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Texas Cycling News May 11th 2016

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Ride of Silence commemorates bicyclists killed by vehicles

by Zach Urness

www.statesmanjournal.com


Cyclists of all ages and ability levels are invited to participate in the Ride of Silence on Wednesday, May 18, sponsored by the Salem Bicycle Club.
There is no charge to take part in the 8-mile silent ride, modeled after a funeral procession, meant to commemorate riders killed or injured in collisions with vehicles. …

FrankenBike San Antonio # 71: May 21, 2016, 10am-4pm

by Chris

frankenbike.net

FrankenBike San Antonio #71 will be held at the White Elephant Coffee Company located at 1415 S Presa St #107, San Antonio, TX 78210. Andrew and Christian will be your event host for this particular event so be sure to ask for them when you arrive if you need any help.
Load-in starts @ 9am and we all need to be packed up and off the event grounds by 5pm. If you have any questions please fell free to Contact Us via phone or email.
We are looking forward to another great day in San Antonio!

FrankenBike Houston #64: May 21, 2016, 10am-4pm

by Chris

frankenbike.net

FrankenBike Houston #64 – May 21, 2016 from 10am-4pm – will be held at Houston Cycling Centres SOUTHWEST SCHWINN located at 6607 S Braeswood Blvd Houston, TX 77096. Kirby is the event organizer for FrankenBike Houston so be sure to ask for him when you arrive if you need any help.
Load-in starts @ 9am and we all need to be packed up and off the event grounds by 5pm. If you have any questions please fell free to Contact Us via phone or email.
We are looking forward to another great day in Houston!

FrankenBike Austin # 130: May 28, 2016, 10am-4pm

by Chris

frankenbike.net

FrankenBike Austin #130 will be held at the new home of BikeTexas and we can’t think of a better location to celebrate Bike Month! The address is 3301-B East 5th Street 78702 at the corner of Allen and 5th. There is plenty of room for everyone so bring it if you got it!

Ride of Silence set to be held May 18

lubbockonline.com

The 14th annual Ride of Silence to honor cyclists killed or injured while riding on public roadways will be May 18.
The Lubbock ride will start at 7 p.m. at the Texas Tech Z-1 parking lot at 19th Street and Texas Tech Parkway, east of the credit union. Participants, who will include members of the West Texas Cycling Association and other cyclists, will ride 11 miles on a predetermined route down …

JOIN ME FOR A BIKE RIDE

Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 6:30 PM

TRAILS AT MARINE CREEK (TCC NW campus)
4801 Marine Creek Parkway Fort Worth, TX

3 Outdoor Women Went

The new trail at Marine Creek is great for bike riding.  We will do a 5.75 mile out/5.75 in for a total of about 11 miles around the lake.  Beginners/no-drop ride.  Call me for any questions.  [masked]

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Ride to La Mesa NM Grps A and B, Staggered Start No Group C ride.

Saturday, May 14, 2016, 7:15 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

18 Cyclists Went

• Group B meets: River Run 7:15am, Roll Out 7:30 am• Group B Pace: 14-17 mph avg• Group B Route: Ride Hwy 28 N to LaMesaReturn by same routeValley. Approx 43 miles• Group A meets: River Run 7:45 am, Roll Out 8:00 am• Group A Pace: 18-21 mph avg• Group A Route: Same as Group B (to La Mesa, return same route)• Ride Leaders:B Group RL Alan Mo…

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Memorial Day Activities!

Waco Bicycle Club

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Wheres: Rides depart from Redwood Shelter, Picnic at Dougherty home: 2727 Lindsay Hollow Road, right around the corner from the Cameron Park Clubhouse. (Ride there, no parking at Doughertys. I will let you know if Clubhouse parking is available)
Whens: Monday, May 30th, Memorial Day, 10am-2pm
*Ride(s): Role out 10:10am from Redwood Shelter, both road and off-road.
*Picnic will commence at Dougherty home around noon.
What: We will ride and then have a cook out with all food provided. There will be vegetarian options.

