Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 28th
Trek and REI Join Forces with Alchemy Goods to Grow Nationwide Bike Tube Recycling Network
Network of 600+ shops in nearly every state to collect one million bike tubes by the end of 2014
eon.businesswire.com
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alchemy Goods, manufacturer of upcycled bags and accessories, announces its partnership with Trek and REI to form a nationwide bike tube recycling network. This network includes over 600 Trek dealers, REI stores and independent bike shops, and is represented in nearly every state. To-date, Alchemy Goods has collected over 400,000 bicycle inner tubes — thereby diverting them from the landfill.
“We are aiming to collect tubes at each of our 1,800 retailers across the U.S., making recycling easy and accessible.â€
Cycling is on the rise as more cities adopt bike-friendly measures including the addition of bike lanes and bike share programs. According to the League of American Bicyclists, bike commuting has grown by 47-percent nationwide between 2000 and 2011. In fact, over 13 million bikes were…
Independence Day Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date: Â Â Â 07/04/2013
Time: Â Â Â 08:30 AM
Location: Â Â Â Meet behind the Main Street Square (aka MarketPlatz)
West Austin Street
Fredericksburg, TX
Details: Independence Day Ride in Fredericksburg (NW) [R to H]. PLEASE NOTE START TIME!!! Routes of 35 and 50 miles. Meet behind the Main Street Square (aka MarketPlatz) in downtown Fredericksburg on West Austin Street for a moderately hilly scenic ride through the beautiful Texas Hill Country. From San Antonio, take I-10 West to Hwy 87 in Comfort. Turn right (North) on Hwy 87 and go 22 miles to…
Erwin Park Summer Series July 4th Race
Texas Mountain Bike Trails
To register for the July 4th Erwin Park Summer Series race, follow the link below.
We will have hot dogs and a little BBQ after the races so come out, stick around and celebrate our nation’s independence with some fun racing.
Choose Your Race Entry…
Clear Creek High School grad biking to Alaska to raise money for cancer research
by By KRISTI NIXÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.yourhoustonnews.com
School may be out, but University of Texas student Akanksha Verma won’t be found sunning at the beach. Hometown friends won’t run into her at the movies or find her working a part-time job this summer. Instead, Verma dedicated her time off to participate in the Texas 4000, a 4,500-mile fundraising bike ride to for cancer research.
Verma, a 2009 graduate of Clear Creek High School, is one of 69 UT students who are spending roughly 70 days to ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska as part of…
TTC Ignores Cyclist Safety, Issues Toll Road Ban
BikeTexas.org
Cyclists confer in the hallway after the TTC decisionYesterday, the Texas Transportation Commission listened to testimony from Texas cyclists asking the commission not to ban cyclists from toll roads. The Commission chose to ignore the testimony—that there is often no alternative route, that toll road shoulders can be the safest place for bicycles to be in an area, that cyclists need access to their destinations just like everyone else—and voted 5-0 to ban bicycles from all TxDOT-controlled toll roads.
BikeTexas is disappointed and frustrated by this decision. We feel that the commission has arrived at this decision without any real study or planning. They did not consult…
SafeCyclist Training Proves Worthwhile for Teachers
BikeTexas.org
A boy identifies parts of a bicycle as part of the SafeCyclist Curriculum.
As part of our ongoing commitment to reach schoolchildren across Texas with a message of bicycle safety, BikeTexas regularly conducts teacher training sessions in the SafeCyclist Curriculum with the help of a TxDOT grant. Since 1991, BikeTexas has certified close to 4,000 PE teachers and youth community workers. In addition, our SafeCyclist certified college faculty have taught approximately 4,000 students studying to be PE teachers. Part of the grant includes asking…
Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner/intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, July 4, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
Back to normal summer hours
This will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.
Chris is willing to lead a faster group so we can have an intermediate group.
Please be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We meet in the…
#WINNING
By Kathleen         bicyclesoutbackracing.net
Last night’s Driveway race was HOT. I felt really good on my training ride on Tuesday and thought that a rest day on Wednesday would allow me to have a good race on Thursday. The course was the Championship Loop which is in my opinion the hardest course we do at the Driveway. We ran counter-clockwise down the corkscrew. The crowd at the race last night was lighter than usual. Leila and I were the only women in the Masters/Women’s Open race. We speculated that school having just gotten out for the summer, the 4th of July, family vacations, and the heat were the main reasons for the low turnout. None the less we were ready to race each other. The race was strung out from the…
Tweets
Went biking thru Houston with my brother today. So much fun and so glad to see him. #happytobeanolderbrother
— Dane Chronister (@danechronister) June 29, 2013
Most bicycle crashes happen in these counties: #Harris, #Travis, #Tarrant, #Bexar and #Dallas. Yes, they are… http://t.co/PQbzz1EvCo
— Share The Road Texas (@ShareTheRoadTX) June 28, 2013
Check us out in the @HoustonChron this morning! http://t.co/d4PdQFmHNk Peddling pedals: @bcycle program growing #ridedifferent
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) June 28, 2013
Erwin Park Summer Series July 4th Race http://t.co/ES0YntD3Et
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) June 28, 2013
I posted 22 photos on Facebook in the album "YCL Session 3 – 2013" http://t.co/w9cKwXeHWY
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) June 28, 2013
Photo: Day 28: Ride dedication circle outside of Bishop O’Conner Catholic Center in Madison, WI before we… http://t.co/wXd4vxVrPf
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) June 28, 2013
While Kent Snead (@wmkent) is your new 4/5 mini series champion!!
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) June 28, 2013
Allison Atkinson finishes up the @DrivewaySeries mini series in 3rd!
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) June 28, 2013
KaBike to Kaboomtown Ride (Addison's fireworks show) – July 3, 2013 http://t.co/1SUgIf5KG7
— Bike Richardson TX (@BikeRichardson) June 28, 2013
Riding in the dark requires closing eyes under street lamps to avoid bugs.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) June 28, 2013