Texas Bicycling News Digest January 24th
Aspiring cyclist hits the White Oak Bayou trail
By Mike Snyder      www.houstonchronicle.com
Cyclist hopes to enjoy the outdoors with a growing community of enthusiasts
Jerardo Fernandez bikes while his dogs Luna and Pancho jog along the Heights Bike Trail along the Buffalo Bayou on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Houston. Rich and Nancy Kinder announce plans to donate $50 Million to Houston Parks Board for Bayou Greenways 2020 project. ( Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle )
I was walking past Market Square Park a couple of months ago, on one of those lovely crisp days we get in Houston, when I noticed a young woman returning a bike to the B-Cycle kiosk in the park.On a whim, I walked over, swiped my credit card and checked out a bicycle.
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Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose. Trail beta
by keithrad      forums.mtbr.com
Here’s my gps route to give an idea of the trail to those who have not been out there. I will add some go-pro footage soon…
Glen Rose would be a good area to go for a weekend getaway to do some cycling if coming up from Central Tx. (or wherever). You have Dinosaur Valley State Park which is a cool park to visit on it’s own merits as well as the trail riding, and you can camp there. Then there’s …
Monthly ride at Anthills!
GHORBA
Event category: Rides
Trail: The Anthills (Terry Hershey Park)
Saturday, January 31, 2015 – 10:00am
Parking at Beltway 8 feeder, between Memorial and Briar forest.
This Week’s Activities
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Rio Flats
Sunday, January 25, 2015 9:00 am
Rio Vista: High School
The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:00 am
Ft Worth: Christ Lutheran Church
Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street
The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA
Texas Chainring Massacre
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am
Bubba Quixote’s Gravel Attack
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am
Thurber New York Hill Restuarant
Whiskey Flats
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am
Texaco @ Whiskey Flats
Awesome video even if it is not in Texas
Fat biking in Moab filmed with a quadcopter!
by David Glover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&x-yt-ts=1421914688&v=h3U9S6fo3jg&x-yt-cl=84503534
Ag Agent: Trail offers outdoor opportunities
www.timesrecordnews.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Are you looking for a place to get out in nature, take a bike ride or maybe even saddle up your horse and have a secluded place to ride? Of course, the closer the better. Well, I just recently learned about the Wichita Valley Rail Trail, and you need to check it out.
The Wichita Valley Rail Trail is 7 miles of rail bed that stretches from the southwest corner of Wichita Falls (Stansbury Lane) to the south edge of Holliday (South Ford Road). The track and railroad ties have …
Biking from Van Horn TX to Marathon TX
by Spike Finney
Want to know what’s in west Texas? Brown. Lots and lots of brown. Brown, brown, brown.
GoPro Adventures : Biking – Brushy Creek Park
by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwJThlcmIw
A couple biking hangout at Brushy Creek park Austin Texas
GoPro Hero 4 Edition: Monday Funday (Lake Bryan mountain biking)
by Freddy Hernandez
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event added: Tour of Navidad Valley – Schulenburg, TX Apr 11, 2015 09:00AM http://t.co/fZeuo0MjSw
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 25, 2015
Tweets
What are these riders doing out there in the cold????
Waiting to roll out this morning from Rhodes for @BPMS150 training. It was a little chilly but beautiful! #ready2roll pic.twitter.com/es69ZvIZsZ
— a Dan of action (@theSurlyBiker) January 25, 2015
Saw a guy transporting a canoe by bike today along the highway. #awesome
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) January 25, 2015
Bike & bus routes, bike education, & bike raffles w/ @SafeCyclist at Villarreal Elementary in #Olmito,TX. #BikeTexas pic.twitter.com/zLde1cMD4J
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) January 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/chanellshorter/status/558989526153314304
Much sic 'em pic.twitter.com/gqYtI08DM0
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) January 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/thejurgy/status/559055091832197120
It might be a little chilly, but it's still perfect for a BCycle ride! #bcyclesatx pic.twitter.com/fMhdZZINeO
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) January 24, 2015
#raa20015 in full progress. @elbowzracing @castellicycling austintricyclist iamspecialized @shimanomtb… http://t.co/MN1YDVaIAQ
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) January 24, 2015
Does crashing make me look fat? pic.twitter.com/iby7adHKeW
— Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) January 24, 2015