Texas Bicycling News Digest August 20th 2018
Register for Gear Up to End Hunger ride
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Start training for Mayor Betsy Price’s Gear Up to End Hunger challenge bike ride on Oct. 6 at Rockwood Park.
Riders who finish the course within 15 percent of the mayor’s time will earn bragging rights and a high-performance jersey. Proceeds from the race benefit the Tarrant Area Food Bank.
Registration is open through Sept. 6. Costs for the 30-, 10- and 2-mile rides is $30. Registration for ages 5-12 is $10. …
Video: Ofo bicycle donation presents new challenge for Yellow Bike Project
By: Amanda Dugan | www.kxa.com
Austin (KXAN)- – AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 300 yellow dockless bikes are lined and stacked outside The Yellow Bike Project waiting for their future owner.
“I’ve been here for about eight years and this is by far the largest donation I’ve ever seen,” says Yellow Bike volunteer Mike Conti. “You don’t really know what kind of problems you’re going to run into.”
In order to make their dockless bicycles less prone to theft, Ofo equipped their bikes with non-standard equipment e.g. pentagonal axle nuts. In order to make …
Whole Foods Ride
Leo Vela | www.strava.com
The 11 MPH winds took at least 2 mph from today’s average. Tough winds out there guys! Unless you can find the sweet spot….I didn’t.
Space City Cycling Recovery Ride to the Levee-My legs are feeling so much better!!
Rosa Guerrero | www.strava.com
Beautiful riding this morning capped off with meeting Clo Co for the first time.
Rick Rostkowski | www.strava.com
Tacos Machina/ Punk Brunch
Jessica Danielle | www.strava.com
Baby Fulshear Recovery Ride with Abraham & Joe
Martha Morin | www.strava.com
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
Ekaterina (Katya) Morzhueva | www.strava.com
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
ROTHE Recovery Ride (RRR) with clouds today! #rothetraining pic.twitter.com/buraISQ28a
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) August 21, 2018
Exploring the new @CityOfDallas @DallasParkRec SoPAC Trail this morning. Connect to Ridgewood Trail, Mockingbird Bridge, @KatyTrail, and more. 🚲🚲🚲 pic.twitter.com/8t45YKQvBV
— Jeff Kitner (@JeffKitner) August 18, 2018
Take a look at our August Complete Communities newsletter to learn how to apply for the Neighborhood Matching Grant program, and to stay up-to-date on the Complete Communities neighborhoods. https://t.co/zUlwipLv8i #completecommunities #hou #htx #planning
— Houston Planning (@HoustonPlanning) August 20, 2018
Rolling on into Monday with the murffjam Murff BADA Mentors in those sweet rokacycling High Viz Vests! Only 6 weeks left to race the https://t.co/iLAhmUCMzM @drivewayseries presented by… https://t.co/W68Gel3yIa
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) August 20, 2018
Going out for group rides is a great way to pass the time. Grab some friends and checkout some of Austin's greatest spots! #austinbcycle #bikeshare #atx #texas #tour #rideordie pic.twitter.com/80l2jQoXw0
— MetroBike (@ATXMetroBike) August 20, 2018
CORRECTION! Thanks to Don Losole for digging deeper into this 18.1 / 18.2 CX Nationals change. Age-based categories will be based on your age as of 31 DEC 2019 (end of next year) just like years last. This is… https://t.co/w01c4mSSYx
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) August 20, 2018
We are co-hosting a Street Safety Summit with the @RiceKinderInst on 9/27. Join us and our guest panelists from across the country for an important discussion on safe & accessible #walkability & #bikeability. #SaferStreetsHTXhttps://t.co/SdYimp4hKH pic.twitter.com/MbtkZ5whFr
— LINK Houston (@LINK_Houston) August 20, 2018
1 month from ‘18 @MammaJammaRide – ridership is up 35%! They are doing it right. Get Ready. pic.twitter.com/HJT2yNIcj5
— Cadence Sports (@cadencesports) August 20, 2018
The Bike Safety Video is live! Watching this < 7 min video could save your life (or the lives of others), so please take a few minutes out of your day to watch it! If you bike, walk, or drive around Houston, you should see this. This video came… https://t.co/faevVpxReZ
— RUCT (@ricecycling) August 20, 2018
Women's Pro 1/2/3 Sprint Point 2: Women's Pro Race competitors!!!
Know what you're looking for for that $100 hot spot sprint point on the race route. See the MSU Cycling Team preview it here: https://t.co/i7I7RLgtFF
Video show by the… https://t.co/i7I7RLgtFF
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) August 20, 2018
Fall 2018 Clinics Update. Please note the locations page on our website is NOT updated (TBD). The Registration Page & Form are updated. FB events will be created one week in advance for each clinic. Parents of… https://t.co/tiwP4LREwS
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) August 20, 2018
Help #Austin’s own Yellow Bike Keep Discarded Dockless Bikes Out of the Landfill. #BikeATX #ATX https://t.co/WdAZ3DeGvI
— #BikeATX (@BikeATX) August 20, 2018
Running with The Moon sculpture located at Brooks Greenline Park in Brooks City Base. Using a SWell Cycle is an awesome way to visit other pieces of public art around the San Antonio area. Thank you Jacob Rux for sharing this pic. pic.twitter.com/E3wMvgbCh2
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) August 20, 2018
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Flying Saucer Ride to the Woodshed – FortWorth, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://t.co/gWlBc4dlJf
Flying Saucer Ride to the Woodshed
We will ride from the Flying Saucer down the Trinity Trails past & then ba… https://t.co/pEC6i51evt— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 20, 2018