Texas Bicycling News July 18th 2016
Midnight Massacre 2016
BrassMonkey3571
youtube.com
Spinistry’s annual nighttime gravel grinder. This year featured the 100 mile route.
Folsom Hike & Bike trail adds parking spaces
www.beaumontenterprise.com
The Folsom Hike & Bike Trail parking lot expansion project will add 18 parking spaces to the existing parking lot, according to a Facebook post by the City of Beaumont.
The project will bring the parking lot to a total of 40 spaces, and is expected to be completed by July 29.
SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
eventful.com
August 6, 2016
Saturday 9:00 AM (on various days)
Southwest Cycle Sport
11805 Bee Cave Road
Austin, Texas 78733
This Southwest Cycle Sport sponsored mountain bike ride leaves from the shop and is a 10-12 mile ride at a moderate pace.
For more info, call (512) 263-5107 or visit http://www.southwestcyclesport.com/ride-board.html
COMMENTARY: Welcome the 2016 Games of Texas to McAllen
JIM DARLING
www.themonitor.com
Let the games begin! Come summer time McAllen residents can expect bigger and better things headed our way Å the 2016 Summer Games of Texas.
At the end of this month, McAllen and surrounding Valley communities can expect more hustle and bustle as 10,000 athletes along with an expected 10,000 spectators from throughout Texas descend on the City of Palms. I invite you to help me welcome them with open arms. …
… Sponsored by the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation, the games will feature 17 team and individual tournaments, including swimming, soccer, tennis, cycling, golf, softball and volleyball. …
Riverbend West Loop Work Party
GHORBA.org
Event category: General
Trail: River Bend
Saturday, July 23, 2016 – 7:30am
Riverbend work party for the West Loop. Mostly moving sand but some trimming and cutting too.
Bring:
Hard fingered rakes (Will convert to sand hoe by tying 1/2 PVC to head)
shovels
loppers
WATER. LOTS of WATER
bug spray
Parking options: …
Group rides Oklahoma
By Ryan Lewis
altustimes.com
The Altus community may have noticed, there is a bit more traffic of the two-wheeled variety around town as of late.
They are a group of cycling enthusiasts that began riding together in 2015, starting relatively small with only six to eight cyclists last spring and growing to more than 40 men and women today. They call themselves Altus Area Cycling × or AAC.
Gerrid Kendrix started cycling in 2008 following a visit to his doctor where he was …
… The AAC group rides together weekly and recently completed two group rides in Meers and Muenster, Texas and ride annually in the HotterÓŽ Hell 100 and other events around north Texas and Oklahoma. Cycling gives riders the opportunity to travel area roads and have a more intimate relationship with nature, allowing the rider to see things they …
DPS: Bicycle rider killed by drunk driver
amarillo.com
A bicycle rider was struck and killed by a vehicle on Sunday on an Interstate 40 westbound access road in Potter County, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
Troopers arrested the driver, Shatt Davis, 30, of Wildorado, for …
Houston Pursuit bike team reaches Chicago in cross-country summer bike ride
by mhubberd
cw39.com
CHICAGO, IL – Remember the bike ride across America that started back in June to raise $11 Million for Houston’s ‘The Center’ organization?
Well, that ‘Pursuit’ has reached an important milestone, as dedicated riders pedaled into the Windy City over the weekend!
“Living Bright’s about embracing the positive in everything we do,” Pursuit rider Jennifer Dominiquini declared. “And this is what this ride’s been all about!”
