Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 14th
All Level Ride @ Walnut Creek Fall/Winter hours
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Sunday, January 20, 2013Â Â Â 1:30 PM
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
We set up under the trees in the parking lot near the swimming pool. Look for the ARR Banner.
Cooler weather hours are in effect starting on December 2nd!!
It has been a little bit chilly in the mornings so it is time to change the start time of our ride to 1:30 p.m. Look for a change back to mornings sometime around March 10, 2013.
We know that this time change doesn’t work for everyone so we hope you considering hosting a ride for yourself and those who might want to ride at a different time or on a different day.
You do NOT have to be a ARR member to attend most club riders. You will need to sign a waiver and wear a helmets when riding.
This is for all levels of riders, which will break into groups according to ability. Beginners are welcome, and there will be no drops. Meet in the parking lot by the swimming pool. The route will make it easy for…
HBC Chappell Hill Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Saturday 01/26/13Â Â Â Â Â Â 9:00am
Distances: 35(B), 46(C), 55(C) miles
One of the prettier rides for wildflowers in the spring, it’s also a very nice fall ride. The short route heads north on FM 1155 for about 7.5 miles to the stop sign at FM 2193 then heads east on FM 1155 another 12 miles to Washington on the Brazos State Park. There are bathroom facilities and water/soft drinks available at the park. Watch that one big hill just a few miles north of Chappell Hill on FM 1155. It’s not called “Chappell Hill” for nothing. Eat outside at Bever’s after the ride (corner of Providence and FM 1155), one block from the start. …
The February Bike Swap @ Rahr!
Sunday, February 10, 2013Â Â Â 9:00am in CST
Trinity Bicycles
We’ve set the date for the February swap… the best bike swap in the Metroplex! Local Beer, Bikes, taco trucks… what’s not to love?
Fort Worth cycling company MySleev, makers of a wear-and-wipe sleeve for cyclists and other endurance athletes, have reserved their booth for the swap. Made locally, too!
Horseshoe Mountain Bike Trail Grapevine, Texas pt. 1 of 2
by Prince Spearfish
Horseshoe Mountain Bike Trail Grapevine, Texas filmed January 2013. This trail is apart of the DORBA system of trails. I should have captured the major crossings for the first half of Horseshoe Trail.
NOTABLE AREAS
2:11 Multilevel Transition
10:23 Halfway mark fast turn around
12:37 Root Drop
12:57 The Creek
13:59 Fast Decline
14:19 Lake View followed by loose climb
Shawnee Trail in 2012
by sooner1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
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What was your club up to over the past year?
A LOT!
Here is just a snapshot of what your club has been up to over the past 12 months.
Join us, if you haven’t already – and get involved.
Yes, there are always the mundane things we do that demonstrate the real “good” being done on our weekly rides. The waivers we initiated in January gave us a little taste of this. We required all non-members to sign a release with each ride. This provided a little boost to our membership numbers, with a small group joining just so they wouldn’t have to sign every ride (welcome to you!). But the main thing it did was to provide protection for our club, our board and you as members. We thank everyone for…
El Paso Bicycle Club Rides
Saturday, January 19
The AK-60-8:00 am
Sunday, January 20
Head for Hueco Tanks-9:00 am
Bike Club general meeting-5:30 pm
Sunday, January 27
Westside Fingers-9:00 am
Tweets
All cyclists and pedestrians! Tomorrow night city council to discuss #SafeRoads for waco, 6 pm, convention center pls come to support cause.
— Waco Bicycle Club (@WacoBikeClub) January 15, 2013
First general meeting of the year with pizza, beer and fellow mtbers. Discussing where Houston mountain biking… http://t.co/H0qdPUR7
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) January 15, 2013
We're Hiring! Click to view job description for full-time Sales Manager. Know anyone that would be interested? http://t.co/5uJiYH8g
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) January 14, 2013
Here's a map of the @HoustonBCycle new stations planned for @DowntownHouston, Montrose/Midtown/Museum District. pic.twitter.com/zhZBIumu #HIWI
— Houston. It's Worth It. (@Team_HIWI) January 9, 2013
Save the date!
February 23rd will be this year's East Austin Historical Tour in conjunction with the African… http://t.co/RyXaAOw3
— Major Taylor Austin (@MajorTaylorATX) January 10, 2013
Tentative Texas Chainring Massacre Race Route staging from Valley View HS athletic complex…. http://t.co/FQCYOYit
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) January 14, 2013
Cyclist hit by car Sunday afternoon at Marsha Sharp and Boston | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal http://t.co/73fGlSf3
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) January 14, 2013
Congrats to Team Woolly Mammoth for another great Ultra Provacatorio ride this weekend – http://t.co/vIPKr6Eu http://t.co/mlhDvZ4j
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/danielcurtin/status/290853732449652736
Finally got confirmation on our staging venue for Texas Chainring Massacre 2013. Routes will be posted by end of the day today.
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) January 14, 2013
Bike Share vote coming up, proud to be a part of effort, a lot of hard work and great companies involved http://t.co/R9poSQEb
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) January 14, 2013
A delightful little jaunt from Marathon, http://t.co/zGSa2dpO http://t.co/LJWCpwXb
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) January 14, 2013
Suffering on the trainer is still cycling http://t.co/JOmpYWFC
— Jeff C. (@331miles) January 14, 2013