Texas Biking Action August 29th 2021
Old bike sitting in the garage? The Rotary Club of El Paso is taking donations
by: Daniel Marin | www.ktsm.com
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Have an old bike sitting in your garage? The Rotary Club of El Paso is taking donations.
The non-profit is holding its RotaryWheels bike drive, a community project aimed at providing new and used bicycles to underserved residents in El Paso.
From now until December, you can drop off bikes at Podium Finish Bike Shop & Coffee Bar located at 921 Texas St., Suite B. You can also call 915-240-8086.
The Rotary Club is also looking for …
Morrow bike lane this morning. So glad they fixed it! /s from BikingATX
I attended my first cyclocross race last night, here’s how it went down. from cyclocross
Made the break again! (voiceover) – Wattage Ride – 8/28/2021
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The Wattage Ride is the premier Saturday race ride on the north side of the Metroplex. Reduced field today due to HHH in Wichita Falls, but not without some significant talent on the ride.
Day After Wichita Falls Hotter ‘N Hell 100
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What you are seeing above is a screen cap from Sunday morning’s Wichita Falls Times New Record showing the start of yesterday’s Hotter ‘N Hell 100 bike race event.
Can you see me? Probably not.
A few weeks ago a town in South Dakota had its annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. There was some concern prior to the rally that it would be a COVID super spreader event. I have seen a news report, or two, that that indeed has happened, with a COVID spike hitting those attending the Sturgis Rally.
I know many precautions were taken for yesterday’s Wichita Falls bike rally. I drove by the …
39th Annual Moonlight Cruise Sat night/Sun morn, 2021-09-19 1:30 AM
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So … the moon still waits for no one and no virus, so … annual Full Moon Cruze is always a go come September, and this will be the 39th annual ride!
This year, the ride falls on the Saturday night/Sunday morning of September 18th/19th, 2021.
We will assemble at about 1:30 am at the James D. Pfluger Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge and we’ll ride out at about 2:15 am to 2:30 am.
And don’t be confused by the date — this ride happens on Saturday night/Sunday morning, the night of the 18th and/or the morning of the 19th! Set an alarm so you don’t forget!
This ride has no leaders and follows a set route, so it happens every year, virus or not. That said, this is definitely the ride to make it to!
The usual route is: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/50119986
As always, the schedule for Austin’s full moon rides can be found at http://cycling.frenzied.us/full-moon-rides
If you’re looking for a Facebook event, here you go.
30,000 Lifetime Miles I Bicycled on Strava
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Flavor Flav was and is the hype man for seminal rap group Public Enemy. Even if you don’t know their music or who Flav is, if you paid attention during the 80’s and 90’s or saw Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing with their hit, “Fight the Power,†there’s a good chance you heard of the guy wearing a big clock around his neck saying, “Yeah, boyeeeee!†Chuck D was and still is the main voice of serious political rap, but FF keeps it fun. Professional athletes, celebrities, and politicians also have paid hype people — publicists to trumpet their successes and explain away their losses or mistakes. This dude just has this little blog, and Strava the fitness app, through which to toot my own horn. So, it’s tootin’ time. And yeah, I just reached 30,000 miles of bicycling in …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX El Paso Bicycle Club
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 30, 2021
Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Maintain physical distance of at least six … https://t.co/rd176Gsg3n
New Event Ride Like A Girl – Labor Day at Muleshoe! – Spicewood, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/ySOEXw7sP9
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 30, 2021
Come have some Ride Like a Girl Labor Day lakefront fun at Muleshoe Bend! Rider levels 2 and up are we… https://t.co/P20xeF4oXx
New Event 39th Annual Moonlight Cruise – Austin, TX https://t.co/FRgw0C5JWQ
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 30, 2021
So … the moon still waits for no one and no virus, so … annual Full Moon Cruze is always a go come September, and this will be the 39th annual ride!
This year, the ride fal… https://t.co/dv7Tinu5NO