Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 13th
Day 1 Riding The NETT
Texas Mountain Bike Trails
This is Dean Nix’s personal recap of his ride up the Northeast Texas Trail (NETT). He has setup a Facebook page called the NETT Awareness Ride where you can find additional discussion. If interested in finding out more about the NETT, check out the NE Texas Trail Facebook page set up by the NETT Coalition, the 501c3 non-profit responsible for creating the Northeast Texas Trail.
Day One
July 11, 2013
The day’s goal was to ride from Farmersville to Clarksville, 91.5 miles. I wanted to set a quick pace early because I expected to slow once I hit difficult sections of the trail later in the day when the heat would arrive. The plan was to be wheels down at 6:00am average at least a 9mph pace leaving 2 hours for stops with an arrival at 6:00pm. That also left 3 hours of daylight to deal with any physical, mechanical or navigational errors. I would ride the trail to Pecan Gap (36.5 miles). I would then evaluate or try the poorly rated sections of Pecan Gap to Ben Franklin to Roxton (See NETT Rout recommendations in documents…
Guadalupe Street from MLK to 24th Interim Improvement Project
austintexas.gov
Background:
The 2010 Mobility Bond Guadalupe Improvement Project and Capital Metro’s MetroRapid Project created an opportunity to install protected bicycle lanes on Guadalupe Street. While considering solutions for the southbound MetroRapid bus platform on Guadalupe near the UT Coop that would not adversely impact storm water drainage, the feasibility of installing physically protected bicycle lanes was explored.
The project’s design team found that by moving the transit platform and on-street parking away from the curb, the drainage issues were resolved, and at the same time, the opportunity was created for physically protected bicycle facilities in…
2013 Texas XC Mountain Bike State Championship Series
tmbra.org
Camp Eagle Classic
Sept. 1, 2013
Rocksprings, TX
Race Information
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Dave Boyd Huntsville Classic
Sept. 15, 2013
Huntsville, TX
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20th annual Piney Hills Classic
Sept. 29, 2013
Ruston, LA
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Tyler Speedwaves
Oct, 13 2013
Tyler, TX
Flat Creek Crossing Ride Pics – 8-11-13
www.AustinBike.com
We had a special opening this past weekend and it was a perfect day to get out and do some laps around the ranch. While the temperatures were up in the 100’s by the end of the day, if you start early enough you can get in your ride before the…
Hotter than Hell bike race 1990
by Bob Hall
City of Frisco to add Trail Miles for 6 Cities Trail
by Michael Freiberger      www.bikedfw.org
The article also mentions that Allen has a section of trail to build to help connect Frisco all the way to Deep Ellum. You are in luck that I can also give an update on that section: The City of Allen’s City Manager is working the issue and is attempting to help make that trail…
Corinth Cycling
The Mexican Professor making Corinth Cycling proud in Maine.
Tweets
Proposing a stage of the "USA" Pro Cycling Challenge visit the Texas panhandle. Kind of like the Tour dipping into the Italian Alps.
— Ian Dille (@iandille) August 13, 2013
Beautiful night, great ride! #elpaso #elpasobicycleclub #cycling #texas #bikeschool #bikes #biketexas http://t.co/wSWtwb2n55
— Martha A. Boyd (@twittyboyd) August 14, 2013
Who's up for a road trip? Track racing returns this Saturday at the Superdrome in Frisco. Plus, it's a Texas Cup… http://t.co/ZuR2hLmvcJ
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) August 14, 2013
This week's @PureAustin Driveway course is the @BicycleHeavenSA Shop House Loop, a @HOLLANDRACERS favorite. http://t.co/SBdv5fqfRN
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 13, 2013
Transit & bikes in Houston – at least 10,952 riders combined bus and bike in July 2013, says @METROHouston. pic.twitter.com/ptcOGtttOm
— NACTO (@NACTO) August 13, 2013
#Cycling #Cyclist #ElPaso #ElPasoTexas #RoadBike #EpCyclists #GMCDenaliBike #Shimano #AwesomeRide… http://t.co/LBC0DI7rGg
— Adrian GHOSTFLY (@GhostFly99) August 12, 2013
#Cycling #Cyclist #ElPaso #ElPasoTexas #RoadBike #EpCyclists #GMCDenaliBike #Shimano #AwesomeRide… http://t.co/DizBC8JdOn
— Adrian GHOSTFLY (@GhostFly99) August 12, 2013
Conference participants are heading out on the first tour of the day! Looks fun! #4thSRTSConf pic.twitter.com/rJX3MrLzkp
— SRTS National Conf. (@SRTS_Conference) August 13, 2013
Hey all! Orange Bike Project is hiring for Fall 2013. If you are interested in becoming more involved with the… http://t.co/mkQulieAQR
— Orange Bike Project (@OrangeBikeP) August 13, 2013
Headed for LB Houston for my last pre-ride before Sunday. This should put me at 6 total laps of practice. Excellent!
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 13, 2013
Things to Consider Before Buying Your First Bike http://t.co/bnmtR3WqlM by Darryl @lovingthebike
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 13, 2013
New start loop and no hill climb this week at the Thursday Night Erwin Series. Come out and give your legs a tuneup before LB Houston…
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 13, 2013
Another tragic death of a fellow cyclist yesterday at Memorial Park. RIP. Be careful out there guys, never assume a driver sees u all time.
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) August 13, 2013
I'm a "my bike's in the shop" kind of runner.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) August 13, 2013
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Event added to the http://t.co/qbTDmPlH3h calendar: Blazing Saddles, the Afterburn – Warda, TX 8/17/2013
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 13, 2013