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Texas Bicycling News October 22nd

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Over 1,000 bike riders tour through Chambers County on 170 mile trek

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With more than 1,100 registered riders, the Galveston Bay Foundation (“GBF”) hosted the Bike Around the Bay this past weekend! Bike Around the Bay is a fully supported two-day, 170-mile bicycle ride around Galveston Bay showcasing the natural beauty of Galveston Bay and benefiting GBF. The proceeds benefit projects that preserve wetlands, protect natural habitat, and enhance the water quality of the bay for present users and for posterity. GBF again welcomes Shell as Bike Around the Bay’s title sponsor.
“I am very pleased that Shell is the title sponsor for a sixth year in a row of our signature fundraising event”, said Bob Stokes, President of the Galveston Bay Foundation. “Our partnership with Shell helps advance habitat restoration and …

Dallas’ bike czar has many miles to go before she’s done

By CLAIRE Z. CARDONA        www.dallasnews.com


Since Ashley Haire became Dallas’ latest bike czar a year and a half ago, almost 27 miles of bicycle lanes and shared-lane markings have been added to the city’s network.
Dallas is now up to about 40 miles. And officials hope to reach 101.5 miles by the end of 2018, Haire told a group of about 30 cyclists — including City Council members — on …

Dallas bike accident a reminder of the need for more education

By CLAIRE Z. CARDONA        www.dallasnews.com


There’s not much 26-year-old bicyclist Deb Culbertson could have done to avoid the crash that injured her last month.
But area transportation officials hope new efforts to raise awareness of riders can help prevent similar accidents.
Culbertson had waited for traffic to stop for a red light at a crossing on the Santa Fe trail in Old East Dallas.
But a car that …

Student gets new bike after old one destroyed in auto-pedestrian accident

By Estephany Escobar    www.kxxv.com


HEWITT – A Midway Independent School District student received a new bicycle from a local business after his old one was destroyed during an auto-pedestrian accident earlier this month.
Woodgate student Patricio was unharmed after the accident on Oct. 5 thanks to Midway ISD crossing guard Debra Richter.
Bicycle World in Waco recently …

Mountain Biking at Squabble Creek in Rockwall Texas

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This is me taking on one of the technical trail features out at Squabble Creek MTB Trails in Rockwall Texas. This is one of the trails that is managed by Dorba – for more info please checkout the following;
Dorba Website: http://www.dorba.org/

Wednesday Night Ride

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2015, 5:15 PM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

1 Cyclists Went

The leaderless rides of 18-22 miles begin at 5:15 p.m. (some riders may leave earlier or later) from River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club; and at 5:30-5:45 p.m. from Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft). The favorite route is a loop to Gadsden H.S. Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza, 1071 Country Club Rd. Start time varies later in sum…

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Wind In My Wheels- A Journey Across America

By Richard Ostrowski        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Another Long Day in The Saddle: Richards to Shepherd
Wednesday October 21, 2015
We had a leisure sit down breakfast in Richards and was on the road by about 7:30 AM. Richards has a population of about 300. The town has some antique shops and other shops and their buildings are really old and ancient looking. Our destination was 64 miles to the town of Shepherd, Texas.
The terrain was hilly with some nice down hills but had to work to reach the top of the long and gradual up hills. Will we ever see the end of hills in Texas? My average speed was 9.7mph.
We traveled thru the Sam Houston National Forest that contained Hardwoods and Longleaf Pines. The tall pines and forest provided a nice shelter from the 15 to 20mph cross winds. There were many logging trucks on the route today but they always provided us a good clear distance. The smell of recently cut pines was a …

Will It be A Torrential Downpour?: Shepherd to Kountze
Thursday October 22, 2015
We awoke to a cloudy overcast sky and threatening rain. It stayed cloudy all day with only about 15 minutes of light drizzle.
We all prepared our own breakfast this morning in the kitchen at Shepherds shuttle. I made oat meal, Tea,a bread roll a cheese Danish, and a hostess cupcake Ok it was a little heavy on the desert side. No store nearby and its hard to carry eggs and bacon on a bike. Well my breakfast was good enough to get on the road and ride to the first gas station for a egg burrito if I am still hungry. Well never did come across a gas station or restaurant for a second breakfast.
The terrain today was relatively flat with very few hills to climb. The challenge was fighting the wind. Well one out of two isn’t bad. Maybee we will …

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