Texas Bicycling Blogs and News Digest February 21st
2014 Walburg Finish
Bat City Cycling
The final right turn — in Walburg, TX
The Brotherhood Ride
www.brotherhoodride.com
The Brotherhood Ride decided that we needed to establish two separate rides in 2014.
Our first ride will honor 19 Fallen Heroes from Texas; Dallas (1), West (12), Bryan (2) & Houston (4). Dates will be May 22, 2014 to May 30, 2014.
Houston Receives Bike Friendliness Award While Still Dealing With Recent Hit-And-Run Deaths
by: Florian Martin      kuhf.org
The City of Houston has received an award for bike friendliness from a national bicycle organization. The recognition comes shortly after a series of fatal hit-and-run accidents involving bicycles in the last few months.
In Texas, Houston joins Austin, San Antonio and The Woodlands as communities the League of American Bicyclists recognizes as bike-friendly.
The city’s sustainability director Laura Spanjian accepted the award during a bike-friendliness workshop at the Westin Memorial City in west Houston.
She says there are several reasons why Houston deserves it.
“We passed policies. We finally passed the safe passing law. Mayor Parker passed a…
Mellow Johnny’s Classic – Need Volunteers
violetcrown.org
MJ’s needs help with several aspects of this USAC US Cup Pro Series MTB event that will be held March 1-2 at Flat Creek Crossing Ranch. Needs include everything from course building, to trophy distribution to racer ambassadors to merchandise sales and money handling. Dates when they need volunteers include February 27-28 all day, March 1 at both the race and the Shop Party, March 2 at the…
Grampies Go South
By Steve Miller and Dodie Miller
Day 48: Shepherd to wild camp 10 km before Richards
Friday February 21, 2014, 88 km (55 miles) – Total so far: 2,800 km (1,740 miles)
Vrry weak 2g plus we need to go to sleep for super early wakeup. Real post tomorrow…
BikeTexas KidsKup at Mellow Johnny’s Classic (Henly)
BikeTexas.org
Saturday, March 1
Flat Creek Crossing Ranch, Henly, TX
Please note earlier times for this race only–
Registration: 9:30 AM
Safety clinic and racing: 11:30 AM
Directions from Austin are on the race flyer.
Leashed pets only are allowed on the ranch (owners must clean up after their pets) and there is a $10 parking fee.
Course: All BTKK courses are designed for safety and fun, with beginner kids in mind, and…
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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event: Heart of Texas Recumbent Rally – Austin, TX: When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 1pm to 5pmÂ
CSTWhere: Easy Stre… http://t.co/Z9aH9rxG0n— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 21, 2014
New Event: Heart of Texas Recumbent Rally – Austin, TX: When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 9am to 3pmÂ
CSTWhere: Easy Stre… http://t.co/cft4KjewJA— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 21, 2014
New Event: Heart of Texas Recumbent Rally – Pflugerville, TX: When: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9am to 1:30pmÂ
CSTWhere: … http://t.co/uraOA9jG34— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 21, 2014
New Event: Fayetteville Stage Race – Fayetteville, TX: When: Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:30am to 3:30pmÂ
CDTWhere: FM15… http://t.co/kYh3Q5S1la— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 21, 2014
New Event: Fayetteville Stage Race – Fayetteville, TX: When: Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:30am to 12:30pmÂ
CDTWhere: FM1… http://t.co/2AN3JSBtZB— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 21, 2014
Tweets
We hope all of our cyclists get some training miles in this weekend! May 4th is right around the corner! Who's getting excited?!
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) February 22, 2014
Houston's Becoming a Biking City http://t.co/9JfHoecU9Z
— METRO Houston (@METROHouston) February 21, 2014
Houston's Becoming a Biking City: Â The number of commuters who use both bike and bus to get around town has… http://t.co/seX1NyFlmS
— Houston Now (@Houston_CP) February 22, 2014
Safe cycling in @CityofWFTX “@cadenburross: In for a big weekend – @bikeleague LCI Candidate Seminar. #advocacy… http://t.co/PujS759Jlj
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) February 22, 2014
My #beautiful mechanic fitting up a new @MichelinUSA race tyre before the @batcity Walburg Classic. pic.twitter.com/DXZd40EVNt
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) February 22, 2014
Sign at Windmill Bikes in Austin, TX 🙂 http://t.co/IAFdAE8NRZ
— ThePathLessPedaled (@pathlesspedaled) February 22, 2014
THE TRACK WILL BE CLOSED ALL WEEKEND
As you can see from the photo of the podium area we are having work done at… http://t.co/ibe94TsdCH— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) February 21, 2014
@PedalHouston Improve the already existing "paths" ITL, especially Montrose, West U, and Midtown. More delineation and better pavement.
— Leah (@katyalevin98) February 21, 2014
RT @spanjian: At @hgaccog Bike Friendly Summit with all the good folks! @BikeBarnTX @HoustonBCycle @BikeHouston @HoustonPlanning…
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) February 21, 2014
We will be participating in tomorrow's Jalapeño 100 Bike Ride/Run therefore we will not be having our weekly… http://t.co/ODoo7xxMpR
— Trek Bicycle Mission (Bike Masters) (@thebikemasters) February 21, 2014
Club Calender Update – http://t.co/TRcV8R3RSX pic.twitter.com/TPA5R8wbmJ
— WoodlandsCyclingClub (@Club_WCC) February 21, 2014
Posting bike pics again. Phase 1 of focusing on hobbies. This from last year. http://t.co/CN9zgnyb7o
— Jami Clayman (@jamiclayman) February 21, 2014
Safe bike lanes on major roads would be awesome. “@PedalHouston: Where in Houston do you want to see more biking around town?â€
— Paul Sedillo (@psedillo) February 21, 2014
@PedalHouston -(a) bayou path needs 2B compeleted east through downtown + beyond; (b) a path all the way Hou to Galves, over the bridge
— John P. (@jppirk) February 21, 2014
Las maravillas de pedalear "quema grasa, no combustible" punto pa la bici @cletasVerdes @BiciVerde @CicloviaIzcalli pic.twitter.com/xfE7OcuXq8
— Lau Jiménez Peza (@lauchak) February 20, 2014