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Texas Bicycling News Digest October 13th 2017

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Video: Former first lady spends time with spouses of wounded warriors

By Julie Hays | www.kwtx.com


CRAWFORD, Texas (KWTX) While former President George W. Bush traversed the trails at his ranch outside of Crawford with dozens of wounded warriors during his annual W100 bike ride, former first lady Laura Bush met casually over coffee with those who care for the injured troops.
“I felt like a caregiver really when we lived in the White House when George was commander-in-chief,” Mrs. Bush said in an exclusive interview with KWTX.
“I’m also so aware of what the spouses of the military men and …

Adaptive Bike Program for Children with Physical Challenges Rolls Into SA

Meredith Michelson | therivardreport.com


The Believe It Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to include children with physical challenges in the lives and experiences of their typical peers, on Friday announced Believe It Bikes, a citywide adaptive bike program for children with physical disabilities.
The new program will launch Sunday, Oct. 22 at Síclovía, a free event sponsored by the YMCA of Greater San Antonio that turns major city streets into a safe place for …

Biking event to join festival

By KAILA CONTRERAS | www.brownsvilleherald.com

This Sunday, enjoy a nice bike ride with friends and family while listening to some live jazz music.
CycloBia and the Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts have teamed up for the second time to create Jazz It Up CycloBia.
The CycloBia will …

HTXCX Series Kicks-off Saturday at Hilltop Ranch

by Doogie Roux | texasbikeracing.com


The HTXCX Series kicks off Saturday at Hilltop Ranch in Willis, Texas. Houston’s very own Doogie Roux had a chance to sit down with the series organizer, KOLO Promotion’s Bryan Voytilla, for a rapid-fire Q&A.
Q : What made you decide to put this series on?
I’ve really focused on growing the cross racing in Houston. I was exposed to the sport of cyclocross by some pretty cool people back in Portland. The focus was all about having fun on a bike. Something that I think is easy to forget when racers are concerned about upgrade points tallies. Thats fine, too, but I think in some cases we …

TxDOT Wants Your Input on Bicycling in Laredo, Texas

tti.tamu.edu


The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a workshop to discuss bicycling in Laredo, Texas. The department would like input on why and where cyclists ride, what bike accommodations are important to them, and what would make them ride more often. Meanwhile, take the survey and tell us what you think! | Take the survey here …

Influx of VBikes in Denton could lead to bike-share regulations

Jenna Duncan | www.dentonrc.com

Now that about 60 rentable VBikes are scattered around Denton, city officials and company representatives are figuring out how to keep them parked in safe and legal spots.
When people see the signature yellow, silver and black bikes around town, a lot of residents don’t know what to do. Police had one brought in to lost-and-found last week after a woman found a VBike in her front yard. …

How will U.S. market respond to Canyon’s arrival?

By Kristen Legan | www.velonews.com


Inside a nondescript warehouse perched on a hill outside Koblenz, Germany, an alarm beeps and green lights flash every few minutes. A line of bicycle frames hanging from a conveyor belt jolts forward with each buzz. Frames move down the assembly line, stopping at workstations along the way, where workers install cranks, shifters, cables, and other components. Each time the green lights flick on the conveyor sends the frames ahead. Station by station, frames are transformed into bikes, and then packed into boxes, loaded onto trucks, and sent out across Europe. …

Austin’s only state park desperately needs volunteers

By Kate Weidaw | kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The only state park in Austin is in desperate need of volunteers. The Halloween floods from 2013 and the Memorial Day floods of 2015 destroyed portions of McKinney Falls State Park and in an effort to get the community more involved, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hopes community members will help revive portions of the park. …

LAST CALL Thumper EB Pre-ride- Wednesday Oct 18th

CBaron | www.bikemojo.com

Well, I ended up being too busy to get this done this week, so I’d like to get it done next week instead. I’ll come back into the thread and fill in all the finer details. But for now, I wanted to post-up so that people can get this onto their calendar.
I’m unsure as to the start time for the pre-ride and …

Pop-Up Bike Lane At Sunday Streets Gulfton

bikehouston.org


BikeHouston is building a pop-up bike lane!
On Sunday, November 5, The City of Houston will be hosting Cigna Sunday Streets on Bellaire Boulevard in the Gulfton neighborhood from 12pm-4pm. Bellaire will be closed to vehicular traffic from Hillcroft to Chimney Rock to allow community members to bike, walk, and play on …

This weekend’s rides: Lime Creek! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

Everyone should have their new kits by now. I have caps and socks, and will bring to the start both days this weekend.
Saturday looks to be great weather! Let’s go enjoy the lovely Lime Creek route, which is 61 miles. Down the sisters and up Abbotsbury https://www.strava.com/routes/4732205. Wear your white summer jersey! After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer! …

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