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Texas Bicycling News February 28th

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Gator Ride – Baytown, TX

runwithapurpose        instagram.com


Biking 62 miles solo today.. With a couple hundred other crazy people. Temp still in the 30s and windy. I’m bundled up! Can’t say I didn’t train in it… Here we go!

Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawler

Allen, TX
1,678 Members

We are a fun 2 part group. Fitness buddies that want to be social too! So we combined what we like doing, riding our bikes around and doing pub crawls or other social events w…

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DORBA – Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association

DORBA


We would like to congratulate DORBA member Thomas Mullins on being featured in the new REI catalog! Thomas is one of the many assistant trail stewards that builds and maintains the Northshore trail in Grapevine, TX. He is …

Cyclists report a disproportionate number of errors to Google Maps

Updated by Joseph Stromberg        www.vox.com

Google relies on user-submitted complaints to continually improve its maps. If the turn-by-turn directions tell you to turn left at an intersection where lefts are forbidden, for instance, you can report the problem, and engineers at Google’s Project Ground Truth will adjust their data accordingly.
In this new video (above), the Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Mims dug up an interesting fact about this system: cyclists contribute disproportionately more complaints than anyone else. Google hasn’t …

Huebner Creek Hike and Bike Trail

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 03/27/15 10:00 AM
Prebid: 03/20/15 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Huebner Creek Hike and Bike Trail
Owner Solic Number: 2117-001-00     Status: bidding    Report: 6157458
Country :United States     State: TX    County: Bexar
Location: Leon Valley
Scope: The project includes construction of a hike and bike trail. 15 SY of rem conc (sidewalk or ramp); 3,072 SY of erosion control compost (2″); 6 mo of barricades, signs, and traffic handling; 10 ea, trail signage; 2 ea, trash receptacles; 1 AC of cellulose fiber mulch seeding (perm). See attached file.
Notes: Pre-Bid Details: March 20, 2015 at 10:00 AM at CIty of Leon Valley, 6400 El Verde Road, Leon Valley, TX 78238. Deadline for questions: no later than seven (7) full calendar days prior to the bid opening time and date. This project has a “prevailing wage” requirement.
Plans: From CivCast USA / Amtek Information Service, Inc., PO Box 692303, 4001 Sherwood Lane, Houston, Texas 77092. See attached & linked files.
Outside Link: http://www.civcastusa.com/projectdetails.aspx?projectID=6080
Bond: 2% bid bond
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Leon Valley, City of
Address: 6400 El Verde Rd
City: Leon Valley    State: TX    Zip/Postal Code: 78238 …

Bike MS 2015 training is in full swing!

by Laura        lauramakes.com

Well, it’s official. I’ve signed up for my 8th annual Bike MS ride and started training 3 weeks ago! For the second year in a row, I’m doing the Sam’s Club Round Up Ride in DFW on the first weekend in May. I had originally planned to choose a different ride, but our schedules this year just didn’t allow it. Plus, they’ve changed up the Sam’s Club Round Up Ride so that it ends in downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square on Sunday, rather than ending at the Texas Motor Speedway both days. Thanks to you, I achieved top fundraiser status last year, so that should make this a good year. I haven’t yet set up my fundraising page, but I did have an interesting training ride last weekend that I wanted to share. We were in Dallas to tour some breweries and I took my bike and explored the …

San Angelo Currently Second-Healthiest Mid-Size Community in Texas

By Chelsea Reinhard        sanangelolive.com


It’s been two months since countless San Angeloans swore off their sweets in favor of becoming better versions of themselves in the new year, and so far the hard work has paid off: San Angelo is currently ranked second in the state for healthy activity, logged online as a part of HEB’s annual Community Challenge.
Over 11,000 individual activities and participation from local schools, businesses and organizations have logged the city 129,300 points—Some 375 lost pounds. The efforts are pitting the city behind Pharr and just ahead of Cedar Park (in DFW) in the number two slot in the mid-size range.
The challenge, which began statewide three years ago, was brought to San Angelo in 2014 and …

31st Annual Tour de Paris Looking for Sponsors

www.eparisextra.com


Paris Visitors and Convention Council and Lamar County Chamber of Commerce are already making plans for the 31st Annual Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally to be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
This bicycle rally brings over 900 bicyclists from all over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and states as far away as California.
Many of these riders will be staying in local hotels, visiting area retail outlets to shop and eating in our restaurants.
There is a lot of expense involved with putting on an event of this magnitude and organizers are looking for sponsors.  There are several levels of sponsorships available.
The Tour de Paris offer the riders many …

Tail Wind Ride from Piney Woods, TX to North Woods BWCA, MN

by Brian Riecker        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Bicycle Touring Classifieds
37 year-old experienced touring cyclist biking 30-80 miles per day with occasional layovers. Averaging 13-15 MPH fully loaded.
Starting in late April 2015 and taking about 3 months. Meandering route from Gulf of Mexico in piney woods region of Texas to northern Minnesota, ending with a week-long canoe trip in Boundary Waters. Taking advantage of scenic highways, historic spots, and state parks. Smelling the roses with no definite schedule or route.
Self-Contained, Camping and Warm Showers with occasional Motel when necessary. Looking for several people any age or gender for all or part of the ride. …

Frankenbike is a go. My toes are a-frozen.

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