Texas Bicycling News Digest August 6th 2018
Round About.
Curt Culliton | www.strava.com
To the beach and back w/Brasher, Marv
john pickering | www.strava.com
Space City Cycling Ride to the Levee
Rosa Guerrero | www.strava.com
slow rolling while people got many flats fixed😬-The Levee loves me today
Another Journey by Train (AKA 44F)
Reynaldo Juarez | www.strava.com
Mountain Of Bikes Sits In Recycling Yard After Ofo Pulls Out Of Dallas
dfw.cbslocal.com
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A mountain of bicycles is sitting in a Dallas recycling yard after the bike sharing business Ofo pulled up stakes in the city.
Pictures of the bicycles at CMC Recycling have been buzzing. Out of the thousands of bikes the company pulled off Dallas streets, hundreds ended up at the recycling center in south Dallas. …
2018 Moonlight Ramble Details
BikeHouston.org
Event Details
Pre-ride festival: 8 p.m.
Joiin us for music, food, and drinks at the pre-ride festival at Discovery Green! Visit our sponsor booths, give your bike a tune-up with our bike shop sponsors, or buy vintage Moonlight Ramble shirts, jerseys and other once-a-year goodies. BikeHouston volunteers will also be in the crowd looking for the best illuminated bike, best costume and more to win prizes after the ride.
The festival is located on Avenida de las Americas and Discovery Green.
Ride: 9 p.m.
Ride through historic Houston neighborhoods and see the city like never before! This 10-mile course will include rest stops with music and snacks, and HPD officers will be stationed at intersections for traffic control. BikeHouston volunteers will be posted throughout the route to guide you along your way.
The ride will leave at 9 p.m. and begin and …
The Bike Cooperative adds new retail members
www.bicycleretailer.com
MANCHESTER, N.H. (BRAIN) — The Bike Cooperative has recently added a number of new retail locations to its network. The newest members of the retail co-op are:
Race Pace Bicycles, 7 locations in Maryland
Bicycles Plus, 4 locations in Texas
Carolina Pedal Works, Hickory, N.C.
The Cyclery By Effy, Pomona, N.Y.
World of Bikes, Iowa City, Iowa
“Bike store owners may be …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Bikes, that’s how we love to get around the @CityofMcAllen! Cc: @KingJames via @bikemcallen pic.twitter.com/fUkou9Kvtw
— BiciDude (@robdeleonjr) August 7, 2018
Missing the Amens George Amen III , Steven Amen https://t.co/Vbc5QChFVy
— Tom Judson (@bikenacogdoches) August 6, 2018
Men’s Scratch Race qualifying results. Top 12 advance to tonight’s finals #TrackNats @VELOSportsCtr pic.twitter.com/ZLYeX3FEBz
— USA Cycling (@usacycling) August 6, 2018
Thank you for supporting McAllen Crime Stoppers by participating at Viva McAllen Streets! Get ready for next year Saturday, August 3, 2019. #BackTheBlue #5K #10K #Cycling pic.twitter.com/c2hOX2EVfG
— VivaMcAllenStreets (@mc_viva) August 5, 2018
Our friends at Bike Friendly South Dallas need YOU!! They are doing this months Pop Up Bike Shop a week early at this back to school event, and need maintenance/mechanic savvy folks for basic… https://t.co/9BsZPDL4KC
— BikeDFW (@BikeDFW) August 6, 2018
Ride a Bike Challenge. Show us how you are helping to keep the air clean in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/ih7AmB3toX
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) August 6, 2018
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Bike Around The Bay – Baytown, TX https://t.co/NGGYFDfXAJ
Where is the ride?
The ride will start at Plantgistix within the AmeriPort Industrial Park in Baytown, TX on highway 565 just 1/2 mile from the Royal Purple Raceway. There, riders wil… https://t.co/7S6EmochPl— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 6, 2018
New Event Beginning Houston Bikepacking – New Waverly, TX Beginning Houston Bikepacking at New Waverly, TXhttps://t.co/X5ApPBc4BLhttps://t.co/hjlMZNBiBL
CategoryStartFee
First Time Bikepackersee event details$0
This is your first time
Novice B… https://t.co/82v10yGRxJ— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 7, 2018
New Event Moonlight Ramble – Houston, TX https://t.co/CtzMI3JcS3
Pre-ride festival: 8 p.m.
Joiin us for music, food, and drinks at the pre-ride festival at Discovery Green! Visit our sponsor booths, give your bike a tune-up with our bike shop sponsors… https://t.co/EYca9YOSYk
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 7, 2018
New Event Circle C Cruise – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/JWclkpITN1
We will meet before 8:00 AM, wheels down 8:00 AM, at Dick Nichols Park for about two hours of casual rambling around SW Austin. Gar… https://t.co/VglzF61811
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 7, 2018
New Event RIDE THE CAR-FREE WALNUT CREEK TRAIL – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/Xp7nBQctsG
OK, we are going to ride the very mellow car-free Walnut Creek trail. We leave from Don's Automotive on South … https://t.co/e4vzhJgLZb
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 7, 2018