2024 Cervelo Caledonia Woodridge Forest-1
9-2-2024 Cervelo Caledonia Woodridge Forest-1
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9-2-2024 Cervelo Caledonia Bevil Jarrell Bridge-2
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9-2-2024 Cervelo Caledonia San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-1
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9-2-2024 Cervelo Caledonia San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-2
9-2-2024 Strava Summary Spring Creek Greenway to Dennis Johnston Park
9-2-2024 Strava Summary Spring Creek Greenway to Dennis Johnston Park

Texas Bicycling News Sunday – September 1, 2024

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Social bike ride group invites Longview to celebrate ‘903 Day’ on two wheels

Samuel Shaw | www.news-journal.com

There’s a three-digit number every Northeast Texan knows by heart: 903. Like every area code, it doubles as a term of belonging, a metonym for the place it represents. It means Longview, Tyler and the transition between urban Dallas and the forests of the Piney Woods. For many people, it means home.

Eric Martinez is the founder of the Carpe Diem social bike ride group in Longview. On Sept. 3 — that’s 9/03 if you didn’t catch it — Martinez is organizing a two-wheeled cruise through the streets of Longview to celebrate the area. …

TxDOT Completes 10-Foot Sidepath on US 380, Greenbelt Entrance Remains Closed

Written By Suzi Rumohr | www.bikedenton.org

The Texas Department on Transportation (TxDOT) wrapped up construction of a 10-foot sidepath for walking and biking on the north side of US 380 between Mayhill Road and the Greenbelt entrance on US 380. This Greenbelt entrance is closed, however, due to damage caused by flooding. The Greenbelt entrance on FM 428 is open. …

September updates from Bike Denton

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Design Downtown Denton Plan - The final draft of the plan is out! It has recommendations to improve pedestrian, bicycle and public transit connections to downtown. If you’d like to comment to the Denton City Council about anything in the draft plan, attend the public hearing on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at 215 E McKinney Street. If you’ve never spoken at a City Council meeting before, ask a city staff member for guidance when you arrive. The speaking time limit is typically 2-4 minutes.

Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on McKinney Street, Woodrow Lane, Morse Street and Riney Road - The DCTA Board approved nearly $5 million to help the City of Denton improve bicycle and pedestrian routes to and from DCTA services. Read news story

Mayhill Phase 2 - This project is wrapping up. Traffic patterns at Mayhill at Edwards and Mayhill at Colorado will change on September 3 and 5 to guide automobile traffic to the new segment of Mayhill. During September, Bike Denton will explore how these changes impact bicycle traffic on the DCTA Rail Trail and the Mayhill sidepath. Information and updates about Mayhill Road project

‘I’m on a mission’: Texas woman biking 700 miles in memory of brother lost to Fentanyl

by Paige Taylor | okcfox.com

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — One Texas woman is bicycling her way from Amarillo, TX to Owensville, MO, all in honor of her brother who passed away from Fentanyl poisoning.

Jeannette Krupp said her brother, Karl, became addicted to opioids after he was prescribed pain medication following a car accident. Krupp said her brother was coming back to his hometown in Missouri from an Arizona rehab facility but never made it home. She said he was found dead on a Greyhound bus in Amarillo. Krupp is now biking the same trip her brother would have.

Krupp has named the 700 mile ride, “Karl’s Last Ride,” bicycling through …

Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in southeast Houston

Holly Galvan Posey | www.click2houston.com

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike in southeast Houston late last night.

The incident happened around 10 p.m. near the intersection of the Gulf Freeway and Dixie Farm Road.

According to the Houston Police Department, the man was struck by a vehicle while cycling in the area. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

HPD officers are urging anyone with information about the crash to come forward. They are asking witnesses to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers to assist in identifying the driver involved.

Lunch Ride Dallas County, Texas

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Deep Ellum Dallas, Texas

Pete Clark | strava.com

From REI / Starbucks…chance to cycle, shop, lunch & coffee on the way North…SoPac & Santa Fe trails…assume these were railroads…15 of last 18 weeks have been 300 plus, other 3 were 200 plus…

Lieutenant Dan Race Smith County, Texas

Danny Dutton | strava.com

Woke up this morning with NO LEGS. Rose City MTB Race – 12th