Texas Bicycling News November 5th 2016
Crash kills bicyclist in South Austin
by CBS Austin
keyetv.com
AUSTIN, Texas — A male bicyclist in his 30s was pronounced dead after a vehicle struck his bicycle Saturday morning in South Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
The collision happened in the 5200 block of West U.S. Highway 290.
All eastbound frontage road lanes of …
Male 30s cyclist killed at 5100 block of 290 service road 11/5/16
MichaelBluejay
bicycleaustin.info
It was 5:30am (dark). He had proper lights, but there was fog. The driver stayed on the scene and wasn’t charged.
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2 … y-290.html
It’s frustrating to me that, in southwest Austin, the only east/west through roads north of William Cannon (71/290 and SW Parkway) have long stretches without shoulders or even sidewalks. Even William Cannon all you get is a sidewalk for most of it. It’s so unsafe to ride a …
Gears and Groceries: Take A Bike Tour of Houston’s Farmers Markets
By Andrea Park
www.houstoniamag.com
Pedal your way to a healthy holiday season while checking off your shopping list.
Houstonians know any temperature under 80 degrees should never be taken for granted. The first cool front of the season is always met with a mad scramble to throw open our windows and unpack our boots before it’s quickly replaced by another heat wave. This season, we think there is no better way to enjoy the fleeting fall weather than with a leisurely bike tour of Houston’s farmers markets.
Bayou City Outdoors is a local social club focused on outdoor activities such as …
Southern Tier, October to December 2016
By Jared Keeman
www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 24: Kerrville to Austin: Rain and awesome people
Thursday November 3, 2016, 105 miles (169 km) – Total so far: 1,645 miles (2,647 km)
Long day. Underway by 8, just as it was getting light. Hit really really heavy rain before Johnson City at about 1pm. Bouncing off the road heavy. There was quite a lot of surface flooding making the road a bit sketchy, traffic was very good though. I stopped in Johnson City waited for it to die down a bit and the flooding to drain away.
This put me a but behind schedule. I stopped quickly in …
Day 25: Rest day in Austin: Movie, bike cleaning
Friday November 4, 2016
Saw Doctor Strange, was decent. Went to a cool bike shop called Bike Farm and …
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— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 6, 2016
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New report for Lake Houston Wilderness Park: Dry/Loose, trail is Dry/Sandy in spots. More at https://t.co/TigTMBaIOI
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) November 5, 2016
Wedding day bike ride with the @lawsoncraddock & crew. Loving the jersey. pic.twitter.com/u3Y9eIPWlH
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— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 5, 2016
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— Iron Riders Dallas (@IronRidersDFW) November 5, 2016
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Circle C Cruise – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/ZgCxk615ui— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 5, 2016