Texas Bicycling News Digest February 10th 2016
Meet The Spring League Directors: Vance McMurry
by Alex Tiberi www.nationalmtb.org
Q: Please share your name and league.
A: Vance McMurry, Texas.
Q: How long have you been a League Director?
A: 6 years.
Q: What led you into this position?
A: My wife, Brandi, and I wanted to create a mountain bike competition for children – one that was inclusive and family-focused. This was the year before NICA started. Some friends of mine at Specialized introduced me to Matt Fritzinger, the founder of NICA.
Q: What is your favorite thing you get to do as a League Director? …
Upcoming Tandem Events
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts www.doubledates.com
DATES Pilot Point Ride
Saturday, February 13, 2016 8:00 AM (CST) • Pilot Point Town Square
Southwest Tandem Rally – 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016 (CDT) • Georgetown, Texas
The European Tour of Texas Challenge – Clifton, Italy, Paris, TX, Sat May 21 – Sat Jul 16, 2016
www.bikereg.com
This is the European Tour of Texas Challenge registration. Registering for this will automatically register you for all rides included in the challenge as well as making you eligible to receive a custom European Tour of Texas Challenge jersey upon completion of the challenge. To complete the challenge, all you have to do is show up and check in with the challenge registration table at each ride in the challenge, what this meens is that …
Shimano slashes component pricing
by Lynette Carpiet www.bicycleretailer.com
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Shimano has slashed wholesale and retail pricing across its range of higher-end components and groups, from SLX all the way up to Dura-Ace Di2 both road and mountain. The changes are component-specific and vary depending on the part.
“We see price changes from an increase of 1 percent to a decrease of 40 percent,” said Wayne D. Gray, vice president of KHS, which distributes Shimano. “No specific percentage across the board. But there’s reduction in our recommended wholesale pricing and retail of many items. It’s on the high-range stuff — anything above SLX is reduced on price,” he added.
“We launched new prices yesterday, and instantly my parts catalog is of no value,” Gray said. “Fortunately we …
Bike tourism makes a return
By NICOLE BRADFORD dailysentinel.com
Asked by fellow Nacogdoches Rotarians to come up with a community fundraiser, Ray Mitchum did some research, asking both leisurely and serious cyclists: What do you expect from a bike ride event?
Subscription Required
Getting bent in Big Bend
By Terry Parsell www.crazyguyonabike.com
Let’s take a look at the route
Thursday February 11, 2016
This is tentative first few days …
Places to Bike, Run and Walk in San Angelo
Team San Angelo bcullins.blogspot.com
Road cycling
1. The Knickerbocker Loop from the Mary E Lee Park swim beach to town of Knickerbocker and back, 26 miles, www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/219937395.
2. Out and back on Arden Road from Liquor City to County Road 411 and back, 34 miles, www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/219941479.
3. The Loop Group long course, 31 miles, www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/219949563.
4. FM 2288 from Liquor City to HY 87 at Grape Creek and back, 20 miles, www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/219952185.
5. A great loop around the Bluffs subdivision circuit (4.5 miles per lap – if you hammer through four laps you’ll get a hard 18 mile workout), www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/220053265.
6. A flat route that includes Jamison Road from …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Good meeting w Planning Dir Walsh & @HoustonBcycle leadership on their Expansion & importance of @HoustonBikePlan pic.twitter.com/LvWL9GJQdg
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) February 11, 2016
The Old Stone Fort ride offers a 25, a 40 and a 62 mile loop on the north side of Nacogdoches on Saturday, April… https://t.co/OyEDlD85px
— Tom Judson (@bikenacogdoches) February 11, 2016
Are you registered for Hotter'N Hell Hundred?
10K, 25m, 50m, 100k, 75 m or 100 miles?https://t.co/Agk5kiciI5 pic.twitter.com/SAWTB6EJTg
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) February 11, 2016
It looks like great running (and cycling weather) for this weekend. Check out the Wee-Chi-Tah Trail!!!
— Wee-Chi-Tah Trail (@WeeChiTahTrail) February 11, 2016
Even mayors need a bike fitting! Houston's Mayor Turner visited us this afternoon to gear up for #TourdeHouston.🚴🽠pic.twitter.com/9L4kgARynJ
— Sun & Ski Sports (@SunAndSkiSports) February 10, 2016
#summertime #texas #trails #training pic.twitter.com/Pk6gqE5hjw
— Denise Blalock (@BlondeBeautyDD) February 10, 2016
I had a beautiful #bicyclingcommute this morning and was greeted by some friends. #UHCL #UHCLPotterPond pic.twitter.com/foZzSqpaIk
— Karen B. (@KarenRBarb) February 10, 2016
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Anthony Gap – Rose Garden Restaurant Breakfast ( Group A ) – El Paso, TX https://t.co/wXJPtLH1GZ
El Pa… https://t.co/hZ4z7ew0BZ
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 11, 2016
Texas Bicycling Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest | Off-road MTB Festival – Terlingua, TX, Feb 12, 2016 08:30AM – 22937 HWY 170, Terlingua, TX(CS
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 10, 2016
2 Day Alert: Garner State Park – Concan, TX, Feb 12, 2016 08:00AM – Garner State Park, 234 RR 1050, Concan, TX 78838, United States(CST)
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 10, 2016