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Texas Bicycling News Digest February 24th 2016

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An apology to ‘Man on Bike’

Kyle Shelton, Kinder Institute www.houstonchronicle.com

In Montrose, a handwritten sign shows how much Houston is changing

The pink tagboard sign caught my eye as I passed it while taking a run on Mandell Street in Houston last week. Addressed to an unidentified biker from an unidentified driver, it had the ring of a Craigslist missed connection post – really, more of a “missed collision.” It was a public apology from a driver to cyclist.
I don’t know what the circumstances of the near miss were. Was the driver on her phone or going too fast? Was the cyclist in …

Bicyclist hit, killed in NE Harris County

By Dale Lezon www.chron.com

A bicyclist died early Wednesday morning when a car hit him in northeast Harris County.
The incident happened about 5:40 a.m. in the 19700 block of Crosby Eastgate Rod near Load Road, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a person called 911 to report the man had been hit by a vehicle. The driver stopped.
No other information was available.

Discover the Many East Texas Trails

by LouAnn Campbell www.countylinemagazine.com


Spring is in the air in East Texas. It’s the perfect time and place to lace up some hiking boots or sneakers and head outside.
There are some amazing trails in the region to spend some time with nature and a good place to start is the North East Texas Trail (NETT).
The NETT trail encompasses 130 miles of recycled rail banked corridor. This unique piece of Texas history stretches from Farmersville to New Boston. It winds through 19 towns and seven counties.
“We come out here when it’s …

Ride the Brays Bayou Trail

La Porte Cycling Meetup www.meetup.com

Mason park
541 S 75th St, houston, TX (map)
This is an exploratory posting, just to gauge interest. The trail goes from Mason park in Harrisburg all the way to Brays Bayou park by Bissonnet/Gessner. It’s probably about 25 miles each way and a mix of dirt, asphalt and concrete trails with the occasional bit of road connecting sections. We’d have to come up with a decent plan for …

Sat 2-27-16, 51 Miles, 8:00 AM start

www.planobicycle.org

We’re baaaack!
Miles – 51
Pace – 16-16.5 computer avg
DROP Ride – be sure to have a sag plan, we don’t drop riders who are in distress, have mechanicals or get caught at traffic lights
Start time – 8:00 am be there by 7:45 for sign up, I’ll be in a red Ford Fusion parked along the playground area between Tweeners & DB Lite
Route (no cue sheets provided – you can print your own from RWGPS):
Fully Extended Tweeners Route If you have been riding Tweeners, you should be comfortable on this route as 90% of it will be familiar roads so come on out!
If we don’t get enough riders (at least 6) we will combine with another …

Bike drive for local veterans

by Sharon Brooks www.theexaminer.com


Kelly High School’s Youth-Leadership Southeast Texas (Y-LSET) Team has partnered with Leadership Southeast Texas and West Brook High School’s Y-LSET Team to collect used bicycles for veterans. The program was designed to fulfill …

Upgraded the “Motta”

Pit’s Fritztown News pitsfritztownnews.wordpress.com

This afternoon I did some more work on the “Motta” and did what I had wanted to do for quite a long time: fit it with Cinelli Spinaci handlebar extensions. I had had them sitting here for a long, long time, as they didn’t fit over the handlebars with tape. Finally today I decided to take the tape off in the area where the extensions were to go, that is where the handlebar tapers off a tad, between the stem and the brakes. Well, I’m …

2016 Texas Team Preview : Matrix Elite Cycling

texasbikeracing.com


Matrix Elite Cycling Team
Roster:
Andrew Armstrong
Chris Carlson
Colt Trant
Davis Dombrowski
Evan Bausbacher
Hugo Scala Jr.
Jake Ingram
John Ryan
Rob Sandusky
Tyler Cloutier
Sponsors: Richardson Bike Mart, Trek, Bontrager
Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR with SRAM Red 22 + Bontrager Aeolus Wheelsets
Goals: Our main goal is to work as a team in every race and …

Treat of the Day: Hard Hats for Little Heads

www.kbtx.com Video


COLLEGE STATION, Texas– Texas ENT & Allergy, Aggie Athletes Involved (AAI), Texas A&M Athletics and Texas Medical Association, along with supporting sponsors want to encourage child safety
by giving away free bicycle helmets on Thursday, February 25.
The program will be held on the Texas A&M campus at Reed Arena and will begin at approximately 9 a.m.
For the eighth year in a row, approximately 3,500 bike helmets will be presented to surrounding area second graders.
This year’s event will include …

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