Texas Bicycling Blog and News Digest March 12th
Texas Panhandle park reopens following wildfire
www.chron.com
CANYON, Texas (AP) — A state park in the Texas Panhandle has reopened following a wildfire that scorched about 15 acres and closed the site for a day.
The Texas A&M Forest Service says Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Canyon reopened to visitors Wednesday morning.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department spokesman Mike Cox says the more than…
Texas Lions Camp celebrates 65th anniversary with 10-day bicycle trip
by Marty Watson Reporter   www.kevo.com
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS (KVEO NEWSCENTER 23) — The Texas Lions Camp is celebrating its 65th anniversary by kicking off a bicycle ride for its members who will bike from Brownsville to Kerrville.
Bicyclists from the Texas Lions Camp rode around Brownsville before gathering at the Brownsville Events Center this morning.
The cyclists will travel about 340 miles before reaching Kerrville in ten days.
The Texas Lions Camp is designed for children with disabilities.
Along the ride, they will have…
Texas Adventure Racing Club
Interview – Ark-La-Tex – Texarkana
www.wheelbrothers.com
Who is pumped for another great ride for a great cause? We sat down for an awesome interview with Ride Director, Nick Williamson. Read on for all the details for the Ark-La-Tex Challenge, which takes place this year on April 5, 2014.
Ark-LA-Tex Challenge
1.        Why join your ride?
The Ark-La-Tex Challenge is a bucket list ride for all Southerners. You can ride in 3 states in a mere 70 miles. We have had so many of our 4 states area cyclists tell us how much fun our very first ride in 2013 was and how much they are looking forward to the course and scenery in 2014.
2.        How long has your ride been around?
2013 was our very first ride with 115 participants. With the enthusiasm and a challenging course we are looking for 300+ for our sophomore year of 2014.
Ark-La-Tex 2014
3.        What was the motivation behind starting the ride and who benefits from it? …
You Won’t Believe Why Bike Prices Keep Going Up!
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
It’s not often that I copy and paste over something from another site, but this is something that really stuck out to me and I think it’s a great question that we all have, “Why the $#@% does that bike cost $7,000!!†Check out the opinion below and chime in with your thoughts as a comment.
Originally published by Vernon Felton at BikeMag.com
We get hate mail for a lot of reasons—a comma is out of place, one of us has a goatee, some of us have British accents… Apparently, there are a lot of reasons we suck. None gets cited more often, however, than the pricey bikes we profile in the pages of Bike magazine and on this site. The general sentiment from angry readers…
Grampies Go South
By Steve Miller and Dodie Miller
Day 67: Marfa to ??? likely a Wild Camp somewhere on the way to Van Horn
Wednesday March 12, 2014
We had left the window slightly open, and we woke up when it entered our consciousness that what sounded like passing cars was actually passing wind gusts. Not again!!
I went out to walk down to the Subway, to bring back a Breakfast Sandwhich, and found the wind to be the type you need to brace yourself against while walking. The question was, what truly was the direction. Pieces of tissue dropped in front of me headed off as this would be a tail wind, at least on this street. The only thing is, this street does not conform well to our general direction for the day. Our navigation department says the true fact on average will be a headwind, coming obliquely from our right hand side.
So again we thought, should we stick it out and hide here? Well, just as Grampies do not believe in going back, they are very reluctant to hide out. On the other hand, there will not be another Chia out there. There will be no one out there! Oh well, as I write this we are packing up. When we see a glimmer of daylight, we are off!
