Texas Bicycling News Digest March 17th
Living Local: A bike-centric guide to Austin, Texas
by Stephen Krcmar      www.grindtv.com
Custom bike-frame builder Lauren Trout provides the two-wheel lowdown on ATX
Last August, Lauren Trout left her home of many years, Boston, to return to Texas. The bike messenger turned custom bicycle-frame builder had lived and worked all over the U.S., delivering packages by bike in cities like Houston, San Francisco, Denver, and Washington, D.C., while competing in courier competitions in urban centers like Seattle; Montreal; New York City; Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Richmond, Virginia, before returning to her home state.
A native of Houston, the owner of Saila Bikes headed back west to escape Boston winters, the fast pace of the East Coast, and to set up shop in a place that doesn’t have the bazillion custom builders that …
Bicycle Safety Awareness Media Campaign
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Bid Date & Time: 04/22/15 2:00 PM
Prebid: 03/24/15 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Bicycle Safety Awareness Media Campaign
Status: bidding   Report: 6193087
Country :United States    State: TX   County: Bexar
Location: San Antonio
Scope: Bicycle safety awareness media campaign.
Notes: Written question deadline: 03/31/15 by 2:00 PM. Pre-bid meeting will be held on 03/24/15 @ 10:00 AM at The City of San Antonio, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, Large Conference Room, 111 Soledad, 11th Floor, San Antonio, Texas 78205.
Plans: From Owner. See attached file.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: San Antonio, City of – Purchasing & General Services
Address: PO Box 839966 City Hall Annex, 131 West Nueva
City: San Antonio   State: TX   Zip/Postal Code: 78283-3966
TEL: 210-207-7260Â Â Â FAX: 210-207-7270
Website: http://www.sanantonio.gov/pgs/ …
Riding Brevets: Part 1, Texas
On Bicycles, and…. what else is there?      djconnel.blogspot.com
This year I decided to dip my toes in the brevet pool.
Back now further in time than seems real, in the late 1990’s I began a Hill Country Randonneurs brevet series hosted by Russell Hahn and John Fusselman out of Austin Texas. I didn’t ride these bacause of embracing any sort of randonneuring culture. It was more an interest in the ultra culture, a culture I’d experienced with Nick Gerlach’s excellent Texas Hell Week, which I first attended in 1997 when I was at Stanford, then later on a more limited basis when I lived in Austin from late 1997 to 2000.
In California, we had our double centuries: fully supported 200 mile events where all you had to do was carry two water bottles and enough food for at most 40 miles. Davis Double, for example, had 11 rest stops, more than one every 20 miles. That could easily be ridden skipping every other rest stop with …
RGV provides biking opportunity in Mission
JOSE RODRIGUEZ | SPECIAL TO THE MONITORÂ Â Â Â Â Â discovermission.com
There is nothing “mountain†about the Valley, and bicycling has little fanfare along the border.
But mountain biking in the Rio Grande Valley is growing, thanks to the Mission Hike and Bike Trails. The park boasts an extensive series of narrow paths carved into dense woodland, and for the adventurous it offers miles of startlingly good fun.
The trails can get technical and you’re going to need appropriate gear. Get a good bike, but don’t spend a fortune. Instead, spend time searching for the best balance between cost and performance. When I first set out, I asked a knowledgeable friend for help choosing something from the local department store.
He said sarcastically that any cheap bike would do but added that I made sure I had dental insurance because when it …
MS150 Training, Week 8 – A Ride of My Own
The Surly Biker      thesurlybiker.wordpress.com
So, the Ready2Roll Training ride was all the way out in Fayetteville, TX, this past Saturday, and I just didn’t have the heart to get up at about 5am and drive an hour and a half out there to begin around 7:30am. Instead, I decided to hit the pavement around here like usual and bang out as many miles as I could. Unfortunately, about 18 miles in, I got foiled by the park being flooded – you’ll see in the pics below. So, I turned around, and did some other stuff around the neighborhood and still managed to get in almost 40 miles.
Nothing special to share, just some interesting pics of the flooding from …
Pedal Through The Pines
Pedal Pushers      roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com
Pedal Thru The Pines
March 14, 2015
Smithville, Texas
Smithville is a small town just outside of Bastrop which is near Austin. “Pedal Thru the Pines” has been starting from the Smithville Park for several years now. We used to pedal through the pines until a wild fire swept through miles of ranchland and decimated the forest of unusually isolated stands of loblolly pines. The ride, however, is still one of our favorites, and we try to attend each year. They have 24, 40, and 70 mile rides. This year we chose the 40 mile ride. …
Where do people get hurt on the #TheDrag you ask? [PICS]
Austin On A Bike      austinonabike.com
Last year, the city began taking a serious looking at improving the hairy situation we Austinites fondly refer to as The Drag. The “Guadalupe Corridor Improvement Program†began in 2014 “to identify and recommend short to long-term transportation improvements to enhance mobility, safety, and quality of life along the Guadalupe Street Corridor.†Now, the results are being released and we have some fun maps to look at in the meantime. We all love maps, right?
