Texas Bicycling News Digest June 28th 2019
Bike lanes funded by safety project open at Earl Henderson Park, Near Northside
By Megan Kennedy | www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – Bikes lanes stretching 9.2 miles opened Thursday at Earl Henderson Park, in the Near Northside.
The segments were completed with a portion of the $10 million Houston Bike Plan, launched by Commissioner Rodney Ellis in 2018.
“For Northside families, these new separated bicycle lanes will open up more opportunities to get safely around the neighborhood without a car,†Ellis said in a news release. “I know that will bring some peace of mind to parents that their kids can travel to school or that they can visit a …
Cycling has exceptional health benefits
www.chron.com
Getting outside and improving your health is easy to do especially when you can go biking throughout the beautiful city of Houston and throughout the parks as well.
Cycling has exceptional health benefits. More specifically, you gain increased muscle strength, flexibility, joint mobility, strengthened bones and improved posture and coordination. Not only is it an aerobic activity, but it’s low impact and has the possibility to fit into your daily routine. Get on the road with the correct bike for your body.
"The ideal bike for beginners is one that fits," said Jon Pursley, General Manager/buyer, Urban Bicycle Gallery. "It should not …
Big Adventures in Big Bend
BY Matt Crossman | www.cowboysindians.com
After a hiking partner’s injury dashed our planned trek through Big Bend National Park, opportunities to see the border region by mountain bike, horseback, zip-line, and small-engine plane more than made up for it.
I can’t say for certain that the coyotes woke me up. But I can say that when I stirred awake in my tent in Big Bend National Park at 4 a.m., the coyotes’ howling chilled me even more than the near-freezing temperatures.
Their plaintive wails matched my mood. I had flown to Dallas and driven 560 miles to Big Bend to go on a hike I had been looking forward to for months. But one of my hiking partners injured his knee, and we had to cancel. That meant I had three days in …
Lower Greenville’s Transit Bicycle Company Was More Than a Bike Shop
By S. Holland Murphy | www.dmagazine.com
The store became a de-facto community center for people who enjoyed cycling. It will close on Saturday, and with that comes a void.
My husband, Brandon, found Transit Bicycle Company as soon as we decided to leave New York and return to Dallas. “I think I just found my new best friend,†he said after his first visit. The generously tattooed and pierced owner, Fran Badgett, was a very good listener. Brandon found every excuse to ride down to the Lower Greenville shop for Lord knows what. Handlebar tape. A bike light. Different colored handlebar tape. I knew well enough that these were things he didn’t really need. I also knew it didn’t take two hours …
Texas 4000 Cyclists Visit Ochsner Cancer Patients
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Twenty-seven college cyclists from Texas 4000 – the longest annual charity bike ride in the world – recently stopped in New Orleans to visit the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center at Ochsner Medical Center.
While in New Orleans, the riders visited with Ochsner cancer patients and their families and toured the infusion floor. They also presented a $10,000 donation for Ochsner’s patient assistance fund designed to help eligible patients participate in Ochsner’s Precision Cancer Therapies Program (PCTP) – an initiative that allows regional access to the latest in cancer therapeutics, research and advanced diagnostics. PCTP provides an experienced staff including …
Texas 4000 group on noble trek to Anchorage
By FRED DAVIS | www.postregister.com
BLACKFOOT – Imagine signing up to take a 4,000-mile bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska.
Imagine doing it in 60-120-mile sections, primarily on smaller highways and back roads and crossing through Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and through three Canadian provinces on your way to Alaska.
You are going to do it with 90 people, broken into three groups and taking three different …
Riding for a cause sidelined
By Dawn Burleigh | www.orangeleader.com
Randy Strong/The Orange Leader BTX Peloton Cycling Club – Beaumont, Texas met Ricker Ledoux Sr. on Saturday morning at the Old Community Bank in Deweyville to give the 70 years old cyclist a proper sendoff for his long bike ride from Orange County to Dover, Delaware raising money and awareness for Vietnam Veterans
After a great send off on Saturday morning, Ricker Ledoux Sr., 70, was sidelined on his trip from Deweyville, Texas to Dover, Delaware on Sunday.
According to a Facebook post on Sunday on the page created for people to follow his trip,
“Well today didn’t go as planned Ricker had a Bike accident outside of Opelousas, La. and broke his hip. He is okay but he will definitely not finish his ride at this time. He is in Opelousas General and will have surgery sometime tomorrow. It’s a pretty nasty break. Please keep him in your prayers for a speedy recovery …
Bikes Stolen from San Antonio Cubesmart Storage
By axis | austinmountainbiking.com
Just had two bikes stolen from the CubeSmart storage on Walzem Rd. They were double locked inside a cargo trailer but security is pretty lax at this storage so they had plenty of time to break in. My GF’s bike is a new Sondors Thin Belt Drive, black, 17", less than a hundred miles on it. I don’t think they got the key to the battery. They may not have gotten the charger either. Won’t know till I get there Saturday Mine is an old ’03 Specialized Epic Comp, silver, with American Classic 650B wheel | s mounted with 2.1 Nevegals. It has a 2010 Fox F32 100, stock lx/xt drivetrain, Thomson Seatpost with a WTB Rocket V saddle. The frankenbrake setup has …
Weekend Rides: Bee Creek & Old Red Horn!
Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday training rides leaving from Cups & Cones:
7:30 am – Hills did you say? Steve and Thomas have been hankering for hills, so we will roll down to Bee Creek. https://www.strava.com/routes/19886116 Endurance Pace Group leaves at 8:00 am for to ride down the Triple Bs on the reverse Lime Creek route. After the ride, we meet up at …
Stolen Bikes from bikehouston
TGC Preride
Jeff Contreras | www.strava.com
Called it a day at 125
Tommy Smith | www.strava.com
