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Texas Bicycling News Digest April 16th 2017

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Riders take to the road for Liberty Freedom Ride

By David Taylor | www.chron.com


On what couldn’t have been a more perfect morning, nearly 200 riders from all over the Gulf Coast area poured into the Liberty City complex on April 8 to begin their trek on the second annual Liberty Freedom Ride (FLR).
Riders were greeted with a cool, crisp morning that warmed up quickly as the sun peeked over the horizon and provided a most perfect backdrop for the mostly urban riders.
Bruce Wright, president of the Liberty ISD Education Foundation, estimated 185 riders had registered prior to the start of the race. Updated numbers weren’t available at press time, but it …

Prepare to share the road: TxDOT, Angelina Bicycle Club urging motorists to be aware of cyclists, bikers and pedestrians

By CASEY SIZEMORE | lufkindailynews.com


As summer approaches, motorists should be aware that more bicyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists will be out enjoying the nicer weather.
Angelina County saw five auto/bicycle accidents in 2014, two in 2015 and 13 in 2016, according to Texas Department of Transportation statistics provided to The Lufkin News by Lufkin district public information officer Rhonda Oaks.
“While the statistics for 2016 are especially alarming with the jump in numbers, we encourage not only bikers and pedestrians to stay alert to moving vehicles, but more so motorists who must stay alert,” Oaks stated in an email. “Cyclists and pedestrians don’t have a chance of escaping …

Cant imagine what would’ve happened with those $23 chinese carbon bars after this –

by Seths Pool | www.bikemojo.com


today at RPR, hit a washed out sandy left turn going down Super D. tire started washing out and then grabbed and sent me OTB hard. landed on my left hand between my left ribs/chest and a huge rock, heard a loud crack and thought i broke my wrist.
well thank god it wasn’t my wrist, instead – 800mm SIXC carbon DH bars.
i never personally torqued down the …

Florida Bound

By Charles Brun | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 32: Johnson City to Austin Texas
Saturday April 15, 2017, 55 miles (89 km) – Total so far: 1,739 miles (2,799 km)
Today turned out to be a tough day; I had to deal with hills, headwinds, and heat. By the time I arrived in Austin at around 4:30 pm I was exhausted. Thankfully, I had my “support team” consisting of my wife MJ and my older son (via cell phone) to help secure lodging for the evening, as well as to help me arrange for a day off on Sunday.
Last night I had a visit by a raccoon who nibbled away at a couple of bagels I had stuffed into my front pannier that I had forgotten to secure. Evidently when I got up at some time during the night the pannier fell over and the bagel bag was exposed. The other, more serious, problem I discovered in the morning was that I had setup my tent too close to a sharp bramble plant when I set up camp yesterday. The screen door to the tent had a foot-long rip in the so called “rip stop” nylon. When I …

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Century of the Month
Sat, April 22, 2017 8:00 AM
Bikes Inc – Arlington
Cattlebarron – KOM
Sat, April 29, 2017 9:00 AM
Springtown High School
Marvelous Massey
Sun, April 30, 2017 9:00 AM
304 E Main St, Crowley, Tx 76036 Parking Lot next TO Chicken Express
Century of the Month
Sat, May 13, 2017 8:00 AM
Bikes Inc – Arlington
No Wind No Hills
Sun, May 21, 2017 8:00 AM
Sublett and 287, Arlington, Tx
Burleson Honey Tour
Sat, May 27, 2017
Burleson, Tx
Austin to Ft Worth
Sat, May 27, 2017 8:00 AM
1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

Day 38: Wonders Will Never Cease….

by Cyclesome | www.mybikeitlist.com


Cleveland, TX to Lake Charles, TX (77 miles, 15.5 mph, 440 ft. Elevation gain, 3,325 calories burned)
….to Amaze Me! Yep! Wonders will never cease to amaze me and today was no exception.
The weather forecast was for thunderstorms arriving at noon. Anna, our guide, gave us permission to leave a few minutes earlier than planned at 8:10 am. We stowed our luggage in the trailer, pumped up our bike tires, ate a …

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