There are a plethora of items to dig through on the city’s page, including the survey results which we briefly reviewed earlier this week in our post “Survey confirms what I already knew as a cyclist: The Drag still sucksâ€. Before moving on, I’d like to note that the conversation is not over and there is still time to give your own feedback on what should come next to the Drag. There’s a comment hotline for public input – (512) 676-5488 – and they are using the hashtag #TheDrag on Facebook and Twitter (as you can …
Spring Fever – Sulphur Springs, TX March 14
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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Festival – College Station, TX Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Festival at Colle… http://t.co/lze0RzxV8S
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
Tweets
https://twitter.com/GWCChuck/status/578030325189738497
#BikeToCityCommissionMeeting #BikeBrownsville pic.twitter.com/pMnzESEyIp
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) March 18, 2015
NEW — Wed – March 18 – 5:30 PM
Cat A/B/C RidesALL RIDERS MUST BRING FRONT & REAR BIKE LIGHTS
Album Park to… http://t.co/hP6rKOMa8g
— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) March 18, 2015
Lee McCormack from Lee Likes Bikes wrapped up his weekend of skills clinics yesterday at Dinosaur Valley and flew… http://t.co/fmS6Cbty7u
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) March 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/vhuckaba/status/577991980195549184
Detours pic.twitter.com/tZqfoTkZ62
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) March 17, 2015
Oh Boy Bike Racing in Houston GHCF Bear Creek Spring Crit Series p/b Northwest Cycling Club http://t.co/ycH38AzC5M
— YettiCross (@yetticross) March 17, 2015
@BikeTexas and @BikeRangers at Brownsville City Hall ready for Commission Meeting, pic.twitter.com/kjpu1aix6C
— Fernando Martinez (@SafeCyclist) March 17, 2015
Honestly think rouge Roubaix was the most fun road race I've done … It was up there with some of the crazy Belgian races I did in August
— Michael Pincus 🧢 (@pincus1) March 17, 2015
The majesty of San Antonio's flagship park – Brackenridge, in 4K detail! Cc:@SAParksandRec http://t.co/LQKp4DutxN
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) March 17, 2015
Fort Worth Bike Sharing program sees growth two years in http://t.co/3RMMaee6Eq @FWBikeSharing pic.twitter.com/KfcEY9BFRj
— The 109 (@the109fw) March 17, 2015
Pedal Your Shamrocks into a #Lucky #Happy #StPatricksDay #GetLucky #LETSRIDE #BikeFW #PedalYourBikeWhileWearingGreen pic.twitter.com/wktmfmJvdu
— Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) March 17, 2015
Spring break training camp, wooooo! #ABQ
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) March 17, 2015
Photo: Congrats to Mad Duck Racing Family member Bob “Baatzman†Baatz on a huge win this weekend!… http://t.co/EXRxntt7ip
— Mad Duck Cyclery (@MadDuckCyclery) March 17, 2015
It's gonna be a party this year! ALL routes go up Windmill hill. We even have a huge indoor expo area for after… http://t.co/HBkky8K4V4
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) March 17, 2015
100 miles with the team and Rice team. Let's go.
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) March 17, 2015
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Hell Week – Fredericksburg, TX, Mar 19, 2015 09:00AM – Sunset Inn, 900 S Adams St, Fredericksburg, TX, United States(CST) h
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: PURE Driveway Series – Austin, TX, Mar 19, 2015 05:00PM – Driveway Austin Motorsports, 8400 Delwau Lane, Austin, TX 78725,
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits – Dallas, TX, Mar 19, 2015 05:30PM – South Dallas/Fair Park, Dallas, TX, USA(CST) http
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: Intermediate Ride @ Walnut Creek – Austin, TX, Mar 19, 2015 05:30PM – Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park – 12138 North Lamar Bo
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: CLUB MEETING – San Antonio, TX, Mar 19, 2015 06:30PM – Acadiana Cafe, 1289 Southwest Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78227, Unite
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: Italy Training Rides – Dallas, TX, Mar 19, 2015 06:30PM – The Lake House – 7510 East Northwest Highway Dallas, Tx 75214 – D
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015
2 Day Alert: Third Thursday Time Trial Series Race 1 – Lubbock, TX, Mar 19, 2015 06:30PM – CR7300 & CR3600, Lubbock, TX(CST) http://zpr.
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 17, 2015