Meanwhile, on the wall of this rather elegant room is a poster for the movie “Be Here To Love Me”, a film about Townes Van Zandt. The poster is here because…
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: TWFG Insurance Services Gran Fondo – Hockley, TX: When: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:30am to 3pmÂ
CDTWho… http://t.co/dnaLLIh8KZ— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: 10th Annual Spokes 'n Spurs – Liberty Hill, TX: When: Sat Apr 5, 2014 8:30am to 4pmÂ
CDTWhere:… http://t.co/UpVgDjbFG5— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Tour de Cypress Ride and Run – Mount Vernon, TX: When: Sat Apr 19, 2014 9am to 2pmÂ
CDTWhere: … http://t.co/5Hc0gfhY2S— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Tour de Paris – Paris, TX: When: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8am to 1:30pmÂ
CDTWhere: 2025 South Collegia… http://t.co/uPR0vR6nFM— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Bike MS: Valero Ride the Rim – Canyon, TX: When: Sat Jun 21, 2014 6:30am to 1pmÂ
CDTWhere: Buf… http://t.co/rqhhRiw5bV— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Bike MS: Valero Ride the Rim – Canyon, TX: When: Sun Jun 22, 2014 8am to 12pmÂ
CDTWhere: Buffa… http://t.co/ME6oEhqq2Z— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Bike MS: Cactus & Crude – Midland, TX: When: Sat Jul 19, 2014 7am to 2pmÂ
CDTWhere: Apache Cor… http://t.co/sEhpZ2AFWM— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Bike MS: Cactus & Crude – Big Spring, TX: When: Sun Jul 20, 2014 7am to 2pmÂ
CDTWhere: Southwe… http://t.co/TOz07y6HNU— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
New Bike Event: Lampasas Hillacious Bike Tour – Lampasas, TX: When: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:30am to 1:30pmÂ
CDTWho:… http://t.co/Xu6YGgEGoX— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 12, 2014
Tweets
Head For The Hills Bike Rally new 100 mile route on May 10 #bikerally http://t.co/7G1zpjRFsG pic.twitter.com/mYTS0ITGP4
— Head for the Hills (@HFTHillsRally) March 8, 2014
Nice long ride tonight. Thanks Neil for the Cinnamon rolls you never know what / who you might pull out of the… http://t.co/gcj6E2HhoX
— TX Adventure Racing (@txarclub) March 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/danielcurtin/status/443923440798412800
RT @BikeTexas: A couple of teens out enjoying spring break by bike just stopped by to borrow our air pump. We love that!
— Adventure Cycling (@advcyclingassoc) March 12, 2014
We have 13 racers coming down for T-State Ultra RR this weekend. #SharkAttack
— Texas Tech Cycling (@TechCycling) March 12, 2014
Got my new @NinerBikes RLT last week. Awesome on road and trail. Can't wait for gravel races. Thanks @BSS_Austin! pic.twitter.com/1iOW7B1lEs
— Jeremy (@fontarin) March 12, 2014
Many volunteers needed for TTH 03/30. auto-enter for drawing for gold coin from @Americangold&diamond. contact Carole, cbd882@yahoo.com
— Tyler Bicycle Club (@TylerBikeClub) March 12, 2014
RT @AustinBcycle: We shattered another @bcycle record on Tue @ #SXSW w/ 2057 bike checkouts, over 7 checkouts/bike #TacoPoweredTransit…
— Movability (@Movability) March 12, 2014
Dallas Racing Tuesday Night Crit; Week 1 http://t.co/pWZaJywCnu
— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) March 12, 2014
Lets give Ariana another chance! 8am March 16th, Crazy Cat Cyclery, 6625 Montana Ave,Marrow Registry Ride #BETHEMATCH pic.twitter.com/GtoCQKequF
— Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) March 12, 2014
Riders from @Texas4000 will be volunteers @ShinerGASP again this year! Join them for Day 1 of their 70 day trip: http://t.co/Ae7CulemPM
— Ride to Shiner (@ShinerGASP) March 12, 2014
You Won’t Believe Why Bike Prices Keep Going Up! http://t.co/0bRX637F1z
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) March 12, 2014
Taking my sweet time getting ready for my ride today. Problem is this wind isn't going anywhere. Thinking out/back North/South route.
— Mario Arroyave (@marroyave35) March 12, 2014
Austin helping to feed cyclists while they mend. http://t.co/TEYA37Zx0O
— W Preston Tyree (@SmartCyclist) March 12, 2014
El Paso City Council postpones discussion on bike lanes for a week http://t.co/5RcBI1NVJK
— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) March 12, 2014