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Texas Bicycling News Digest December 8th

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Univeristy of Texas at Arlington     Pop Consciousness


‘Merica! Land of the commuter car culture and short term investments. It seems the 50’s suburban ideology really worked out well, well maybe for the rich. Thanks to the suburbs, if you don’t own a car, you’re not going anywhere fast. The misguided, short term goals that eventually led to corporate bailouts like General Motors should have prescribed suburban car owners and tax payers a plan “B”. So with the economy in the trash, how are the rest of us supposed to get around? Some people have pledged their lives to bikes. I mean REAL transport. The fixie in pop culture today isn’t your granny’s idea of a bike. In fact, the fixie has inspired a whole new identity for commuters. If popular culture can be defined as a culture based on the tastes of ordinary …

Honkin’ Mad’s Go-Pro bike ride

by startelegramvideo


Gordon Dickson goes for a spin on one of the red cruisers from Fort Worth’s bike-sharing program with a Go-Pro video camera attached to his head. Check out his wild ride around downtown and the West 7th area in the …

The Holidaze Marathon at Camp Eagle Results

www.usacycling.org

Rocksprings, TX
Dec 6, 2014
Note: Ranking points are NOT upgrade points. An explanation of ranking points can be found here.
Marathon Men 19-29 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 30-39 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Women 40-99 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 40-49 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 50-99 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Women Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men SS Open
Marathon Men 19-39 Two Laps
Marathon Men 40-99 Two Laps
Marathon Women Two Laps
Marathon Women One Lap
Marathon Men One Lap

Upcoming Rides

Lone Star Cyclists

Arlington Holiday Lights Ride
JW Dunlop Sports Center, 1500 NW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington
Thursday, December 11, 2014 – 6:30pm
Mansfield Miles from Katherine Rose Park
Katherine Rose Memorial Park, 303 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield
Saturday, December 13, 2014 – 9:00am

Tour de Festivus Training Camp is Almost Here!!

Violet Crown sports Association

Violet Crown’s winter training camp — to be known affectionately this year as the Tour de Festivus — is almost upon us. As Seinfeld fans are aware, Festivus is the holiday celebrated December 23rd each year — it’s Festivus for the Rest of Us! It includes gathering around the sacred Festivus Pole, followed by the traditional Airing of Grievances, the Festivus Dinner, and then the greatly anticipated Feats of Strength. There is also the mysterious Festivus Miracle, caused – of course – by Kramer.

So in this spirit, we offer our training camp, 15 days in length. For your Festivus pole, traditionally aluminum, you may substitute carbon fiber or titanium, and if you’re really old, steel. There will be a generous Airing of Grievances, since each ride will be a ride with old guys. Feats of Strength must be …

Pics And Recap Of Participating In Richardson’s 42nd Annual Christmas Parade

Bike Friendly Richardson


This past weekend, Bike Friendly Richardson, participated in the City of Richardson’s 42nd Annual Christmas Parade.  Of all the rides we do, this is one of our favorites. It’s not because of the great speeds or distance, but rather the opposite. Since this is a parade, the route is extremely short and equally as slow, which opens it up for people we don’t normally get to ride with, families.
Many folks decorated their bikes and brought candy to hand out to spectators. Local rider, Howard, even brought his goat on a trailer, pulled by a tandem. BFR’s Jenny brought her young baby for his first parade. Both the …

Trial begins in cyclist’s hit-and-run death

By Dug Begley        www.chron.com


Testimony began Monday in the trial of a woman accused in the hit-and-run death of a young bicyclist a year ago.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers made their opening statements in the trial of Margaret Renee Mayer, 35. Mayer is accused of intentionally failing to stop after her car struck Chelsea Norman, 24. Norman was riding her bicycle home from her job at a nearby Whole Foods store when she was struck and killed on Waugh Drive on the evening of Dec. 1, 2013.
Norman’s death became a rallying cause for …

Fort Worth Bike Sharing to launch new stations

By Caty Hirst        www.star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — Those looking for a way to get around Cowtown on two wheels instead of four will have more options this spring.
Fort Worth Bike Sharing has announced eight new locations to check out and check in its snazzy red bicycles.
The nonprofit program, started in April 2013 with a $1 million federal grant, is expanding in hopes of attracting more annual members in a city that ranks dead last among the 52 largest cities in bicycling as a means of commuting.
“We definitely want to encourage more annual members, as well as more of a transportation use of the system,” said Kristen Camareno, executive director of Fort Worth Bike Sharing. “Any trip that …

Volunteers Needed THIS WEDNESDAY December 10th

by Alan Charley        Woodlands Cycing Club

The Woodlands Cycling Club is looking for 3 volunteers (at least one with a pick-up truck) to help deliver bicycles and helmets to 3 area CISD Elementary Schools.
We need help THIS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10th and it shouldn’t take any more than 3 hours.
The children in these schools are identified as economically disadvantaged, and the bikes are going to children that have been selected by the staff of these schools as recipients of these bikes for Christmas.
PLEASE, PLEASE consider helping, this is …

A Chilly Bike Ride Admiring A Fort Worth Monument Before Egg Foo Yunging

Durango Texas


In the hot tub this morning I was basking under the glow of a clear blue sky, nary a cloud in sight.
A short time after exiting the hot tub clouds arrived to erase that clear blue sky.
A noonday bike ride was on my schedule today. I was hoping the …

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