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Texas Bicycling News December 19th

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A ghost bike stands near the location where bike rider Chelsea Norman lost her life at Waugh and West Gray on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Houston. There have been 23 bike riders killed after being struck by a vehicle in the past 5 years. ( Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle )
The 15-year prison sentence handed last week to Margaret Mayer for her part in the death of bicyclist Chelsea Norman was not and should not be the final chapter in a story that scarred a city and irreparably changed the lives of at least two families.
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Even Texas princesses love Strider Bike

by Heather Buen        dallassinglemom.com

Trying to find a way to teach my children how to ride a bike has always been a bigger effort for a single parent than it needed to be. I know nothing about bikes and I often wondered if I was putting it together correctly or if I knew how to properly teach my children to ride a bike. Along came our friends at Strider Bike who gave us a complimentary Strider Bike Sport to try out. …

Home Is Where The Bike Is 2

By Sue Gray        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Final Report: West Texas wrap-up
Thursday December 18, 2014
When I first started writing about this journey, I didn’t capitalize “west” when referring to the location, because I thought it was just an adjective. Now I realize there is actually a place called West Texas, with its own identity apart from greater Texas.

It’s a real place.
West Texas is a place full of myth and reality, death and rebirth, grand vistas and small details, rough roads and smooth ones. It’s a place peopled with cowboys and Indians, hunters and hipsters, old-timers and newcomers, conservatives and liberals, and at certain times of year…bicycle adventurers.
For most cycle-tourists, West Texas is just part of their longer Southern Tier route from California to Florida or vice versa. Only rarely does anyone take on this section of the ST by itself, and there’s good reason for that. Because of its long stretches without services, it is often met with trepidation and seen as something to …

Christmas Came Early for Milam Elementary, Students Receive 30 Free Bikes from Academy

By: Tashara Parker        www.kagstv.com

BRYAN, Texas – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at one school in Bryan.
Today, 30 students from Milam Elementary received free bikes.
KAGS HD News takes a look at why the College Station Academy store wanted to spread a little holiday cheer.
The sound of an early Christmas rang true at Milam elementary school said Holly Scott, Principal at Milam Elementary.
“By keeping their perfect attendance, they have an opportunity to be in this drawing for a new bicycle,” Scott said.
And the elves delivering these free bikes didn’t look anything like …

Texas A&M student survives hit from 102-car freight train

By ANDREA SALAZAR        www.theeagle.com

A 19-year-old Texas A&M student was in critical condition Thursday after getting hit by a 102-car freight train late Wednesday.
College Station police said the man had been riding his bicycle south along Wellborn Road, dismounted near the intersection of University Drive and walked west over the railroad tracks. He tried to head back east across the track as a southbound Union Pacific train approached the University Drive overpass, striking the man and pinning him on the tracks, according to police.
When emergency crews arrived just before 11 p.m., the student was conscious and breathing beneath the train, police said.
He was taken to …

BP MS150 sets spring calendar, recommends training rides for 2015 event

www.examiner.com


Well, it’s almost that time of year again: the 2015 edition of the BP MS150 (Houston to Austin over two days) is just a few calendar pages away: can you see April 18-19 from your front porch? Now that the holiday dead season is over, it time to get the bike out of the garage and back on the roads to build those all-important butt calluses. So here’s a list of organized rides leading up to the April event, should help you do just that. Happy cycling! (Note: a ride name in italics isn’t an officially-designated MS150 recommended training ride). …

Mom says daughter hurt when car hit her while riding her bike

By Annie Cosby        setexasrecord.com


A Jefferson County woman is suing over claims her daughter, a minor, was struck by a car while riding her bike.
BikeWreckTanika Ford, individually and as next friend of Theresa Barnes, a minor, filed a lawsuit Oct. 8 in Jefferson County District Court against Heather L. Cope, citing negligence.
According to the complaint, Barnes was riding her bicycle east on the sidewalk of Helena Avenue on May 16, when Cope drove her vehicle out of the parking lot of a gas station at the corner of Helena Avenue and …

EP Cyclists

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As another great year comes to a end, what better way to close it then with a century!!!!!!
For some it will be your first, for others too many to count, as a personal challenge it is always a accomplishment for any one. Join us on the End of the Year Century be miles or kilometers let’s make it happen!!!!
More information coming soon!!!! ~ Luis Bustamante

TRP Winter Criteriums • Dec 13 2014 Results

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Categories
• Men Cat 3/4/5     • Men Cat 4/5
• Men Pro/ Cat 1/2/3     • Men Pro/ Cat 1/2/3/4

Saturday 12/20 [Triple Bs] & Sunday 12/31 [Coffee Shop] Rides!

by Dante        steinerranchcycling.com

Triple Bs – Saturday December 20th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones
This Saturday will be our triumphant return to those lovely ladies referred to as the Triple Bs!
As always there will be an A Group that will average 18 – 20 mph over the entire ride and there will be a B Group that will average 15 – 17 mph. Both groups don’t have designated sweepers so you should have a certain level of fitness to keep up with the respective group.
COFFEE SHOP RIDE – Sunday December 21st at 8:30am at Cups & Cones
Join us this Sunday for the SRC Coffee Shop Ride! This is for those wanting to explore options outside of …

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