Texas Bicycling News Digest June 8th
1000-Mile Bike Ride for Project Transformation: June 2015
www.northtexasumc.org
From Dallas to Nashville June 2015
This past spring University Park United Methodist Church (UPUMC) passed a proposal to relocate the Project Transformation (PT) offices to unused space in their building. In celebration of this partnership and to help welcome PT to the neighborhood, avid cyclist and lead pastor of UPUMC, Matt Gaston, will take part in Pedal for PT, the audacious challenge of riding a bike from Dallas to Nashville, Tennessee.
Leaving from Dallas on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Pastor Matt and various others will pedal more …
A Bike Ride To Bring Awareness to Bullying and Child Obesity
www.wbap.com
DALLAS (Wbap/KLIF 24/7 News) – A North Texas woman wants to bring awareness to what she calls an epidemic. Danielle Girdano says childhood obesity is one hundred percent preventable and she should know because she is a survivor of both. Girdano plans to ride her bike along Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California in September in 43 days, trying to break the world record of …
Jack Brooks Trails Work Party
GHORBA.org
Event category: General
Saturday, June 20, 2015 – 10:00am
Come out for a little trail rehab. We will be moving dirt onto the trails to fill mud spots.
Bike World Adds Katy Store
www.houstonchronicle.com
Bike World has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease in phase II of Katy Ranch Crossing at the southeast corner of Interstate 10 and Katy Fort Bend Road. Lilly Golden of Evergreen Commercial Realty represented the landlord. Joshua Sebesta with United Equities represented the tenant.
Texas retailers win a trip to Shimano’s factories
by BRAIN Staff      www.bicycleretailer.com
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — A Texas retailer whose employee completed the one millionth Shimano S-TEC training module has won a trip to Japan to visit the component giant’s factories.
Jake VanderVaate of Cadence Cyclery in Highland Village, Texas, won the golden ticket to Japan for himself and shop owner Chad Plumlee. The two leave in October to visit the firm’s main factory at its global headquarters in Sakai City, Osaka, along with a group of independent bicycle dealers invited by …
Hans Johnsen names Jeff Cavicchi national sales manager
by BRAIN Staff      www.bicycleretailer.com
DALLAS (BRAIN) — Jeff Cavicchi has been named national sales manager for the Hans Johnsen Company and its two subsidiaries Downeast Bicycle Specialists and Wilson Bicycle Sales.
This is a newly created position for the Hans Johnsen Company, and the company said Cavicchi will play a key role in the joining of the three separate warehouses into one national voice.
“Since Hans Johnsen’s purchase of Downeast in 2013, Jeff has been a leader in bringing the three companies …
2015 – Flat Rock Ranch Mountain Bike Race
Cooper Sellers
WG Jones State Forest Mountain Biking
Canuck Texan
2015 DORBA Prayer Mountain Pedal Mountain Bike Race
Cooper Sellers
GATEWAY PARK COLLECTION1
On Story Street & flashPress
Mountain Bike Ride on Lindsey Park trails, Tyler, TX
William Daugherty
Mountain Biking Pt. 1
Ryan McCully
Mountain Biking Pt. 2
Ryan McCully
Mountain Bike Jump OP Schnabel Park ( Crashes and Faceplant)
Dakota R
DFR Blame it on the Rain: Warda, Texas
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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Tour de Cypress Creek "Beginner" Saturday Ride – Cypress, TX Tour de Cypresswood "Beginner" Saturday Rid… http://t.co/p5u4zKbxTP
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills Houston, TX This will be a medium to fast pace… http://t.co/OUGKZ7vsVG
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event GO for a Mountain Bike Ride – Spring, TX Join us every Sunday at Collins Park for a 1hour and a half (ap… http://t.co/5lfe7ah4Xp
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Saturday Beginner Ride – North Houston, TX The ride starts from the Performance North Houston store loca… http://t.co/5EmenK8iVe
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Easy breezy exploratory ride – UTD area – Richardson, TX For full details, including the address, and to… http://t.co/5lmCzxj9Xw
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Tire/tube changing class – Austin, TX We will be demonstrating and practicing changing tires and tubes o… http://t.co/XmXtm73Zwm
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Freeride512 INTERMEDIATE level ride at City Park (Emma Long) – Austin, TX This is an intermediate ride w… http://t.co/cePQNB9XT0
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
New Event Intermediate Ride @ Walnut Creek – Austin, TX This will be a intermediate ride but we can split into mor… http://t.co/0lv4eIktxg
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
Tweets About Texas Bicycling
Having some fun on the @bicyclesplus group ride in Dallas! #canIgetaselfie? pic.twitter.com/dVrDvUdUOe
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) June 9, 2015
Today bicyclists from #Brownsville exercised their legs and their right to vote! #BikeToVote pic.twitter.com/rXPtCQPGEf
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) June 9, 2015
#htx #htown #houston #buffalobayoupark @ Buffalo Bayou Park https://t.co/EYKK79eQdz
— David Sanchez (@dondavi) June 9, 2015
This is happening at Jack Brooks this Saturday, June 13th. No access to the parking lots until 1:00pm. Trail are… http://t.co/dZFakm75n2
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) June 8, 2015
It was like a high noon ride with lots of heat 93 degrees. But felt good for the start of hill repeat… https://t.co/G8DOJIK0VJ
— George Amen (@jore346) June 8, 2015
Why death won’t keep me from biking in the city http://t.co/H8L2uUzvpQ @BikeHouston @MassHouston @ChiCritMass
— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/txbikeracing/status/607942276116062208
Our #Stylin Bicycles Inc Friends Rolled America's Most Beautiful Ride in Lake Tahoe! Representing… https://t.co/UtAKQwDw3G
— Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) June 8, 2015
New mountain bike trails to try out at Pedernales Falls State Park … More at #FITCITY http://t.co/ao82tUcndY http://t.co/PRFwpJoQ7T
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) June 8, 2015
Registration is now open:
El Paso's Bicycle Club's Annual #ChilePepperChallengehttp://t.co/RlrIBRCZ4a #bikeschool pic.twitter.com/dnQ1Fwy7yp— Martha A. Boyd (@twittyboyd) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/GabrielSlape/status/607770061156159488
Texas Bicycling Upcoming Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: First Bike Ride: Learn to Bike – Dallas, TX, Jun 10, 2015 09:00AM – The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Intermediate Biking – Dallas, TX, Jun 10, 2015 09:00AM – The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229, United St
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Memorial Park Criterium, Jun 10, 2015 05:00PM – Memorial Park Picnic Loop @ Washington Ave./ Memorial Park, Houston, TX, US
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits – Fort Worth, TX, Jun 10, 2015 05:15PM – Jack Newell Drive S and Gravel Road, Forth Wor
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Easy breezy exploratory ride – UTD area – Richardson, TX, Jun 10, 2015 06:00PM – Mi Cocina – 1370 W Campbell Rd – Richardso
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Tire/tube changing class – Austin, TX, Jun 09, 2015 06:30PM – AJ's Cyclery (10019 W. Parmer Lane, Austin, TX 78717)(CST) ht
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015
2 Day Alert: Freeride512 INTERMEDIATE level ride at City Park (Emma Long) – Austin, TX, Jun 10, 2015 05:15PM – Austin, TX, USA(CST) http
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 8, 2015