Texas Biking Action October 24th 2021
A bike shop once owned by cyclist Tito Bradshaw suffers from a judicial deal
daviddalpe | texasnewstoday.com
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San Antonio – On Thursday, repairs and other work continued at the South Flores bike store once owned by Tito Bloodshaw, a beloved figure in the San Antonio cycling community.
The day before, Linda Collier Mason, a 70-year-old driver convicted of manslaughter in Bradshaw’s death, was sentenced to 20 days in prison, 100 days under house arrest, and 10 years on probation. ..
Mason, who had no record in the past, beat and killed Bloodshaw while riding a bike in East Houston in 2019.
Joe Richard Naranjo, owner of the Ride in Paradise Bike Shop, said the judicial deal “doesn’t even hurt the surface,†although she owes to the community and Bradshaw’s family.
Naranho said he hopes …
Steve & Barry’s Ride Across America – Stage 5 (Section 3 and 1/2 of 4)
By Steve Elsesser | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 17 – Ride (10) – 2 miles west of Tornillo, TX to El Paso, TX
Saturday October 23, 2021, 32 miles (52 km) – Total so far: 476 miles (766 km) At 32.4 miles, today was the shortest ride of Stage 5 (not counting the road race make-up). That’s because we called 2 audibles – one at each end of today’s ride. Yesterday was so nice, and wind-friendly we decided to ride an extra 10 miles. And, in order to ride downtown El Paso on Sunday morning, we shortened the route today by 6 miles. The result is that today was short. Very short.
Trivia question: What are the top 2 crops grown in the Rio Grande valley south of El Paso? (Hint: You’ve already seen both.)
Because today was short, we decided not to leave the campground until 8:00. That allowed us to be "shoes up" at 8:45. …
Day 18 – Ride (11) – El Paso, TX to Las Cruces, NM: Whew! We’ve finally crossed Texas!
Sunday October 24, 2021, 53 miles (86 km) – Total so far: 530 miles (852 km) Good ride today! Our plan to ride through El Paso on Sunday morning when traffic might be light. Indeed it was.
We got off to a nice sunrise start at 7:45. Sunny skies, of course, and temps cool enough to merit a jacket for the first hour. As we got away from downtown we had a 7 mile stretch of freshly paved road, with retail stores, restaurants, fast food, and strip shopping centers. Sunday morning traffic was light. Quite delightful ride out of El Paso, actually.
Trivia Question of the day: We’ve finally made all the way through Texas. How far did we ride to do that? …
Torched Gravel with my awesome friends
Alison Carey | www.strava.com
Texas Biking from Twitter
Over 40 riders last night during like @bikemcallen Spooky Social Ride. I love rolling with my community! We ended up at Las Palmas Community Center and participated in the pumpkin carving contest. pic.twitter.com/hNdoluIZkk
— BiciDude 🚲 (@robdeleonjr) October 24, 2021
GROUP RIDE: ON THE TRAIL OF LEE HARVEYÂ OSWALD https://t.co/5qyN1RWKgd
— Bike Friendly OC (@BikeFriendlyOC) October 24, 2021
Interlude: shots from the trail. Shoal Creek Trail. Downtown section looking good – especially that new sexy building behind Whole Foods. Big homeless camp near House Park. Still washed out past 24th. My late 80’s mountain bike enjoyed a taste of the trails approaching 31st. pic.twitter.com/CW0h2wx3Ms
— JWall (@jwall4) October 24, 2021
Check out our new safety crosswalks at the St. Michaels and Edgemere intersections! pic.twitter.com/REStJvyj4b
— Northaven Trail (@NorthavenTrail) October 24, 2021
@stolenbikesatx @bikeindex Stolen last night near Hotel Vegas in Austin, Texas. Any help would be appreciated, I'm devastated. pic.twitter.com/Cq9y6sPN8G
— Erik McGrew (@ErikMcgrew) October 22, 2021