Texas Bicycling News Digest February 27th
*** Cancelled – Fort Worth Trail Workday – Gateway Park – 3/1/2014
by beechnut      forums.mtbr.com/texas
Due to the insurance fiasco, the March workday is cancelled. …
Community to ride and run for Marble Falls city manager Ralph Hendricks
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — While Marble Falls city manager Ralph Hendricks loved riding his bike and was a regular participant in the Race Across America Texas Cycling Challenge hosted in Marble Falls, you don’t have to be to show your support for Hendricks.
“The idea was to get the community together to show Ralph that we’re thinking about him,†said Keith Conrad, Hendricks’ friend and fellow cyclist.
Hendricks was injured in a bicycle accident in October of last year and is still recovering from the head injury. On March 8, friends, colleagues and community members are invited to show their…
Bicycle Helmet Safety Is Vital For Children
County Line Magazine
If your child received a bicycle for Christmas, it creates an excellent opportunity to teach the importance of wearing a protective helmet.
According to National Safe Kids, helmets can reduce the risk of severe brain injury by up to 88 percent, but only 45 percent of children wear bike helmets. The organization also notes that bicycles are associated with more injuries in children than any other product except automobiles.
Other studies from the organization found that nearly…
Results: Walburg Classic and Pace Bend Road Races
by John Powell      Voodoo Racing
Wind, cold, chip and seal surface, and a road construction detour made for a tough day of racing at the Walburg Classic this year. Despite the less than idea conditions, we had a couple of top 20 finishes. Carson Lange landed 8th in the Cat 2, Nate Sheetz got 16th in the Cat 3, and Alexis Hamilton got 11th in the Women’s Cat 4.
Conditions were far better on Sunday. Sunny skies and warmer temperatures made for a damn nice day of racing. The Cat 3 race had…
#DPDSafeCycle to Help Make Dallas Safer to Cycle!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
Local Dallas Bike Friendly advocates are organizing and looking for quick wins to help make Dallas a safer place to bicycle. BFOC recently met with the Chief of the Dallas Police Department and several issues were discussed. One very important issue that came out of that meeting was how the DPD and Bike Friendly groups can work together to make Dallas a safer city to ride a bicycle. Chief Brown was very supportive, and wants to help educate his officers and the general public about the safe passing…
Cedar Hill Race Festival RR Day 1 • Feb 8 2014
Road-Results.com
Categories
• Men cat 3/4 Senior Open    • Men cat 4/5 Senior Open
• Men Open Master 40+    • Men Open Master 50+
• Men Open Master 60+    • Men Open Scholastic Open
• Men Pro/Cat 1/2/3 Senior Open    • Women Cat 3/4 Senior Open
• Women Pro/Cat 1/2/3/4 Senior Open…
Cedar Hill Race Festival Hill Climb • Feb 8 2014
Road-Results.com
Categories
• Men cat 3/4 Senior Open    • Men cat 4/5 Senior Open
• Men Open Master 40+    • Men Open Master 50+ / 60+
• Men Open MTB Open    • Men Pro/Cat 1/2/3 Senior Open
• Women cat 3/4 Senior Open    • Women Pro/Cat 1/2/3 Senior Open…
Park & Party for Spokes for Folks
by The Announcer Guy      www.bikingindallas.com
Come out to Barcadia Dallas on Saturday, March 15 from 2-5pm for a big party to support Spokes for Folks. Spokes for Folks is a local non-profit that fixes up donated bikes to give back to local non-profits. Spokes for Folks has monthly “wrench days†where volunteers are…
El Paso Bicycle Swap Meet Presented by The Bicycle Company
By Team El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Join us Saturday, March 1 at The Bicycle Company at 3800 N Mesa for our inaugural bicycle swap meet!
Buy-Trade-Sell
Sellers pay $10
12 noon until 5 pm.
Swap is open to anyone who has a box of old bike goodies that…
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event: Bear Creek Crit Series – Houston, TX: Recurring Event
First start: 2014-04-16 17:30:00 CDTDuratio… http://t.co/rgGLiR3XlX
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: Vuelta del Llano – Lubbock, TX: When: Sat Jul 5, 2014 8:30am to Sat Jul 5, 2014 8:30pmÂ
CDTWhere: B… http://t.co/DynRgsLycP— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: Vuelta del Llano – Lubbock, TX: When: Sun Jul 6, 2014 8am to 10amÂ
CDTWhere: Horseshoe Canyon, Lubb… http://t.co/pJDqR2tYo2— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: Cross Timbers CycleFest – Fort Worth, TX: When: Sat May 17, 2014 6:30am to 4pmÂ
CDTWhere: Texas Mot… http://t.co/BgFD8wUE3r— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: GHORBA Big Ring Challenge – Coldspring, TX: When: Sat May 3, 2014 12pm to Sat May 3, 2014 8:30pmÂ
C… http://t.co/wDlKaxMRvt— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: GHORBA Big Ring Challenge – Coldspring, TX: When: Sun May 4, 2014 7am to 4pmÂ
CDTWhere: Double Lake… http://t.co/4UheEkGWvO— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
New Event: Ride Across Texas – Texarkana, TX to New Mexico: Recurring Event
First start: 2014-11-01 08:00:00 C… http://t.co/EfpJ09URch— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2014
Tweets
Everyone is here! @ Bicycle Sport Shop http://t.co/0r3b4LTpJH
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) February 28, 2014
FMHS grads biking from Austin to Alaska: A group of University of Texas students is preparing for the hot, the… http://t.co/vmhjbZl9ei
— Flower Mound Leader (@FMLeaderNews) February 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/txbikeracing/status/439176797343584256
Checked out @AustinBcycle made sure it was the @KUT / @KUTX one then rode to @WholeFoodsATX for lunch #AustinLiberal pic.twitter.com/CfW0KuMOq8
— Dwight Clark (@dwightclark) February 27, 2014
Size your new chain correctly with these tips from Ask a Mechanic: http://t.co/oNxuDG9JSb
— VeloNews (@velonews) February 27, 2014
Congrats to Kimble on his victory at Walburg, his race report is live: http://t.co/T3aTcoFxVl
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) February 27, 2014
Mellow Party for Mountain Bike fans. Saturday 7-10 at the shop. Texas BBQ, beer, & tall tales from the trail. Join @ClifBar @hopsandgrain
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) February 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/trinityriverdal/status/439044756551634944
TMBRA XC Race 2 – 2014 Subaru of Georgetown Mellow Johnny’s Classic http://t.co/VFYMOZ8sei
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) February 27, 2014
#myrideto becoimg a knowledgable #cyclist starts at the Women's Only Beginner Clinic! http://t.co/wr0kPalvsC #bike #austin
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) February 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/austinflyerswc/status/439037688835223552
Come @VisitElPasoTX @trailgirl #bikecountry "@MomentumMag: “bike country†instead of “wine country.†http://t.co/46fGzdlpJW"
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) February 27, 2014
@velopaso That would be amazing! There is one across te border, we definitely need one! #velodrome @AustinVelodrome
— Martha A. Boyd (@twittyboyd) February 27, 2014
How about a VeloDrome? design firm seeks input on El Paso bond projects – http://t.co/RUfd2VKs5l @PedalAnything @BikeTexas @EPCyclists
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) February 27, 2014
Great for economyhttp://t.co/R6C6y5jNhA
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) February 27, 2014