Texas Bicycling News Digest October 25th 2017
Family raises funds for Bush School in son’s honor
By Rachel Bowerman | www.thebatt.com
Branisa patriarch bikes across America, creates memorial fellowship in support of students committed to service
In memory of his late son Ryan, Michael Branisa traveled across the country by bike to raise funds for the Michael Ryan Branisa Endowed Fellowship, a fund overseen by the Bush School of Government.
Following the passing of their eldest son Ryan in 2010, the Branisa family sought to support a cause he was passionate about. Inspired by Ryan’s admiration of President George H. W. Bush, they decided to start a fellowship fund in Ryan’s name at the Bush School to support those students.
Susan Branisa said President Bush’s legacy of leadership convinced her that …
How this bike event is pedaling economic benefits to Dallas
By Korri Kezar | www.bizjournals.com
Greg Bibb, a sports investor and president and CEO of the Dallas Wings basketball team, is bringing more athletics and money to North Texas with the inaugural Dallas Bike Ride.
The event, to be held Nov. 4, is a 20-mile ride through the city, beginning and ending at Dallas City Hall. The route will take riders through Dallas streets closed for the event.
Dallas Bike Ride is the …
Dallas Bike Ride promises scenic car-free route
By Rita Cook | www.greensourcedfw.org
A new bike riding event aims to celebrate and encourage bike riding in Big D, while benefiting some good causes.
The inaugural Dallas Bike Ride, hosted by Capital Sports Ventures along with Dallas Sports Commission, Visit Dallas, Uptown Dallas Inc., and Downtown Dallas Inc., Dallas Bike Ride, launches Nov. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at Dallas City Hall Plaza. Nonprofit beneficiaries include Incarnation House and BikeTexas.
“Dallas has so much potential to …
The Texas gulf coast can be pretty too
by persiansown | www.reddit.com
In San Antonio cars are king
David Wenske | www.paisano-online.com
Public transit in San Antonio is humiliating. Virtually every major city in the US outperforms San Antonio in terms of accessibility and volatility of alternative transportation methods, such as buses, trains and reliable bike infrastructure.
In San Antonio, a five-mile bus ride could take you over an hour, and congested roads can make buses arrive at unreliable times.
As a San Antonio native, I have seen the consequences of lacking a reliable public transit system, and it’s about time San Antonio takes this problem seriously.
I am a cyclist; I take my bike to and from school each day. I wouldn’t trade riding my bike for …
Daryl & Bob’s trail ride
planobob | www.planobicycle.org
It’s time for Daryl and Bob’s trail ride #5. Join us on Sunday Oct 29 for a trip to Cedar Hill State Park. We will meet at Coit & Spring Creek at the north end of the usual parking lot, and plan to depart at 8:00 AM. We can hang several bikes over Daryl’s tail gate; first come, first served! If we get more bikes and riders than we can fit, we can see if there are other car pool options for the ride down. Alternatively, you can meet us there about …
Wonderland Trail Race @ Muleshoe Bend Presented by CHUMBA USA
MoustacheRide | www.bikemojo.com
Hi there,
we wanted to invite you to a fun race event we are putting on with Spectrum Trail Racing and Karbach Brewing next weekend on the Nov. 5th.
WONDERLAND TRAIL RACE
@ MULESHOE BEND: SPICEWOOD, TX
PRESENTED BY CHUMBA USA
https://www.bikereg.com/Confirmed/36394
We’ve routed a super fun course at Muleshoe Bend, this is a unique opportunity to race on a trail we don’t normally get to enjoy this way!
Thanks for reading through this, please send this out to anyone you think might enjoy the race, we hope to make this a great long term event that area riders will love and highschool/middle school racers can use for off season practice!
Included:
Race entry fee includes park entry, parking, insurance, food, drinks, festivities and, …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
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— TTUParking (@TTUParking) October 25, 2017
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— The aatblog.com (@BikeSanAntonio) October 25, 2017
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— FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) October 25, 2017
Just a quick note to thank everyone for coming out to week #4 of the FWCX CXPosé at Panther Island Pavilion. Big… https://t.co/DYqFg7Fmu0
— FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) October 25, 2017
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Northshore Turkey Burn – Flower Mound, TX https://t.co/rH8trwjHMl
25 Mile Dash 8:30AM CST – 11:30AM C… https://t.co/ZHPeNDX7ce
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 25, 2017
New Event Bessies Creek 24 – Brookshire, TX Bessies Creek 24 at Brookshire, TXhttps://t.co/figmGgYdcy … https://t.co/85OiNk8xVk
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 26, 2017