Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 23rd
GHORBA Beginners Only Skills Clinic!
by soccerdude            forums.mtbr.com
You asked for it so you got it! Come join us at the Cypresswood trail located in Collins Park on Saturday November 10th at 10:00am for our GHORBA Beginners Skills Clinic sponsored by Bike Barn –Champions!! We’ve been hard at work creating our new skills clinics and we figured the best place to start was…well, at the beginning! If you’ve just bought your first mountain bike or have been riding for less than a year then these classes are perfect for you. Let us help you get started or give you the extra skills you need to move up to the next level. Our instructors have been teaching people how to mountain bike a long, long time and now it’s your turn to learn from these professionals! Don’t miss out!
Our sponsor, Bike Barn – Champions will have mechanics on duty to check out your bike before we start the clinic and will do so free of charge! Make sure you arrive early to take advantage of this excellent service. Please make sure you take the time to thank the employees of Bike Barn for volunteering their time and…
Girl Scout Ranch, Amarillo mtn biking?
by m_dub007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â forums.mtbr.com
I travel out to Amarillo fairly often from albuquerque for work and am contemplating bringing my mountain bike this next trip. It looks like there are some trails on a girl scout ranch in Amarillo… was wondering if these trails are worth lugging my bike out to check out? …
2012 Tour de Fat Photo Gallery
Austin Ridge Riders
Afternoon Ride in Honor of the Dead
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Roosevelt Park Trailhead
642 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX
Sunday, November 4th: On November 2nd, there is a tradition of honoring the dead by decorating gravesites. On this ride we will respectfully cycle through San Jose Cemetery and see these decorations on our way from Roosevelt Park to Mission Espada. This will be an afternoon ride for 18 miles along the Mission Reach trail and then along quiet city streets. Ride starts at 2:00 p.m. at the Roosevelt Park trailhead. For more information, contact ride leader Ann Caldwell…
Can You See Me Now Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date: Â Â Â 10/28/2012
Time: Â Â Â 08:00 AM
Location: Â Â Â Alzafar Shriner Center
901 North Loop 1604 West
San Antonio, TX
Details:
Many have asked….Who is Monica and what is this all about?
Thank you for your interest. Monica is a local triathlete that was involved in a horrible accident on Wednesday while on a training ride for an upcoming Ironman triathlon. She was hit from behind by an elderly woman driving an full size pickup truck on the I-10 frontage road. She suffered a severe spinal injury and has already undergone extensive surgery to stablize her vertebrae. Her life was changed in an instant and she has many many months of recovery ahead. Cyclists as a community are coming together in support of Monica and to raise awareness in an effort to make riding on the roadways safer. …
The Tyler Bicycle Club Rides
Cranksgiving—Saturday, Nov 17, 4 pm from Elite Bicycles
The TBC in conjunction with Tim McCellon will be bringing can/dry good donations to PATH. We will be traveling by bicycle to PATH to make our food donation. Bring what you can carry. Everyone is welcome and this is a family-friendly ride, so bring your kids!
Santa Sleigh Ride—Saturday, Dec. 15, 4 pm from Elite Bicycles
The TBC in conjunction with Tim McCellon will be bringing toy donations to the Tyler FD downtown. We will be traveling by bicycle to bring the toys to the TFD. Bring what you can carry. Everyone is welcome and this is a family- …
Pics From The BikeDFW Fall Meetup
by dickdavid      Bike Friendly Richardson
Last night BFR attended the BikeDFW Fall Meetup at REI in Dallas. It was a room full of bike fans and advocates, who came to listen to some great presentations from Dave Carter, from the City of Richardson and Julia McCleeary from the City of Fort Worth. Both cities are leading the DFW Metroplex with strong bike plans that are actually underway.
You can read more about the event on the Bike Friendly Garland Blog. …
Deer Park Rotary to host 4th Annual Texas Independence Bike Tour
www.yourhoustonnews.com
The Deer Park Rotary Club will host hundreds of Houston-area bicycle riders for the Fourth Annual Texas Independence Bike Tour Jan. 27, 2013.
The event will take place atClyde Abshier Stadium, 710 W. San Augustine in Deer Park.
The bike tour has quickly become one of the Houston-area’s most popular rides and is a BP MS150 official recommended practice ride. The tour takes its participants on their choice of a 30-, 45- or 62-mile journey…
Foundation to give bicycles to needy, abused children
By Heather M. Goodwin, Â Â Â starlocalnews.com
If the proverb is true and it does take a village to raise a child, then Southlake and Keller are doing their part to give needy North Texas children a leg-up.
The Spokes4Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization, will host the annual Keller and Southlake Police Motorcycle Rodeo benefiting children of North Texas who are in need or have suffered abuse. The event will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at Cabelas, 12901 Cabela Drive in Fort Worth. The rodeo begins with a motorcycle practice run from 7 to 9:30 a.m. The event opens to the public at 10 a.m. followed by…
Wounded veterans take part in coastal Ride 2 Recovery bike ride
More than 200 bicycle to Carmel on way to Santa Monica
By KEVIN HOWE, Herald Staff Writer
Juan Carlos Hernandez of San Antonio, Texas, has been cycling for the cause of rehabilitating his fellow wounded veterans for the past three years.
