Texas Bicycling News March 1st
COMMENTARY: Bicycle safety and awareness in the RGV
RICHARD CAVIN | GUEST COLUMNISTÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.themonitor.com
Remember when you were young and full of energy? Maybe you are still full of energy, and although a lot of us are not young anymore, we’re still young at heart.
Remember riding your bicycle when the world was not so crazy, hurried and complex? Some of us remember those times fondly. Recall the tassels on the bike handlebars and baseball cards put in tire spokes (to make motor sounds) that were connected to the fork via mom’s clothespins? We put our favorite stickers on the bicycle frame. And we lived on our bikes!
Yes, those were the days when life seemed much simpler and less hurried.
As the years passed, advancements in technology and …
Texas Bicycle and Beer Expo 2015, 10/31 – 11/1
www.texasbicycleandbeerexpo.com
2015 Exhibitors
Stay tuned for information on registering as an Exhibitor for the 2015 Texas Bicycle and Beer Expo!
Exhibitor Categories
Our exposition will offer the best in regional exhibitors from the following categories: Custom Bicycle Frame Builders, Bicycle Manufacturers, Apparel and Accessory makers, Tools and Components, Local Bicycle Advocates and Bicycle Shops, Touring and Adventure, Media, Transportation, Race Promotion, Lifestyle, and Craft Breweries. …
Texas A&M Cycling Team
We’ve experienced significant growth this season! Treated everyone to a cold and wet race weekend at Texas State University. Lots of good racing and lots of good company!
Day 3: In a Silent Way
by Beth      www.brothersbikeride.com
I’m a day behind. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I worked for about five hours on Friday but didn’t finish the thing I’d really wanted to finish, so I left the hotel in a BAD MOOD.
On my way out of town I had to make a hairy left turn onto a busy street. After waiting a while I finally saw an opening and started creeping into the lane of oncoming traffic; I just needed the traffic on my right to pass, and in seconds it would. But suddenly a car coming from the right turned left onto my street, taking my turning window. Meanwhile, a semi truck was bearing down on me from my left, and I didn’t have time to accelerate quickly enough to clear it. So I backed up to avoid death. But it was scary and did not improve my mood!
The drive was neither here nor there for me; it was too crowded to achieve the sense of oneness with the world I’ve found on previous trips, and I was pretty distracted thinking about work. I contemplated moving to …
Austin on a Bike’s Alternative Bike Routes: The Southern Hippie Highway
Austin on a Bike      austinonabike.com
Whenever I see a cyclist start cranking uphill on South First, I cringe.
There’s just no good reason, pretty much ever, to ride a bicycle (especially southbound) on South First Street.
But, once upon a time, I was brutally unaware of this fact too, and thus after a decade of finding better ways to go, I present to you the inaugural post in a series I’ll call “Austin on a Bike Guide to Alternate Bike Routes (or How to Try to Stay Alive on a Bike in Austin)“. Each post, which I’ll attempt to deliver you each weekend, assumes you know some of the very basic connectors downtown (stick with 2nd, 3rd and 4th for crosstown) and that you’re painfully aware of the Hike and Bike trail, the Boardwalk and the Pedestrian Bridge, but need to know the best way to actually go somewhere beyond downtown on a bike.
These routes will take you along some of the most basic north-south corridors in town without sticking you on too many (if any) busy major roads where you need to take a lane amongst traffic. If you’re new here, trust me, these are the ways you need to know.
For each of these routes, you can …
BikeHouston’s monthly newsletter Spoke&Word #12 is out
www.bikehouston.org
BikeHouston presents its latest newsletter Spoke&Word #12 with a list of the events BikeHouston will be part of the coming month, please consider signing up to help with BikeValet, Outreach, leading a ride, or when and where your district holds its Capital Improvement Plan meeting so you can attend and speak up for cyclist’s wishes and rights.
If you want to receive the newsletter, send an email to newsletter@bikehouston.org with your full name, address and phone number or sign up as a member and support BikeHouston’s mission to make Houston a more bicycle friendly city.
You can read the whole newsletter by …
Solo bicycle trip to San Antonio to benefit local Planned Parenthood
CHRISTINA R. GARZA | STAFF WRITERÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.themonitor.com
Seventy-six-year-old Eugene “Gene†Novogrodsky left Brownsville early Thursday morning to embark on a 300 mile solo bicycle trip to San Antonio, aptly called “The Spirit of ‘76†to raise money for Planned Parenthood of South Texas.
Novogrodsky and his wife Ruth Wagner were spurred into action to support the health care provider when state funding was cut. Both Novogrodsky and Wagner became alarmed at the long-term effects lack of affordable health care and family planning could have on …
Tacos at Rudy’s II
Hill Country Randonneurs
Start Date and TIme: 5/16/2015 at 7:00am.
