Texas Bicycling News Digest June 11th
Pedaling in peace
Denton Record-Chronicle
A bicyclist enjoys the peace and quite during a ride down Wildcat Road near Aubrey recently.
2014 Bent Wheel Bash – Abilene Mountain Bike Race
cyclinghighlights.com
My Cat2 40-44 mountain bike race video from 2014 Bent Wheel Bash in Abilene, Texas. Race Report: http://www.turnincranks.com/2014/redemption-or-how-abilene-b…
Dallas bike helmet rules now apply only to cyclists under age 18
By Tom Benning      cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
Cyclists who are 18 years or older no longer have to wear a helmet in Dallas.
The City Council on Wednesday partially repealed its bicycle helmet ordinance, which required all cyclists to wear one. Officials have debated for weeks whether to loosen the requirements as a way to encourage more cycling and launch a bike sharing program.
Council members disagreed once again over how far the city should go in rolling back the rules.
Some, such as Philip Kingston, pushed for total repeal. Others, such as Sandy Greyson, suggested…
Saturday morning rides by the southeast Texas bike coalition
www.myridepool.com
Start Address:Â Â Â 6434-6480 Phelan Boulevard, Beaumont, TX 77706, USA
Ride type:Â Â Â Road
Date:Â Â Â 06/11/2014
Start time:Â Â Â 08:00 CDT
Recurring:Â Â Â Weekly ride
Organizer:Â Â Â public organizer
Organizer Skill Level:Â Â Â Professional
Short Description:Â Â Â Saturday morning rides
Description: Organized by southeast Texas bike coalition. Please check: …
Summer Bash – June 29th
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
Where: Breckenridge Park Pavilions, 3555 Brand Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
Cost: Free for members, $15 for non-members
Details: Rides will depart at 9AM sharp, and finish at 11:30ish — lunch will be served by Freebirds World Burrito.
RSVP REQUIRED! Please use the Register Now link on the event page.
NOTE:Â There will be no Sunday Roll ride at Preston/Royal that day!!!
The park is in far northeast Richardson — fastest way from inside Dallas is to to go up 75 to Renner, and take Renner east. The park is about a mile south of Renner, on Brand Rd.
There will be (at least) two ride groups — the “standard” Sunday Roll type pace at…
Blazyk-Zyle Ride – A Tale of Two Roads
Bike Noob
One of the joys I get from biking is looking around at the areas I ride through. I’m sure most of us enjoy that part of riding.
Recently, a friend mentioned that he doesn’t always stop when he reaches a busy two-lane road on one of our routes. Instead, he heads out on the road for just a bit, and turns onto Blazyk Drive – a residential road just out of the city limits. Then, he takes a jaunt a bit farther south, and picks up Zyle Road. Both are dead ends, so they’re short out-and-back legs in longer rides. But they offer a…
Lake Travis Cycling Club Tuesday Niter
Turnin’ Cranks
Jun 10, 2014
10 riders
Fun ride, spirited and high tempo. Usually really fast guys break off the front (and they did here as well). Head to 360 to regroup and head back to Lakeway.
Tweets
Exciting projects underway @BayouGreenways – transforming #Houston w/ network of parks, green spaces & hiking/biking trails along bayous.
— Vinson & Elkins Careers (@VECareers) June 11, 2014
#Texas4000 #bike ride 4 Cancer in #LittleRock today + tomorrow during 70d trip from Austin-Anchorage.http://t.co/Q2wxH5G9vd
— Southwest Trail (@SouthwestTrail) June 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/BlingBlinkyofTX/status/476886741840719872
100 Acre Woods trail page updated. More at http://t.co/UDu9be1TA1
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) June 12, 2014
There will be a motor pacing session on Saturday morning at 8am. This is for experienced riders and is not a… http://t.co/Jccf43ZW5m
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) June 12, 2014
I'm not the only one #rollingPhat on a @Litespeed_Bike L1r! pic.twitter.com/b7SWkXwvRT
— Michael Pincus 🧢 (@pincus1) June 11, 2014
Left home to head to @BikeBarnTX #MemorialCrits and knew I was forgetting something. Finally realized it was my bike when I got in the car
— Angela Man (@superangieman) June 11, 2014
This morning I learned first-hand that there's not enough bike parking at the Capitol! FIT CITY… http://t.co/Hni37lzbIu
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) June 11, 2014
Latergram: nice ride yesterday around Elm Creek Park with @tonybaca28 @benspies11 biketuhl all getting… http://t.co/2NoTTNUb47
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) June 11, 2014
"@KenKalthoffNBC5: #Dallas removes bike helmet requirement for riders over 17. Those under 17 must still wear helmets. @nbcdfw" @BikeTexas
— Marco (@WhoIsMaxMouse) June 11, 2014
Did you love Brownsville's CycloBia Nights? Check out our photos here: http://t.co/QTSZIxQ6tp
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) June 11, 2014
Rodney Rios, our Elite Team cyclist helps save a boy after he drifts too far off the coast of Galveston #BikeBarnHero http://t.co/Czh31SxYXN
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) June 11, 2014
Make sure to follow Elbowz Racing Elite Cycling Team to find out more about bicycle safety outreach in Texas… http://t.co/bCMbeuEU4N
— Share The Road Texas (@ShareTheRoadTX) June 11, 2014
TxDOT is responding to cyclists' safety needs in the Austin area. Please BE KIND founder, Al Bastidas and Kevin… http://t.co/Ys02wManbs
— BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) June 11, 2014