El Paso Bike Month Calendar

www.whatsuppub.com

Fri., May 13
7:30 a.m.–10 a.m. – Ride For Reading
Meet at 5650 N Desert Blvd. (Crazy Cat Cyclery)
Ride for Reading donates books to children from low-income areas to promote literacy, as well as educating children about bicycling. Participants will deliver books on bikes to a local elementary school.
11p.m. The Midnight Ride
Details TBA. Visit ElPasoBikeMonth.com for updates.
Sat, May 14
8:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. – Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C
Across from Rio Plaza Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd. (Just north of Artcraft.)
No drop ride. Depending on weather and winds, one of four routes will be selected by the ride leader. Depending on the route, there’s usually a mid-point social-coffee-refreshment break.
10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. The Winery Ride
La Sombra Antigua Winery (430 La Vina Rd, Anthony, NM 88021)
7 p.m.–8 p.m. – Bicijangueo
Details TBA. Visit ElPasoBikeMonth.com for updates. …

The southern tier!

By Cheyenne Dolin

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 27: Marfa rest day: So many personality types and free! Stuff.
Thursday May 5, 2016
Took it easy today. Started the day at a dinner and then went on the first half of an art tour of Donald Judd’s and other artist’s work at the Chianti museum. The work were instillation a of modern and minimalist styles, but I’m not sure I fully appreciated the work. Maybe I just don’t understand the philosophy behind it. Judd said his work is without metaphors and that he just wanted to display the materials themselves while accounting for the space it was in. While I didn’t find his mill aluminum boxes particularly inspiring or beautiful, the way they looked as a whole in the old brick artillery warehouse with the wide open windows overlooking a vast desert of tall dry grass was, in fact, beautiful. I got lunch at the foodshark truck, ordered the marfalafel and it was delicious. While there I met two couples who were from San Francisco, though neither originally. One of the couples was moving to Huston and were lawyers. The other two had recently gotten married, a beautiful Asian American and a French man. They were traveling through america in a rental car they’d rented and had done a similar route as I had. They told me about a free movie showing that night and a concert. After that I headed to to the post office to send out some postcards and it was there that I …

Going Green to Texas

By Ken Sidenblad

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Tatum,NM to Lubbock,TX: Wow what a tail wind
Monday May 9, 2016, 100 miles (161 km) – Total so far: 370 miles (596 km)
I was up at first light and leaving my camp spot at 07:45 and rode to Stripes for breakfast tacos and coffee. The wind was really blowing out of the west and right on my back. After a few hours of some good fast riding I called Frannie and told her I was going to try for a century ride. I asked her to call Brookdale in Lubbock and tell them I may be there a day early. About forty miles out I called Frannie and informed her I would make Lubbock and …

2016 Ride of Silence

Plano Bicycle Association

www.planobicycle.org

Wednesday 5/18
Trishop
Tri Shop Parking Lot – 6101 Windhaven Parkway, Plano, TX
6:45 PM – Pre-ride instruction, speakers, and introduction
7:00 PM – Ride of Silence; 7 mile route at slow pace
Post-ride – TBD for food and fellowship

Going Green to Texas

By Ken Sidenblad

www.crazyguyonabike.com

To Brookdale Remington Lubbock,TX: Stopped by to say howdy
Wednesday May 11, 2016, 4 miles (6 km) – Total so far: 374 miles (603 km)
At 10:00am I told my trike adventure story to the residents of Brookdale Grand Court and it was well received. Axel was a big hit and I got many questions about him and my tour. After a good lunch Axle and I made our way to Brookdale Remington Park for another show and tell. We rode in the front door and thru the …

APD officers taking part in Police Unity Tour

By Paul Valamides, KACU

www.reporternews.com


Abilene Police Department officer Joshua Ward is serving Abilenians from the East Coast this week as one of 2,500 officers cycling 300 miles as part of the Police Unity Tour.
“It’s just a sea of blue for miles,” Ward said, referring to participants’ blue jerseys. “They shut down six-lane highways for us.”
The event is among several activities scheduled for National Police Week, …

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