Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 30th
Fort Worth Trail Workday – Gateway Park 5/4/2013 – 8:30am
by Beechnut      forums.mtbr.com/texas
Meeting location TBD. It will either be at the regular riding trailhead or at the gas burnoff. I’ll post up where on Friday night. If you don’t see a post up, there will be signs pointing the way to meeting location.
We have a lot on the to-do list for FWFTF’13 prep. We are still debating the task list for Saturday.
Pulled pork tacos are on the menu. We’ll make it worth your while!
Memorial Park Work Party
GHORBA.org
Trail: Memorial Park
Sunday, May 5, 2013 – 1:00pm
Memorial Park work party rescheduled for Sunday, May 5th at 1 PM.
We will meet at the Rugby Field parking lot, GHORBA will provide some of the tools but you can bring your own. Tasks will be removing some of the fallen trees from this past weekend, trimming and some deberming. We’ll probably work for about 2-3 hours and may break out into…
Free breakfast, free Tshirts and more bike month fun!
By Pam LeBlanc          Fit City
Bike Month is upon us, people. Time to haul your two-wheeler out of the shed, pump up the tires and get ready to ride.
Because the most important thing is safety, a hats off to the Austin Police Department, which launches a Safe Bike Initiative this week. Law enforcement officials say they want to decrease the number of vehicle-bicycle crashes, increase motorists’ understanding of bicycle issues and…
What Will it Take for Austin to Become a Bicycling Capital?
By Joy Diaz, KUT News
Austin is steadily pedaling its way to becoming one of the bike-friendliest cities in the country.
With more than two percent overall of Austinites biking to work – and in some parts more than eight percent – the city has surpassed commuter goals set in its bike master plan. (The plan’s linked here.)
That success is due in part to the steady flow of money the city has allocated for bike projects. Still, bike advocates hope the $11.5 million voters approved in bond money last November will propel the city even…
May 11 – TPWD Trail Workday
by Il Pirate      Austin Ridge Riders
Saturday, May 11 8:30 am to 2:00 pm – Buescher State Park, Smithville
The Texas Parks and WIldlife Department have an exciting new trail expansion project underway in beautiful Buescher State Park. The project is fortunate to have a Texas Conservation Crew at the park for the past 10 days focusing on trail work. Due to their efforts, approximately 75 % of the new trail construction has been completed! They completed a huge portion of this project and we are much closer to having the trail renovation project completed.
That being said, there are still a few short areas of new trail construction, along with 3 bridges and some maintenance on current trails that needs to be done to complete the project and open the trail for multi-use recreation, including mountain biking. Park officials would like to announce a trail workday coming up on 5/11/13 at Buescher State Park from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm. The work will be a continuation of blazing new trail. The area has already been cleared of fallen trees and the…
Climb the Mountain, One Stroke at a Time
www.wheelbrothers.com
Editors Note: This article is from one of our very own Wheelbrothers, who has a fascinating story of determination and goal setting to tell… Ron was actually introduced to the Wheelbrothers group through fellow cyclist, Eugene. We warmly welcomed him, but at the same time, we always joked around with Ron due to him being one of the few people who did NOT have a cell phone (crazy, huh?). And we always wondered why he’d always want to eat at CiCi’s before races vs. somewhere like Olive Garden. Well Ron has since made a profound statement to us and his story is worth sharing.
Ron is now RETIRED and makes fun of us for actually having ‘jobs’!
He rides in all kinds of cycling events around the country and is a CAT racer.
Since he is a ‘Wheelbrother’ we figured it might be cool to hear a little about his journey and his book.
Take it away Ron…
Texas Law Enforcement Organization Honors Fallen Brazos County Constable
www.kbtx.com
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A ceremony was held Tuesday night for Brian Bachmann, the Brazos County Constable killed last summer in the line of duty, at the College Station park that now bears his name.
It was part of the 2013 State Memorial Trek Across Texas. …
Lone Star Cyclists Club Picnic
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013 – 8:00am
Our club picnic will once again be held at Valley Ridge Park, 2850 Park Ridge Dr, in Cedar Hill.
From Lake Ridge Parkway west of Hwy 67, turn west on Texas Plume Road. At the stop sign turn right on Sweeping Meadows Lane. Park in the first lot on the right. (Google 32.555106, -97.006745)
We will have three rides and three start times so that everyone will have the opportunity to return by noon.
40 Miles Starting at 8:00 AM
28 Miles Starting at 9:00 AM
12 Miles Starting at 10:30 AM…
Trail Work @ Walnut Creek
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Wednesday, May 8, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
In front of the City of Austin Maintenance building
All:
We will have a Walnut Wednesday Workday on May 8th from 5:30PM to 8:00PM.
We will meet in the gravel parking lot in front of the City of Austin Maintenance building on the west side of the park.
Please bring fluids, and any trail tools including loppers and hedge trimmers. We will either be doing some heavy trimming (and as time gets closer I will post the map and grid location where we will be…
Tweets
Cycle Friendly Gage Hotel in Marathon! http://t.co/E3lbKUV93S
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) April 30, 2013
"STRAVAAAAA… Strava-lava-ding-dong"
Ha ha!
Yeah, I fully see your point. This guy was (@YouTube http://t.co/gZdB4pNwBo)— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) April 30, 2013
AWESOME! @TAMUCycling and @SCCCC alum @ChadHaga leads the NRC going into @TouroftheGila #SCCCCStrong
— The SCCCC (@SCCCC) April 30, 2013
Sad news: Freewheeling Bicycles, which opened in a garage apartment near the UT campus in 1971, will close at the end of May.
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) April 30, 2013
APD announces 3' safe passing enforcement campaign. @ The Veloway http://t.co/RHOlTp79Hf
— Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) April 30, 2013
I totally love this article from The Mountain Bike Life. Here in Texas we don't do downhill and freeride. We are cross country at its…
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) April 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/JuliaBikes/status/329250701068877824
https://twitter.com/amandalichang/status/329109359231635456
PHOTO: we've got shirts! Going on sale soon… pic.twitter.com/KqZuT3YItH
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) April 30, 2013
Reference our new calendar page for upcoming courses, specials, schedule changes, and more! http://t.co/d5Sd6ktUy1
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) April 30, 2013
And this is why bike lanes as they are currently implemented in Houston are a horrible idea pic.twitter.com/zGmfaDCCDR
— Jason in the Wild (@JasonInTheWild) April 30, 2013
My road bike is in the shop all week. No choice but to cross train in prep for the @ShinerGASP century this weekend.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) April 30, 2013
Bike ride to Comanche watering hole this afternoon will be the reward for office work all morning long.
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) April 30, 2013
Use you head and wear a helmet! In Fort Worth anyone 18 and under is required to wear one!
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) April 30, 2013