Texas Bicycling News October 28th 2016
Bike safety in BCS to improve
by Emmalee Newman
www.thebatt.com
For the thousands of students navigating the roads outside of campus on bike, a question of safety comes into play each time they ride.
Over the past 5 years 9,821 bike permits have been registered at the Texas A&M Transportation Services and there are an estimated 9,000-13,000 cyclists that commute to and from campus throughout the week, according to …
Denton Parks & Recreation
www.dentonrc.com
A Greenbelt Bike Ride for ages 16 and up will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12. Riders should meet in the lobby of Denia Recreation Center, 1001 Parvin St., and bring a picnic lunch. $20. Register by calling 940-349-7275 or visit www.dentonparks.com.
Need Urgent Help from Forum Members on a Long Journey From Toronto to Houston
AlberthaStutheit
forums.mtbr.com
This post lie in multiple categories. In the past, I have trips, but those trips were short distance (less than 300 miles) and all the trips were inland Canada or Northern US. I, younger brother, one cousin, and our friends (total of 7 people) are thinking about taking our bicycles from Toronto and spending from 15th November to 25th of December in US on this road trip. It is a long trip and this route we are thinking about taking on the tour. …
Mechanics’ association calls for baseline certification program
by BRAIN Staff
www.bicycleretailer.com
AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — The Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association says it wants to work with the industry to develop a universal professional mechanic certification that would be recognized throughout the industry.
The PBMA, which was incorporated this year, expects it will take several years to develop such a standard and said it hoped to cooperate with other industry trade organizations, suppliers and mechanic schools on the …
When Will Mayor Turner Let the Houston Bike Plan Move Forward?
by Jay Blazek Crossley
tex.streetsblog.org
Earlier this week, BikeHouston held a traveling pep rally to call on Mayor Sylvester Turner to move forward with the Houston Bike Plan. After the rally, Turner said he would proceed with the bike plan but did not provide a timetable.
The bike plan maps out an ambitious citywide network of safe, comfortable bikeways, including integration with the off-street bike trails in the Bayou Greenways project. “Neighborhood bikeways†with design treatments to calm car traffic will form a grid of safe streets for biking across the whole city, while in …
Corpus Christi’s bike share program takes off
Alissa Mejia
www.caller.com
Two months into Corpus Christi’s bike share program ridership is outpacing organizers’ expectations. Riders have taken 2,623 trips, cycled 6,618 miles, and burned an estimated total of 311,118 calories on the cruiser bikes since bike share launched downtown Aug 26.
By the program’s 60th day, 1,075 riders had active memberships. Membership involves …
44th BH Moonlight Ramble a HUGE Success!
bikehouston.org
Now that the week is winding down and the numbers are finally in we want to give a big thanks to everyone that volunteered, sponsored, rode in, or in any way supported the 44th Annual BikeHouston Moonlight Ramble!
All of you together made this event a huge success. We hosted 1025 riders who raised over …
Northwest Cycling Club Upcoming Rides
Northwest Cycling Club
nwcc.bike
Tuesday, November 1
7:00pm
NWCC Club Meeting
Saturday, November 5
8:00am
Ride Starter-Grahame Taylor
Saturday, November 12
8:00am
Ride Starter-Kim King
Saturday, November 19
8:00am
Ride Starter-Ron Breitweiser
Saturday, November 26
8:00am
Ride Starter-Gail Scruggs
8:00am
Stanford Memorial Ride
Tuesday, November 29
6:00pm
NWCC Board Meeting
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
It's the weekend!
Sugar Cycles Shop Ride at 7:30am. A, B and MS150 group. With the MS150 group (anyone welcome… https://t.co/YnOflCdi8N
— Sugar Cycles, Inc (@SugarCycles) October 29, 2016
One of our members speaks to The Battalion about bike safety in College Station https://t.co/2c9ZPYgYB6
— Texas A&M Cycling (@tamucycling) October 29, 2016
Sunday, October 30. We will meet at Java Jacks at 9 AM for a 60 mile ride. https://t.co/b7nZstikTJ https://t.co/FJfW0YuaTQ
— Tom Judson (@bikenacogdoches) October 29, 2016
Views of this morning's ride. This was on the US / Mex border . pic.twitter.com/OrJJozi4rI
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) October 29, 2016
https://t.co/3uThmhhZKt
Cat A, Cat B+, Cat B – 44+ Miles
Cat C – 25 Miles
🚴ðŸ¼ðŸ™ðŸš´ðŸ¼Come join EP… https://t.co/XPYbdY1wmi— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) October 29, 2016
Houston Ave. has a temporary bike lane for White Oak Bayou Greenway traffic during TxDOT construction: https://t.co/VKsiI8ZL6M pic.twitter.com/hZvDmHtoMX
— Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) October 28, 2016
Houston GP of CX 2016 FINAL UPDATE #HTXCX https://t.co/CpxiYeBis9
— KOLO Promo (@KOLOPROMO) October 28, 2016
This will get you excited and ready for the 2nd half of the Texas Cyclocross Season. #CrossISAwesome https://t.co/rxH6hmCaQ8
— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) October 28, 2016
****Saturday Road Ride****
Meet at Bike World (5911 Brodway) at 7:30am. Wheels down at 8:00am. Approx 2hrs /… https://t.co/OWWjpqn6TB— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) October 28, 2016
Bike to Midtown for @HouSuperBowl Midtown Park @WalterPMooreEng @midtownHOU @HoustonBcycle pic.twitter.com/QSlielxCpf
— Lee Anne Dixon (@leeannedixon) October 28, 2016
Check out my ride on Strava: https://t.co/P0vd677X31#iamspecialized #Stumpjumper #IWantMyMTB #Strava pic.twitter.com/aR1sdFu0TO
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) October 28, 2016
Working on Spinistry Challenge #2, the MetroMess urban challenge. Currently mapping at 120 miles using levees,… https://t.co/IwBOPRx4qf
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) October 28, 2016
Let's hit 1000 signatures by the 11/15 council briefing! Sign on now and tell Dallas City Council to #BuildTheLoop https://t.co/829fnuyw2o
— The Loop (@TheLoopDallas) October 28, 2016
STOLEN – Blue Trek Allant 7.2 in South Congress https://t.co/DtGFp1F5mb
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) October 28, 2016
Rent a bike today on campus at THE ORANGE BIKE PROJECT!
Week$15
Weekend$10
Day$5https://t.co/wY1tJP5fZ4 pic.twitter.com/YZdOWvVIQD— Bike UT (@bikeut) October 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/tsunamicycles/status/791952632587821056
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Gran Gobble at Granbury – Granbury, TX https://t.co/6deHZIen4n
Contact Information
Tish Lechon… https://t.co/n4Wou41xXh— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 29, 2016