The ride is …
Buffered Bike Lanes on Kirkwood (& trees too)
bikehouston.org
Kirkwood is being rebuilt between Memorial to Britoak (just south of Katy Fwy). As part of this Kirkwood/Nottingham Rebuild Project, buffered bike lanes are proposed. These buffered bike lanes will serve as the main north-south connector for higher speed bicyclists, as other north-south streets in the area are better fits for wider sidewalks. Kirkwood is designated on the Houston Bike Plan as important street for bikeways because it connects multiple neighborhoods to Terry Hershey Park and to jobs in the Energy Corridor. Residential neighborhoods line the roadway and limited driveways make it an ideal bicycle route as long as traffic is slow and the distance between motorists and bicyclists is increased as provided by …
What heat? Katy Flatland Century draws 2,300 riders
By Pete Radowick
www.wheelbrothers.com
Northwest Cycling Club is reveling today after one of its most successful renditions of the Katy Flatland Century, held Sunday on the bald prairie west of Houston.
Some 2,327 riders turned out , braving a forecast of temperatures in the high-90s, and were rewarded with intermittent cloud cover and seven rest stops amply supplied with tons (literally) of ice and every form of fuel a rider could want. …
Stay connected. Ride different
Mihaela Cheptene
www.theventureonline.com
METRO provides the people of Houston efficient transit services. One of the challenges for them consist on trying to connect the METROrails with B-Cycle, which creates a more effective system. Bikes are METRO’s latest answer to making transportation easier in such a crowded town like Houston.
I accepted the challenge and decided to go for a ‘Ridescapade’ with …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Phase 2 of Hike and Bike project underway in east El Paso. https://t.co/aqvyiBGxfE pic.twitter.com/HZ5JCYWuw5
— KFOX14 News (@KFOX14) July 19, 2016
Come join EP Cyclists for our Tuesday Ride: 07/19/16
Meeting Location: Album Park – Eastwood
Riding to Ft. Bliss… https://t.co/Q6m0hbTV6S— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) July 19, 2016
Monday's Rothe Recovery Ride from @ATCTriShop #rothetraining #rrr pic.twitter.com/Pi3p7yursO
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) July 19, 2016
RBM Tour de Pokemon is happening this Sat: https://t.co/oCNQJEeCD1! #WeAreRBM pic.twitter.com/rLeG6UeVd0
— Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) July 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/755141774184550400
Get a taste of cyclocross at our free CX clinic this Wednesday at Balcones District Park, 6:30-8 PM #crossiscoming pic.twitter.com/m7yEBO6pJh
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) July 18, 2016
Finish line pics! We weren't able to get everyone because our photographer was doubling as a cook. Mike Reyher is… https://t.co/rJLFprFrtP
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) July 18, 2016
Vacation commencing. Forgetting about yesterday's crash, but remembering those recovering. @… https://t.co/tLfRUxWk8s
— Jeff C. (@331miles) July 18, 2016
Water war with SATX Social Ride – Who are we Kidding the Women are Always in Charge! tomorrow night! https://t.co/7IneVGaTnv
— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) July 18, 2016
Join us April 29-30, 2017 for the #BPMS150 Houston to Austin @BP_America https://t.co/iSlz0eZxug
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) July 18, 2016
New report for Flintridge: Other (see description), trail is Needs Maintenance. More at https://t.co/0HI7zR21jn
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) July 18, 2016
Final day #bcbr2016 @bryanroon sports the @BSS_Austin jersey! #finisher #beltbuckle pic.twitter.com/TYSc7Q2MNp
— Adverb Creative (@AdVerbCreative) July 17, 2016
Kudos to Rollingwood Mayor Tom Farrell for resurrecting this bike lane project. https://t.co/GqbEEZhwL5
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) July 18, 2016
Yesterday's @PAPTSD Trinity Levee gravel grinder to raise money for the Dallas Police Department. pic.twitter.com/I6jLS0Clbe
— Richardson Bike Mart (@RichBikeMart) July 18, 2016
Bikes and beer and stuff. #werideatnight #bikefortworth #bikefriendlyfortworth https://t.co/jRq79H3pOn
— Night Riders (@FWNightRiders) July 18, 2016
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Blazing Saddles, the Afterburn – Warda, TX Blazing Saddles, the Afterburn at Warda, TX
… https://t.co/9sceti1bMc— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 19, 2016