Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 10th
How We Fell in Love with Bikes: PFB crew west
by Lauren and Adam, PFB crew west   www.peopleforbikes.org
How I fell in love with bikes: Lauren
It was the summer of 2009 and I bought my first bike off craigslist. It was a mid 90’s Specialized Hardrock for $75 that my mom picked up for me in my hometown of Belton, Texas. When I got my hands on it I was super pumped and cleaned it up the best I knew how.
I rode that little bike everyday to work at the Texas Tech Aquatic center and thought it was awesome. My commute to work started around 5:30 am, in the pitch-black starry sky, sometimes needing a jacket even…
Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner/intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, May 16, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
Back to normal summer hours
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 5:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.
Any question please call/text me at…
Conroe Ride
Woodlands Cycling Club
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 06:15pm
WCC Thursday Evening Conroe Ride
Purpose:
To provide a safe, fast-paced training ride to the members of WCC/WCCRT and guests, while ensuring that all rules of the road are followed; all participating cyclists are to keep safety for the group as a primary focus. Our goal is to get the best training with zero incidents. This ride is for advanced level cyclists and racers.
Ride Description: The pace is fast (20mph-28mph) and geared toward advanced/faster riders. A second group of…
 Erwin Park Summer Series Course #3
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
Less than 2 weeks till we kick this thing off!
Erwin Park Summer Series FlyerClick To Tweet –> “#GetPumped – Erwin Park Summer Series course number 3. Check out this video! http://youtu.be/UrWNClSKy70″
If you are in North Dallas, keep an eye out for these flyers around town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrWNClSKy70&feature=player_embedded
In case you missed the big reveal last week, May 23rd is the start of 16 weeks of summer mountain bike racing! The Erwin Park Summer Series is two 8-week series of mountain bike races taking place every Thursday night at Erwin Park in McKinney. Two races per night, a beginner race at 6pm and a…
Irving focuses on bicycling
By Deborah Fleck / News Assistant      irvingblog.dallasnews.com
The Irving Police Department and Lamar Middle School teamed up to create a Safe Routes program that promotes safe walking and bike riding routes to school.
Through the Physical Education department, the students were taught bicycle laws, hand signals, parts to a bike, proper helmet fitting and the health benefits of walking or biking.
The school then hosted the First Annual Walk & Bike to School Day last Friday. The Irving Police Department stationed themselves on…
Bricks, ride, dirt – Oh my! Expansion in works for Bike the Bricks event
By Marthe Stinton      www.scntx.com                    McKinney Courier-Gazette
Bike the Bricks will take over the McKinney square May 24 for the fourth time, and as cyclists and fans have come to expect, the event will bring in about 500 cyclists from around the Metroplex.
The event, which features several interval races, food, spirits, festivities and a cash prize worth more than $20,000, officially begins at 4 p.m., though warm-up laps begin at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to onlookers and fans.
The race starts on the corner of Church Street and Virginia Street, travels down Virginia to College Street where racers take a left and cut over to…
Cup o Joe Ride – Corinth Cycling Club
When: Sat May 18, 2013 7:30am to 9am CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer. …
Tweets
Tomorrow in Irving, Texas from 10-1. The Irving Bike Fest – Bring the kids !!!http://t.co/19Okv1iO6f
— #GOTSTRONG (@GOTSTRONG) May 10, 2013
Another successful year! The Tour raised over $500,000 for the Red Cross! Now all our cyclists are celebrating in NOLA!!
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) May 11, 2013
Tomorrow morning this place will be filled with cyslists for @HFTHillsRally. B&B will be there with the SAG wagon. pic.twitter.com/cWMjdB7jQE
— B&B Bicycles (@BBBicycles) May 11, 2013
Want some #TXtravel inspiration? Follow us and three of our trail regions on Instagram. http://t.co/fY4Wzb9jqj pic.twitter.com/cOeI8rR7Vw
— Texas Historical Commission (@TxHistComm) May 11, 2013
Our finish line was rained out. We are in the process of shuttling riders from lunch to their hotel. Victory party is still on!!
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) May 10, 2013
Folks, mark your calendars. Judging by the last century hosted by Thunderbird Energetica, this will be super epic… http://t.co/cc7QzwMffp
— UT Cycling (@UTCycling) May 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/bikenoob/status/332895754098200576
The Austin Veloway! A great place to learn to ride, and to corner! http://t.co/X6EW20HNDw
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) May 10, 2013
We were looking through photos from Train Your Bike from November and found a rare flying cyclist! pic.twitter.com/iuJ9XnRUDV
— CyclingSavvy DFW (@CyclingSavvyDFW) May 10, 2013
Are you ready? Tour d'Italia is June 15. @CycleDallas group departure. We can't wait! http://t.co/lRgCJ32zKj
— CyclingCenterDallas (@CycleDallas) May 10, 2013
First ride since back injury. 30 min trainer / 15 min stretching. Ouch
— SWCycleSport (@SWCycleSport) May 10, 2013
Erwin Park Summer Series [Course 3 Preview]: http://t.co/poS7up02K2 via @YouTube
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) May 10, 2013
Congrats Allison and Sammi! 3rd and 4th at the @DrivewaySeries !
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) May 10, 2013
Corinth Cycling rides start at Ronny Crownover Middle School tomorrow Saturday the 11th at 7:30am.
No Team Ride… http://t.co/Zmru0xirw3
— Corinth Cycling (@corinthcycling) May 10, 2013
I posted 11 photos on Facebook in the album "2013 Team Photoshoot" http://t.co/v60UxyaWPo
— UT Cycling (@UTCycling) May 10, 2013
