Daily News Roundup May 18th – Texas Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Wednesday night ride
Description: Â Â Â Leaderless rides leave 6 pm from River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd. 20-24 mile Upper Valley ride, at various paces. Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza.
Happy Bike to Work Week!
Even though different communities celebrate it at different times, this week is officially National Bike to Work Week — an important part of National Bike Month. We hope you’re riding to work this week, and maybe even taking a friend along who hasn’t tried bike commuting before!
Bicycling for transportation is at an all time high in the U.S: the number of bike commuters rose by 64% from 1990 to 2009. Now that gas prices are rivaling record-high 2008 levels, we think bike commuting will…
Marine’s Cross Country Ride For The Fallen Ends In North Carolina
by WNCT
“California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and now here,” said Levi Aho, a former Marine riding a bicycle across the country. He takes daily trips as short as 22 miles and as long as 160. …
Into THE Wild
by FireEngineering.com
Back in the park I found the paved scenic trail fun, but serious two-wheeled thrill-seekers will want to try out the eleven miles of track that volunteers from the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association built in the park. Steep and rocky, these trails are…
Cyclists remembered at memorial ride
by Austin News
The Texas Transportation Institute started Cycle Tracks , and put Austin as a pilot city. it’s a free application which allows the City to obtain information such as bicycle routes, distance and speed, that other cyclists are recording. …
Arlington revises hike-and-bike plan
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
The proposed on-street bicycle lanes are concentrated downtown, around the University of Texas at Arlington and near Lake Arlington. Councilman Robert Shepard, who headed the subcommittee, said that, as a bike rider, he would have liked more on-street …
Bikers Ride to Remember 5/18/11
by KOSA
“Drive your bicycle like it’s a car, stop at stop signs and lights like cars are expected to,” explains Crowell. For these bikers, the ride is a memorial and a reminder to drivers because, they say, cyclists aren’t going away any time soon. …
Cycling to work gaining speed in Central Texas
Glenn Putnam is a rare site in Waco: he rides his bike to and from work every day.
“Every once in a while I’ll see someone else commuting on a bike, but not a lot. It’s kinda lonely out there,” he said with a smile.
But that’s all about to change. …
Super Squadra Skills Clinic
Bicycle Sport Shop’s Super Squadra headed out to the Driveway last night to share a few of their secrets. And although there was lots of talk, it wasn’t all talk. This was a hands-on education for sure, and ended with a really great race. In case you missed it, there are a few more Squadra clinics on the horizon, and here’s a recap from…