Texas Biking News November 23rd 2019
Officers ride to remember
By Guy Chapman | www.corsicanadailysun.com
Navarro College Police Officer Dante Johnson and Charles Dunnahoe with Hometown Medical Associates are encouraging supporters to sign up and join the sixth annual Texas Peace Officer Memorial Ride. The annual cycling event supports all Texas C.O.P.S. Chapters by honoring fallen Texas peace officers and their families.
“I’m super excited about this upcoming event because so many others are …
Ryan Scott Knoche
www.rdrnews.com
Ryan Scott Knoche, 41, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away from natural causes on November 9, 2019 after completing a mountain bike race in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas.
Ryan was born December 4, 1977, in Roswell, New Mexico. He grew up loving sports; baseball, basketball and football, racing BMX bicycles, and participating in motocross. He was a 1996 graduate of Roswell High School. Ryan played football at …
Midland Area to Get Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements
Gene Powell | www.txdot.gov
MIDLAND – A project to make improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians in an area of Midland began this month.
Marking bike lanes and making sidewalk improvements will be a large part of the work. Some short-term lane closures will be necessary as work is done. Access to homes and businesses will be maintained as much as possible through the life of the project.
The work area is bordered by Texas Avenue on the south and Louisiana Avenue on the north. It is …
Bike Lanes on Cameron & Dessau Roads – City of Austin Listening Session
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
This past Thursday the City of Austin (Texas) Active Transportation Department had a gathering for interested citizens to come give their input about bike lanes. These roads are really the same, they just change names. After passing one highway, it becomes a six-lane death trap from hell, if you’re on a bicycle. As a cyclist who volunteered numerous times on a committee for just this cause, I was keen to go and see this project finally start to come to life. It’s always interesting to participate in the process of something that could …
UltraNom2k19
Monica Merced | www.strava.com
Walked in Line
Reynaldo Juarez | www.strava.com
sat ride to Bucee’s!
Preston Calcote | www.strava.com
Double flat trouble for The Snakedoctor
Brent Wells | www.strava.com
The first flat happened within 8 miles of the start of our ride. He attempted to fix it, but his spare tube also had a leak in it. He borrowed a tube and CO2 cartridge from me and we rode on. Of course, he was incredibly strong as usual. Toward the end of our ride, he told me that his rear tire started to lose air again. He rode until it was impossible to continue, and then called his wonderful wife, “Nat,†who came and picked him up. Jeff is a wonderful example to me of how to handle bad situations. He never once panicked, and if you know Jeff, that is part of what makes him a great and admirable person. “Ok, enough sap Wells!â€