Texas Biking News October 18th 2020
Houston Parks Board Responds To Our Questions
bikehouston.org
This is the response we received from the Houston Parks Board PR person. Hopefully, we can get more details soon! These pieces of infrastructure are absolutely essential and crucial.
“We recently saw Phoebe’s blog on questionable trail connections in Houston and wanted to provide some updates on the trails mentioned in the story. All three areas are being actively addressed and, while there is not a timeframe in place for when connections will be complete, we thought you might like some information on the status of each. …
Books & Bikes Houston
bikehouston.org
An interview with Bruno RÃos, the founder of a new biking organization in Houston helping to connect readers and cyclists across the city:
Muscles, Might & Math Mean More Mileage
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
As summer winds down and autumn finally cools us off, my stock is trending upward and quarterly reports are good. By that I mean my bicycling progress, of course. As mentioned in my post 55-Mile 2020 Birthday Bike Ride with Friends; 5,009 Miles for the Year, I’ve surpassed 2019’s total miles of 5,005. And, that was 81 days early, too. While I continue to come nowhere close to breaking any wind, um speed records, like the …
Austin’s Outdoors Calendar
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Saturday, Oct 24, 2020
7a – 9a NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 10a SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 9:45a Gruppo VOP (Adv)
7:30a – 9:30a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
8a – 1p NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
8a – 11a NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
8a – 10a SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
8:30a – 12p SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
8:30a – 11:30a Austin Flyers Club Ride
8:30a – 11:30a CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
9a – 1p CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
9a – 1p Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 12p CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
9a – 12p Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 11a CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
9a – 11a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
9a – 10a NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop
10a – 2p Meat CSA Pickup Week
10a – 1p CenAus- Orange Bike Project Shop Hours
10a – 1p Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Practice Time
12p – 1:30p Farm Tour & Volunteer Orientation
12p – 1p CenAus- Coed Hands-on Flat Fix Clinic
Even through the national bike shortage, ‘Yellow Bike Project’ helps people get bikes
Hank Cavagnaro | www.kvue.com
AUSTIN, Texas — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard of a national bike shortage. More people want to spend time outside and there’s not enough supply to make that happen.
One organization in Austin had to make some changes, but it was able to help make a dent in that shortage.
There have been a lot of changes at …
Local businesses host fundraisers for fire department
By Rosemond Crown | www.kwtx.com
SALADO, Texas (KWTX) – An Oktoberfest bike ride and a fall festival in Salado Saturday both raised money to help the Salado Volunteer Fire Department.
Barrow Brewing Company typically hosts a robust Oktoberfest celebration. The company had to cancel the event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead they opted to do a fundraiser bike ride.
The organizer of the ride, Berta Davis, said 250 people participated in the ride raising about $12,000 for the department.
After the ride, the brewery hosted a small scale …