Texas Bicycling News Digest January 16th 2018
Denton Bike Friday Night Social Ride in Denton
dallas.eventful.com
January 19, 2018
Friday 7:00 PM (on various days)
Denton Bicycle Shop
1700 North Elm Street
Denton, Texas 76201
Join us every Friday night at 7:00 pm here at the shop for a casual social ride through downtown Denton! Get to know the shop staff, and make some new friends!
Appx. 10 miles, no drop.
All rider types and bicycles are welcome!
Cost: Free
Video: Houston’s handling of waste from bike lanes project in question: ‘It shouldn’t be on the ground’
By Mario Diaz | www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – Rosanne Barone, the program director for Texas Campaign for the Environment, recently expressed her concerns over how the city of Houston’s Traffic Operations Facility handled a material known as methyl methacrylate, or MMA.
“Wow and that is very, very scary,” she said.
Barone, whose organizations examines how materials and chemical waste is handled around the …
Examples of bad facilities
Darron | bicycleaustin.info
… There is a nice 10ft wide shared use path long Park Street in Cedar Park.
For about the first .75 miles it flows nicely along the street with strait through cross street intersections like this:
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Unfortunately the developer further down the street decided to narrow down the cross street intersections to normal pedestrian width plus make a sharp turn in as well and basically negating the advantages of a …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Looking for some different ways to train for the #BPMS150? Find all our recommended rides here: https://t.co/UAiI5UVvym pic.twitter.com/2UVHSV0Exr
— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) January 17, 2018
FWCX STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Day 1 photos are here!!
click the link below to take you directly to the galleries for… https://t.co/8Md4UoELZ2
— FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) January 16, 2018
glad i didn’t get a flat today #BikeToWork 🚲 pic.twitter.com/f2l7FdpsNY
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) January 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/bicyclesplus/status/953400816441884672
Lake Houston kids delight in winter storm with schools closed https://t.co/iOVW6eKyEd pic.twitter.com/IAiBZJ26pA
— Kingwood Observer (@KingwoodNews) January 16, 2018
Just a pic of a father and son in San Antonio,Texas on MLK day out riding , , , enjoying the cool weather pic.twitter.com/jiRq4JSHhk
— jerald roll (@grandpajerald) January 16, 2018
Another big part of our Annual Party is the Superdude awards. Everyone logging 10 or more trail work hours is… https://t.co/MQG32bT1Jm
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) January 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/BLifeMcKinney/status/953288921596809216
My Zwift character looks like a Fred pic.twitter.com/IYnHTWFpve
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) January 16, 2018
Houston's handling of waste from bike lanes project in question: 'It shouldn't be on the ground' https://t.co/V2OODiqVWB #kprc2 pic.twitter.com/fVkucodYeQ
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) January 16, 2018
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Liberty Freedom Ride – Liberty, TX https://t.co/tmXpI5cbfvhttps://t.co/Je8MaESlLr
This ride benefits students at Liberty ISD through classroom grants. Enjoy the scenic countryside 45 minutes from Houston or Beaumont.
Event details and sche… https://t.co/YZMlDpjiS6
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Metric Century Germanfest Bicycle Rally – Muenster, TX https://t.co/S1hu9pKNnkhttps://t.co/vlx6KkCjP2
Saturday, April 28, 2018 – 10:00 a.m.  Â
The 100 kilometer (63 mi.); 65 Kilometer (40 mi.); and 35 Kilometer (22 mi.) course is pedaled o… https://t.co/Jg5oS8KGQN
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Riverside Ride – Victoria, TX https://t.co/zEuEGqv2Ii
Join us for the 10th annual Riverside Ride on March 17, 2018 in historic Victoria, Texas!
Presented by the Kiwanis Club of Victoria, this SAG-supported ride will consist of six routes, in… https://t.co/LMPIMo8O7P
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Tri-County Hill Hopper – Warrenton, TX https://t.co/Z4g7sVaLO8https://t.co/WytXh09Rqd
The Tri-County Hill Hopper is a BP MS150 Recommended Ride with four route options available: 20, 36, 52, or 67 miles. Each route provides a hilly ride com… https://t.co/fMQhYNKb5s
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event BEAT THE STREET FOR LITTLE FEET – Sweetwater, TX https://t.co/p3fhPLbnnshttps://t.co/kkB1jAo4gk
Get ready for the 6th Annual Beat the Street for Little Feet benefitting Cornerstone Christian School!  The event includes: a Half Marathon, 5K … https://t.co/IHSoWiI8E8
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Bosque Tour de Norway – Clifton, TX https://t.co/7iQQ2av86Rhttps://t.co/NUECfRrYB7
Start time for all routes is 8 a.m. at the Clifton High School and Ave. Q.
The seventh Bosque Tour de Norway will be held on May 19, 2018. The start/finish … https://t.co/4l9ePT81AG
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Big Thicket Bike Tour – Kountze, TX https://t.co/snJwKpg2mBhttps://t.co/1dl6CfMwI0
This year we are in partnership with the BTX Peloton Cycling Club to once again offer a ride in the beautiful Big Thicket area of Southeast Texas. This is a… https://t.co/YuhJa19Pov
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 16, 2018
New Event Flat Creek/Flat Out – Johnson City, TX Flat Creek/Flat Out at Johnson City, TXhttps://t.co/hgeyEl8oI1https://t.co/L1UGaGKzRF
Please join us to celebrate the return of daylight savings and supreme WATTS at the first ever FLAT CREEK/FLAT OUT… https://t.co/rYs1YIaHVm
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 17, 2018