Texas Bicycling News Digest May 2nd 2019
Bike with the Blue in Flower Mound next Saturday
by Mark Smith | www.crosstimbersgazette.com
The community is invited to take a ride with the Flower Mound Police Department Sworn and Volunteer Bike Units in the annual “Bike with the Blue†event next Saturday. On May 11, participants will take an afternoon ride and meet FMPD Bike Unit members from 2-4 p.m. The ride with the officers will start and end in the FMPD parking lot, located at …
Lessons from the Road
Lisa Doggett | www.lisadoggett.com
The MS150 pushed me to my limits, connected me with other MS Warriors and supporters, and brought intense highs and lows. I’m so glad it’s over. And I’m so sorry it’s over. Here are some lessons from my weekend adventure, biking over 160 miles from Houston to Austin:
Pickle juice is really a thing. It is packaged and sold. It is a favorite drink along the MS150, available at every break point. It’s …
Long Beach, CA to St. Augustine, FL via the southern tier
By Tony Olague | www.crazyguyonabike.com
El Paso to Ft. Hancock TX
Thursday May 2, 2019, 52 miles (84 km) – Total so far: 491 miles (790 km)
After a week of recovering from whatever I had I started my ride in El Paso. It was a slight down hill from El Paso and then it was flat all the way to Ft. Hancock. There were only a few clouds in the sky. Even though it wasn’t to hot and there was a slight breeze, the sun baked down on me.
I had lunch in Fabens in a hole in the wall restaurant called Lety’s. There ten tables that didn’t match with white folding chairs. Lety’s was filled with …
Spring Creek Nature Trail receives certification for being Texan by Nature
By Jane Stueckemann | www.yourconroenews.com
Spring Creek Nature Trail, a 14-mile natural hike and bike trail, was recognized for being a project that not only conserves natural areas but also benefits people. Its managing organization, the Bayou Land Conservancy, received the Texan by Nature Project Certification for the trail this month.
Jill Boullion is the executive director of the Bayou Land Conservancy. She explained that although the conservancy is a maintenance partner of the trail, the volunteers are the ones who’ve done the work on the project. …
April 2019 Bike, Book and Blog Numbers: Growing Pains
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
April showers may bring May flowers, and it was the wettest fourth month ever in recorded history for Austin, Texas. But that wasn’t the only number that increased in my life: it turns out that you, the wonderful viewers of this blog made it rain big time! Thank you, and keep reading for the details. …
150-mile Bike MS ride to raise money for multiple sclerosis research
www.fox4news.com
DALLAS – Hundreds of cyclists will get on their bikes and ride up to 150 miles this weekend for this year’s Bike MS.
The goal of the event is to raise $1.7 million to help those living with multiple sclerosis and to fund research.
One North Texas man who is planning to ride with a national team called Meat Fight is Nick Strittmatter. …
Gordon James Robertson
www.community-news.com
Gordon James Robertson of Aurora, Illinois, resident of Hudson Oaks, Texas, passed away in his home on Monday, April 29, 2019. He was 66 years old.
Gordon is best known as the founder and ride director for the Ride for Heroes: a bike ride and community event in Parker County to benefit the volunteer fire departments and first responders. As an enthusiastic blues lover and drummer, Gordon served on the board of the Trinity River Blues Society, which helps uncover talent of local blues artists. Gordon had a passion for volunteerism, spending many years teaching english and offering assistance to refugee families, and helping people recover from addiction. …