Texas Bicycling News Digest for February 26th
Mountain Biking at Cedar Hill State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas Parks and Wildlife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjMWAnIB40&feature=player_detailpage
Just minutes away from Dallas, Cedar Hill State Park has a set of trails fit for all levels of mountain bikers. …
Outdoor Pursuits Center to host biking trip
By Jessica Romero   Staff Writer   www.dailytoreador.com
The landscape of West Texas is largely composed of flat plains with little elevation change.
Lubbock’s lack of mountains can make mountain biking locally difficult for Texas Tech students.
Lawrence Ingerly, the marketing manager for the Outdoor Pursuits Center, said the OPC plans various trips outside of Lubbock to give Tech students the chance to mountain bike on different trails.
“The OPC plans trips for students every semester to locations such as Palo Duro and Abilene,†he said. “Abilene is still pretty flat, but it has rocky trails and is only three hours away.â€
The OPC is leading a mountain biking trip to Abilene March 1, where the group will ride the 13-mile Buck Creek Mountain Biking Trails, according to the OPC website.
While the trails are more challenging than the ones closer to Lubbock, Ingerly said, the trip is…
Tandem Bike and Booze Race
FastFolks Cyclery
Race with us this Sunday in the Tandem Bike & Booze Race, March 2nd… rain or shine the race must go on!
Bike Austin, Austin Cycling Association unite to promote cycling in Austin
By Pam LeBlanc      www.austin360.com
Two non-profit Austin bicycling organizations are joining forces to take over the world.
OK, maybe not the world exactly, but the Austin Cycling Association and Bike Austin have united to promote cycling in Central Texas. Their goal? To grow Austin into one of the top bike cities in the country – and improve the quality of life of people living here.
Since it was founded in 1975, the Austin Cycling Association has taught people how to safely cycle and has organized weekly recreational rides for…
Pump Track Work Day
Longview Bicycle Club
March 1 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Pump Track Work Day at Hamby
Free Brats and Beer for all workers
Best Bike Path Houston 2013 – Terry Hershey Park
HoustonPress.com
This large park begins at Beltway 8 on the east and rolls along the bayou all the way to Barker Dam on the west. Terese “Terry” Hershey, a former member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, is the namesake of this expansive park on the west side of the city. She’s credited with leading the campaign to prevent the banks of Buffalo Bayou from being paved with concrete, a fate that could not be avoided for…
Former winners Plaxton and Gould aim for success at Mellow Johnny’s Classic
By: Cycling News
US Cup kicks off in Austin, Texas with star-studded field
Set in the heart of the Texas Hill Country and a just outside the cultural mecca of Austin, Texas, the Mellow Johnny’s Classic is the first stop on the USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group. The new four-race series is the richest purse in cross country racing, and all four events will be sanctioned by the UCI as Category HC or Category 1 events.
The contenders
A star-studded pro field will line up on Saturday for the first major cross country race of the North American season. Three-time winner Max Plaxton (Cannondale Factory Racing) and two-time winner Georgia Gould (Luna) top the list of men’s and women’s favorites.
In the elite men’s race, Plaxton will have to watch out for fellow…
Grampies Go South
By Steve Miller and Dodie Miller
Day 53: Bastrop to Austin: Thanks, Susan!
Wednesday February 26, 2014, 27 km (17 miles) – Total so far: 3,070 km (1,908 miles)
Yesterday’s forecast, that gave a 90% chance of rain today had been softened by this morning, so that now the chance was only 70%. Balancing that, though, was the change from “rain” to “ice pellets”. Naturally, we put on all our gear, including the warm gloves. So many times now I have buried these gloves at the bottom of the pack, thinking “well that’s the end of freezing on this trip”. Hah.
As soon as we stepped outside we were literally blown over by one factor we had sort of missed in the forecast. Wind. There was a brisk, or really brisk North wind.
