Stroke survivor finds strength in cycling

BY JANICE GIBBS | TELEGRAM STAFF        www.tdtnews.com

David Villarreal, 53, is a four-time stoke survivor.
“If I survive one more I get a free set of dishes,” Villarreal joked.
Villarreal was recently at the Fit4Life challenge at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center.
He had the first stroke at age 50 and it was the big one. He wasn’t expected to live through the night.
“If I did, the doctors said I would never move again,” he…

Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Building Day

Friday, Oct 10, 2014, 8:00 AM

Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026 Johnson City, TX

2 Mountain Bikers Went

Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILDING DayHELP GET THE TRAIL READY FOR THE OCTOBER CLUB RIDE AND CRANKSGIVING!  Flat Creek Crossing & Pedernales Falls State Park trails will both be part of the 2014 Cranksgiving!Austin Ridge Riders trail building project to bring new trail at the park.NO TRAIL BUILDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Austin Ridge Riders …

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RIDE SCHEDULE – October 2014

Georgetown Cyclopaths

Sunday     10/5/2014     1:30 PM     Berry Springs Park     32 miles     B65     43 miles     B50
Saturday     10/11/2014     9:00 AM     Union State Bank in Florence     34 miles     F2     43 miles     F3
Sunday     10/12/2014     1:30 PM     Berry Springs Park     31 miles     B44     40 miles     B19
Saturday     10/18/2014     9:00 AM     Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg     32 miles     WA11     46 miles     WA12
Sunday     10/19/2014     1:30 PM     Berry Springs Park     31 miles     B18     38 miles     B69
Saturday     10/25/2014     9:00 AM     Catholic Church in Andice     34 miles     A11     47 miles     A22
64 miles     A-B
Sunday     10/26/2014     1:30 PM     Berry Springs Park     33 miles     B27     40 miles     B3

It’s Time Again for the BikeHouston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble

BikeHouston

When summer is still reigning Houston’s weather, a dedicated group of BikeHouston members start thinking ahead about the Ramble and Kathryn is at the center of all preparations. “Every year, Chris Lockwood designs new T-shirts for the riders and volunteers, David Dick is in charge of making the routes for both the 8- and 20-mile rides, Doug House assembles an experienced group of corner marshals, and it is my job to connect all the dots.”
Costume and lights contests
“The BikeHouston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble is designed to be a great fun ride. We want to…

Bike Friendly Housing Developments

by Michael Freiberger        www.bikedfw.org

So it seems like some developers are taking advantage of interested but concerned cyclists and developing housing that has a strong focus on being bike friendly. While I like that some folks with a lot of money are getting behind cycling, and that you can be sure these developers are pushing city/county/state governments to improve cycling infrastructure around their high dollar investments, I wonder what the impact on those folks without $2-3 million dollars to spend on a house or $1500 to $2500 a month on rent will be? It will be interesting to see if this trend results in alternative transportation dollars being allocated in…

Tweets

After one day of #TXCX. Second place ranked club! http://t.co/busoo8fykQ

— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 5, 2014

https://twitter.com/revgenerod/status/518586024524783616

And then what a great day supporting @MakeAWishNT at the Wish 100 bike ride in @DTOWNMcKinney. Remembered to order perfect weather (1/2)

— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) October 5, 2014

Good times for MV at the Sigler Elem. Bike rodeo last night. Guessing 50+ kids and LOTS of bike maintenance. (1/?) pic.twitter.com/6qSXcEKcao

— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) October 4, 2014

https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/518544372988514304

https://twitter.com/txbikeracing/status/518534516483575808