Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 11th
Hard Hats for Little Heads helmet giveaway
from www.biketexas.org
Texas Medical Association is sponsoring a helmet giveaway program!
The Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program was created in 1994 to help reduce head injury among Texas children. Head injury, the most common cause of serious disability or death in bicycle crashes, can be reduced by as much as…
Complete Streets Senate Hearing Wed., April 13!
from www.biketexas.org
Please make time to attend this important hearing for our Complete Streets legislation!
Wednesday, April 13 Complete Streets Senate Committee Hearing
Texas Cyclists! The Complete Streets Bill has been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Transportation Committee, and we need your help!
If you can be in Austin, please plan to attend the hearing, wearing a suit and ready to fill out a card in support of the bill. This hearing will be vital for the future passage of the bill, and we need to make an impression!
Bike & Build Time Trial Fundraiser April 13th
from www.corinthcycling.com
On Wednesday, April 13th at 6:00pm, The Bicycle Path will be hosting a very special time trial fundraiser for the Bike & Build organization. Bike & Build is a non-profit organization which organizes cross-country cycling trips to benefit the affordable housing cause in the United States. Rhiannon Smith, a senior at UNT and a member of the cycling team is hoping to raise money and awareness for affordable housing projects through a cross-country cycling trip. …
Fort Worth Bicycle Association
Ride for Heroes, Aledo TX (details)
Sat, April 16, 2011 7:30 am
Peaster Pedal Backwards, Peaster TX (details)
Sat, April 16, 2011 8:00 am
Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie TX (details)
Sat, April 16, 2011 9:00 am
April Shifting Times (9.7 MB)
The Newsletter of Lone Star Cyclists
Fort Davis Hammerfest
from www.txbra.org
Remains of the time trial starting location, after the fire rolled through. TXBRA is currently discussing ways to assist the Fort Davis community. Look for something later today or tomorrow on the forums to see how you can help make a difference.
An evening with Dave Wiens – Friday, April 22
by Veljko Roskar
GHORBA is pleased to announce a visit and talk by Dave Wiens
Come join GHORBA for an evening with Dave Wiens as he talks about riding, racing, and advocacy from the early days of our sport to now.
He started as the sport developed and proceeded to win a couple of World Cup races and a couple of National Championships. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of fame BEFORE he won the…
Bicycle Ride Relay to Battle Leukemia
by MyFox Houston
HOUSTON – A bicycle trek across the US has helped fundraising efforts for the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with help from the Houston Police Department. The Houston Police Bicycle Relay Team rides 2250 miles across …
Cyclists praise traffic ordinance
by Denton Record Chronicle
Denton joined a handful of Texas cities and 16 states in approving a law requiring motorists to allow a safe distance when passing cyclists, pedestrians or other vulnerable road users. University of North Texas senior Corey Troiani rides his bicycle …