Texas Bicycle News and Blogs Updates February 11th
Interview – Tri-County Hill Hopper – Round Top, TX
www.wheelbrothers.com
If you have not been to the Tri-County Hill Hopper in the past, you will not want to miss it this year! This ride is for a great cause, plus it’s a nice way to prep for the BPMS 150. Hear directly from Jill Hughson about this amazing, long running, ride.
Why join your ride?
The ride raises money for Camp LIFE and the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center.
How long has your ride been around?
This year marks the 11th year of the Tri-County Hill Hopper. We average about 500 riders and officially offer 3 route distances (20, 36, 67), but you can do a 50 mile route by…
Fat Tire Festival
Bike Friendly Fort Worth
Mark your calendars and plan on being there! The Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association’s Fat Tire Festival is always a great time!
FEBRUARY GATEWAY PARK WORKFEST PHOTO NARRATIVE!
by M2RIDERÂ Â Â Â Â Â fwmba.org
Better late than never! Here is the February Gateway Park Workfest photo narrative! Sorry for the delay!
Mountain Biking – Texas – GoPro Hero2
by elementina1122
Blooper in the ending!!
Filmed with GoPro Hero2.
Jack Brooks Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IXSDCmNDWLM
MoPac Bike, Pedestrian Bridge Construction Begins
KEYE TV
State crews have started to build a bicycle bridge over the Barton Creek Greenbelt.
The project is part of an overall plan to make MoPac more bicycle and pedestrian-friendly.
The Texas Department of Transportation will build a bridge with a 12-foot path paralleling the MoPac travel lanes across the greenbelt. It will have connections to the frontage roads. TxDOT says the work will also include some…
Fly6 watches your back with video camera taillight
by Amanda Kooser      news.cnet.com
Combine a red taillight with an HD video camera and you can light up your biking rear while recording the antics of cars behind you.
Mounting a video camera to a bicycle is nothing new. Plenty of people have recorded their two-wheeled conquests this way. A device called the Rideye even went so far as to act like a “black box” recorder for bikes in case of accidents.
The Fly6 combo taillight and HD video camera on Kickstarter figures that the greatest threats are most likely to sneak up on you from behind in the form of motorists behaving badly. The idea is to capture them on video should an incident occur.
For a pledge of about $122, you get a Fly6 capable of 720p HD recording. It runs on a rechargeable battery with up to 5 hours of life. The video recording loops automatically, so you…
Beauty and the Beast Planning Meeting
Tyler Bicycle Club
February 17 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Event Navigation
Preparations for upcoming TBC event. …
Reveille Peak Bike Festival | Mountain Biking Event
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Friday, March 21, 2014 5:00 PM to Sunday, March 23, 2014, 12:00 PM
Reveille Peak Ranch
2046 County Road 115 , Burnet, TX (map)
Enjoy a beautiful spring weekend in the Texas Hill Country at the Reveille Peak Bike Festival and Expo March 21-23.
Hosted by Richardson Bike Mart & Terra Firma Racing, the event features Gran Fondo (50k) & Medio Fondo (25k) mountain bike rides, night rides, children’s rides and clinics, bike demos, MTB skills clinics, a high…
CDBF Ride Descriptions 2014
www.desertsportstx.com
Reveille Peak Bike Festival | Mountain Biking Event
www.austinridgeriders.com
Friday, March 21, 2014 – 17:00 – Sunday, March 23, 2014 – 12:00
Enjoy a beautiful spring weekend in the Texas Hill Country at the Reveille Peak Bike Festival and Expo March 21-23.
Hosted by Richardson Bike Mart & Terra Firma Racing, the event features Gran Fondo (50k) & Medio Fondo (25k) mountain bike rides, night rides, children’s rides and clinics, bike demos, MTB skills clinics, a high school MTB race, fishing, camping, paddle boarding, food, …
Chihuahuan Desert Cycling Festival Kicks off Thursday 2/11/14
Matt Rist      CBS 7 News
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK-The fourth annual Chihuahuan Desert Bike Festival kicks off at the state park ranch Thursday.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department partnered with Terlingua-based outfitter Desert Sports to put the Bike Fest together as a fundraiser for the Big Bend Trails Alliances.
The event features more than 200 miles of trails for riding and the only…
Tweets
Need more ladies at Mineral Wells! Stage races rule!!
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) February 11, 2014
#TuesdayTrivia: 37.8 miles of bike lanes & 12.5 miles of sidewalks were built in Austin in '12. Want more? Read this! http://t.co/Dmf42dsZBe
— Imagine Austin (@ImagineAustin) February 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/COABikeProgram/status/433367072177807360
Want to give back to the cycling community in Austin? @bicyclerecycle can use your help! http://t.co/UdywJtzODR Volunteers needed.
— Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) February 11, 2014
TxDOT starting Barton Creek bike bridge project. $7.7 million. Also adding lane to SB MoPac over creek, nixing shoulder. To take 30 months
— Ben Wear (@bwear) February 11, 2014
Races are going great @TheMTBLife, last weekend I helped with the Ray Porter Memorial 6 hr. Raised over $7,000 for the fight against cancer!
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) February 11, 2014
Have you seen the new trailhead being installed on the east side of the Tilley Bridge? It's called Rotary Park… http://t.co/g88ZJ8uBhs
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) February 11, 2014
Do you want to learn more about the Tour? Are you an alumni and you would like to see some feelow Tour riders?… http://t.co/rAFnREsXF0
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) February 11, 2014
The 4th St bike path I-35 underpass cleanup has been rescheduled to Friday February 14 at noon. Nothing says romance like a clean bike path!
— Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (@GhisalloFound) February 11, 2014
31 degrees. Light drizzle. Tacky dirt. Slick pavement. It's perfect out! http://t.co/Fn2KIdZeJS
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) February 11, 2014