Texas Bicycling News July 1st 2019
Bike shares are booming. Can Houston become a cycling city? [Opinion]
By Beth Martin | www.houstonchronicle.com
When did you last ride a bike?
Whether you’re an avid cyclist or thinking back on a memory from childhood, you know the feeling of freedom and exhilaration — the sense of adventure and satisfaction that comes from being in closer contact with your surroundings.
At Houston BCycle, we see our riders experience these feelings when they use bike share to head to work, pick up groceries or ride along the bayou …
30-acre bike park soon to be unveiled in north Houston
www.khou.com
We pull back the curtain on the soon to be completed bike park in north Houston. And if you like riding a BMX bike, you are going to love this.
Bayou Bike Workshop
www.bikebarn.com
Come join us at our Rental Shop on Buffalo Bayou for an informative workshop on basic repairs. Our expert staff will share their knowledge on basic repairs, quick adjustments and of course, how to change a flat! Discover what tools you need to carry with you on your next bike ride. And ride confidently knowing you won’t be stuck on the bike path, miles from home. A bike is not needed but please bring your questions!
This is a great workshop for families and anyone that enjoys riding their bike… especially along Buffalo Bayou.
Free Workshop, please RSVP. …
Bikeable breweries? Houston’s working on it.
Maggie Gordon | www.houstonchronicle.com
After drinking some beer and hanging out for a little, co-workers Claudia Gamica, from left, Paul Kieffer, Alexis Désiré, Kaitlin Prior and Marlene Barnett small chat before taking on the Tour de Brewery’s Downtown and Eado Tour from Saint Arnold Brewing Company on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in Houston. The four-hour bicycle tour started from …
This started off in the gray area between a good idea and a bad one. Two years ago, Jason Buhlman and Brian Kondrach got about 30 of their friends together for an afternoon of two-wheel tourism, in which they aimed to bike between as many breweries as possible in one day. …
Houston man spreads passion by recycling old bikes to give away
abc13.com
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston bicyclist is sharing his passion for riding through recycling.
Ferell Surrett began Recycled Cycles of Texas about four years ago.
Surrett takes partially damaged or old bikes and fixes them up to giveaway to those who may not otherwise have the means to get a bicycle.
Since he began, Surrett says he …
Bicyclists’ Perspective Sought At Austin Meeting
By Tony Cantu | patch.com
AUSTIN, TX — The public is invited to attend an upcoming meeting of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Advisory Committee to ensure bicyclists’ perspectives are included for planning purposes.
The committee’s next meeting is scheduled on July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 200 E. Riverside Dr., Building 200, Conference Room D.
TxDOT’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) advises the Transportation Commission on bicycle issues to help ensure the …
iCan Shine Bike Camp
By Dave Froehlich | www.fox7austin.com
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The iCan Shine Bike Camp is set to get underway in Round Rock. It gives people with intellectual and development disabilities a chance to learn how to ride without assistance. Asha Tomas with the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas and Ruthie Hanna from Variety, The Children’s Charity of Texas have details. …
Northside Ribbon Cutting And New Street Priorities
bikehouston.org
Today BikeHouston is feeling proud. From the creation of the Houston Bike Plan in 2017, through the development of the Build 50 Challenge in 2018, and now to the unveiling of our first community driven bike lane, we’re starting to see real change on our roads.
What started as a street clean-up coordinated by Avenue CDC, the Salvation Army, the Department of Transformation, and BikeHouston, the pop-up bike lane served as an introduction of the concept of an on-street protected bike lane to the …
Upcoming Rides
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Paperclip Tuesday, July 2, 2019 @ 5:45 PM
Sugar Land WNW 2019 Wednesday, July 3, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
Cool Cat Cycles Wed Night Gravel Wednesday, July 3, 2019 @ 6:30 PM
Memorial Park Criterium Wednesday, July 3, 2019 @ 5:00 PM
Thursday Night Shop Ride – Short Route (12.5) Miles – Pearland Bicycles Thursday, July 4, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
Sugar Cycles MS150 Group Ride Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 7:30 AM
Sunday Blendin Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 7:30 AM