Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 2nd
Bike-tour organizer does it all for fun
by OCRegister
Sheff organizes about two tours a year, an 80-person tour that has traveled to Texas and Arizona in recent years. And smaller, six-person tours with …
Mountain Biking–King Of Biking Sports In Texas
by admin
Any place where the terrain is rough and the sky is blue in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas is a place you’ll probably find mountain bikers. The sport of mountain biking usually refers to riding bicycles, which possess particular design characteristics, off-road, although sometimes the term simply refers to riding a mountain bike. …
Bartonville restricts cyclists and runners
by Examiner.com
Bartonville, Texas – Getting around the mextroplex of Dallas Ft. Worth is fairly easy if you go by car but, if by foot or bicycle — not so much. And it’s especially tough when inside the LBJ Freeway/I-20 loop because there are few dedicated bike lanes (OK, make that zero bike lanes) and limited walking paths outside parks and greenbelts. If you’re wanting to find a pedistrian-friendly stretch of road more than a 1/2 mile without a stop sign or light – forget about it, there just isn’t one. That’s why endurance bicyclists and runners alike seek the roads of less-urbanized towns outside the concrete jungle. …
It can even be worse: Blackhawk/CO has recently banned bicyclists completely from its streets!
“Colorado is known for its bicycle-friendliness, boasting 11 Bicycle Friendly Communities – including Platinum-level Boulder. However, the town of Black Hawk, Colo. recently banned all bikes and is issuing tickets to those ‘caught’ riding a bicycle. Bicycle Colorado will be holding a rally Tuesday, June 29 at Colorado’s state capitol.”
For more, check out Bicycle Colorado @ http://bicyclecolo.org/articles/black-hawk-bike-ban-pg1118.htm
Hopefully local governments don’t forget what bicyclists bring.