Texas Bicycling News Digest July 31st 2019
Pesky beavers building dams in McKinney, causing hiking, biking trails to flood
Ariel Plasencia | www.wfaa.com
McKinney Animal Control employees have tried to move the beavers, but they came back to their dams. Now city staff is working to co-exist with the critters.
Argument over bicycle led to deadly Central Texas shooting
By Chelsea Edwards and Christy Soto | www.kwtx.com
WACO, Texas (KWTX) A shooting that left a Waco man dead and a boy, 11, with life-threatening injuries stemmed from a family argument over a bicycle, police said Tuesday.
Police are searching for SirOcean Unique Calhoun, 17, who’s named in warrants charging murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting.
“He is still believed to be armed and …
NOT READY FOR 100 MILES? THE HHH 10K MAY BE PERFECT FOR YOU
DAVE DIAMOND | newstalk1290.com
So you’ve been thinking about doing the Hotter’N Hell Hundred but a HUNDRED MILES sounds a little over-ambitious. Or you have young children or grandchildren who aren’t ready for a ride that far. Easy, start with the 10K course on us! …
DON’T MISS ‘BICYCLE SAFETY TOWN’ AT ‘WILD ABOUT WELLNESS’ AND GET A FREE BIKE HELMET
JIM WEAVER | kkyr.com
Wild About Wellness is coming up Saturday, August 10 from 9 until noon at the Four States Fairgrounds, and it just keeps getting better every year. Be sure you get there early to take advantage of the Bicycle Safety Town sponsored by State Farm Insurance agents Kelli Ashbrook and Derrick McGary, with help from Irene Webster from TxDot Traffic Safety, and FREE bike helmets for …
Bike rack honoring Joseph Kemp unveiled
By Brenda Robledo | www.newschannel6now.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – A new bicycle rack was unveiled in downtown Wichita Falls on Joseph Kemp’s 158th birthday, to honor his involvement with the Wichita Railway.
Those with Downtown Development say the theme is meant to show the importance of the railroad and how it built our city.
The rack sponsored by Marvin Groves Electric, is located outside Gidget’s Sandwich Shack at the corner of 7th and Ohio Ave.
Spider Mountain celebrates new mountain bike trails with opening party this weekend
By Johanna Gretschel | www.austin360.com
Spider Mountain might sound like something out of a summer blockbuster, but it’s actually one of the greater Austin area’s hidden treasures.
The Burnet, Texas park is the state’s only lift-served, year-round mountain bike park. This weekend, you can be one of the first people to ride on two new, aptly named …
New wheels: Corpus Christi police get new Specialized bicycles to patrol
Alexandria Rodriguez | www.caller.com
Corpus Christi police officers will speed off into the city on Specialized bicycles.
The Corpus Christi Police Foundation, along with other community partners, helped with the purchase of four matte black, 11-speed Specialized bicycles. The bicycles cost about $7,500 total, said Cissy Garcia, executive director of the Corpus Christi Police Foundation. …
Pay Dirt at bandera bike park this weekend – free shuttles and entry!
By Seths Pool | austinmountainbiking.com
Hey everyone! Dig weekend at Bandera Bike Park! Saturday 8/3 and Sunday 8/4! We are looking to assemble a work force to do some trail work in trade for free shuttles/entry for your pay dirt! I plan on being out there saturday, and also Sunday until the early afternoon.
anyone who would like to participate and get free shuttles, I’m looking for people to dig from 8am-12pm, and then free riding and shuttles for the rest of the day until the park closes!
alternatively, if you …
Love To Ride: Cycle September Is Back!
bikehouston.org
Cycle September Is Back…And This Time It’s Global! The United Nations recently recognised the humble bicycle with World Bike Day on the 3rd of June. The UN wants to celebrate and promote the bicycle because it is increasingly being seen as a ‘silver bullet’ to solve several twenty-first century problems, including air pollution, congestion, obesity and heart disease.
To help unlock the many benefits of the bicycle, Love to Ride are running a fun competition to get more people cycling. Cycle September – The Global Bike Challenge, as the name suggests, runs throughout the …
Wednesday with Cyclones
Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com
