For today’s bike ride I drove to the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park south of Los Fresnos. From there I would ride the Battlefield Bike Trail to Brownsville. I knew it would hard pedaling to Brownsville due to the wind advisory. The Jeep was buffeted as I drove south requiring a firm grip on the steering wheel.
After going through the entrance I drove to a parking lot near the where the battle took place. Getting my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike ready I rode the paths to various spots of battle. Along the way was artwork beside the path describing some of the scenes. I took photos of them and this is a link to them.
From there I rode to the visitors’ center and then onto the hike and bike trail. I rode north along FM1847 until the trail ended and move to the bike route on the shoulder. I didn’t want to ride farther north and turned around to begin riding south into the very strong wind. The trail crossed under I-169 and the trail surface changed to asphalt, some bumpy parts. A railroad overpass loomed ahead with the climb into the strong wind. The incline wasn’t too steep and I reached the top. Sadly, because of the wind I had to pedal hard to go downhill. Looping under the overpass the bike trail went west for a short time before turning south into that strong wind. Riding south the trail was mostly straight crossing several small streets and major streets. The major streets had crossing lights with buttons. Occasionally houses and trees on my left blocked the wind but it was still hard pedaling. I averaged 8 to 10 mph unless a gust hit me. Around 7.3 miles at Price Road a crew was working the trail across Price Road and I made that my turnaround point. Riding back to where I started was easy and at times I didn’t pedal with the wind moving me along. The railroad overpass I struggled up was almost like a flat road on the ride north.
I started the ride at 11:36 AM and finished at 1:42 PM. Not a fast ride with some of the time taken reading the artwork before getting on the trail. It wasn’t a long distance bike ride but it was a high energy ride due to the wind. Weather: Wind advisory. Start 83 degrees, humidity 63%, dew point 69, fair, wind S 30 mph gusts 54 mph; Finish 84 degrees, humidity 63%, dew point 70, fair, wind S 38 mph gusts 56 mph.
Ever since the ambitious plan of connecting San Antonio to Austin with a 100-mile trail was announced, hikers, runners, cyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts have been waiting anxiously for the vision to come to life. And, it will still be some time until that project is completed, but organizers continue to gain ground and trek on.
The Great Springs Project, founded by San Antonio native Deborah Morin, aims to create a hike and bike trail from the Alamo to the Texas State Capitol by connecting four great springs: San Antonio, Comal, San Marcos, and Barton springs. Aside from the recreational side, the non-profit’s objective is to preserve and protect 50,000 acres over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, between San Antonio and Austin. …
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Footage from different parts of the 130 mile distance at the 2024 Texas Chainring Massacre put together by Spinistry. Video passes through Valley View Texas, Forestberg Texas and Muenster Texas and plenty of farmland in between.
The 2024 version of Bent Wheel Bash is almost here! Come join us in Abilene on March 2-3 for the 3rd race in the 2024 TMBRA spring championship series. Here’s a link to registration: Bent Wheel Bash 2024 Registration
If you would like to pre-order an event t-shirt, there is a place to do that when you register online at bikereg. The shirts will be available for pick-up near the awards area/academy building during race weekend.
For those who haven’t been to our event before – Bent Wheel Bash is a …
Last year @SBISD was offered bike rack hardware valued at $3000 at no cost. I identified a place to install on existing concrete. @SBISD declined. pic.twitter.com/FkTy4xObNH
It’s been nearly two weeks since William Mize, 65, was hit and killed while he was biking near the Missions
SAN ANTONIO – Veronica Salas’ bike has barely any room left after she’s equipped it with safety gear.
“This is an extra light,” Salas said. “That way they can see me from further away.”
Although she’s been cycling in the city for over a decade, Salas said she’s scared. Just one week ago, William Mize, 65, was biking down South Presa when he was hit and killed by a driver. San Antonio cyclists, like Salas, say they’re heartbroken and now they’re calling for change.
“It makes you very paranoid to get out on your bike and …
Cedar Park City Council cleared a $360,000 contract for the design of the Bell District shared-use path, or SUP, project Feb. 22.
About the project
The Bell District shared-use path would provide a connection from the existing SUP on the west side of Bell Boulevard to the existing SUP on the east side of 183A Toll, Capital Projects Manager Chris Brickey said during the Feb. 22 City Council meeting. …
Today’s bike in Harlingen was a mixture of bike trails and roads. The Bike trails and some of the roads were new to me. It was great exploring the trails after entering from the US77/US83 northbound frontage road at Rangerville Road by the Sames Ford Dealer. I saw the entrance several times driving by and wondered what the trail was like. There wasn’t a lot of information on the internet and the City of Harlingen’s maps were out of date. I started the ride at 11:21 AM from where I’m staying. I debated about changing the tires on my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike to the 700x35mm but decided to stick with the carbon rims and 700x28mm tires. This worked out well since the trails were asphalt though not always smooth. I rode east to a park where that trail ended. I didn’t expect the trail to in the river bottom and well below the grade of the surroundings. There a few climbs but nothing severe.
After leaving the trail on the west side of the freeway after coming to a closed section I encountered a large gold dog who chased me for about half a block. Fortunately he barked a lot but didn’t get close enough to bite. I used the Bolt computer map to find Rangerville Road. Earlier I looked on Google maps and saw Dixieland Road would take me north to Spur 54 where I could ride on part of the route from Saturday to Loop 499. There a couple of construction areas but traffic was light. The wind was strong as I rode on Loop 499. I took a new direction at N 25th Street to the west. There wasn’t much slowing the wind and it was hard pedaling. At one of the traffic lights I saw a sign for a trail but I didn’t know where it went so I stayed on N 25th. I took this street to avoid the sections of Loop 499 without a shoulder. N 25th had a shoulder until US77 Sunset Strip. I thought I was close to where I needed to turn west but it was farther. The traffic on US77 Sunset Strip was not too heavy and drivers gave me room. I don’t think this route was much better than Loop 499. I finished at 1:21 PM riding 23.33 miles.
Weather: Start 74 degrees, humidity 82%, dew point 68, wind S 23 mph; Finish 81 degrees, humidity 65%, dew point 68, wind S 22 mph gusts 30 mph.
When you put in a 311 for this ugly lip on the Jackie Freeman bridge from the PCT 4 Survey and someone else does something about it… pic.twitter.com/dZDjlYp61a
RIDE SCHEDULE Short Rides Long Rides ex-Long Rides
March 2024 Self Guided No Drop Tempo
Start Time: 9:05am 9:05am 9:00am
Day Date Meet at Miles Map Miles Map Miles Map
Saturday 03/02/2024 Weir Gravel Parking Lot 32 miles WE32 44 miles WE44 63 miles WE63
Saturday 03/09/2024 Barrow Brewing 34 miles SA34 45 miles SA45 65 miles SA65
Saturday 03/16/2024 Baptist Church in Andice 31 miles A31s 44 miles A44.1 6+MID(B73,3,2) miles A62
Saturday 03/23/2024 Berry Springs Park 36 miles B36 42 miles B42 6+MID(B101,3,2) miles B61
Saturday 03/30/2024 Florence Vera Bank 32 miles F32 45 miles F10 59 miles F59
