Texas Bicycling News Digest November 17th 2016
This weekend’s rides: Lime Creek! Red Horn!
by Thomas
steinerranchcycling.com
I don’t know about you, but I am ready to get back to our regular Saturday ride schedule! So many organized rides lately… I miss riding with all of you guys.
Saturday we will ride our “Lime Creek Reverse†route! This is a mostly flat 61 mile route that takes us on Lakeline and down the Triple Bs then up Abbotsbury. The route can be found here: https://www.strava.com/routes/4732205. There will be an A and a B group, so everyone should have a group to ride with. I’m hoping for a large turnout! After the ride we …
ExxonMobil Cycling Club: Helping Grow Our Membership. Thank You!
BikeHouston
bikehouston.org
BikeHouston would like to say a huge thank you to our new members from the ExxonMobil Cycling Club. In the first month of 2017 registrations 20% of ExxonMobil Cycling Club became BikeHouston members.
There are dozens of MS 150 cycling teams in Houston, but few have shown their commitment for a more bike-friendly Houston like the EMCC has. The club has partnered with …
Ride DFW: Local Mountain Biking Trails and Tips
www.rei.com
Thursday, December 08, 2016 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dallas REI
Member price: Free Non-member price: Free 15 spots left
Overview
Minimum age: 12 Group size: 15 Instructor: REI Specialist
Know what to expect before you hit the trails. Join one of our mountain biking experts to learn about how to prepare your bike, important gear, sharing the trails, types of terrain and different levels of trails!
Route 66: The Friendship Highway
By Doug McMurdo
kdminer.com
KINGMAN – International friendships are made in the strangest of places. Take, for example, the Amarillo Ranch RV Park in Amarillo, Texas.
That’s where retired Kingman educator Kate Arnold and her mother, Jean Arnold, met German citizens Karen Wichert and Werner Wilkens.
The foursome started talking, as travelers often do when they’re on the road. Kate and Jean were on their way back home to Kingman after taking a trip to Chicago.
For the first time in her life, Kate towed a travel trailer for her and Jean to stay in while on the road – which was an …
Corpus Christi end of stop for Ride Texas veterans, supporters
Alissa Mejia
www.caller.com
There are plenty of public and personal ways to observe Veterans Day locally, but for active people, nothing resonates quite like welcoming Ride Texas. The ride takes a mix of combat-wounded veterans and their supporters cycling 575 miles across Texas, ending on Veteran’s Day in Corpus Christi.
You don’t need to be an athlete to appreciate the journey or to give the riders a …
Dallas Architecture Forum Presents Free Panel Discussion on Dallas Hiking, Biking and Running Trails
archpaper.com
November 21 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Free
Dallas Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public education about architecture, design and the urban environment, will open its 2016-2017 Panel Discussion Series on November 21, 2016 with “Dallas Trails and Bicycle Initiatives: Past, Present, Future,†moderated by Willis Winters, Director of Dallas Park and Recreation Department.
Panels are offered at no charge to …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
STOLEN – Yellow or Gold Trek 2200 in The Drag https://t.co/5BMsW6lJu8
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) November 17, 2016
Wow! Don't our @RunRocknRoll stations look great! #rnrsanantonio #bike2run pic.twitter.com/0PTG3oDkk4
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) November 17, 2016
Houston Ave. has a temporary bike lane for White Oak Bayou Greenway users during TxDOT construction: https://t.co/VKsiI8ZL6M pic.twitter.com/86dZiigevb
— Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) November 17, 2016
We have two fun (and FREE) events coming up!
Join us Saturday for Cranksgiving, an alleycat race/food drive… https://t.co/zuux0jQ8JJ
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) November 17, 2016
Want to ride your bike in Blanco, eat BBQ, & support the @UTCycling team this weekend? Sounds like fun to us. https://t.co/JIDuoid96X
— Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) November 17, 2016
Weather for the 2016 Texas State Skill and Age Based Cyclocross Championship is looking great. Pre-registration… https://t.co/AWh0Fl257O
— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) November 17, 2016
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Burleson Honey Tour – Burleson, TX https://t.co/Gf27IwWXSl
Centennial High School (201 South Hurst Rd.… https://t.co/lt6NCsJ7Wx
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 17, 2016
New Event Ride to the Monument – Houston, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/FSIBCsymPe— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 18, 2016