Texas Bicycling News Digest November 24th
Spinlister and BikeTexas Are Teaming up to Get More Butts on Bikes
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BikeTexas Signs an Exclusive 2-Year Deal with Spinlister
Spinlister, the peer-to-peer global bike share, announced today that they have signed a major sponsorship deal with BikeTexas, an organization that encourages and promotes bicycling, increases safety, and provides a cohesive voice for people who ride bikes in Texas. As part of the deal, Spinlister is providing the financial resources, production material, and logistical support needed to help BikeTexas develop their new bike parking and bike valet programs. BikeTexas will offer these new services to …
GO for a Mountain Bike Ride
Performance Great Ride Series: North Houston
A West Texas Gem- The McDonald Observatory
by Max Crawford      NewsWest 9   (Video)
… [It is] intriguing to me. We did the bike ride as well as find out there was an observatory.” “I just think observatories are amazing and having the opportunity to look through telescopes and look at the sky is just wonderful,” Schmitt said.”People in Austin said, you’ve got to get out here, its beautiful, there’s no traffic, the hills are great, it’s quiet. Big sky.”
Not a hiker or cyclist? That’s ok! If they view alone doesn’t take your breath away, there’s plenty more to see at the observatory.”We do open the larger telescopes up for the public to look through for education and for fun, several nights a month,” Wren said. “You can get reservations to come out here and do that; it’s really a lot of fun. We hold public star parties here 3 nights a week, every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. We’ve got telescopes in the back that we look through visually for fun. We do guided tours twice a day, every day year round. So, we do a …
Enchanted Rock, Inks Lake host holiday trail runs and bike rides
by Pam LeBlanc      fitness.blog.austin360.com
… Inks Lake State Park will host a 2.5-mile Pedal off the Pie mountain bike ride starting at noon on Friday.
All ages and experience levels are welcome, and riders will make stops along the way to enjoy some of the park’s natural features. The program is free but park entrance fees apply.
The group bike ride will depart from Pecan Flats trailhead. Most of the trail is rideable and the pace will be slow. For more information, call (512) 793-4689.
Rollers to Cruces
El Paso Bicycle Club
All Level Ride @ Walnut Creek Spring/Summer hours
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Cyclocross is most certainly here in Houston
by kuotient      kuotient.wordpress.com
It was a good weekend for cyclocross racing in Houston! On Saturday, there was Terra X (round 2 of the Southern Cross Series) up in The Woodlands, and Sunday was the Houston Cyclocross Challenge presented by Bike Barn! Both were complete mud-fests, which is typically what people picture in their head when they think of great CX races.
I personally thought the Houston CX Challenge was tougher because of the deep mud pits, but I can see why others thought Terra X was the more difficult of the two. It was still really muddy, but had a really killer run-up and was a …
HBC Christmas Lights Ride Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Location: Hermann Park Rose Garden
Sat 12/13/14 Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30PM
20 miles
This is a liesurely social ride for a couple of hours through Houston neighborhoods with good decorations. We’ll stop somewhere for a light meal on the way back.  Come with good lights, charged batteries and reflective clothes! Decorations encouraged.
The Terra-X Cyclocross Race – Wet and Wild
by Alan Charley       woodlandscycling.org
A big thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to help The WCC put on an amazing event Saturday, November 22nd at Terramont Park in The Woodlands.
It was so much fun to have so many people who braved the wet weather, watching those of you who raced, seeing those of you, whom brought your families out to watch, and of course, those of you who …
Kona recalls 2014 Wo fat bikes
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FERNDALE, Wash. (BRAIN) — Kona has recalled its 2014 Wo fat bike due to concerns that the fork can crack or break at the junction of the crown and steerer column. In a notice on its website, Kona said there has been one U.S. report of a steerer tube breaking, with no injury reported.
The recall affects 531 bikes sold from September 2013 to July 2014 with a Kona Fat Project Two Disc Fork. As of Monday afternoon, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Harden Dental Team Ride – Corinth, TX: When: Sat Dec 20, 2014 8am to 11amÂ
CSTWho: Texas Bicyc… http://t.co/guxJacgdAu— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 24, 2014
New Bike Event: Bankers’ Ride – College Station, TX: When: Sat Nov 29, 2014 7am to 11:30amÂ
CSTWho: Texas Bicy… http://t.co/QBOeeYhGAv— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 24, 2014
Tweets
When my coworkers don't think I've been working hard enough, they block me into my office. pic.twitter.com/mpcdOCBrza
— Su Wilcox (@cheekysu) November 24, 2014
8 am ride from the store on Thanksgiving morning. Be back by 11am
— SWCycleSport (@SWCycleSport) November 24, 2014
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BBQ lunch with friends and biking around Austin. ðŸ˜ðŸ—🚴 #austin #texas #aus #layover #bbq #… http://t.co/Gti9cZL5In pic.twitter.com/BQ4MfO4wrL
— The Layover Life (@layoverlife) November 24, 2014
Solo camping and trail riding at Palmetto State Park. Fabulous weather. http://t.co/qnFUyton1Q
— Omar C. Garcia (@omarcgarcia) November 24, 2014
Great weekend to visit Austin. Dec 20th & 21st, Race at th Quest ATX CX Challenge, Tour the @2015 USA CX Nats… http://t.co/XpyGqhN9Fo
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) November 24, 2014
Press Release: Race Week Details for the 2014 Quest ATX Cyclocross Challenge Presented by @D1Bicycles, host of… http://t.co/vTIdjEUndM
— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) November 24, 2014
Road bike: typically avoid puddles of water. CX bike: intentionally ride through puddles of water to wash mud off the tread!
— Allen Kuo (@kuotient) November 24, 2014
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Luv the mud @Dichotomy_CS @ pic.twitter.com/qxS5UBuuCd
— Catherine Moore (@Pigtailracer) November 24, 2014
And here's one where I take the barriers with a little form. (thanks lehannusch) #htxcxchallenge… http://t.co/Ghb8INjgM5
— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 24, 2014