Starting location: CVS Pharmacy, Parmer ln at Avery Ranch, Cedar Park, TX 78613
This is a hilly course through some of the most popular cycling roads in Austin. It is a modified “Dam Loop”. You are never very far from a place to stop a grab food or drink.
If you want more information or to notify me …
Pace Bend, Rain, Elevated
Michell Sides      mitchellsides.wordpress.com
I knew going into Pace Bend that we were going to be ready to roll, but it’s kind of an odd course in that you never really know how it could go. It was also cold and lightly drizzling, and I perhaps underdressed with only a SanRemo and Aeroshell for warmth. I made it through, only cold once when we slowed up a bit. I’ve been told the early breaks rarely succeed, but with the depth on Elevate, we really wanted to be part of anything that had a legitimate gap. So, the team meeting had us, or me at least, pretty hyped on this one. Get in the moves, follow everything, then deliver Zach to midway up the hill sprint if it’s all together. We don’t care what happens, as long as someone in the Elevate kit gets the win. We will only work with absolute numbers. Another team has …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event New Rider Track Class – Houston, TX New Rider Track Class at Houston, TXhttp://t.co/KFEZgulZg2 Adult … http://t.co/UqBZzDbAZ5
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 1, 2015
New Event Time Trial MTB Race – Odessa, TX http://t.co/x3u2eOGl6Q
The PBBA has scheduled a time trial mountain … http://t.co/gQJCIL5h8v
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 1, 2015
Tweets
What is art? For some people it's just a thing where you tie up your bicycle. #HarlingenTexas pic.twitter.com/BjHh9eU07I
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) March 2, 2015
This is Jose, a new member of the #BikeRangers, and he woke up early this past Sat to help with the trail cleanup. pic.twitter.com/66GvrY8Url
— BikeRangers (@BikeRangers) March 2, 2015
Despite cold and rainy weather, #BikeRangers were out cleaning trails this Saturday in #BrownsvilleTexas! pic.twitter.com/CKHdbumwMP
— BikeRangers (@BikeRangers) March 2, 2015
#BikeRangers is a new group in #BrownsvilleTexas. Our mission is to promote a good quality of life by biking, educating, and advocating.
— BikeRangers (@BikeRangers) March 2, 2015
#bike-in theater
Great turnout
Great company
Great fun! pic.twitter.com/nMsTqjpUri— El Paso Bike Month (@ELPBikeMonth) March 2, 2015
Texas State Cat D crit.
(I'm in the front in the UH kit!)
I got 3rd place 😀 #crit #cycling… https://t.co/gpEPVFv2EJ— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) March 1, 2015
The snow & ice is melting away so it was time to hit the road again. @castellicycling #Diluvio gloves… https://t.co/I8xwHXx0Db
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) March 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/danielcurtin/status/572098053802496000
https://twitter.com/MitchellGSides/status/572091472649977856
SFA team member Steve Amen during the crit. Another cold wet day. #ridetexas #cycling #criterium… https://t.co/7X1AvfStNr
— George Amen (@jore346) March 1, 2015
SFA member Ray Montez during the crit.#cycling #criterium #ridetexas https://t.co/ZpvYlRlvFc
— George Amen (@jore346) March 1, 2015
No riding today, done with cold and rain. (@ Cafe On The Square in San Marcos, TX) https://t.co/BRtFzCccfs
— Logan DeBorde (@logandj) March 1, 2015
SFA cycling gearing up for day two of the Texas State race. Today is the criterium. Yesterday the men… https://t.co/jPBhQs1AoE
— George Amen (@jore346) March 1, 2015
Train like you mean it! #MightyMujer #2wheelsEP #EverybodyBike #VeloPaso #RaceEP #ItsAllGoodEP pic.twitter.com/UJvVeleNLV
— Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) March 1, 2015
Big ups to Hoist hydration, @crazycatcyclery, El Paso Manual Physical Therapy @raceelpaso#mightymujerclinic2 pic.twitter.com/SYlyZwVvNj
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) March 1, 2015
Total bicycle miles for February: 354 (124 urban and 230 long distance). Goal for March: 355 miles! #BikeBrownsville pic.twitter.com/tIfh4KzZeV
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) March 1, 2015
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Austin Spring Cycling Camp – by 1K2GO Sports, Mar 03, 2015 08:00AM – 333 Wayside Dr, Wimberley, TX 78676, USA(CST) http://z
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 1, 2015
2 Day Alert: Take no Prisoners – College Station, TX, Mar 03, 2015 05:30PM – 2601 Harvey Rd, College Station, TX, 77845, United States(C
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 1, 2015