Texas Bicycling News Digest February 26th 2018
Desert bromance with Django
Buell78758 | www.bikemojo.com
So months ago, my co-worker, who I call “Chuckles†brow beat me into doing this MTB festival in Terlingua. Man, I needed to get my fat a$$ in shape! My Turner Burner had seen glory days years ago. Time to kick this into high gear! Chuckles lit a fire under me to get movin again. He’s no Andre the Giant, but can knock out the Das Hugo on his road bike and is a climbing machine on his MTB.
So, Chuckles and his buddy snooker me into some loose, rocky stair-step nastiness….and I’m bouncing all over the place on my old Turner w/ 26r wheels! I’m told, hey, you should rent a 29er for a day it will change your life…..
Well, it changed alright….I said hey, my buddy Wes at Velorangutan could set me up on a 29er demo, and …
Azalea Trail Bike Ride!
bayoucityoutdoors.com
Please join us on Saturday March 3, 2018
for the River Oaks Azalea Trail on our Bikes!
Azalea is the name given to the various spectacular flowering shrubs (genus Rhododendron) of the Heath family that are in full bloom each spring in Houston, Texas. These showy flowers flourish at seven Houston locations in varying shades of pink, purple, white, red, and yellow and are a magnificent sight to behold.
We will meet at 10 am at Central Market and start at 10.15. First stop will be Bayou Bend followed by Rienzi followed by lunch at La Madeline
After lunch we will go to The Forum at 2503 Westheimer then 4 more homes in the River Oaks area. …
Black History Month Feature – Iron Riders Dallas Cycling Club
www.wheelbrothers.com
What is the official name of your club?
Iron Riders Dallas Cycling Club. (IRDCC)
When do you offer club rides? From where?
Weather permitting, IRDCC offers weekday Training Rides as well as Saturday and Sunday Group Rides. To accommodate our membership that is spread throughout the DFW Metroplex, we have rides in Fort Worth on Trinity Trails, Cedar Hill/Mansfield as well as White Rock Lake.
How many years has the club been in existence?
This will be our 6th Year as a cycling club.
Are there club dues? …
Texas 2018
By Mike Booth | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Austin to San Marcus
Monday February 26, 2018
We catch the Greyhound bus from Dallas to Austin.The coach leaves on time and has comfy seats with lots of leg room, It’s about 1/4 full.
The freeway is soon out of the city, passing motels, cattle ranches ,trailer parks and more churches than would seem necessary.Every space on the pylons is taken by vultures.The route takes us through Waco. It looks like any other US town ,nothing to indicate it’s notorious past.
We leave the …
Video: Man arrested after reporter sees him break into North Side bike shop
By Caleb Downs | www.mysanantonio.com
A man was arrested Monday after he and an accomplice allegedly broke into a North Side bike shop in plain view of a reporter, who then followed them and identified the man to police.
Ken Branca, a freelance police reporter who contracts with the San Antonio Express-News, was sitting in his car in the …
Photo Gallery: 2018 Texas Independence Bicycle Tour
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The Deer Park Rotary Club welcomed hundreds of bicycle riders at its annual Texas Independence Bicycle Tour powered by Shell.
Everyone Is Watching What Dallas Does With Bike Share
BY ALEX MACON | www.dmagazine.com
Freeway-choked Dallas, a city whose transportation infrastructure is often downright hostile to anything on fewer than four wheels, was an unlikely candidate to become the bike-share capital of North America. And yet here we are. There are close to 20,000 of the brightly-colored bicycles in Dallas, compared to 12,000 in New York and 10,000 in the bicyclists’ stronghold of Seattle, also having its own reckoning with bike share. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Congrats to RT athlete Cherie Spooner who won the Women's Cat 2 Master race at yesterday's WET & muddy #TMBRA Big Ring Challenge in Coldspring, TX! #rothetraining #mtb #coldspringtx #grit pic.twitter.com/TR4qxZYyVq
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) February 27, 2018
I had a great time @Boneshaker_Proj Pace Bend Road Races this past weekend. Thanks @aecenia, Todd Reed, @WillRoss15, Jake Boone & Crew for a great Texas racing weekend as usual! Got to see Barry Lee, too! #pacebend #elbowzracing pic.twitter.com/m0vZ8A1Lle
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) February 26, 2018
Sharing the City with Bike Share https://t.co/SdwKoab58r via @BikeFriendlyOC pic.twitter.com/byLdgJFFhQ
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) February 26, 2018
Lost at Bikes Inc bike swap yesterday. Please help us find, no questions asked. This is… https://t.co/VOXH1duNnH
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) February 26, 2018
PHOTOS: Incident with armed man at DoubleTree Hotel on Feb. 26 … https://t.co/M5ocuHJyYT pic.twitter.com/2ZzIbYlk2W
— Austin Statesman (@statesman) February 27, 2018
Not a strong bike rack sitch at today’s CapMetro board meeting. pic.twitter.com/ojbLlpnqWR
— Caleb Alan Pritchardo (@cubbie9000) February 26, 2018
Google Maps predicts that a #HoustonBCycle ride from @MenilCollection to @DiscoveryGreen takes just 20 minutes. The same trip in a car? 15. #bikeshare #itsworthit #seeyourcityontwowheels pic.twitter.com/y50g4ZSyoG
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) February 26, 2018
Pretty much my setup when I ride at home and play Zwift/watch anime. pic.twitter.com/4zPOwTPjS3
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) February 26, 2018
Video is up from last Friday's Critical Mass ride. Shout out to @imokdro for the amazing video!https://t.co/iQtEWu6a36
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) February 26, 2018
Meet one of my off-road racing inspirations, teaspn78, an incredibly talented CX and MTB racer.… https://t.co/p0Mh3Laavd
— Pamela Ferguson (@Pamelaanne633) February 26, 2018
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Wednesday Night Crits – McKinney, TX https://t.co/n0ROUCEmRThttps://t.co/FyHDDnpMjQhttps://t.co/zNjaz19NWU
Wed 3/14/18
5:00 pm
Criterium
Mixed
Junior 10-18 Cat 1/2/3/4/5
20 MIN
AWARDS
3
$10
5:25 pm
Criterium
Mixed
OPEN 10-99 Cat 4/5
25 MIN
At least…
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2018
New Event Saturday Upper Valley Vuelta Group B – El Paso, TX https://t.co/OC6DCx7WmG
• Distance: 25-30 miles • Roll Out: 9:00 am • Pace: 14-17 mph • Details: This ride will take you through the upper valley winding around most likely stoppi… https://t.co/VIh8b7KgvX
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2018
New Event DATES Loop The Lake Ride – Spring Has Sprung Edition – Dallas, TX https://t.co/p4TEG7lyXw
DATES Loop The Lake Ride – Spring Has Sprung Edition
* When: Wednesday March 21st* Time: Gather @ 5:45 PM / Ride @ 6:15 PM
* … https://t.co/XOetjwadVO
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2018
New Event DATES St. Pat's Ride – Dallas, TX https://t.co/B6xs1qErdA
DATES St. Pat's Ride
Well the St. Pat's ride is here again
But this year we have to early begin
Sunday the 11th of March is when it will be
Because on the 17th we will be on va… https://t.co/W9K0PYzXIu— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2018
New Event DATES Bluebonnet Ride – Lancaster, TX https://t.co/pqL8TqJHHS
DATES Bluebonnet Ride
Saturday April 7 at 9:00 AM
Start: Lancaster, TX, Heritage Park (Gazebo area), 250 N Dallas Ave
Leaders: Mike & Sue BakerSpring time cycling south of Da… https://t.co/JRhHyiinnN
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 27, 2018