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Texas Bicycling News Digest May 17th

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Leading by example

By Lisa Mitchell-Bennett        www.brownsvilleherald.com

Jerry Ruiz is a low-key, laid back guy. But his actions speak louder than his words and he has had a large impact on our community. Ruiz is a teacher at Russell Elementary School in West Brownsville, but is also known in Brownsville as “the guy who bikes everywhere”.
National Bike to Work Day this past Friday was like any other day for Jerry. He hopped on his bike and traversed Brownsville, arriving at school on time to teach a classroom full of kids.
“Brownsville is really an easy place to bike for a lot of reasons. The streets are well connected, and there are so many alternative routes to avoid heavier traffic. The city has been working hard to add more lanes and protection so we can …

Anthills Trail Work Party

GHORBA.org

Event category: General
Trail: The Anthills (Terry Hershey Park)
Saturday, May 30, 2015 – 8:30am
The plan for this trail work party includes trail trimming, erosion control, mud hole drainage and some bench cut work. We need quite a few people for this work party so that we can break up into several groups to get the work done at the various locations. Please let me know if …

Ride to Mesilla

Saturday, May 23, 2015, 7:30 AM

River Run Plaza
1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX

6 Cyclists Went

Meet at River Run Plaza at 7:30 and ride to Mesilla via Hwy 28. 63 miles, 18-20 mph. Gerd Pfister,[masked]

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Fort Hood Regional Trail Project (segment 3)

www.texasbids.net

Bid Date & Time: 05/21/15 3:00 PM
Prebid: 05/07/15 3:00 PM
Solicitation Title: Fott Hood Regional Trail Project (segment 3)
Owner Solic Number: 15-16
Status: bidding
Report: 6267739
Country : United States
State: TX
County: Bell
Location: Killeen
Scope: The major items of work include approximately 1.2 miles of concrete pedestrian and bicycle trail including concrete pavement, low
water crossing, grading, storm drain and culvert drainage structures, lighting, seating areas, trailhead pavilion, reinforced concrete
retaining walls, and erosion control.
Notes: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 3:00 p.m. on May 7, 2015 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 101 N. College, Killeen, Texas 76541.All Pre-bid questions should be addressed to Shawn Bertram with Halff Associates, Inc. atsbertram@halff.com with a copy sent to Karlene Jessie at kjessie@killeentexas.gov andwill be accepted up until 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2015.
Plans: From Designet, for a non-refundable charge of $100.00 per set
(paper copy). See attached file.
Bond: 5% bid bond
Update Notes: Addendum #1 attached.
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Killeen, City of – Purchasing Division
Address: 207-A W. Avenue D
City: Killeen    State: TX    Zip/Postal Code: 76541 …

Saturday Beginner Ride

Saturday, May 23, 2015, 10:00 AM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

3 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

The ride starts from the Performance North Houston store location.  We do not ride on 1960 but go through the neighborhoods to start the ride.  The ride is approximately 10 miles and pace is based on participants for the day.  It is a No Drop Ride.Please bring a helmet, spare tube, waterbottle, positive attitude 🙂

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Problem With You Ten Speeders

Cycling Space City        cyclingspacecity.blogspot.com

Today we did our usual Sunday morning ride out of the Katy Mills Mall only the ride got quite a bit more interesting.  As we were riding back to the mall we had a confrontation with a guy in a pickup. We were heading North on Spring Green Blvd and approaching Falcon Landing Blvd where we would make a right turn.  I should note that both roads have two lanes in each direction and this was Sunday morning around 10 AM.  The light was red at the intersection and we were riding two abreast.  The pickup behind us honked his horn at us just before we got to the red …

Fulshear 35 From Foster

Saturday, May 30, 2015, 7:00 AM

Foster High School
4400 FM 723 Richmond, TX

3 SH!FT starters Went

Let’s ride Fulshear. Come prepared for 35 miles at 15-20 mph. Wind can be a challenge so we can work on paceline skills.ROLLOUT AT 7:00 SHARP!!.There is only 1 break and it is 24 miles into the ride. Bring enough food and drink to carry you that far.Our next trip to Fulshear will likely be closer to 50 miles so this is a good intro to the area….

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This Week’s Activities

Fort Worth Bicycling Association

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:00 am
Ft Worth: Christ Lutheran Church

Watermelon Waltz
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:00 pm
Everman: Jerry’s Place

Benbrook
Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street

The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, May 21, 2015 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

Burleson Honey Tour
Saturday, May 23, 2015 8:00 am

Joe Pool Lake Marina
Saturday, May 23, 2015 9:00 am
Joe Pool Lake Lynn Creek Marina

Baker Rd
Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:00 am
Aledo Middle School

Events Calendar

Plano Bicycle Association

Tuesday
19 May
Non-PBA Tues/Thurs ‘OAS’ Ride  ::  Other Rides
Tuesday Night Girl’s Ride  ::  Club Rides
08:00am – 05:00pm  Non-PBA Tues/Thurs Morning Rudy Ride  ::  Other Rides
06:00pm – 08:30pm  Non-PBA Tues/Thurs Eve Popsicle Ride  ::  Other Rides
Wednesday
20 May
May 20 – Ride of Silence  ::  Other Rides
Wednesday Night Dinner Ride  ::  Club Rides
06:00pm  Wednesday Night ABCD Rides  ::  Club Rides
Thursday
21 May
Non-PBA Tues/Thurs ‘OAS’ Ride  ::  Other Rides
08:00am – 05:00pm  Non-PBA Tues/Thurs Morning Rudy Ride  ::  Other Rides
06:00pm – 08:30pm  Non-PBA Tues/Thurs Eve Popsicle Ride  ::  Other Rides
Friday
22 May
May 22 – Bike The Bricks in McKinney  ::  Other Rides
Saturday
23 May
Sat/Sun OAS  ::  Club Rides
Saturday B Squared  ::  Club Rides
Saturday DB Lite  ::  Club Rides
Saturday DB Recreation  ::  Club Rides
Saturday DB1  ::  Club Rides
Saturday DB2  ::  Club Rides
Saturday Eastside  ::  Club Rides
Saturday Fast Forty/Fast Forty Lite  ::  Club Rides
Saturday McK Fred’s Ride  ::  Club Rides
Saturday McK Java Ride  ::  Club Rides
Saturday Novice Ride  ::  Club Rides
Saturday OAS Lite  ::  Club Rides
Saturday Step-up Ride  ::  Club Rides
Saturday Tweener Ride  ::  Club Rides
07:30am – 11:00am  Saturday McK CAD Lite  ::  Club Rides
07:30am – 11:00am  Saturday McK CAD Ride  ::  Club Rides
07:30am – 11:00am  Saturday McK Tempo 50  ::  Club Rides

Una Bella Machina

Pit’s Fritztown News        pitsfritztownnews.wordpress.com


Today I took my “Italian beauty”, i.e. my vintage Gianni Motta road bicycle, out for her first  ride. This here is what she looks like now: …

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