Hernandez, 25, is one of more than 200 veterans, many of them bearing wound scars, some of them missing limbs, who are taking part in Ride 2 Recovery’s seven-day, 450-mile Golden State Challenge bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
The riders left San Francisco on Sunday, stopped overnight in Santa Cruz, and rolled into the Carmel Mission Inn on Monday evening. They will launch the third leg of their journey Tuesday morning, heading for…
2012 Bike MS: Alamo Ride to the River
by Justin         Bike Geek
Let me quickly think of five words to describe my Bike MS experience:
Amazing – because there is an undeniable sense of accomplishment – pushing your body past its limits, going well beyond your comfort zone, pedaling past mileages that make you grin even when you’re exhausted….60 miles…70…80 miles…90.
Grueling – because there was discomfort, soreness and outright pain in some cases. The hills we encountered on River Road after 70 miles of riding proved to be formidable adversaries to already tired and psychologically challenged riders.
Long – at the end of day one we’d ridden 101 miles and had spent 7.5 hours in the saddle. Then we hopped (ok, we didn’t hop…we were incapable of hopping…
The Crash
by Roy and Christine      Pedal Pushers
“People who think laughter is the best medicine apparently have never had morphine.” So says a get well card from my in-laws. My laughter did indeed rapidly stop as Velma and Rick Ogan lifted me up, and I tried to put weight on my left leg. …
One Day: Two Different Races. Waco’s Cameron Park & Garland’s RCP
by League Director in News         Texas High School Cycling League
This next weekend our Scholastic North Series will count results from two different races happening on the same day. Series points will be awarded at both the DORBA race at RCP in Garland AND atthe TMBRA race at Cameron Park in Waco. Both races were originally on our series schedule and due to a rain make-up and some permitting issues they are now both happening on the same day so we’ll go ahead and award…
Tweets
Some Sunday shots of #aroundthebay @bicycle_network – shortly before the other 600 bikes rolled up… https://t.co/ENluOGHp
— The Squeaky Wheel (@TheSqueakyWheel) October 23, 2012
@ibikedallas @mdunlap1 Agree w/@AngelaHunt Weaving near parked cars + vanishing sharrows endanger cyclists + anger drivers #Complete Streets
— Catherine Cuellar 😷 (she/her/ella) (@ccuellar) October 23, 2012
Cyclesomatic Bike Festival Saturday 11-3: http://t.co/yAW8nAqp
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) October 23, 2012
We now have 74 riders registered for the 2013 Tour du Rouge! Stop thinking about it and sign up today!… http://t.co/xDsSZNoa
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) October 23, 2012
Hooligan race, BMX showcase, kids events, @BikeShowTexas – tons happening at Spooky CX this weekend. http://t.co/Gphs4o5D #TXCX
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) October 23, 2012
Event: Can You See Me Now Ride & Fundraiser – When: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8am to 9am CDT Where: Alzafar Shrine… http://t.co/zPyIb7P7
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) October 23, 2012
Austin Cycle Camp reunion ride: http://t.co/51LzstIk
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) October 23, 2012
Happy that OC has rec'd.: a bike lane, but at worst it could be viewed as a sort of hush-money while no other action is taken citywide.
— I BIKE DALLAS (@IBIKEDALLAS) October 23, 2012
Given that all of downtown's Core Connectors are nothing but Sharrows, I'm pretty disappointed in Phase 1 of Dallas' "Bicycle Plan".
— I BIKE DALLAS (@IBIKEDALLAS) October 23, 2012
Why Dallas' proposed bike lane ordinance is stuck in the slow lane http://t.co/zAj1cN5v CC @BikeFriendlyOC @IBIKEDALLAS
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) October 23, 2012
Great rides by the shop's MTB Racing Team this past weekend @ the Bent Wheel Bash in Abilene! 1 win, 2 other podiums, and 3 other top 10s!
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) October 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/laceyteuton/status/260775601848324096
Event: Weirdest Commute Contest – When: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11am to 1pm CDT Where: Auditorium Shores Parking Lot… http://t.co/gvcrmlTH
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) October 23, 2012
CYCLISTS: Sunday, 10a-4p, join @FrankenBikeUSA at Clown Dogs Bike for a ride complete w/ @indybrewing & @AustinsPizza. http://t.co/zVwDzyPj
— Austin Chronicle Events (@ChronEvents) October 23, 2012
Check out Directeur Sportif of Bicycle Sport Shop's Cyclocross team putting the hurt on the rest of the field…. http://t.co/qq7PkeCA
— BikeCaffeAustin (@BikeCaffeAustin) October 17, 2012
