Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 19th
Oasis Adventures
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option (Touring is a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
Date: Saturday, December 28, 2013 – 8:30am
Location: The Oasis / Lynn Creek Marina, Joe Pool Lake, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie
Distances: 29 and 50 Miles
These routes will take us east of Joe Pool Lake and into Dallas, Duncanville, and Cedar Hill (and several others on the longer route). We’ll return across Joe Pool Lake with appetites whetted for a…
Encouraging employers to add bike parking
by Zoe Kircos      www.peopleforbikes.org
In our office, we spend a lot of time talking about bicycle infrastructure. Protected bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, conventional bike lanes, multi-use paths, pump tracks, bike parks, singletrack, you name it. If you can ride a bike on it, we’re talking about it. You know what we don’t spend enough time talking about? Bike parking.
I could ride a gold-plated, state-of-the-art, grade-separated protected bike lane from home to work every day and if I was stuck hunting around for a…
A tale of two bike events: photo essay
Bike Denton
November 16th proved to be an awesome day for Denton bicycling events with the 2nd Annual Bicycle to Recycle Tour and the Golden Triangle Alleycat Race.
Both events started on the Square and ended socially at East Side Social Club. Christopher went with the race and Devin the Recycle Ride. Here’s what we saw:
[*Most Recycle Ride photos courtesy of Alana Presley with the City of Denton]
Update: It took Dallas police one day to find Mary Suhm’s stolen custom-made Dallas-themed bicycle
By Robert Wilonsky      cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
Update at 3:13 p.m.: Mary Suhm just texted with this follow-up: “DPD found the bike!†So happens our Scott Goldstein was in her office when she got the call. He writes, “Make sure to include she literally screamed with joy when she got the phone call from DPD.â€
It’s still not clear what condition it’s in or if any arrests were made. All we know for sure it…
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event: DORBA Frozen Endurance Series – Northshore – Flower Mound, TX: When: Sat Jan 18, 2014 9am to 3pmÂ
C… http://t.co/Q2Mzs0Dzaw— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 19, 2013
New Event: Lone Star XC Training Series Northshore Race – Flower Mound, TX: When: Sat Mar 1, 2014 9am to 11:30… http://t.co/RcB6R3mL99
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 19, 2013
New Event: Santa's Ride – El Paso, TX: When: Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:30pm to 10pmÂ
CSTWhere: 2300 E Mills Ave, El P… http://t.co/xrimCSWaRu— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 19, 2013
New Event: Take a Kid Mountain Biking – Austin, TX: When: Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:30am to 11:30amÂ
CSTWhere: 12138 … http://t.co/0auCEwDMk7— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 19, 2013
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Tweets
Comanche CX in Odessa, TX. 01.18.14 http://t.co/jRiWmW9Cvh
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) December 20, 2013
The fund-raiser is still on for Saturday but the forecast has forced us to cancel the ride. We'll all meet at Mad… http://t.co/nl6DJwb5zb
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) December 19, 2013
Sporadic rain in the Montrose no bueno for bike commute. #houston #bikecommute #nocar
— groovehouse (@groovehouse) December 19, 2013
We love bikes, we're not the only ones: "The sport’s popularity in the U.S. is at an all-time high…" -… http://t.co/Br1YjJT6iz
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) December 19, 2013
ROTHE Training athlete Amy Parkinson (on her way to win the W3/4) is the latest background picture of @TexasCX Here: http://t.co/gX0LXPX2q9
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) December 19, 2013
The memorial ride is scheduled for Saturday, December 28th at 9:00 am, meeting at REI Round Rock. Continue to… http://t.co/AUEabhHHq3
— BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) December 19, 2013