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Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest April 16th

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10th Annual Tour de Pink Bike Ride Open for Registration

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SOFTLAYER presents the 10th annual Tour de Pink bike ride benefiting Pink Ribbons Project Sunday, September 14 at Prairie View A&M University. Tour de Pink is the first bike ride in Texas to solely benefit breast cancer awareness and education.
“We are thrilled to open tourdepink.org for registration,” Kristi Okwuonu, Pink Ribbons Project Executive Director said. “For 10 years, Tour de Pink has raised lifesaving funds for breast cancer services and provided access to screening, diagnostic services and support for underserved women and men in Houston.”
Routes for all levels ranging from 12 to 100 miles wind through the back roads of Prairie View, Waller, Hempstead, Hockley, and other sites along US 290. Online registration is open for $30 through September 7 at tourdepink.org. Cyclists are required to raise $125 in pledges to support mammograms and follow-up services for underinsured…

Slow but steady

Bicycle Retailer

The latest landmark report from the Alliance for Biking & Walking shows a steady increase in bike commuting nationally.

Trail Steward Positions Available

Austin Ridge Riders

The Austin Ridge Riders has been granted the legal authority by the City of Austin to take over the off-road trail stewardship for the trails at:
Balcones District Park
St Edward’s Greenbelt
Attached is the ARR Trail Steward Guidelines that will give you a good picture as to what would be expected of…

Walnut Wednesday Workday

Austin Ridge Riders

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 – 17:30 – 20:00
ARR is back in the trail work business!  We have our insurance certificates and are getting back to work.
What:  Walnut Wednesday Workday
When:  Wednesday, April 23rd from 5:30PM to 8:00PM
Where:  Meet in the pool parking lot
What will we be doing:  We will be working on a…

Woman convicted of killing Horizon City bicyclist in 2009

By Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso Times

Jurors may determine a punishment Thursday for a woman convicted Wednesday of hitting and killing a bicyclist in 2009.
Araceli Nava, 29, was convicted of manslaughter in the Aug. 29, 2009, death of bicyclist Gustavo Vega, 47. Nava faces two to 20 years in prison but is eligible for probation.
Jurors began deliberating about 2 p.m. Tuesday but were sequestered after deliberating for about three hours. They announced they had…

Council members’ new bicycle task force aims to finish what 2011 bike plan started (and kill Dallas’ helmet law)

By Robert Wilonsky        cityhallblog.dallasnews.com


At 6 this evening a handful of Dallas City Council members and other cycling advocates will meet at Main Street Garden for a short bike ride to Dallas City Hall, where they’ll hold The Official First Meeting of the Dallas Bicycle Task Force. Among those scheduled to attend: council members Philip Kingston, Scott Griggs, Adam Medrano and Lee Kleinman; members of the Bike Friendlies around town; and reps from Downtown Dallas Inc.
The task force was the council members’ idea, born out of frustration with the slow roll-out of the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan, which, after many public hearings, demanded “wide-spread use of bicycles as an accepted and practical form of transportation, recreation and exercise” while calling for “a safe, efficient, connected bikeway system for all of Dallas, used by people of all ages and abilities, including a range of…

Three Guys in West Texas – “Tom’s Ride”

By Richard Cavin – www.crazyguyonabike.com

Introduction: My First Tour – West TX (El Paso, TX to Bracketville, TX)
Saturday March 1, 2014
OK, a little about me. I’m a 60 year old engineer/technology professional. A native Texan that currently lives in deep south Texas, five miles from the border of Mexico.
In 2010 I lost my wife of almost 30 years to heart failure. It was a major event in my life to say the least, may she rest in peace. After about 6 months I realized I needed to find new hobbies other than work to move forward with my life. After trying a few things I “stumbled” into cycling around May 2011. After almost 20,000 miles of cycling I embarked on my first tour….and cycling has been such a blessing for me for numerous reasons.
Even though 95% of my bike miles are on a carbon road bike I’ve been very interested in touring since becoming a warmshowers host (www.warmshowers.com) in 2012 and reading many journals on www.crazyguyonabike.com (CGOAB). Late in 2013 I bought a brand new Surly LHT with disc brakes and some touring gear, after extensive research.
I have a good cycling friend in Houston named Fred. Late in 2013 he invited me on a tour from El Paso, TX to Houston, TX with two other friends. Since I had just ordered my touring bike I accepted the invitation. Those two other friends are Tom and Roy. I like to call this tour “Tom’s Ride” since it was really his passion. Since I am employed spending three full weeks of vacation was not an option; I decided to opt in for only the first week of the tour….thus the El Paso, TX to…
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2014 Bent Wheel Bash – Abilene Mountain Bike Race

