Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 29th
Biking for work: Entrepreneur ditches the corporate life to give Houston a unique pedal shop
By Whitney Radley         houston.culturemap.com
Michael Dinh’s path to Bici Cyclery isn’t a unique one among my generation. A successful corporate career left him unfulfilled and, upon returning from a trip to Coachella in the spring of 2012, he just never went back into the office.
The native Houstonian knew that he wanted to forge a more creative lifestyle, one more aligned with Main Street than Wall Street, and was desperate to open his own business. Dinh didn’t care what it was.
Lucky for Montrose residents, that “something” happened to be a bike shop — one that, Dinh tells CultureMap, nine months into business, runs on a…
Texas State Criterium Championship
by Ian Pike         cyclingillustrated.com
by Heath Blackgrove (Elbowz Racing p/b Boneshaker Project)
The Texas State Criterium Championship was held on a brand new course around Frisco Square. And what a great course befitting the state champs it was. With 9 corners and a fairly stiff wind, it was going to be a hard race, but also a hard course to make a move stick. Numerous attacks tried from the start and the bunch seemed strung out, but nothing could get more than…
Barton Creek Greenbelt Intermediate/Advanced Ride
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Sunday, June 2, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 4:00 PM
Barton Creek Greenbelt – 360 Access (beside brick office building)
3755-B Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX (map)
Meet in the parking lot by the Barton Creek gate access
Ride call for Barton Creek Green Belt.
Ride will include many back country trails of varied difficulty from green circles to black diamonds. Participants should be aware that there will be significant drops, step-ups, and rock gardens to negotiate.
Pace will be slow on the climbs, moderate on the flats, and…
Tuesday Ride at BCGB – Intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Tuesday, June 4, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30 PM
Barton Creek Greenbelt – 360 Access (beside brick office building)
3755-B Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX (map)
Back to normal summer hours.
Please be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We will meet in the parking lot of the office building
Any question please call/text me at…
Corinth Cycling
Denton Police are offering a free bicycle safety class for children ages 4 – 8 at 9:00am Saturday, June 1st during the Denton Community Market, at the corner of Mulberry and Carroll Blvd. Children must bring their own bicycle and helmet.
To register, email Amber Briggle at earthgoddess23@hotmail.com or call 940-536-8720.
Corinth Cycling
Bob warming up, here we go again…
Bike Repair Clinic
El Paso Bicycle Club
Saturday, June 15Â Â Â 3:30
Description:    Help kids get back on their bikes! 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Sandoval Apartments, 5353 Ridge on the West Side (two blocks north of Thorn — look for covered patio in middle of housing complex). Fix flats, make minor repairs and adjustments. Tire patching supplies provided; you may want to bring crescent wrench and other basic tools. Randy Limbird…
Texas 4000 Hosts Atlas Ride for the Fight Against Cancer
www.blanconews.com
Not many people in the world can say that they have ridden a bicycle over 4,500 miles during the summer, striving through rain, sleet, snow, wind and heat throughout North America. Not many people can say that they have contributed to the longest annual charity ride in the world. A selective group of students from The University of Texas at Austin can.
These students are a part of a UT non-profit, student run organization, Texas 4000, which raises money for cancer research at MD Anderson, and the riders dedicate over a year of training to prepare for this 70 day journey from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. The organization does not only consist of raising…
Santa Fe Trail to The Lot
by Eliot Landrum      www.bikingindallas.com
From the “More Cool Places to Ride Your Bike†Department: a beautiful new bridge connection from the Santa Fe Trail to The Lot. Thanks to some hard work between The Lot and City of Dallas Hike & Bike Trails, you can easily hop off the trail and enjoy a bite and some brews at…
BikeTexas KidsKup Thanks Rick Wetherald
Rick Wetherald shows eager racers what can happen to your brain without a helmet.For five years, Rick Wetherald has been a constant presence at BikeTexas KidsKups–running the races, keeping the kids’ attention, and cheering for and congratulating all participants. Beginning with the Fall 2013 races, though, that spot will be filled by someone else– Rick is moving to Utah to…
Tweets
Will this be first time we sellout during pre-reg? The 6:45PM Kenny Hill Autowerks Pro 123 race is headed that way http://t.co/31WEJE21UV
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) May 30, 2013
First @DrivewaySeries of the year for me! Looking forward to putting this Cali form to good use!! https://t.co/rxcXvzmQqz
— Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) May 29, 2013
We are adding the 2013 pictures to the Tour du Rouge site today. Go check them out! You will have an opportunity… http://t.co/SJXRiNwXNW
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) May 29, 2013
Hey Austin @TheIronGirl Participants, happy to be hosting @Livgiant Kick-Off Party and Flat Fix clinic THIS Friday, http://t.co/p4VPX6suUP
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) May 29, 2013
Back from a beautiful morning ride.15 miles=6 vehicles. Coyote, Jackrabbits! http://t.co/iRdfCsPYJw
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) May 29, 2013
I liked a @YouTube video from @acceleratelabs http://t.co/SizxBzAXKm New Rider Advice – Video Response to TexasMTBtrails
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) May 29, 2013