Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 22nd
Sun City TX Cyclists
There is great cycling in Sun City, Georgetown and the surrounding area. The streets in Sun City give you a smooth ride and the terrain is moderately hilly. Georgetown has a bike trail from San Gabriel Park to Lake Georgetown; there is also a mountain bike trail around the lake. The surrounding area gives you the opportunity to ride in the country on good roads with little traffic. Our Club offers a wide variety of weekly rides for cyclists of all levels, and we are actively promoting more and better access for cyclists on our roads. CLUB Rides.
The Nacogdoches Bicycle Club is a not-for-profit organization formed to further the interests of cyclists in Nacogdoches County. Our riders have a wide variety of interests and skill levels, including recreational cycling, duathlon and triathlon training, and competing in road and mountain bike races. Don’t hesitate to come and ride with us. Riders of all levels and abilities are welcome and membership is not required. Club Rides.
A Great Texas Bike Lobby Day: Cyclists in Suits 2011
from www.biketexas.org
Cyclists-in-Suits-2011The state Capitol was awash in neon Bike Texas bicycle pins after about 40 cyclists and advocates descended on Austin for Cyclists in Suits Texas Bike Lobby Day on Monday, March 21. …
Fort Worth Bicycling Association April Rides Announced
The April ride list is up. Please go to the Ride Events page for all of the exciting details!
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club Upcoming Rides
April 2, 2011 9:30 am
2011/04/02 Blue Star- Mission Espada Ride
Blue Star Brewery, 1414 South Alamo Street, San Antonio
April 3, 2011 9:00 am
2011/04/03 Eisenhower Park Ride
Eisenhower Park, 19399 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio
April 3, 2011 11:00 am
2011/04/03 Karnes County 42-Miler
Karnes County Court House, 101 Panna Maria Avenue, Karnes City
April 9, 2011 8:00 am
2011/04/09Rudy’s Ride
Rudy’s BBQ, 10623 Westover Hills, San Antonio
April 10, 2011 9:00 am
2011/04/10 Marty?s BBQ and Ride
April 23, 2011 8:00 am
2011/04/23 Southside Mission Ride
Cycling – Ride to the McDonald Observatory
from Don Bynum’s Blog by donbynum
Sometimes a man just has to do something really tough to feel his Wheaties. Riding from the Davis Mountain State Park out TX118 to the McDonald Observatory has to qualify as tough. The route map and elevation profile below sorta set the stage. …
Township seeks ‘bike-friendly’ designation
by Ultimate Woodlands
There are two Bicycle Friendly Communities in Texas. Austin has been awarded the gold level and San Antonio holds an honorable mention. “This would make us only the third community in Texas and among an elite group of cities across the US,” Schoger …
Big Bend National Park Proposing To Cut Mountain Bike Trail, PEER Raises Objections
by Kurt Repanshek www.nationalparkstraveler.com
Big Bend National Park officials want to cut a dual-use mountain bike trail into a hillside near Panther Junction, but an advocacy group argues that it would set a bad precedent for how national park landscapes are managed.
At issue is a roughly 10-mile network of trails that would be cut into an…