Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 13th
2012 Cyclesomatic Sponsorship Opportunities
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
2012 Cyclesomatic Sponsorship Levels
September 29th – October 28th 2012
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff was established in 2008, and is an all-volunteer run, non-profit for bicycle advocacy in Dallas, TX. As a premium local advertisement opportunity, you’re certain to maximize your sponsorship dollars with the event that helped launch BFOC’s name recognition.
Cyclesomatic is a celebration of the bicycle in all forms. This month long event will consist of a bicycle fair & performance, cycle cross race, bike-in movie &r photo scavenger hunt, cargo bike build workshop, bicycle camping trip, a bicycle…
Request from Don in Austin — cycling visitors to Austin please read!
by Don in Austin         www.bikeforums.net
I am semi-retired and work three days/week. The other four days I am ALWAYS ready to ride short of hailstorms. Showing people from out of town some of my routes is extremely rewarding to me. Now if you cruise at 25 mph I might be a little slow for you, but I am not adverse to going up the steepest hills or staying out 50+ miles. Or I can ride laid back, too. So send me a PM. Cycling in Austin is much more than the hike & bike trail downtown or riding out Parmer Lane. (Not that there’s anything wrong with…
BWORTH Request for Proposals: Children’s Bike/Ped Safety Education Project
BikeTexas.org
BikeTexas Education Fund (BikeTexas) is requesting proposals for the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Bike/Walk Our Rich Texas History (BWORTH) program to support the goals and strategies of the Texas Department of Transportation Statewide Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities involving Texas children bicycling and walking to and from schools and other venues. The BWORTH program seeks to contract development of an on-line digital tool for bicycling and walking safety education and…
Harlingen MPO Updating Bike Plan
BikeTexas.org
The Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is updating the Bicycle and Pedestrian plan, and they need your help!
If you live in the area and would like to comment on the plan, the public comment period is now open. You can send your comments via…
Bragg: San Marcos is biking where we fear to tread
Roy Bragg         www.mysanantonio.com
SAN MARCOS — Clay Hollingsworth, shirtless and out of breath, burst through the doors of the Bike Cave on a hot morning, rolling his bicycle with him.
“What’s up?†student worker Colin Bromley asked, looking up from a conversation.
“Broken pedal.â€
“Come on in.â€
Within minutes, Hollingsworth had his pedal. Had he been a new customer, Cromley would’ve sold him a used pedal for $1. Since Hollingsworth bought the bike…
Health calendar: Mountain bike basics, preventing injuries and more
www.dallasnews.com
PEDAL POWER: Learn what to look for in a mountain bike, what to wear, safety tips and where to ride when you attend a basic mountain bike course from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at REI Dallas, 4515 LBJ Freeway, west of the Dallas North Tollway. The free session will also cover how to balance, climb, corner and…
2012 DORBA Fall Series Race At Erwin Park
by Shawn McAfee         Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Erwin Park, DORBA Fall Series 2012 Race #2 – The first race of the fall series at Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (OCNP) is behind us. For results of the OCNP race check out The links below.
CAT 1 Results from OCNP
CAT 2 Results from OCNP
CAT 3 Results from OCNP
Now it’s time to turn our focus to the site of race #2 at Erwin Park in McKinney Texas.
I have trail footage from our exact race course, if you haven’t had a chance to get out and…
I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/rBOgioKT YouTube Erwin Pre-Race part 1
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 13, 2012
NEWS AT HOLLAND RACING http://t.co/IIXQGdXt http://t.co/49S3qDMC
— HOLLAND RACING (@HOLLANDRACERS) August 13, 2012
Great new report from the Community Cycling Center on its Understanding Barriers to Bicycling project! http://t.co/i9manWpS
— League of American Bicyclists (@BikeLeague) August 13, 2012
Mopac 2014 (if only): http://t.co/x8CZ5aE3
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) August 13, 2012
Registration is NOW OPEN to all riders!! There are already 41 alumni riders registered. http://t.co/nv0xSE3x http://t.co/Z12i5yR3
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) August 13, 2012
We were able to add another week of The Austin BodyWorker Clinical Massage Therapy Masters 35+ Racing to the… http://t.co/JYIZooJU
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 13, 2012
Ladies, check out this clinic tomorrow night at the Driveway! http://t.co/x1YLZsc0
— HOLLAND RACING (@HOLLANDRACERS) August 13, 2012
Hotter 'n Hell – Less then 2 weeks away… http://t.co/aOpzxQWK
— WheelBrothers (@WheelBrothers) August 13, 2012
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