Texas Bicycle News Digest July 12th
Ride Time Information
Women on Wheels Central Texas
Roll out time : 7:07 AM or whenever it gets light out (yes it’s early… but you will be glad you got up)
Please come prepared! That means tires pumped up, your helmet snapped on, bottles filled, and on your bike ready to roll out!
Starting Place:Â The intersection of FM 439 and Sparta Road for an out-and-back total of 27-30 miles with smooth road, rolling hills, and minimal (and usually polite) traffic. Ride the entire distance or, if you are a beginner, go whatever distance you are comfortable with and then turn around and go back to the start. You will find that you can ride farther and have more fun when you have someone else riding with you, so we try to…
Hustle across Austin
Turnin’ Cranks
Crazy cyclists riding like idiots across downtown Austin in rush hour traffic at 5:30PM
Katy Flatland Century – 2014
Bike Brookshire
Its back and with more alternate routes for all fitness levels. Join us again in Katy, Texas to take part in the Katy Flatland Century Bike Ride: …
The Dirt Road From Hell
by Bill Cullines      Team San Angelo
If you’re looking for a close-to-town place to run, walk, or ride your mountain bike while enjoying nature and being away from traffic, the dirt road that connects from Middle Concho Park to the paved Twin Buttes Reservoir access road near Highway 67 might be just the ticket.
In fact, it’s my go-to location in San Angelo for fitness activities and also where I send new people who ask where to go for workouts.
You can hike the road, run it, or ride your mountain bike while enjoying the desert scenery and taking side trips on the assorted 4WD roads and trails that connect to…
Rolling Along Arlingtons’s Village Creek With Indian Ghosts Picking Up Litter & Copperheads While Overlooking The Green Bayou
Durango Texas
With today being Saturday, weather permitting, usually I end up at Town Talk after hiking up and down some Tandy Hills or rolling my wheels in Gateway Park.
Well, yesterday I Tandy Hill hiked and the day before I rolled in Gateway Park.
Today I opened my food cooling device to see I needed some vittles that I usually acquire at ALDI.
So, I decided to go biking with the Indian Ghosts who haunt…
S.A. park police officer’s body found along biking trail, police say
www.kens5.com (Video)
SAN ANTONIO — A person who set out for an afternoon walk Saturday ended up with more adrenaline pumping than they probably had hoped for after finding a man’s body in east San Antonio.
A dispatcher for the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed that a caller reported finding a “badly-beaten body” near the Salado Creek hike and bike trails. The exact location was later determined to be Jack White Trailhead, an area near a park police office building.
According to SAFD, it was obvious that the man was dead because the body had suffered extensive trauma; however, the man was not “beaten” as was initially reported by…
Upcoming Rides
Corinth Cycling
Thu Jul 17 – 6:15pm – Big Steamer
Sat Jul 19 – 7:00am – “B is for Breakfast”
Sat Jul 19 – 7:00am – Harden Dental Team Ride
Upcoming Rides
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Beginners and Casual Ride
Saturday, July 19, 2014 8:00 am
Benbrook: Art’s Park Trail Head
Joe Pool Lake
Saturday, July 19, 2014 8:00 am
Grand Prairie: Lynn Creek Marina
Century of the Month More or Less
Saturday, July 19, 2014 7:00 am
Arlington: Bicycles, Inc.
Tweets
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Congrats Joaquin fastest male in poker run at the texasbikeracing Nathan Aikle Fundraiser… http://t.co/PxttT0giV3
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) July 13, 2014
We're proud to be here supporting Nathan Aikele at the @txbikeracing fundraiser! Even found a little #boneshaker pic.twitter.com/cayZSFMIOp
— Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) July 12, 2014
Bike ride with the family! #beautifulday #yyc #familytime http://t.co/t2ulaAGGDh
— BlackLivesMatter (@masaatt) July 12, 2014
Rehydrating after my first group ride in #austin #texas #atx #mellowjohnnys #coffee #coldbrew #cycling… http://t.co/a3o8fnoMNR
— SpillmanPhoto (@AJ_Spillman) July 12, 2014
#HookEm http://t.co/LqBZiFD4iX
— Jon Binsted🤘🻠(@velojonny) July 12, 2014
Just your typical morning cycling in Texas. #TourDeTexasStyle @robindhancock pic.twitter.com/nboEUnNKEp
— Kelly Hancock (@KHancock4TX) July 12, 2014
From a 105 mile ride to a photo shoot. #imamodel
— Mario Arroyave (@marroyave35) July 12, 2014
Hanging out at the Cycling Center Dallas tent after the Peach Pedal Rally http://t.co/GmTRGrpQWl
— CyclingCenterDallas (@CycleDallas) July 12, 2014
Got in a 88.4 mile road ride with @bikemasters. http://t.co/ZE4l9WpbNU #strava
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) July 12, 2014
Loaded and heading down to the Blue Star for our Mission Ride! pic.twitter.com/vLQfwRHFaG
— HP Bicycle Club (@hpbikeclub) July 12, 2014
My wrist sure is swelling up nicely. Thanks random dog that got in my way
— Elias Valverde (@elias_valverde) July 12, 2014