Texas Bicycling News Digest August 1st
BBB-Critical mass 7/2015
MendoFilm
Brownsville Bike Brigade’s monthly critical mass ride! Thanks to everyone that came out to ride down the streets of Brownsville, TX.
Bike and Pedestrian Improvements
www.texasbids.net
Bid Date & Time: 08/25/15 10:30 AMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Prebid: 08/17/15 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Bike and Pedestrian Improvements
Status: bidding      Report: 6483173
Country : United States    State: TX   County: Johnson   Location: Burleson
Scope: Construction of approx. 3,400 LF of curb and gutter, 4,700 SY of concrete sidewalk, pavement markings, signage, 3,500 LF of shared use paths, and 2 prefabricated pedestrian bridges.
Notes: A prebid conference will be held on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 141 W. Renfro, Burleson, Texas 76028.
Plans: From Designer, for $30 per set, non-refundable. Also available from CivCast USA/Amtek Information Service, Inc., 4001 Sherwood Lane, PO Box 692303, Houston, TX 77092, 713-956-0100.
Bond: 5% bid bond
Owner Type: Public …
Man dies while biking in South Austin greenbelt
by James Barragan      www.statesman.com
A man believed to be in his 50s died Saturday morning after going into cardiac arrest while riding his bicycle on a greenbelt in Bauerle Ranch Park in South Austin, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
EMS responded to a call around 7:55 a.m. about a man who fell off his bicycle while riding in the park and went into cardiac arrest , said Austin-Travis County EMS Cmdr. Mike Benavides. A …
In this edition of Spoke&Word…
BikeHouston
A Word from Michael Payne about Vision Zero, read more>>
BikeHouston@Events Come see us at our events from socials to community rides, read more>>
BikeHouston@Work
Find out what BikeHouston has been doing to improve your rides, read more>>
BikeHouston&Me
Meet David Barron who built our new website, read more>>
BikeHouston@Reviews
An overview in pictures read more>>
Ride > in the spotlight this time the EastEndBikeRide group, read more>>
Calendar
Check out our calendar for the coming weeks, read more>> …
The Racing Post – August 2015 Edition
theracingpost.us
Meredith Miller and Allen Krugoff to host FREE Texas clinics
joeyTWOwheels      texascx.com
If you’ve spent the summer thinking about how to rid yourself of that awful discount double hop, this is a bit of good news. Two of America’s best cyclocross professionals – Meredith Miller and Allen Krugoff – will be coming back to Texas to share a wealth of knowledge for riders of all ages and levels.
For FREE.
That’s right, it costs you nothing but sweat and a little love for the sponsors. .
Meredith and Allen both co-own, manage and race for the Noosa Professional Cyclocross Team, which is powered by FOCUS Bikes. Brian …
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Mountain Biking Social Ride – Millican, TX http://t.co/852mUhtv6s
Social ride on mountain biking trai… http://t.co/NiVWEo8UYP
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 2, 2015
Tweets About Texas Bicycling
Time for a morning ride. Weather is nice now but in 2 hours? #trekbikes #biking #houston #garmin https://t.co/HhCAxWnl1H
— William Griffin IV (@wgriffin4th) August 1, 2015
Looking forward to cycling in south Texas this week.. Lots of quiet roads and hopefully a little warmer.
— Labrie Ytterbium (@Dolly093Labrie) August 2, 2015
Great news! The trail around the Big Lake Park portion of Chisolm Trail in Plano is finished! @BikeRichardson @BikeDFW @RichBikeMart
— DFW Trails (@DFWtrails) August 2, 2015
Road ride this morning and then took this one out for her first mountain bike ride EVER!!! She did so… https://t.co/sNBnfjR9ex
— Carlos & Lisa Uranga (@TeamUranga) August 2, 2015
Today's BTX Peloton group ride, 48 miles. pic.twitter.com/2QbotySEus
— Benny Vargas (@BigPapi241) August 2, 2015
Great race in a packed Cat 3 field on a blistering hot Houston day. #sugarcycles kolopromo… https://t.co/ENXwAaBvYT
— Jeff C. (@331miles) August 1, 2015
#memorIalpark #trails #mtb #mountainbike #mountainbiking #houstontx #htown #htx #houston @ Memorial… https://t.co/f8an4JNr2g
— David Sanchez (@dondavi) August 1, 2015
Critical Mass bike ride through the streets of Houston Texas. @ Market Square- Downtown Houston https://t.co/HBMd0l5Hqs
— RonaldA.Hill (@AfroAmericanEye) August 1, 2015
Pink granite "from the hills of Texas" in Lady Bird Johnson Park. #cycling nps #findyourpark… https://t.co/KouCYTIZQX
— Coco (@Got2Run4Me) August 1, 2015
Critical Mass on Heights Blvd. pic.twitter.com/oUSb5WU3YF
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) August 1, 2015
Summer fun photo from UT STAFF #UTAUSTIN #ATX TheCedarRiver Regional Trail is a paved 17ml path in Washington. pic.twitter.com/hHGDQLd96E
— Bike UT (@bikeut) August 1, 2015
Got in an easy 30 mile spin this morning to stay loose for the race this… https://t.co/4COagNlBIg
— Texas racing (@TxGoneRiding) August 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/thejurgy/status/627556774648877057
Slept late today and rode in some heat. The sheep were in the fields. #mavic #pearlizumi #garmin… https://t.co/2fZ6lYbg81
— George Amen (@jore346) August 1, 2015
Today is the Day !!! El Diablo's Poker Dash and Bash ! Thanks ! texasbikeracing @bss_austin #fairdale… https://t.co/fZIviEdZbQ
— Fairdale (@fairdalebikes) August 1, 2015
I know #cyclocross is around the corner but it was supposed to be a road ride. #Houstoncycling pic.twitter.com/UE3u0MWsBA
— Marc Prevot (@MRPVT) August 1, 2015
Nice long solo ride fully loaded 4 water bottles banana @HoneyStinger chews bars n gel nonstop ride = self domestique pic.twitter.com/PNsSVq0iHS
— Jesus (@SrCampy) August 1, 2015
The only time you should look back is to see how far you have come. https://t.co/ew3CLEwNgC
— Adrian (@HappyGirlAdrian) August 1, 2015
Stranded @crazycyclistnic pic.twitter.com/Cym2iYdZtP
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) August 1, 2015
Bored AF w/ @fudgelump waiting on the side of the road #onodasakamichi #fangirls #anime https://t.co/nLAZ73lBJH
— N-i-c (@crazycyclistnic) August 1, 2015
#brownsville bike brigade #letsride #bikesarefun pic.twitter.com/B868JbnDr8
— âœï¸Mendo.Graphic$ (@mmendo) August 1, 2015
#brownsville bike brigade critical mass 😎 #bikesarefun #twowheels pic.twitter.com/NVYsZ6lleW
— âœï¸Mendo.Graphic$ (@mmendo) August 1, 2015