Texas Biking News Digest September 10th 2021
Video: Sun City Crit bike race returns to El Paso
by Amanda Guillen | cbs4local.com
National champions, Olympians and international cyclists will take over Downtown El Paso Saturday Sept 11.
The second edition of the Sun City Crit Bicycle Race will bring together athletes from all over the world. El Paso will be the 9th stop in a 10 stop trek across the country.
Rebecca Reza a representative with Sun City Crit says El Paso plays an …
Video: Texas Brotherhood Ride will make stop in Amarillo Saturday
By Bailie Myers | www.newschannel10.com
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – A cycling group dedicated to honoring first responders will make a stop in Amarillo Saturday.
Texas Brotherhood Ride is expected to arrive sometime between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., according to the Potter County Sheriff’s Office.
The journey began in Houston on September 5, and they will travel from Memphis to Amarillo on September 11.
PCSO will pick them up at the county line on 287 South. From there, the group will …
Dirty Kanza winner on the Pop A – 9/9/2021
Honest Tree | www.youtube.com
Don’t Trust Wichita Falls Bike Stop Bike Shop To Fix Your Bike
Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com
If anyone is missing the key ingredient in Duck Soup, there is a surplus available for the plucking, currently, at Sikes Lake. The duck population growth has the Sikes Lake flock rivaling the size of the Sikes Lake Goose flock.
Ducking to another subject.
I got my bike back from the bike doctor last night.
I had taken the bike to the only bike shop in Wichita Falls, called Bike Stop.
The problem I was having with the bike was the derailleur was not shifting correctly, with the main problem being …
Video: Meet the Man of Steel Behind Austin’s Tomii Cycles
By Kathy Blackwell | www.texasmonthly.com
Nao Tomii takes us along for the ride as he applies his background in sculpture to creating one-of-a-kind bikes in his studio.
This is the second installment of our Made in Texas video series, in which we highlight stories from craftspeople all over the state.
In his Austin studio, donning his safety headgear while applying heat to steel, Nao Tomii looks like an artist at work on a sculpture. And in many ways, that’s exactly what he is. His end product, though, is a beautiful custom bicycle, not a museum showpiece. “The whole bicycle-building process is art,†Tomii explains. The native of Niigata, Japan, actually first worked as an artist, for a sculpture company in Boston, but then turned to bike-making when he began cycling around the city. He brought his small studio to Austin in 2014, where he focuses on creating custom bikes.
In this Made in Texas video, we spend time with Tomii both on a bike and in the Tomii Cycles studio, where he shows us his craft and discusses his philosophy.
Solo v. Group Cyclists: Sad and Lonely, or So Happy Together?
A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com
For some time even before the Great Plague of 2020-20??, I mostly rode my bicycle by myself. When Coronavirus hit, and health rules didn’t prevent bike riding but discouraged doing so with others, nothing much changed for me. Sure, I’d go to the occasional social cycling ride, or a friend might join me sometimes. But for the most part, I was Forrest Gump on a two-wheeler. I Just. Kept. Bicycling. Things sort of relaxed, with some people getting vaccines (including moi), then they got worse again with the Delta variant. Still, I have ridden every day of the pandemic and then some — 23 months straight as of …
Langham Creek and Addicks Reservoir Trail from bikehouston
Texas Biking from Twitter
This weekend will be the last weekend of racing for me for this season. I am happy to be racing & ending my season in my home town of El Paso @suncitycrit. This has been a very personally difficult season for me, but thanks to my family & my teammates I have managed to push thru
— Jesus (@SrCampy) September 11, 2021
Riding my bike to the stros game tonight #ForTheH pic.twitter.com/vyKwcmTnjG
— Ian Shelton (@IanShelton1997) September 10, 2021
We are honored to announce that FW Bike Sharing has been nominated for the Bike Friendly Business of the Year UPSHIFT Award from BikeDFW and our director, Jennifer Grissom, has been nominated for the Vision Zero Award. Please go to https://t.co/g82vqMj9so to cast your votes! pic.twitter.com/sROSrtdVEW
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) September 10, 2021
MSU's John Terrell is competing this morning in the individual pursuit at the USAC Collegiate Track National Championships!!!@MSUCyclingTeam
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) September 10, 2021
@USACcollegiate
@MSUTexas pic.twitter.com/Wy0Urckhqb
I'm calling this one Colorado River Crossings. After scouring Google maps, I've found about 95 bridges/crossings on the Colorado River (Texas). And I'm gonna try to cross all of them on my bike. A few ground rules: (see next tweet) https://t.co/zcZFNoRXbS pic.twitter.com/K0BlUyj8S1
— Aaron N. Chamberlain (@elmachuca) September 10, 2021
When the projects are completed, walkers, runners and cyclists will be able to safely cross under Studemont and use 17 miles of connected hike-and-bike #trails along the greenway. #transportation #infrastructure @HoustonChronhttps://t.co/DBx4bRO8Tk
— TAG Houston (@TAGHouston) September 10, 2021
What's better than riding bikes on a Friday? Riding bikes with friends! Cooler weather is slowly making its way to us just in time for prime bike riding season! #atx #Friday #friends #fun #bikes #cycling #bikeshare pic.twitter.com/89aCstK2bP
— MetroBike (@ATXMetroBike) September 10, 2021
New bike lanes are on the way to make our city a better place for bikers! 🚲 https://t.co/Uf1sVVnnKC
— Frisco Parks & Recreation (@PlayFrisco) September 10, 2021
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Thursday Morning Cruise – Canutillo, TX El Paso Bicycle ClubÂ
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 10, 2021
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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/HP3RNEXDGG