Texas Bicycling News April 1st 2017
Dallas County inmates repair bikes for kids in need
By: FOX4News.com Staff | www.fox4news.com
DALLAS – Some inmates at the Dallas County Jail are improving their own lives and the lives of children.
In the program, inmates learn how to repair bikes and feel the impact immediately when the new ride goes to a child in need.
The program has been described as a win especially for the children at Jonathan’s Place. The faces of the children when they receive bikes are blurred because they are in protective custody. The unexpected gift of a bike means …
Attention Houston Mtbers! New regular Tuesday group ride!
by 2ndchance | forums.mtbr.com
When/Where: meeting at Sugarland Memorial Park parking lot at 5:30 and rolling by 6 every Tuesday barring bad weather/trail conditions. First ride is this Tuesday 4/4
What: a no drop ride covering 10-14 miles of sweet New Territory and Brindley single track. Pace will be dictated by level of riders but necessary stops to keep group together will always be apart of the ride.
Come ride the best trail system in Houston..hope to see you there
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSWzlfcFfnz/
Northern Walnut Creek Trail – Phase 2
Austin Public Works Department | austintexas.gov
This project will design a new 1.8 mile long trail segment on the Walnut Creek Greenbelt. The trail will originate in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park and end in the vicinity of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality offices, located at IH-35 and Walnut Creek, and connect to the southern end of the Phase 1 project.
Work in progress
The project team is analyzing alternatives to the original route and is still in design phase.
Public Meeting
Join the project team to provide your input and discuss the next steps for this segment of the trail.
Northern Walnut Creek Phase 2 Public Meeting
When: Tuesday, April 11
Where: Walnut Creek Elementary – 401 W Braker Ln, Austin, TX 78753
Time: 6 – 7:30 pm …
Revenge of the Wookiee: Episode 3, airing now!!!
by pulpwoddy | www.bikemojo.com
Our two riders have braved the horrors of the Pace Bend Forrest and are about to learn the shocking truth behind the question: Who is the Wookiee???
Volunteer for the 2017 Pace Bend MTB Race and Bike festival sponsored by Chumba Cycles USA.
Beer, bikes and alumni: Rice takes to track for friendly competition
By Brett Barrouquere | www.chron.com
Female cyclists prepare to compete in Rice University’s 60th Annual Beer Bike competition on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Houston. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )
Rice University racers sloshed around the track Saturday for the annual Beer Bike competition.
Sound strange? It’s uniquely Rice – and it just crossed its 60-year mark. …
The Racing Post April 2017
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Southern Tier – San Diego to St Augustine March 2017
By Charles Falsetto | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 28 Texas D11: Camp Wood to Lost Maples CG
Friday March 31, 2017, 42 miles (68 km) – Total so far: 1,373 miles (2,210 km)
3123′ V, 4:35:59, 9.2 AvgMph 42 miles Friday March 31
Departed Camp Wood at 0740 under clear blue skies and negligent W. From Camp Wood the climb begins with a gentle 2-3% grade and grows to 9-10%. I believe the first sister of the three sisters climbed today took 1h 40m to Leakey and a lunch break. Today’s climbs were very tough and the roads packed with hundreds of motorcycles in the area for a rally starting tonight in Bandera. The final two sisters were shorter in distance but nearly as much vertical as the first with the same grades. The W was good and bad depending on the direction being traveled up the hill. Road condition was large rock chip seal however a concrete lined shoulder drain provided a …
Day 29 Texas D12: Lost Maples CG to Kerrville
Saturday April 1, 2017, 50 miles (80 km) – Total so far: 1,423 miles (2,290 km)
2331′ V, 4:45:25, 10.6AvgMph
Expected rain early this morning didn’t materialize so we hightailed it out of camp for the road slightly before sunup. Of course it was a quick wake up call as the road almost immediately began a 6-9% grade for several miles. Weather was overcast, humid and cool with favorable W most of the morning. I was pretty much in a rain drizzle all the way to Hunt. (32 miles) Passed a lot of really …
Texas tour
By Liam Healy | www.crazyguyonabike.com
LBJ to LBJ
Tuesday March 28, 2017, 57 miles (92 km) – Total so far: 57 miles (92 km)
I combined the Fredericksburg East and south maps from bicyclemaps.org, riding out to the Johnson ranch and State park. One road I was planning to ride on was a gated private ranch road so I backtracked instead of making a loop.
I visited the state park which has a museum that is mostly about hill country history, which was …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Day 1: kicking off #30DaysOfBiking with a ride to the grocery store! #BrownsvilleTexas @HEB pic.twitter.com/ZT0yrtqAnh
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) April 1, 2017
FARA- Frederich's Ataxia 60 miler brought out a good number of team members today as it has a special place in… https://t.co/WbS9YG4Wyx
— Texas Irish Cycling (@texasirishbike) April 1, 2017
It is done. Find out where your candidate stands on bicycling in San Antonio. https://t.co/S8a6WPCF7F #ivotebikesa
— The aatblog.com (@BikeSanAntonio) April 1, 2017
RT athlete Carolyn Defoore @c_d_4 with the WIN in the Women's Open this past Thursday @DrivewaySeries! 👊🚲ðŸ¾#drivewaylife #rothetraining pic.twitter.com/t8JnU2i0ND
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) April 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/848161328049139713
Whether you're at Castell Grind, Rosedale Ride, LBJ 100, our Saturday Parmer ride, or your own adventure, enjoy the ride! #itstimetoride pic.twitter.com/UT6aPUSXCY
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) April 1, 2017
Our article on #bicycling the @PaloAltoNPS in Brownsville from Authentic Texas magazine. Experience history! https://t.co/32ifoJyCr8
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) March 31, 2017