Texas Bicycling News May 25th 2016
EVENT CANCELLED
www.bikethebricks.com
Due to the threat of severe weather, Bike the Bricks and accompanying activities scheduled for Friday, May 27 in Historic Downtown McKinney has been cancelled. The City of McKinney holds the safety of our athletes, spectators and volunteers as its primary concern.
Live entertainment will relocate to the Courtroom Theater at McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Tennessee St. The public is invited to attend free concerts by Crystal Yates at 8 p.m. followed by Taylor Phelan at 9 p.m. Seats are limited and based on a first come, first served basis. For more information, visit www.downtownmckinney.com.
For preregistered racers, refunds will be forthcoming.
Downtown Austin pedals past others as most bikeable in the country
By Nicole Raney
austin.culturemap.com
Austinites love their bikes, and it’s a good thing, considering we’ve got one of the most bikeable downtowns in the U.S., according to Redfin.
The real estate website assigned Bike Score to cities with a population of at least 500,000 based on road connectivity, availability of bike lanes, prevalence of hills, and number of regular bike commuters. Downtown scored 93 out of 100, nabbing the No. 3 spot.
Redfin credits the City of Austin and its Active Transportation Division for downtown’s bikeability. The division is tasked with creating a safer network of …
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— leslie luciano (@lluciano) May 26, 2016
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No Birthday party for me on Friday after all, @BikeTheBricks has been canceled due to severe weather forecast – understand but bummed
— Jesus (@SrCampy) May 25, 2016
As a reminder, there are no races this weekend at Alkek Velodrome. Tracknado is going of Saturday at The… https://t.co/MAhTGp2U2n
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) May 25, 2016
We got a chance to Cruise with the Southside Tri Club while they train for our Wacotown Kids Tri. So fun! pic.twitter.com/ug44BiRSXH
— Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) May 25, 2016
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Dipped my toes in Shoal Creek (like I always do) on the ride home yesterday … pic.twitter.com/yY3oNvdoL4
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) May 25, 2016
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— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) May 25, 2016
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— Naturalized (Purple) Texan (@dssmichael1991) May 25, 2016
Fat tire bike stolen from my house via /r/Austin https://t.co/6rX8524QXb
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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Castroville Ride – Castroville, TX https://t.co/ZS9CJX6vnX
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
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