Texas Biking News February 4th 2022
A Texas Hill Country Bike: David Ross’ Cycles d’Autremont Road
By: Alex Roszko | theradavist.com
In this episode of “Where Are They Now?” we catch up with the road bike Hubert D’Autremont fabricated for himself to see what it has been up to over the past several years since its last appearance on The Radavist. We even returned to the same photoshoot location.
If you’re a Radavist veteran, you may have caught its feature when the bike was fully clad in Dura Ace 9000 and finished with Enve and Chris King. It was a stunner, but lived an uneventful life, clocking less than 500mi in its Shimano days before finding its new home with David Ross. …
Houston Parks Board has good news to share about the MKT Bridge!
Houston Parks Board | mailchi.mp
The plan documents needed for the additional repairs to address damage caused by the August 2020 fire have received expedited approval by the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District. With this necessary step now complete, Houston Parks Board continues to move forward with repair work to this vital trail connection.
On-site construction on the bridge is expected to resume in March, after steel is fabricated for the repairs. Construction is estimated to be complete in late Summer 2022, weather …
Long-awaited repairs to M-K-T Bridge set to begin in March
Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com
Rebekah Taylor and Justin Lehr make a detour to White Oak Bayou Trail while having a morning walk with Sebatian, a retired race dog, at the M-K-T Bridge on Dec. 16, 2020, at in Houston. The bridge, which carries the Heights Hike and Bike Trail across the bayou, has been closed since August 2019 due to a fire.
Months of delay in fixing a key trail connection soon may come to an end, with workers set to begin repairs to the M-K-T Bridge next month.
The Houston Parks Board said Friday that Houston and Harris County Flood Control had granted expedited approval of repair plans for the historic bridge.
“On-site construction on the bridge is expected to resume in March, after steel is fabricated for the repairs,” the nonprofit parks board said in a statement, “Construction is estimated to be complete in late Summer 2022, weather permitting.”
The existing detour that forces runners and bike riders to …
"AREA 51" aka Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt E.51st & Springdale
By cmc4130 | austinmountainbiking.com
This long-neglected property (can hardly call it a park yet) got renewed attention a few years ago, when the Pecan Springs/Springdale Neighborhood Association did a lot of advocacy and secured grant funding to get a Master Plan developed. ARR participated in that Master Plan process. As some of you may know, the existing trails in this Greenbelt are really rough–some are hobo trails, some are old motocross/pit-bike trails, a few are old abandoned jeep roads. Austin Parks Foundation funded the new entrance and kiosk to the park off Springdale Road. Neighbors and ARR also worked on a short walking loop up by Springdale, and the neighborhood is actively working with PARD and APF towards a playground up there. The Master Plan (link below) discusses existing social trails and existing MTB uses. I, on behalf of ARR, will be advocating for an …
Texas Biking from Twitter
1/2 A protected bike trail alongside BUS-83 from Mission to Harlingen (about 40 miles) would be the most direct way to connect many of the cities in the #RGV (McAllen, Pharr, San Juan, Alamo, Donna, Weslaco, Mercedes, La Feria). Many people work in a city that neighbors theirs.
— RGV Cycling (@CyclingRGV) February 4, 2022
2/2 Downtowns:
— RGV Cycling (@CyclingRGV) February 4, 2022
Mission ?? McAllen 6 miles
McAllen ?? Pharr 3 miles
Pharr ?? San Juan 2 miles
San Juan ?? Alamo 2 miles
Alamo ?? Donna 4.5 miles
Donna ?? Weslaco 4 miles
Weslaco ?? Mercedes 5 miles
Mercedes ?? La Feria 5.5 miles
La Feria ?? Harlingen 8 miles
All doable by bike.
One would assume that cycling infrastructure is either a priority or it is not. But I keep on wondering why there are actually a few skimpy bike lanes in #Weslaco, seemingly randomly located. Did somebody actually have some (poorly-implemented) well-meant ideas back in the day?
— RGV Cycling (@CyclingRGV) February 4, 2022
new VIP bike parking at POST MARKET @posthtx pic.twitter.com/S5R8Gaw0Oi
— adam j williams (@AdamWillyums) February 4, 2022
Cocoa Social Rescheduled & FAQs about JoyRides – ???? #HCRA2022 https://t.co/PnMM43gDx5 pic.twitter.com/T2h7WvnMDM
— Hill Country Ride for AIDS (@hillcountryride) February 4, 2022
To the ones that are not on social media for #TransitEquityDay but are still out there regardless of the weather this tweet is for you. https://t.co/lkpDqB4u9l pic.twitter.com/aF1p7mId19
— NorthlineLex (@NorthlineLex) February 4, 2022
FBF!!! Did you know that Project Row Houses was our first station in 3rd Ward? Since 2013 this station has fostered more than 2,000 rides. Our goal is and has always been to provide #access to bikes for more people in more places. ??????? pic.twitter.com/4oz44QyJ9C
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) February 4, 2022
Tomorrow's Cocoa Social and JoyRide are canceled due to low temps and icy conditions. Don't fret – we'll combine the Cocoa Social with our Beneficiary Tour JoyRide on 2/13. Stay tuned for full details. #HCRA2022
— Hill Country Ride for AIDS (@hillcountryride) February 4, 2022
Haley from @BicycleSpeedShp on 11th near Studewood wants a safe, more walkable, bikeable 11th Street. pic.twitter.com/xkvTgLdFwc
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) February 4, 2022
Rigo Vasquez, owner of Goodlad Barber at 11th and Harvard, is very supportive of the 11th Street redesign, and said he'll soon be installing some bike parking! pic.twitter.com/vObSPKdwdv
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) February 4, 2022
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Rogers TX Grand Prix – Rogers, TX March 26, 2022 at 09:00AM https://t.co/FiH5q40oda
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 5, 2022