Huntsville resident gives back through new bike shop

Samuel Beard Jr. For The Huntsville Item

HUNTSVILLE — Timothy Dixon has come full circle in Huntsville.
After years of riding bicycles for exercise, enjoyment, and enlightenment, Dixon has realized a dream that many serious cyclists ponder at one point or another: Opening his own bicycle store. The Bike Spot opened in June, but held a grand opening celebration Saturday with door prizes, hot dogs, hamburgers, cake and lots of people.
Dixon formerly owned Brooks Funeral Home, but sold the…

Houston’s Plan to Make “Bicycle Interstates” Out of Its Utility Network

by Angie Schmitt        usa.streetsblog.org

This post is part of a series featuring stories and research that will be presented at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike/Pro-Place conference September 8-11 in Pittsburgh.
Long lanes of grass alongside power lines are almost as ubiquitous in Houston as highways. There are roughly 500 miles of high-voltage utility rights-of-way criss-crossing the city, and they’re mostly just dead spaces, forming weedy barriers between neighborhoods.
What could the city do if it repurposed these underused spaces? Inspired by an article in Rice University’s Cite Magazine, Alyson Fletcher decided to write her master’s thesis at the Cornell University landscape architecture program on that question. She drafted a proposal to turn these linear, grassy areas into a…

Chip Seal

Bike Noob

My wife and I took different routes on our Saturday bike rides, but arrived home within minutes of each other.
“They’ve chip sealed LaCrosse,” I said. “But you already knew that.”
She grimaced. “It was awful,” she said.
“Yeah,” I responded. “I had to use the sidewalk for a few hundred feet, until I got around the truck.”
“Well, my tires are wider than yours, so I could stick it out,” she said. “But it looks like I’ll have to…

Mon Road Ride

San Angelo Bicycle Association

Date(s) – 08/04/2014
6:00 pm – 7:45 pm
Location:  Mary E Lee Park
Categories
No Drop Ride
Road Ride
Riders meet at Mary E Lee Road (Nasworthy beach) and ride about 12 miles. This ride is a social (no-drop) ride. Don’t worry about getting left behind on this one. Group leaves out at 6:00PM.
– Night Ride Friday August 1st @ 8:00PM @San Angelo State Park – Burkett Trailhead. FMI Contact Justin @ Concho Bike Shop

Upcoming Rides

El Paso Bicycle Club

Saturday, August 2
Airport/Strauss-7:00 am
Sunday, August 3
Crazy 8-6:30 am
Tuesday, August 5
B/IG Ride & Lesson – Cycling Tips-5:45 pm
Wednesday, August 6
Wednesday Night Ride -5:45 pm
Thursday, August 7
Thursday Night Rollers-6:30 pm
Saturday, August 9
Pecan Pancake Pedal-7:00 am
Sunday, August 10
Triple Threat-7:00 am

Huge Race Week in DFW

www.texasmountainbiketrails.com

This week is another convergence of kick-assery as we have 3 racing opportunities for mountain bikers in DFW within the next 7 days.
Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6pm we have DFW Summer Series races, followed up on Saturday by the Lone Star XC race at Rowlett Creek Preserve.
Registration Links…

Group Riding Skills

Brazos Valley Cyclists

One of the fun and rewarding parts of bicycling, for many people, is a chance to ride in groups. Group rides, ranging from the talkative Monday Social Ride, to the intense Take No Prisoners ride, present a unique set of challenges that are not always immediately apparent to new riders.
What are the best ways to learn good group-riding skills? One source I like are YouTube videos, such as the following one on how to avoid common causes of crashes, and…

Upcoming Events

Brazos Valley Cyclists

Mountain Bike Time Trials
July 31 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Every Thursday
Millican Reserve
Bike-Friendly Friday Breakfast
August 1 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
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Every Friday
Blue Baker
Bankers’ Ride
August 2 @ 7:00 am – 11:30 am
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Every Saturday
Prosperity Bank
Flagpole Ride
August 2 @ 8:45 am – 11:00 am
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Every Saturday
A&M Flagpole

Who is Helping Out at the Bright Futures Fair?

BikeHouston

The Street Olympics’ Summer Games have grown to be one of the most popular events of the summer. Founded in 1987, the Summer Games are now a renowned day of great fun with friendly competitions. A major component of the Street Olympics’ Summer Games utilizes exciting, interactive booths and other activities to emphasize the importance of education, preventive health care, and personal safety. The “Final Event” fair targets children, ages six to fifteen and helps them visualize that they too can have bright futures.
BikeHouston will have an interactive booth at the Bright Futures Fair where we will be fitting children with helmets, please consider signing up as a volunteer here.

One year ago on Texbiker.net July 29th 2013

• Thrills and spills at Juniors Track National Championships
• Corinth Cycling
• Medical examiner identifies 8-year-old girl who died in Frisco bike accident
• Cities of McAllen & Pharr Awarded Federal/State Funds to Enhance Hike & Bike Trails for Safety, Health, and Beautification
• Children Shine At Special Needs Camp
• 3nd Annual CPR Ride and Summer Picnic
• NICA High School Cycling News Round-up – July 29, 2013
• New MTB Trails at Buescher State Park to open August 15, 2013

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Event Reminder

2 Day Alert: KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits – Dallas, TX, Jul 31, 2014 05:30PM – Fair Park, Dallas, TX, United States(CST) http://

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 29, 2014