Texas Bicycling News April 7th 2016
Arrest Made In Cyclist Hit and Run
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Austin Police have arrested the driver who hit a cyclist in East Austin and dragged her along the road for nearly half a mile.
The man hit the bike with his truck on March 29th near Airport Boulevard and East MLK.
He did not stop after the crash.
The next day, an off-duty police officer spotted the truck and called it in.
Police brought the suspect in for questioning and he eventually confessed to …
67-year-old NM cyclist stops in Lubbock as part of cross country ride to break cycle of incarceration
By Amber Edwards www.kcbd.com
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Albuquerque resident Lindsay Waite, 67, will have traveled over 340 miles by bicycle to arrive in Lubbock, Texas on Thursday, April 7 to highlight nonprofit programs that assist those released from prison and jails in leading successful lives.
Waite will be in Lubbock from the afternoon of Thursday, April 7 through Saturday morning, April 9 before she heads to Abilene and then Austin.
Inspired by several years of volunteer teaching at a Maryland prison in the early 1990s and subsequent work as an assistant …
Day 34: Shepherd to Silsbee, Texas – 61 miles
by Tres Smith tressmith.com
I have been asked by many commenters when will I finally get out of Texas. After 18 nights, including tonight, we will be leaving Texas tomorrow for Louisiana. Whew! It was a cool but, beautiful roll out to a quick first SAG then a long, flat, …
Texas man bikes across the Midwest to raise awareness for Wounded Warrior Project
by Sharon Dunn www.greeleytribune.com
His camouflage vest is perhaps the only way to tell. And maybe the many stickers on his travel trailer that he’s pulled through 30 states in the past three years.
Randy Roscoe is riding his bike across the …
Geocaching on a department store bike
By Patrick Blakely www.crazyguyonabike.com
DeRidder LA to Woodville TX: I made it to Texas finally!!! And the bugs are Texas sized also.
Sunday April 3, 2016, 68 miles (109 km) – Total so far: 1,212 miles (1,950 km)
Woke up early at my campsite and I knew this was going to be a good riding day. Nice weather, sun, not much wind. This time instead of chowing down bananas for breakfast, I ate a big container of strawberries. They are cheap here and going to be eating them until I get tired of them.
Stopped in Merryville for a soda or two, then headed out along US 190 and finally …
Woodville TX to Livington TX: headwinds today and more US 190 fun
Monday April 4, 2016, 53 miles (86 km) – Total so far: 1,265 miles (2,036 km)
Another perfect night of sleeping as the weather has been great except for some winds. Today is going to be a day of headwinds
After more strawberries, headed west along US 190. Nothing between …
Tom Goes West 2016
By Thomas King www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 39 – Comstock to west of Langtry, TX: Into the Chihuahuan Desert
Thursday April 7, 2016, 45 miles (72 km) – Total so far: 1,773 miles (2,853 km)
The towns here west of Del Rio are spaced about 60 miles apart along US 90 that follows the same route at the Southern Pacific/Amtrak rail line to California. We figure the towns are based on the distance needed to refill water for the steam engines. Helpful spacing now for bicyclists.
Seminole Canyon State Park will be one of our favorites. We woke to see the sunrise and the thin clouds that reduced our star gazing last night made for a spectacular site about 7 am. We took advantage of being a bit ahead of schedule to get in a tour of Seminole Canyon and view 4000 year old pictographs, paintings on the …
Southern Tier eastward 2016
By Luba Agranovich www.crazyguyonabike.com
Luba: German city of Texas
Thursday April 7, 2016, 26 miles (42 km) – Total so far: 1,545 miles (2,486 km)
Hope we did not make a mistake by mailing our warm clothes back home. They did take a bit of a room but did not way much. We had a short and easy ride to Fredericksburg, a city of 10k people that was supposed to be a jewel of the Texas Hill Country. I hoped to visit the Enchanted Rock, a monolithic dome of pink granite, but it turned out to be 17 miles from the city and …
An Englishman in America
By Rob Lee www.crazyguyonabike.com
Apr 7: To Van Horn
Thursday April 7, 2016, 92 miles (148 km) – Total so far: 2,975 miles (4,788 km)
Posted via email Thu Apr 7 19:36:01 2016 PDT
Today didn’t get off to the best of starts. Planning a 90 mile day with no great option for anything shorter – so my alarm was set for 5 AM. Waking up to find that yesterday’s dinner hadn’t quite agreed with me wasn’t ideal. I didn’t feel bad but had no energy. I decided to head on regardless.
Leaving Fort Davis it is only a couple of miles before …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Day 7: Biking to Town Hall Meeting to #StopTheRoad in West Brownsville! #30DaysOfBiking pic.twitter.com/WQVUWPsI4M
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) April 8, 2016
New report for Jack Brooks Park: Dry/Packed, trail is Go Ride!!. More at https://t.co/6GdjAGBj9P
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) April 8, 2016
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— Compost Pedallers (@compedallers) April 7, 2016
STOLEN – Gray Specialized Jynx in North Loop https://t.co/Kfn19wr4M1 pic.twitter.com/6Bm0t5RgzK
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) April 7, 2016
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— Texas Bike Tours (@TexasBikeTours) April 7, 2016
STOLEN – White Specialized Dolce Triple in North Loop https://t.co/utaikmEWu5 pic.twitter.com/LpiXzkNRt4
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) April 7, 2016
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Medical Colleagues of Texas road race – Coldspring, TX https://t.co/eBRVF7XnKmhttps://t.co/LTtNbeDcJF… https://t.co/EezQ3WcXIP
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 7, 2016
New Event LAPEZE & JOHN'S Fayetteville Road Race – Fayetteville, TX https://t.co/Rn6Xx9j9Xb
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New Event River Run Plaza, North & South Loops, Groups A & B – El Paso, TX For full details, including the address… https://t.co/VSvztqwi3f
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 7, 2016