Texas Bicycling News Roundup January 26th
Cyclists enjoy the beauty of Coldspring in annual bike ride
By Jacob McAdams      www.yourhoustonnews.com
The annual Bike Ride through the Forest and Hills brought in numerous cyclists, some of which experienced the beauty of Coldspring and challenge of the ride for the first time on Jan. 24.
The Bike Ride is a path no greater than 46 miles in length that takes bikers all around Coldspring.
The Kingwood Fillies, the drill team of Kingwood High School, host the bike ride every January. The proceeds …
Woman Charged for alleged Central Austin DWI crash that seriously injured cyclist.
www.keyetv.com
A woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Central Austin with her car while intoxicated — leaving the man seriously injured.
According to the arrest affidavit, Lauren Gamberger, 30, is charged with intoxication assault, a third degree felony.
It happened early Saturday morning at around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and Koenig Lane.
Court documents say Gamberger told police she did not see the cyclist until he was on the hood of her car.
Police say Gamberger was crying when she spoke to officers at the scene and was emitting an odor of an alcoholic beverage. She told police she was driving back from her brother’s house where she …
Bike Riding With The Village Creek Indian Ghosts & Cat Brats
Durango Texas
With today’s temperature high predicted to be somewhere in the 70s, I thought this would be a mighty fine day to go roll my wheels with the Indian Ghosts who haunt Arlington’s Village Creek Natural Historical Area.
The trouble with that plan became …
Forney woman indicted for 2014 hit-and-run accident involving bicyclist
by Mathew Richards      inforney.com
FORNEY, Texas — On January 23, 2015, a Kaufman County grand jury indicted a Forney woman for a May 2014 hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist on a U.S. Highway 80 service road.
The grand jury indicted Melida Nava of Forney, Texas, on one count of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony.
On May 30, 2014, at approximately 8:21 p.m., Nava was allegedly driving westbound on the north service road of U.S. Highway 80 when she struck Barry Richardson of Mesquite, Texas. Richardson was riding a bicycle and …
Bikes + Literacy– A Match Made in El Paso
By Victor Cordero, Velo Paso      www.biketexas.org
Friday morning, January 16, 32° F (FREEZING!), 5:30 AM wakeup call, up and at ‘em!
Warmth & excitement flowed through my veins as we prepared for El Paso’s 2nd Ride for Reading event, in which almost 30 riders participated. Most of the riders were local, plus we had some spectacular out of town guests, including action sports writer and photographer Devon Balet from Montrose, Colorado, and professional mountain bike racers Katie Holden from Seattle, WA, and Dejay Birtch of Tucson, AZ.
Ride for Reading provides a way for donated books to be delivered to low-income elementary schools BY BICYCLE–promoting a …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event added: Exxon 471 to Castroville – San Antonio, TX Feb 21, 2015 09:00AM http://t.co/fXirC1n1e4
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 26, 2015
New Bike Event added: Merciless Climbing 101 – El Paso, TX Feb 01, 2015 09:00AM http://t.co/CJ1FMSRH6O
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 26, 2015
Tweets
I'm tired of all the whiners in the northeast. It's so cold here – 57 dg #texas
— Houstonbiker (@houstonbiker) January 27, 2015
LSC-University Park Maps http://t.co/TLqxhVvSSp
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) January 27, 2015
Raceday! Smiles are always easy before the suffering begins! pic.twitter.com/7kBvghrIMx
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) January 26, 2015
Get on that bike UT! Enjoy the sunshine and ride safe! Stop by the kickstand for some free air! pic.twitter.com/OXs6IN9F14
— Bike UT (@bikeut) January 26, 2015
I know folks are questioning the weather already (too early imo). TCM is rain or shine so you will be able to… http://t.co/Snhf4Yvwqz
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) January 26, 2015
Pre-ride dates for the 2015 Mellow Johnny's Classic are set. Follow the link for date, time, & other info. http://t.co/W3FzPQSgTp
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) January 26, 2015
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Are you ready for Blue Zones Project – Fort Worth? Among the healthy initiatives is the “built environment,†or… http://t.co/MqWaCZxIoP
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) January 26, 2015
It's nice to be able to skip the traffic during morning commutes to the office. Looking north from the… http://t.co/fHMaSsZSas
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) January 26, 2015
Join us on March 30 as we head down to Austin with other cyclist from the DFW area to participate in Cyclist in… http://t.co/sj450HSmo3
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) January 26, 2015
Event Reminder
2 Day Alert: Wednesday Walnut Creek Social – NEW WINTER TIME 6:30pm, Jan 28, 2015 06:30PM – (CST) http://t.co/bPOdPYlJ8l
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 27, 2015