Help Build a bike for Kids!

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group | www.meetup.com

100BIkesforkids.org is hosting a build a bike event this Sunday at Copperfield park. It is our mission to give used and new bikes away to kids in need and promote play through biking! We need 10 volunteers to help us build 25 new bikes that Woom Bikes generously donated!

Please visit our …

Loop 1604 expansion gets started on northwest side

Author: Erin Rodriguez | www.kens5.com

The project runs 23 miles from the northwest side at Bandera Road to the northeast side at I-35 – changing it from a four-lane expressway to a 10-lane expressway.

SAN ANTONIO — Construction crews broke ground Monday on a huge project that will take several years to complete – expanding Loop 1604 from the northwest side to the northeast side – changing it from a four-lane expressway to a 10-lane expressway. The Texas Department of Transportation has shared step-by-step plans of what will happen on their website.

TxDOT said the layout of auxiliary lanes and entrance and exit ramps will be changed and the cloverleaf connectors at I-10 will be removed.

The project also includes accommodations for bicyclists, pedestrians, water quality protection and other highway features. …

Bar 5015 Back To School Family Bike Ride & Community Expo

Shae Johnson | patch.com

Popular 3rd Ward Bar, Bar 5015 is known for its community involvement, and health & wellness efforts. During the pandemic, bar owner Steve Rogers wanted to create an initiative that would be safe, bring opportunities to 3rd ward, and promote health and wellness amongst the black and brown communities, so he collaborated with local bike clubs for the first 5015 bike ride. Since their September 2020 kick-off, the bike ride has grown tremendously. July’s monthly bike ride is a back to school ride where families are encouraged to bring their kids out to ride throughout the city. The event will kick off at Bar 5015 at 8:00AM and will consist of a 15-mile ride through the city where they will …

Bikes or Death heads out on the Texas Hill Country Route

Posted by Logan Watts | bikepacking.com

In a recent episode of the Bikes or Death podcast, host Patrick and route creator Maxwell Johnston head out on the Texas Hill Country route, a relatively new overnighter published here on the site. Listen to the episode and learn more about the route here…

In this episode of the Bikes or Death podcast, host Patrick Farnsworth gets a private tour of the Texas Hill Country Overnighter with its creator, Maxwell Johnston. “When I got into bikepacking I quickly learned that the lack of Public Lands in Texas creates a barrier to accessing the outdoors via bike because 97% of Texas is privately held land,” explains Patrick. “The genius of Maxwell’s route is that he used …

Video: Waco: Is Cameron Park shrinking as a result of private development?

By Gordon Collier | www.kwtx.com

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Tens of thousand of people visit Cameron Park in Waco every year to hike, bike and horseback ride, but some are now concerned the park could be shrinking as the private land around it is developed.

Outdoor enthusiasts have been using trails on that land for years.

With more and more people looking for places to build, and land prices sky high, some of that property is selling.

This is making room for families, but those who use the park regularly are concerned some of their favorite places are disappearing.

“I almost cried. It really hurts my heart how they’re just destroying this. It’s so beautiful, really rustic and wild. It really hurt,” said Silvia Gallegos, who runs in the park regularly.

One of the trails Gallegos and her friend Michelle Harrell use will soon …

2021 US National Champs Christian Deschamps and Lucas Bourgoyne

Drop Bar TX Podcast by Paul | anchor.fm

Christian Deschamps (Hot Tubes Cycling) and Lucas Bourgoyne (Hagens Berman Axeon) came on to talk about their recent US National Championship wins, obstacles they faced this year, and the importance of resiliency. Christian is the 2021 US Crit champion for U19 Cat 1-3 and Lucas is the 2021 US Crit champion for U23 P12. Both are currently racing in Europe with their teams. Music: Back to the Woods by Jason Shaw Links: …

Texas’s Best Riding for Every Kind of Cyclist

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Whether you’re looking to spin endless country roads, grind backroad gravel, or cruise rugged singletrack, Texas has a ride for you

There’s no better way to explore the endless variety of landscapes in Texas than on two wheels. You can mountain-bike down steep canyon trails, pedal up to the highest point on the Texas highway system, or lose yourself in a curtain of pines. No matter where you are in Texas, there’s likely some excellent cycling to be done. Pedal Through the Texas Wine Country

Amidst the Hill Country’s rolling grasslands and clusters of live oak, there are well over 100 wineries, distilleries, and breweries. This part of the state also happens to offer some of its most picturesque cycling—and a hearty dose of intriguing Texas history.

If you’ve got time for only one Hill Country ride, make it the …

Bike Camp teaches children with special needs to ride bicycles

By Stephanie Ratts Grissom | kdhnews.com

Riding a bicycle is a milestone for any child, with scraped knees and bruised bottoms remembered fondly in adulthood. Many children with special needs, however, have more than the usual obstacles to overcome and so never get the opportunity to reach that milestone or feel the same sense of accomplishment.

Last week, however, a few very special children got the chance to learn how to ride a two-wheeled bicycle for the very first time thanks to a special Bike Camp that was held at the Harker Heights Parks and Recreation Department.

The iCanShine Bike Camp is …