Texas Bicycling News Digest September 28th 2018
How new bayou trails are connecting ‘forgotten’ Houston
Beth White | www.houstonchronicle.com
This Saturday, Houstonians will gather in the East End along the banks of Brays Bayou at Mason Park to commemorate the completion of an iconic 485-foot bridge connecting communities on either side of the bayou to the Brays Bayou Greenway.
The Mason Park Pedestrian/Bike Bridge is significant and symbolic. It marks the latest achievement of the $220 million Bayou Greenways 2020 project, …
Recovery (from the work week) ride
Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com
Morning Ride 9/28/18
Rosanna Campos | www.strava.com
Admit it you are a butterfly
Dina Wooten | www.strava.com
Space City Cycling Paperclip Ride, where the Paperclip won
Rosa Guerrero | www.strava.com
Denton resident to bike 1,000 miles for awareness
By Julia Falcon | www.dentonrc.com
In 2011, Caleb Wills began biking to improve his health after his father suffered a heart attack.
On Oct. 6, the Denton resident will be embarking on the RAT 1000 — the 1,000-mile Race/Ride Across Texas, stretching from Texarkana to Tucumcari, New Mexico — to raise awareness and money for a family friend’s newly launched athletic training program.
Wills said he wants to raise money and bring awareness to Athletic Performance Enhancement Center Fort Worth’s new program, Adaptive Foundation by APEC.
The program was …
SRC Weekend Rides – Round Rock Donut & Red Horn
Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday there will be two group ride levels leaving at different times (from Cups & Cones) – Faster Pace and Endurance Pace.
• Faster Pace 7:30 am ride will head up to Round Rock to grab an orange-glazed treat and finish with ~56 miles at 18-20 mph avg. Get the route here: …
Bid on Runyon Creek Greenbelt Trail, Phase II in 1500 Marilla, 6F North, Dallas
www.texasbids.net
Bid Date & Time: 10/19/18 1:00 PM Prebid: 10/09/18 9:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Runyon Creek Greenbelt Trail, Phase II
Owner Solic Number: CIZ1772 Status: bidding Report: 8938224
Country : United States State: TX County: Dallas Location: 1500 Marilla, 6F North, Dallas
Scope: Runyon Creek Greenbelt trail, phase II.
Notes: A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 AM., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Park and Recreation Department, 1500 Marilla Street, City Hall, 6FN Conference Room, Dallas, TX 75201.
Plans: From Owner for $50 – refundable.
Owner Type: Public …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
STOLEN – Black Schwinn S5474TGE https://t.co/uDsgChk0NC
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) September 29, 2018
Lots of members at BDB and Autumn in Bonham tomorrow. Not going? No problem. We have a great ride right at home for CPS A, B C with a revised NW route that avoids the repairs of that nasty stretch of Fishtrap road. Bridge and Novice will… https://t.co/wXxFT3buCy
— Shawnee Trail CC (@ShawneeTrailCC) September 29, 2018
Post-race with #tolleyalways after his win @drivewayseries last night. Always easy to slay yourself & sacrifice your own ambitions when you got a guy on the squad who can Win (and does)! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork pic.twitter.com/xhpd8Kt0qv
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) September 29, 2018
Houstonians don’t ride bicycles pic.twitter.com/CmSUnHDbK2
— Pepe Lucho #BLM (@cmoney_htx) September 28, 2018
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to last nights bike auction and made it a success!
Now that you have a new bike check out all the info we have on registration, locking, and fixing up your bike with @OrangeBikeP athttps://t.co/YC4OQCKGMV#BikeUT #BikeAuction pic.twitter.com/U79cGW6FrF
— Bike UT (@bikeut) September 28, 2018
Few things in life are better than a bike ride with no cars. Join the @DallasBikeRide on November 3 for a whole lot of family fun. Register at https://t.co/AZ30brOpgx#DallasBikeRide #dallasbikes #bikebecauseyouloveto pic.twitter.com/b2FIkvtuk8
— Dallas Sports Commission (@dallas_sports) September 28, 2018
Had a fun ride this morning with our friends from @AlamoAreaMPO & Matthew from @sanantonioriver. Thanks for having us & hooe your guess enjoyed the ride. Have a SWell day guys. pic.twitter.com/CqHkpOY1L2
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) September 28, 2018
They see us rollin’, they hatin’ 🚲 We took out #AMPO2018 on a multimodal bike tour this morning! We walked to Main Plaza, biked to Mission Concepcion and returned on a @VIA_Transit bus! Thanks to @sanantoniotci, @sanantonioriver and @SWellCycle for loaning us their experts! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9cJt1ji6qG
— Alamo Area MPO (@AlamoAreaMPO) September 28, 2018
Did you know @uptowndallas celebrates and promotes #CarFreeFriday? That’s awesome! They’re also a Founding Partner of the #DallasBikeRide. Join us and Uptown Dallas Inc. during the DBR festivities Nov. 1, 2, and 3rdas we celebrate life on two wheels.#urbanuptown #uptowndallas pic.twitter.com/5Rv7Vf3JZr
— Dallas Bike Ride (@dallasbikeride) September 28, 2018
Rick Johnson of our HURST location…..Stylin’ of course! #WhenInLondon #Royalty #RedWhiteBlue #Texas #WeAreSpecialized #ShopLocal #BicyclesInchttps://t.co/e25DkRwsmP#Trek #Specialized… https://t.co/7OkBl06P1A
— Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) September 28, 2018
Chris #WattageBazooka Tolley Won the last @drivewayseries of the year yesterday! #rothetraining #drivewaylife pic.twitter.com/k7hVbIwAuw
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) September 28, 2018
It’s almost that time! Get ready to witness some of the fastest athletes, riding at speeds up to 40mph! #RedBullLastStand is back in #sanantonio Sat.Oct.13th. See ya then!🚴ðŸ½â€â™€ï¸ðŸš´ðŸ½â€â™‚ï¸ðŸš´ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸ðŸš´ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸ðŸ’¨ðŸ’¨#critrace #competition #bikerace #bikevalet pic.twitter.com/70oqxgdn4E
— The KickStandSA (@TheKickStandSA) September 28, 2018
Enjoy riding our SWell Cycle bikes, we love to see where you ride. Share your bike adventures with us by tagging us with #SWellCycleSA & we’ll share your ride on our social pages. pic.twitter.com/0WstaiMe2B
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) September 28, 2018