Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 18th
Local Changes in Fort Worth
by Steve AÂ Â Â Â Â Â DFW Point-to-Point
For the first time in some time, I got up to the Sundance Square area, walking there from the ITC train station. Changes have been happening, in contrast to less in Fort Worth’s eastern cousin; Dallas. For one thing, Sundance Square is undergoing transformation from a collection of parking lots into some real “people” spots. We’ll see when the construction fences come down.
Another change is EXTENSIVE implementation of mostly well thought-out bicycle oriented features. For example, in the photo above, BOTH traffic lanes have sharrows and “may use full lane” signs. Fort Worth hasn’t painted “sweet spot” indicators to show cyclists where to stop in order to trigger the signal, but things were…
Extra monstrous FrankenBike set for Aug. 25
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City
This month’s FrankenBike — the 85th since the monthly bike swaps began — is gearing up as a special one.
Three bands (The Human Circuit, Barry Whitesnake and IPD) will play the event, which will also feature food vendors (Austin’s Pizza and Chilantro BBQ), national sponsors, a raffle (with a folding bicycle from Austin’s own Tern Bicycles as the grand prize) and several…
College Station man arrested for bike theft
www.theeagle.com
A College Station man was charged with theft after University Police officers reported seeing him riding a bicycle that they had placed unlocked in at the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.
The misdemeanor charge is punishable by…
Support growing for hiking, biking, horse-back riding trail through northeast Texas
By Allen Rich      www.ntxe-news.com
Roxton, Texas — The City of Roxton rolled out the red carpet August 10, 2012 to welcome bicyclists who will one day be rolling into town on of the longest trails in the U.S. The Northeast Texas Trail will carry hikers, bikers and horse-back riders from the trailhead in Farmersville through Collin, Hunt, Fannin, Delta, Lamar, Red River and Bowie counties to New Boston. In all, the scenic 132-mile trail will…
The August heat is upon us. Here's how to stay cool during training: http://t.co/IGI4GXqw
— Active.com (@active) August 18, 2012
When the temps drop, it's the perfect time to ride a bike for bicycle advocacy! Join us on Sept 29: http://t.co/BTG1X8Ha
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 18, 2012
Doing a conference by conference breakdown SWOT analysis, very informative, getting lots of ideas for the SCCCC
— The SCCCC (@SCCCC) August 18, 2012
Custom hats for the first 50 to sign up for the Sept. 15 Women's Race at Reveille Peak Ranch: http://t.co/YPSUkABK
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) August 18, 2012
San Antonio, Texas, Cycling-Friendly Vibe: http://t.co/iAvOeRnC via @wordpressdotcom
— Christine Becksted (@CBeckstedImages) August 18, 2012
Tetra Fitness Opens First Indoor Cycling and Group Fitness Studio In Downtown Austin Texas. Tetra is pa… http://t.co/ZZNNXjkI #fitness
— Augustine Neher (@AugustineNeher) August 18, 2012
Lots of you saying thank you for #WomensRideDay. Thank you ALL for riding w/ with us & thanks to our friends @CycleCampUSA for their help!
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) August 18, 2012
The Sunday Brunch Cycle is Tomorrow, 10 AM, leaving the Pedestrian Bridge. This is a friendly ride and all ge… http://t.co/trh5N4aD
— Fast Folks Cyclery (@fastfolks) August 18, 2012
Event added: Tour De Woodlands – The Woodlands, TX 10/20/2012 http://t.co/OKO0W1k5
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 19, 2012
For anyone that was planning on racing Erwin Park tomorrow, DORBA had to cancel due to an escaped velociraptor in the park. #Rescheduled.
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 19, 2012
