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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Digest April 17th

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TxDOT removes some ghost bikes for safety

by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News and Photojournalist MATT OLSEN        www.khou.com


AUSTIN — You may have seen a bicycle painted all white sitting silently next to a busy road or highway. The white bikes are called ghost bikes.
Ghost bikes are real bicycles that serve as a memorial, marking the spot where a cyclist was killed.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has asked the group, Please Be Kind to Cyclists, to take down ghost bikes that pose as safety hazards to drivers on the road.
TxDOT already removed one ghost bike, and the agency plans to remove another. Both ghost bikes are…

Dallas’ Helmet Ordinance A Road Block For Bike-Share Plans

by Brian New        dfw.cbslocal.com


DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When Dallas Councilman Philip Kingston rides his bicycle, he wears a helmet.
He says we all should, especially children, and yet Kingston is leading an effort to repeal the city’s bicycle helmet ordinance.
Dallas is the only city in Texas to require children and adults to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.
The councilman says in order for Dallas to start a bike share program, much like the B-Cycle program in Fort Worth, the city can’t realistically require helmets.
The city could rent helmets at the self-service bicycle share stations but…

Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run, 2 in Custody (Video)

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EDINBURG – Two men are in custody after a morning hit-and-run. According to Edinburg police, they were trying to hide the body of 38-year-old Eduardo Arguelles, who was killed in the accident.
Officers said Arguelles and another cyclist were traveling along southbound 281, when a pickup truck hit Arguelles. The other cyclist called 911. When police arrived, they couldn’t find Arguelles.
Two hours later, around 6:30 a.m., police got a call about a suspicious vehicle on Iowa Road, east of…

Come Down For The Owens Trail Celebration

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Bush’s annual bike ride for wounded military members to be held at his Texas ranch in May

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush’s annual mountain bike ride for U.S. military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan will be held this year at his Crawford ranch in Central Texas.
The three-day ride will start on May 1. This will be the fourth year that Bush has hosted the Warrior 100K, a 100-kilometer ride.
Sixteen current and retired members of the military will…

Mountain bike: Lake Travis bikers holding on to lead midway through season

By Bonnie Jeter         www.statesman.com


Some of the fastest kids on mountain bikes in the state of Texas live right in Lakeway.
Midway through the spring race season, Lake Travis High School mountain bikers are holding on to their team lead.
With three races behind them and two on the docket, riders and coaches hope to add another year to their list of state championships.
Forty-one girls and 111 boys, a total of 152 riders from nearly every major city in Texas, showed up for the…

This is a Bad One

Bike Noob

A cyclist was hit and killed this morning by a pickup truck in Edinburg, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. The two men in the truck allegedly tried to hide the cyclist’s body, but were caught by police.
The victim, Eddie Arguelles, was a close friend of Ramon H., who has commented here several times and even written a guest post.
Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the family.

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

By Richard Cavin        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 0 – El Paso Amtrak Station to Clint, TX: We made it, on the bikes for a short ride to our first motel
Sunday March 2, 2014, 25 miles (40 km) – Total so far: 25 miles (40 km)
Day 0 (March 2, 2014) – El Paso AMTRAK station to Clint, TX motel– 25 miles
We hit the road around 3PM and find a convenience store within the first mile to buy some water, drinks. The weather is really nice and the wind is really blowing but it’s mostly a cross wind.
Our main objective is to get as far east as we can where there is a hotel. I notice right away that we are riding literally on the border between the US and Mexico. The Rio Grande or “Rio Bravo” is dry through this area of West Texas. No worries to me since I live very close to the border in South Texas. There are Border Patrol vehicles that frequent our path.
One thing we notice immediately is how clean the roads are and the wide bike lanes within the city of El Paso. The roads in this portion of El Paso were a nice surprise for us while riding in the city.
As we approach the edge of town we get onto our main highway, a rural road that parallels hwy 20 that is typical of roads I ride back home. Some shoulders, varying quality and…

Wed Road Ride

San Angelo Bicycle Association

South Gate Church of Christ
528 Country Club Rd – San Angelo
Date(s) – 04/23/2014
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: South Gate Church of Christ
Categories:     Road Ride
Join us for a moderate ride with multiple options of 14, 20 and 25 mile rides. This is a no drop ride so if you are new to the area and don’t know the route or just want the fellowship of a group ride, this is a great group ride…

Photos from the Burma Road and 9 Mile MTB Time Trials

San Angelo Bicycle Association

Bike Pub-Crawl this Saturday, April 19

The Violet Crown Sports Association

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On Saturday April 19, 2014 at 14:00 (2:00pm) we’re having a “pub-crawl” bike ride in remembrance of our lost friend and riding brother BILL REAMS.
It would be an honor to have you all (Bill would be proud I didn’t say Y’all) join us for a ride starting at Nelo’s Bike Shop on Mesa Dr. and heading down to The Draught House Pub where we will pay tribute to Bill Reams by doing 2 of the things he loved – riding and drinking good beer !
We’ll start at Nelo’s, tell some Bill riding/racing lore, drink a beer, re-live all the times he dropped us and all the times he dropped back to bring us back up. Have some munchies, drink another…

Palo Duro Canyon

West Texas Recumbent

Had a great time with Mike Marsh and his boys at Palo Duro Canyon.

More MetroBike stations set to open

By Pam LeBlanc        www.austin360.com

On April 22, Capital Metro will open six new bike shelters – at MetroRail’s Plaza Saltillo, MLK Jr., Highland and Lakeline stations, and at the Tech Ridge Park & Ride and South Congress Transit Center.
The fully-enclosed shelters have space for 24 standard or electric bikes. They also have sitting areas for changing shoes, work stands with tools for minor bike repairs and…

HSU Bike Ride Across Texas (Video)

www.onenewspage.us

2nd Annual HSU Bike Ride Across Texas

Tweets

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Event Reminders

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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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