Texas Biking Action August 29th 2020
10 Best Mountain Bike Parks in North America
mountainbikesride.com
Mountain bike rides through cross-country tracks make for a delightful afternoon adventure. When a mountain bike trail offers more than just a ride, you know you’ve chosen the best mountain bike park.
Mountain bike parks host a variety of activities. Some may include training sessions, restaurants, chairlift rides, and even mountaintop weddings. But what lures bikers towards them is an intricate network of …
… Situated in the Spider Mountain of Texas, this bike park thrives a year-round trail for racers from all over the country. Since its conception two years ago, Spider Mountain Bike Park has expanded the infrastructure of the area.
The Spider Mountain Bike Park offers several attractions and events to participate around the year. Recently, it has inaugurated a new lift service that will drop bikers at the summit of Spider Mountain.
Along with that, the …
Expedition to remote Dallas preserve ends on idyllic Bonton Farms lunch
By Stacy Breen | dallas.culturemap.com
Goat Island Preserve is what started my summer 2020 exploration of parks around Dallas. I was at the Lakewood Farmers Market, where I work at the Empire Baking Co. stand selling bread, and this woman came up and was apologizing for being sweaty. She said she’d been hiking in Goat Island, which she said was great "because nobody was there." I said, "Tell me more." My friend and I went down the very next week.
Like Post Oak Preserve in Seagoville, Goat Island is part of the system set up by Dallas County to preserve natural wildnerness areas. The street address is listed as 2800 Post Oak Rd. in Hutchins, and at 2838 Post Oak Rd., in the southeast …
… DORBA in charge In 2013, the County worked out an arrangement with the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association to maintain the trails; they get high marks for their mowing and helpful identifying markers.
While we were there, we coincidentally ran into Joe Johnson, the assistant trail …
Bid on RFB – Mountain Bike Project in Fossil Creek Park
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Added/Updated: 08/29/20.
Dam Hot Century
Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com
So here’s the story: My buddy Sylvan wanted to propose to Michelle in Paris. Trip canceled, so he had to come up with a Plan B. Canyon Lake dam was his choice. Whole bunch of us managed to be in on the surprise and keep it a secret. They wanted to leave from Gruene (35 miles from …
Ella Usó Mi Cabeza Como Un Revólver
Reynaldo Juarez | www.strava.com
Smashed
Brad Stauffer | www.strava.com
9 Tips Why You Should Buy Tip Beer for Your Bicycle Mechanic
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
What? You’re not buying beer as a tip for your bicycle mechanics? Well, that’s a faux pas big time. If you think about it, whether you’re an amateur or avid cyclist, your bike and your life is in literally their hands. So if they’re having a shit day and you come in and dump more shit on them, guess what? The quality of your bike repair may also be quite defecatory in nature. Or not, if they’re real pros. And if you’re taking your bike to the shop, you need them. I’m not talking about a …
