November 2010 Rides, Events and Announcements
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Presents: ‘ello Guvnor! Dallas Second Annual Tweed Ride Set for November 21st. This could be the best casual ride event all year.  Don’t miss this one! The leaves are about to start turning, which means …

Bikes bring joy to kids in need
by Fort Worth Star Telegram

The 125 bicycles were given away at the third annual Southlake/Keller Police Motorcycle Rodeo on Nov. 13 at Texas Motor Speedway. Other bicycle-giveaways …

How to tour and experience the Big Bend of Texas
By Jerry Witherspoon
Ft Davis was fun; now what?: Decisions, Decisions
From the Ft Davis hub one can leave to the southeast toward Alpine, the largest town in the ‘Bend, still on highway 118. Or perhaps point south-southeast on hwy 17 toward Marfa. The ride on 118 to Alpine is definitely the prettier of the two, but either way, the rider will want to get to both towns for a look and a discovery session. Neither town is more than a very easy day’s ride, thus the temptation is to again simply pass thru, grabbing a quick exposure. Bad idea, for both these are full of surprises. This article isn’t intended as a travelogue, but to lead the prospect toward…

Livin In The Bike Lane: Oak Cliff Texas Bike to School Program …
by LivinInTheBikeLane
This was created by the advocacy group Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, in Texas. They noticed that their local elementary schools had little to no children bicycling to school, and after doing some research learned that this is an alarming …

2010 Texas Custom Bicycle Show Framebuilder Roundtable, Part 1
Nov 16th, 2010
by elliott.
The weekend of October 16-17, 2010, framebuilders from all over Texas and beyond descended on Austin for the third annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show. In addition to all the great show bikes and cyclocross racing, I hosted two framebuilder round table discussions on Day 1 of the show. The idea was…

Grapevine to expand bike routes and trails | The Grapevine Texas …
by emily
There are lots of places to run, bike and swim, and lots of groups to collaborate with if you’re so inclined (including Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers, Mad Duck Cycling, and others). Now the city, which has always been on board and …

Big Bend Ranch State Park trail designated an “Epic” mountain bike ride
PRESIDIO – The International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) has designated the Fresno–Sauceda Loop Trail at Big Bend Ranch State Park an “Epic” ride.

IMBA has designated fewer than 50 Epic rides in the U.S. and Canada in the history of the organization.

The Big Bend Ranch SP ride is the only mountain-bike ride designated…