Texas Bicycling News August 10th
Operation Brendo
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Late Saturday night Brendan was riding home with his wife, JoJo, heading south on Lamar when a car struck him from behind and fled the scene. Brendan got banged up pretty bad. He was rushed to the ER at Brackenridge where he had surgery on his eye Sunday morning. He has a badly broken nose, has missing teeth, a broken sternum, a T12 broken vertabrae and road rash.
Brendan is the Fastest Bike Mechanic in Texas. Proven twice by his consecutive State Championship titles.
He’s incredibly kind. Once, while commuting, he saw a raccoon get run over by …
S.A. Bike Bash | San Antonio, TX| Aug. 8, 2015
texasbikeracing.com
A great night of racing in San Antonio. Props to Jelly & Jam Racing for an excellent new event. Sorry, we didn’t get all the categories or the Sunday races.
Negligence Per Se in Texas Bicycle Accident
By Carabin & Shaw, P.CÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.texasinjurylawyersblog.com
In the recent appellate case of United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Rankin, the plaintiff and his family sued UPS and one of its drivers. The case arose when the driver parked his UPS vehicle in front of a house to make a delivery on his normal route. He intended to park briefly and left the vehicle partly in a lane of traffic with the hazard lights on. The view was unobstructed for 2,000 feet, but the vehicle was brown and stopped under a tree with brown leaves against the backdrop of a brown hill.
The plaintiff was traveling home by bike and rode into the back of the parked UPS vehicle and suffered severe injuries. He didn’t remember what happened, and the driver testified he didn’t see the accident. When the police came, the hazard lights of the UPS vehicle were still flashing. The …
Bike stolen in Colorado recovered in Abilene
by Katie de la Rosa      www.reporternews.com
Fort Collins, Colorado — At first, Ben Chupik thought his friend was joking.
It was the middle of the day, and they’d been in driver’s education class for only a couple hours. How could his red Specialized mountain bike have possibly been stolen?
Sure enough, the Rocky Mountain High School sophomore learned as …
Quick-Thinking Cyclist Helps Nab Two Suspected Robbers
By Amanda Guerra      www.nbcdfw.com
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Quick thinking by a Lake Highlands cyclist helped Dallas Police nab two suspected robbers early Tuesday morning, officials say.
Ken Coutant was riding his bike near the intersection of Overwood Road and Meadowglen Drive when he said a car drove up behind him and nearly hit him.
“They just kinda pushed me to the curb with their car and jumped out, and the guy had a handgun. He pointed it right at my face and said, ‘Give me your phone,’ basically,†Coutant said.
The cyclist said the men …
La Loma Trail Clean-Up days
by NadiaBÂ Â Â Â Â Â bicycleaustin.info
La Loma Trail at the East Boggy Creek Greenbelt
August 15th – (Small Number of Volunteers)
TIME: 8:30am to 12:00pm, September 26th, 2015
MEET: Southern Walnut Creek Trail and Jain Lain, near Go Valle Park
DESCRIPTION: Community work day organized by Nadia Barrera and JJ Fleury from the Urban Trails program. We’ll will have K.A.B. tools, community members and help from the TX Blazer leadership.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:Â 10 – 25
September 26th, 2015 National Public Lands Day of Service (Large Number of Volunteers)
TIME: 8:30am to 12:00pm, September 26th, 2015
MEET: Southern Walnut Creek Trail and Jain Lain, near Go Valle Park
NAME: La Loma Trail at the East Boggy Creek Greenbelt
DESCRIPTION:Â Come help maintain an important social trail used to …
Lance Armstrong’s store Mellow Johnny’s makes list of country’s best bike shops
by Pam LeBlanc      fitness.blog.austin360.com
An Austin bike shop made The Active Times’ list of 50 Best Bike Shops in America.
Mellow Johnny’s, the bike shop co-founded by disgraced Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong, came in at Number 23 on the list, which celebrates independent shops. It was the only Texas shop included.
According to a press release from The Active Times, experts in the field nominated bike shops. Readers then voted for their favorites from the list of nominees. More than 2,525 voters participated.
“We’re honoring the shops that help us reach our full riding potential and keep us cycling to our heart’s content,†said Diana Gerstacker, editor of …
August’s Ride-of-the-Month
Greater Dallas Bicycists      www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com
Come join us for August’s Ride of the Month on August 20, 2015. This month we have chosen to highlight the the Thursday Downtown Ride.
Ride Leader Carl McDonald will take us from the start at Forest and Central next to the Office Depot down through Preston Hallow, SMU, Park Cities, Lakewood, Swiss Avenue Historic District, Deep Ellum, downtown’s Central Business District, West End and back up through …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Upper Valley Tour – El Paso, TX El Paso Bicycle Clubhttp://t.co/Lo2d5pSdvm
Meet at Rio Plaza, 6205 … http://t.co/QmtKTJY04u
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 11, 2015
New Event Waco Wild West 100 Bicycle Tour – Waco, TX http://t.co/56nLaV8P4J
The bicycle tour that has made a tr… http://t.co/JCGl1X2Oop
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 11, 2015
Tweets About Texas Bicycling
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— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 10, 2015
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— Preston Glace (@pgglace) August 10, 2015
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— Margaret Santucci (@santooch93) August 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/ElevateCycling/status/630793428092125184
Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop, Lance Armstrong's store, makes Active Times list of country's best bike shops. More at… http://t.co/hiWuDpXYo2
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) August 10, 2015
Texas Bicycling Upcoming Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: USAC Regional Talent ID Camp – Wichita Falls, TX, Aug 12, 2015 08:00AM – Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Boulevard,
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 10, 2015
2 Day Alert: Memorial Park Criterium, Aug 12, 2015 05:00PM – Memorial Park Picnic Loop @ Washington Ave./ Memorial Park, Houston, TX, US
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 10, 2015
2 Day Alert: Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits – Fort Worth, TX, Aug 12, 2015 05:15PM – Jack Newell Drive S and Gravel Road, Forth Wor
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 10, 2015
2 Day Alert: Easy breezy ride – UTD – Richardson, TX, Aug 12, 2015 06:30PM – Mi Cocina – 1370 W Campbell Rd – Richardson, TX , USA(CST)
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 10, 2015