Turnin’ Cranks


My Cat2 40-44 mountain bike race video from 2014 Bent Wheel Bash in Abilene, Texas.
Race Report: http://www.turnincranks.com/2014/redemption-or-how-abilene-buck-trails-got-their-balls-back/
Finished 4th place
I didn’t get my GoPro mount properly installed so by the end of the race it was just flopping all around my handlebar.
Was a fun race and the Buck Creek Trails are a lot of fun. I was happy the race organizers put more of the technical nature of the trails into the race course. Made for an…

Biking like a woman

by Elly Blue        Taking the Lane

A couple months ago, a man explained to me that he believes in the fashionable biking movement because it allows women to still feel feminine while they ride a bike, thus demolishing one barrier to getting around on two wheels. I’ve heard this from women as well in the past and thought “well, to each their own taste” and moved on. Hearing it from a man caused me to stop and think about that use of the word a bit more critically.
My main thought was—what does it even mean to be feminine on a bicycle?
So I asked Twitter, and a big, sloppy interesting conversation ensued. Sarah Goodyear took it and ran with it, asking a more open-ended question and getting a lot of long form answers, which she’s posted at The Atlantic Cities today.
It’s fascinating to read the responses (the comments are pretty good too). They’re all over the map. The common thread in the responses is pretty clear (though hardly unanimous): Femininity…

A Lot is Riding on it

Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers

Friday, April 18, 2014    4:30 PM
The Lot
7530 East Grand (at Gaston), Dallas, TX (map)
This is a Good Friday ride. If your off work or want to play hookie, come join us for a couple of laps around White Rock lake for the afternoon. We’ll probably break into smaller groups by pace speed.
It is supposed to be absolutely gorgeous weather for the day with little or no wind and…

Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!

The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group

Monday, April 21, 2014    8:00 AM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)
meeting/staging area will be on CR 201 just east of the power sub-station where the northern most pipeline corridor (labeled “UTILITY R.O.W” on the map) runs next to CR 201. Parking/meeting/staging area: Lat: Lon: 30.281390,-98.236130
Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!
Build and RIDE NEW TRAIL that Austin Ridge Riders is building at the park.
EARN PAYDIRT!  Bring your forms.
10 MILES with 1000′ of climbing are READY TO RIDE FOR TRAILBUILDERS TO EVALUATE BEFORE IT”S OPEN TO…

Our first BP MS150 – From Houston to Austin to Support the MS Society

the surly biker

So this past weekend was the BP MS150; the largest fund raiser for the MS Society in Texas, and one of the biggest cycling events in the country. It was an amazing and ass-numbing experience. Riding with over 13,000 other riders in part of such a prestigious event was definitely a great feeling. We’re already thinking about next year’s ride.
This was our first huge ride. I’ve done a few smaller sponsored rides in the past few months, but this was the first really large event. I was
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pretty sure I was ready, but I know my wife was not. Between moving to Houston and starting her full time job, and finishing her masters thesis, she had little to no time to train like I did. But she’s stubborn and was going to  give it her best; and she did. Aside from not being able to…

Our first BP MS150 – From Houston to Austin to Support the MS Society

the surly biker

So this past weekend was the BP MS150; the largest fund raiser for the MS Society in Texas, and one of the biggest cycling events in the country. It was an amazing and ass-numbing experience. Riding with over 13,000 other riders in part of such a prestigious event was definitely a great feeling. We’re already thinking about next year’s ride.
This was our first huge ride. I’ve done a few smaller sponsored rides in the past few months, but this was the first really large event. I was

pretty sure I was ready, but I know my wife was not. Between moving to Houston and starting her full time job, and finishing her masters thesis, she had little to no time to train like I did. But she’s stubborn and was going to  give it her best; and she did. Aside from not being able to…

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In 1999 I had a burning desire to create a web site focused on Texas bicycling. Over the years this web site has existed many people have visited. As I think of information I need to bicycle I add them to the web site.

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