Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup – July 26th
GROUP RIDE on the NorthEastern Trail
by Mike Freiberger         www.dorba.org
Have you heard about the Chaparral Trail or the NorthEast Texas Trail? Are you interested in a rail-trail that starts just NE of Dallas and extends 130 miles almost to Texarkana? Do you love riding? Would you like to learn more about the rail-trail project? HOW ABOUT COMBINING BOTH???
What: Quarterly meeting of the NETexas Trail
What Else: Ride to the meeting on a route that combines the completed parts of the trail and some FM/Country roads
When: August 10, 2012
I am planning to start out on Friday, August 10th from the Chaparral Trail trailhead in Farmersville, TX. I plan on riding the entire rail right-of-way from Farmersville to…
We are not going to let 20 years of progress in biking and walking come to a halt!
Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
imageIt’s true that the transportation bill, MAP-21, slashed guaranteed funding for biking and walking. But thanks to you and thousands of other advocates who called, wrote, and e-mailed Congress as the bill was being written, we are still very much in the game.
Our partners at the America Bikes coalition are committed to ensuring that states and local governments use every opportunity in the new law to increase the…
Wholesale shipments up 5 percent through June
PHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) Thursday July 26 2012 10:56 AM MT—The warm winter brought smiles all around as suppliers and retailers booked record early sales. Yet sales success is slowing in the heat of summer for suppliers.
But it’s still good news: sales are up $40.7 million to $577.1 million over the first six months, and unit shipments increased by 66,284 units, according to the Bicycle Products Supplier Association Leisure Trends June report.
That said, the market is changing. 29ers and hybrids are driving most of the sales gains, but comfort bikes are picking up market share after…
Group Ride To The Cedars Food Park Grand Opening
by dickdavid      Bike Friendly Richardson
Sorry about the late notice on this, but how about a ride into Dallas this Saturday? Cedars Food Park is celebrating their grand opening on Saturday, July 28, from 5 – 10 pm. We’re going to start a group ride from the Spring Valley DART station, head down the White Rock Creek Trail into east Dallas, then hop on either the…
Peaches and Paris in the Summer
by Susan Wilcox         BikeTexas.org
BikeTexas staff headed north for a few days to greet cyclists at two North Texas events and spread the word about the BikeTexas license plates.
The first stop was at the Peach Pedal on July 14 in Weatherford. Participants went home with about…
Austin bike builder part of San Francisco exhibit
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City
If you’re flying through Northern California this year, take the time to check out an exhibit about the evolution mountain bikes at San Francisco International Airport.
The exhibit, which focuses on contributions by Northern California bike designers, includes a bicycle created by Austin’s own Wes Williams.
Williams long believed that mountain bikes shouldn’t have been randomly patterned after the…
Flatland Century ride draws all types of cyclists
By Rusty Graham         www.yourhoustonnews.com
More than 2,500 cyclists left Rhodes Stadium in Katy Sunday to ride one of seven routes in the Katy Flatland Century event.
Rides ranged from 25 to 100 miles, with cyclists taking a “rolling start†— largely leaving as they were ready, with those taking the longest routes leaving first.
Organized by the Northwest Cycling Club, the ride has grown from 426 riders and “three or four routes†in 1988 to include…
Tim’s Ride from Dania’s
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring
Date: Saturday, July 28, 2012 – 7:30am
Location: Dania’s Mediterranean Grill, 710 E Sublett Rd, Arlington
Distances: 40 and 56 miles
Join your fearless ride coordinator for a couple of routes from Dania’s Mediterranean Grill. We’ll head southeast over Joe Pool Lake to Midlothian before returning on some beautiful roads.
Ride Leader: Tim Williams…
Jim Windass, 63, to cycle 2,500 miles of America’s Route 66 in memory of wife Christine
www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk
…Christine battled breast cancer for 18 years before losing her fight for life, aged 58.
Now, Jim is raising money for the hospice to show his appreciation for the care she received and the kindness staff showed the whole family.
He will fly to Los Angeles on August 3 before spending three weeks cycling through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and finishing in Chicago. …
Texas cyclists turning on helmet cameras to capture road rage
by Sherry Williams / KHOU.com
HOUSTON – Many cyclists are embracing helmet cameras because of what BikeTexas.org calls an increasing and disproportionate amount of road rage directed at them.
Most serious cyclists have road rage horror stories.
“(I) get flipped off a lot,†Chris Davis said. “Instead of just getting mad, you…
Had a #cyclocross promoter friend ask for post-event documentation surrounding turf condition for a proposed city. Know of anything?
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) July 26, 2012
Looks like the Alkek Masters are taking the Alkek Junior National results as a personal challenge…
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) July 26, 2012
News Update: Parks By You Wants to Expand Houston's Green Space http://t.co/cAGvf3ST
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) July 26, 2012
News Update: Peaches and Paris in the Summer – BikeTexas staff headed north for a few days to greet cyclists at two … http://t.co/xoFKsjBF
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) July 26, 2012
#countdown 15 days til Anchorage
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 26, 2012
DAY 55: #Rockies riders are heading for Jade City.
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 26, 2012
good story Pam! 29ers are a huge hit here in Texas. “@fitcityleblanc: Wes Williams and the evolution of the 29er… http://t.co/NfrMsxrpâ€
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) July 26, 2012
3 Steps To Lose Weight Mountain Biking http://t.co/fkAo9HvA via @TexasMTBtrails
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) July 26, 2012