Texas Bicycling News October 21st
A natural high: Bike stunt team touts drug-free life to local students
www.bigspringherald.com
BIG SPRING, TX
The United Freestyle Stunt Team showed Washington Elementary students you don’t have to use drugs to get high.
The team, consisting of …
Pasadena PD: Woman arrested in hit-and-run that killed cyclist
KHOU Staff, KHOU.com
PASADENA, Texas – Police in Pasadena say a woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run incident that killed a bicyclist last month.
The Pasadena Police Department identified the suspect as Selena Calderon, 20. She was arrested and charged on Wednesday, police say.
The cyclist, identified as 48-year-old Henry James Vickers, was found dead along …
Cyclists rally at City Hall for more bicycle lanes on Dallas streets
by Elizabeth Findell      cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
Bikers pedal to Dallas City Hall Wednesday.
The bikers pedaled slowly through the fog to Dallas City Hall Wednesday morning.
Soon, they promised in a rally at its front doors, they’ll be able to bike all across the city.
Some two dozen people joined council members Philip Kingston, Scott Griggs, Adam McGough, Adam Medrano, Mark Clayton, Jennifer Staubach Gates and Lee Kleinman for …
White Oak Bayou – Moderate Pace Bike Ride
www.bayoucityoutdoors.com
We are meeting at Shelterwood and Wister at 9:50am; ride at 10 am.
This is a great chance to explore on of the nicer bike friendly paths in Houston. We will take the White Oak Bayou Trail to Antoine – out and back for a total of 17 miles. Pace: 13-15 mph. …
I am including the following article because the author commutes by bike in Houston.
Can You Afford to Live Here?
By John Nova Lomax      www.texasmonthly.com
Housing prices are at record highs as buyers are scrambling to land the home of their dreams. Is Texas the hottest market in the country—or wildly overvalued? I toured our four largest cities to find out.
Five years ago I moved to the greater Houston Heights area, and since then, what has happened to my neighborhood, and all of the west side of the Inner Loop, has been fearsome to behold.
Over much of that time, I worked downtown and rode my bike to and from the office. The trip was five or six miles each way, depending on the route, but no matter which way I went, the scenery changed month by month, season by season. And the change was always toward bigger, denser, costlier, and more. Before oil hit the skids last fall, there was more residential construction going up in the Houston metro region than in all but two U.S. states. “What used to be here?†I found myself wondering frequently, passing yet another fenced-off construction zone.
I could pedal due east and traverse Lawrence Park, one of a couple of historically black enclaves carved out of the Houston Heights. Until recently it was a warren of narrow, ditch-hemmed streets lined with hundred-year-old …
Tweets About Texas Bicycling
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— Pamela Ferguson (@Pamelaanne633) October 22, 2015
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— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) October 22, 2015
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— Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) October 22, 2015
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— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) October 21, 2015
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— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) October 21, 2015
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— Logan DeBorde (@logandj) October 21, 2015
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— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) October 21, 2015
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— Allen Kuo (@kuotient) October 21, 2015
CX7s, Austin CX Festival. Race Weekend Details. Ready for some CX Weather? @highfiveevents ☔ https://t.co/y9n6rPoVqn
— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) October 21, 2015
Join us @bikebarnfit tomorrow night for this free clinic starting at 6pm! Details here: https://t.co/ordHD8bpBX pic.twitter.com/dbke1wBuAf
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) October 21, 2015
Today's a rough day for sports TV. First ESPN lays off 300. Now, Universal Sports says it's closing down. https://t.co/HLwd2R7Ssj
— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) October 21, 2015
Rider of the Week this week is Michael R! Thanks for stepping up! Learn more abt Michael: https://t.co/g7SgwDNirJ pic.twitter.com/a84FWHLcwX
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) October 21, 2015
Bike share project launches in McAllen | https://t.co/V3A6giwOqX #RGV pic.twitter.com/cBYfQF9dob
— The Monitor (@monitornews) October 21, 2015
DORBA Dirt Day – Knob Hillshttps://t.co/aKgOlBVAOW
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) October 21, 2015
#LetsRide with @mayorbetsyprice at the 2015 #SpookyBike&Ball October 28th #Rolling at 6pm from the… https://t.co/XsuyaMg42K
— Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) October 21, 2015
Goin' on a #HippoHunt and you're invited! @BikeHutto's first Bicycle Powered #ScavengerHunt! https://t.co/1i2Cc27Lib pic.twitter.com/B7sDTEVV1L
— Bike Hutto (@BikeHutto) October 21, 2015
Memo to Cities: Most Cyclists Aren’t Urban Hipsters https://t.co/SAUn8w7cuT
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 21, 2015
Our District 2 City Councilman Adam Medrano at Dallas Bikes To City Hall https://t.co/TIAZf7ZRRe
— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) October 21, 2015
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event DORBA Dirt Day – Knob Hills – Flower Mound, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:… https://t.co/QaVXnOBEyZ
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 22, 2015
Texas Bicycling Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: DORBA Fall Campout & Trail Ride – Glen Rose, TX, Oct 23, 2015 02:00PM – Solavaca Ranch – 7829 FM 205 – Glen Rose, TX 76043(
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 21, 2015
2 Day Alert: Tracknado – Frisco, TX, Oct 23, 2015 05:00PM – The Superdrome, 9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco, TX 75035, United States(CST) http://
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 21, 2015