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Texas Bicycling News May 13th 2017

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A Ride to Remember An Ursuline Alum

by Meredith Carey | www.parkcitiespeople.com


Every Saturday, Tai Massimilian straps on her helmet, grabs some water, and heads out in Austin on her bike. But the University of Texas junior isn’t just making laps around her block. She’s riding upwards of 70 miles, training for one huge ride.
Huge isn’t even the right word. The Hockaday grad will ride from the Texas capital to Alaska with Texas 4000, a student-run UT …

Houston Energy Corridor Events: Frankenbike May 13; Bike to Work Thursday May 18

by flangehead | www.bikeforums.net

The Energy Corridor is sponsoring two cycling events soon:
Frankenbike at the EC weekly Farmers Market. Buy, sell or trade: anything and everything bike! 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday, May 13 at Grisby Square (14710 Grisby Rd).
The annual Bike to Work event will be held 6:30-8:00 am Thursday May 18 at the Terry Hershey Park Gazebo, 15342 Memorial Drive. Besides a chance to meet and greet fellow cyclists in the area, there will be free breakfast, raffle prizes, giveaways and music provided by a number of generous sponsors. For more information see …

San Benito to host first social bike ride

www.valleymorningstar.com


You can get to know your community and neighbors by taking part in the San Benito Social Bike Ride taking place next weekend.
Organized by the Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization, the ride will begin at 8 a.m., Saturday, May 20 in front of …

Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Subscription

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 06/05/17 3:00 PM
Owner Solic Number: 601440000012491
Status: bidding Report: 7779726
Country : United States State: TX County: Travis Location: Austin
Scope: To acquire bicycle and pedestrian trip data for the state. Thebicycle and pedestrian trip data will be used to support bicycle and pedestrian planning,research, safety programs, and facility design
Notes: Deadline for submission of initial questions: 05/19/2017
Plans: From Owner. See outside link.
Outside Link: http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=139896
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Texas Department of Transportation
Address: 150 E. Riverside Dr, 4 N.
City: Austin State: TX Zip/Postal Code: 78704
TEL: 512-416-3385 FAX: 512-416-3080
Contact: Alexis Jimerson
TEL: 512-416-4792
Bid Pkg Source: Texas Department of Transportation
Address: 150 E. Riverside Dr, 4 N.
City: Austin State: TX Zip/Postal Code: 78704
TEL: 512-416-3385 FAX: 512-416-3080
Contact: Alexis Jimerson
TEL: 512-416-4792 …

Westpark Trail and Wilcrest Extension Trail within CenterPoint Energy Easement

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 05/24/17 2:00 PM Prebid: 05/17/17 2:00 PM
Solicitation Title: UPDATED Westpark Trail and Wilcrest Extension Trail within CenterPoint Energy Easement
Status: bidding Report: 7763214
Country : United States State: TX County: Harris Location: Houston
Scope: Work involves construction of a 10-wide, 5.5″ thick concrete trail along centerpoint easement, 164 CY of excavation and backfilling with coarse sand, complete in place, including geotextile fabric, 40 LF of 4 x 2-foot RCB storm sewer box complete in place, 52 LF of 24″ RCP storm sewer pipe complete in place, 7 ea of signs relocations, 100 LF of reinforced filter fabric fence, see outside link. …

Photos Of Houston Grand Criterium

Cycling Space City | cyclingspacecity.blogspot.com

Here are some photos from last Sunday’s (May 7th 2017) Houston Grand Criterium. Weather was great and the crowd was having fun!

NY2TXBeer&DinerMeTour2017

By Mark Shearer | www.crazyguyonabike.com

8-Apr-93 Miles, What was I thinking?
Tuesday May 9, 2017, 93 miles (150 km) – Total so far: 2,100 miles (3,380 km)
Long day, too long. I really didn’t intend to go that far Just wanted to make it to a hotel or good place to camp. Long stretches of open highway/barbed wired land don’t really afford a good campsite. That’s Texas. A crazy amount of land fenced off for cattle or crops and cattle. I know I should be thankful for a shoulder to ride on but the tar and stone surface jars your teeth after a while, to say nothing about what it does to your backside.
Anyway, I start my day about 5 miles from the bridge I’d like to cross and when I get to it I choose I think wisely not to attempt it. I need to cross this bridge to cut about 35 miles off what google maps says my route should be for the day! Waaaay too much traffic and little to no room. I circle back to the Waffle House a couple hundred yards back and devise a solution; find a ride! I’m looking for a suitable pickup truck with room enough from and the bike. The first candidate I come to is a pickup with a bunch of equipment with little room and I offer the guy ten bucks to take me across the bridge. He thinks and …

10-May-the day following!
Thursday May 11, 2017
Chatting with my brother and his wife before breakfast, catching up on old times I remember some old traits my brother possesses. Mainly pointing out the inadiqacies in parts of the government, particularly in California. And how different it is in Texas! Apparently a good portion of Texas residents think you should work for a living and be proud of your status in life. Basically be hardworking and not afraid to tell the man what needs to be said. I’ll leave it at that as some readers might find some thoughts too provoking.
My brother feels a little better when we go to town to pack up my bike for a trip home in a box. He didn’t feel right not going to work. As we leave the house I tell them both I’ve forgotten my money and wallet. This works out good for me as they have to buy lunch and beer for the next couple days. As it turns out Amtrak doesn’t have a purely train only trip to Syracuse till Saturday. They politely invite me to …

Biking with Birds

by Daniel Blue Tyx | texashighways.com


Not a half-hour into my daylong adventure, in the middle of a prairie of sea lavender and leatherleaf, I stopped my bike in wonder. A few dozen yards from the pavement, dozens of sandhill cranes comingled with a flock of ivory snow geese, completely ignoring my entrance into this unspoiled coastal scene. …

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