Although we know that the car is king in the US, sometimes there are reasonable ways for a cyclist to get through and around a town. But you have to watch out. A US town is prone to suddenly confront you with a maze of elevated roads, on and off ramps, and such like. Bastrop”s trick is to have all kinds of divided highways running side by side, creating a high speed asphalt expanse whose…
Georgetown Cyclopaths Ride Schedule
| RIDE SCHEDULE – MARCH 2014 | Short Rides | Long Rides | |||||
| Day | Date | Time | Meet at | Miles | Map | Miles | Map |
| Saturday | 3/1/2014 | 9:00 AM | Union State Bank in Florence | 34 miles | F2 | 43 miles | F3 |
| Sunday | 3/2/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 32 miles | B39 | ||
| Saturday | 3/8/2014 | 9:00 AM | Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg | 28 miles | WA5 | 41 miles | WA9 |
| Sunday | 3/9/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 35 miles | B45 | ||
| Saturday | 3/15/2014 | 9:00 AM | Catholic Church in Andice | 35 miles | A3 | 48 miles | A4 |
| Sunday | 3/16/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 34 miles | B55 | ||
| Saturday | 3/22/2014 | 9:00 AM | Liberty Hill Elementary School | 33 miles | L12 | 39 miles | L11 |
| Sunday | 3/23/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 33 miles | B46 | ||
| Saturday | 3/29/2014 | 9:00 AM | Berry Springs Park | 35 miles | B24 | 46 miles | B16 |
| Sunday | 3/30/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 34 miles | B55 | ||
Lead Out Fail | Tour of New Braunfels 2014
Vince Marotte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhwR45gEow&feature=player_detailpage
Me in blue with Ben on my wheel shooting video. His cable got in the frame from the early crash.
As I’m trying to talk with Ben the attack goes, I tried to keep the acceleration smooth but Ben couldn’t hold the wheel, probably…
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event: DORBA Prayer Mountain Pedal @ Big Cedar – Dallas, TX: When: Sat Apr 26, 2014 9am to 1:30pmÂ
CDTWho:… http://t.co/trhoj6DCNQ— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 26, 2014
Tweets
Why not give mountain biking a try? This Sunday is your chance! Ride off is at 2:30 from the PBBA Mountain Bike Park! http://t.co/4wkwsjqDJ6
— Peyton's Bikes (@PeytonsBikes) February 27, 2014
"Coach" told me to ride 3hrs easy today; 3hrs it was – indoors! pic.twitter.com/sO0g9pAj1s
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) February 27, 2014
Event: Walk and Roll Bike Rally – San Antonio – When: Fri May 2, 2014 8am to 9am CDT Where: Main Plaza, San… http://t.co/bUU68M1kdK
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) February 26, 2014
MT@RideScoutATX: We've been thinking of our #Android users in #ATX. Released updated Android app yesterday w/@ElectricCab & @AustinBcycle.
— Movability (@Movability) February 26, 2014
Forecast this Friday is looking real nice people, low 70s. Get them bikes ready, let's ride! #criticalmass
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) February 26, 2014
Rider of the week is Jacob Schmelz! Thx for being a great sweep & for your work on HOPE Day!http://t.co/sNqyZUMel3 pic.twitter.com/ebnkIgIGW3
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) February 26, 2014
BikeTexas KidsKup in Dripping Springs on March 1 #constantcontact http://t.co/ricr7APiks
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) February 26, 2014
40. Drizzle. What great riding weather! Get out there #TXCX before it's gone! http://t.co/6PWNJ5ZQrG
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) February 26, 2014
Subaru of Georgetown Mellow Johnny's Classic Live Streaming! For those unable to come, you can watch live. http://t.co/oqia8PMfjs
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) February 26, 2014
An end to road rash? Abrasion resistant fabric to debut in cycle jerseys and shorts to reduce road rash: http://t.co/U9MVwjYxw2
— BikeRadar (@bikeradar) February 26, 2014
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