Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 21st
Jan 1 – PBA New Year’s Day ride
Plano Bicycle Association
Tuesday, January 01, 2013, 10:00am
Date:Â January 1, 2013
Time: 10 am
Start/finish location: TBD (probably NW corner of Coit and Spring Creek, Plano)
Distances:Â TBD (probably 3 distances, say 30, 40 and 50 miles)
Pace packs: TBD (probably more than 1)
Ride leaders: TBD
Maps: Maybe
After ride food provided by Andrew Hoodwin: TBD (BBQ would be good)
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Feb 3 – Super Bowl Ride
Plano Bicycle Association
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Plano ride start time:Â 9:30 am
Plano Start/Finish location: NW corner of Coit and Spring Creek, Plano
Destination: Dallas West End for lunch at Dick’s Last Resort (Bring your lunch money and meet other Metro-plex cyclists at Dick’s). Don’t want to eat at Dick’s? OK, pick another local favorite (Hooters is next door). Don’t want to stay for lunch? OK, a group may return to Plano after a quick pit stop.
Pace: Average speed for the entire ride 16-17 mph
Distance: 48 miles. Back in plenty of time to nap through the super bowl Wink
Updated route map with cue sheet: Under construction
Ride leader:Â Chris Mathews
Don’t want to leave from Plano? Then find other Metro-plex start locations on this list: …
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Fort Work Bicycle Association Rides
Baker Road Ride
Sunday, December 23, 2012 9:00 am
Aledo Middle School
The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 9:00 am
Fort Worth: Columbus Trail City Building
Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street
The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA
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We lost some trails at Leon Creek…
by In-Yo-Grill            forums.mtbr.com/texas/
I went riding yesterday to give the new 29er a try. I had a great ride but it was cut short. As I was coming out of the Bird Sanctuary I ran into an older couple. They informed me that it was private property and they were going to start enforcing it.
Major bummer since that area has some great winding single track through the woods. … (with comments)
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Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner/intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, December 27, 2012Â Â Â Â Â Â 4:30 PM
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
This will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.
If someone is willing to lead a faster group then we can have an intermediate group also.
Please be there and be ready to roll by 4:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.
Any question please call/text me at…
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Congratulations to the USA Cycling 2012 CLUBS OF THE YEAR!
www.usacycling.org
Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 17, 2012) — USA Cycling is excited to announce the winners of its 2012 “Club of the Year†awards! Three clubs earned overall “Club of the Year†honors in divisions I, II, and III and an additional eight clubs earned special awards in the junior/interscholastic, masters, women’s, new club, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and collegiate categories.
In addition to bragging rights, the winning clubs will receive a trophy and complimentary renewal fees for 2013. Congratulations to our winners!
Division I – Team Dayton Bicycling (Dayton, Ohio)
Division II – Northwest Cycling Club (Houston, Texas)
Division III – Ghisallo Foundation (Austin, Texas)…
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Tweets
RT: @dromgoogle: Video: Outback Cyclocross Race Pro 1, 2 Waco Texas 12-16-12 (by machadown) http://t.co/Gnh4Zw1i < Nice, Joey Machado.
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) December 22, 2012
Corinth Cycling will be riding tomorrow at 8am from Ronny Crownover Middle School. The attendance is low this… http://t.co/Q3R0g0bf
— Corinth Cycling (@corinthcycling) December 21, 2012
Rep. Joe Farias filed a bill on Wednesday to require a red rear light for cyclists after dark: http://t.co/rftmCQ74
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) December 21, 2012
Our own Joey Machado shot another video, this one of the Outback Cross P/1/2 race! http://t.co/y1Hgnhvc #TXCX cc @bicyclesoutback
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) December 21, 2012
Fun photo of Fort Worth Mayor @Betsy_Price checking out some of the bikes Park Place donated for children: https://t.co/I6nJoEEV
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) December 21, 2012
Amazing sky on our #ride in as the sun came up this AM. Looks like it'll be a great afternoon for another spin too. pic.twitter.com/vLrFhS2Z
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) December 21, 2012
4 tools you must have for riding. http://t.co/diwmG7mV via @TexasMTBtrails
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) December 21, 2012
Update: the world didn't end and it's beautiful out here! Trails willl be open every day *except* Christmas Day.
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) December 21, 2012
Sunrise, December 21st, 2012 http://t.co/giUn1Tl2
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) December 21, 2012
https://twitter.com/MitchellGSides/status/282021943832625152
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