Texas Biking News February 6th 2020
2020 DSS Season Kick-off Party
Dirt Side Sisters | dirtsidesisters.org
When 07 Mar 2020 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location Hop & Sting Brewery | 906 Jean St. | Grapevine, TX 76051
Registration Non-Member Ticket – $15.00 Mark your calendars for our 2020 Dirt Side Sisters Season Kick-Off Party! We have tons of exciting news and can’t wait for the season to start so we can continue our mission to #getmorewomenriding! The PARTY will be held at the one and only, Hop & Sting Brewery. Bring your spouses, friends, and family! ALL are welcome! Registration is just $12 for members and $15 for non-members and includes food catered by Chipotle. (Vegetarian, gluten free, and plant based options will be available.) Each person must be individually …
It’s Snowing in Austin, and It Is Winter in America
A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com
Snow fell from the cold, dark skies on my bike ride home from the gym. The frozen precipitation is rare in Central Texas, especially in relatively mild winters like we’ve been having. So it’s a wondrous sight when it does snow. I felt lucky to have been outside riding when it came down. Light, white, wet kisses on my face melted quickly. Some accumulated on car hoods and lawn chairs, and the roommates and dogs were happy to see and feel it, too.
Of course in other places, there are no romantic notions about snow, because they’re drowning in it and shoveling it by metric ton. Another substance is …
4,900 Miles Later, This Cyclist Has Biked Every Single Street in Austin
by: Kathryn Hunter | texashighways.com
The final map of Aaron Chamberlain’s project looks like the work of a distracted Etch A Sketch artist: red lines tangle densely and frenetically at the center in grids and dwindle to sparser, asymmetrical doodles at the edges. This is a portrait of Austin, Texas, every single street of the city—and every mile of which Chamberlain has methodically traveled by bike.
Chamberlain, a 40-year-old father of two, set out in late November 2018 to ride all the boulevards, lanes, avenues, and coves of the city he’s called home since 2008. He …
Biking offers alternate mode of transportation
By: Akhila Reddy | www.dailytoreador.com
As one of the largest campuses in the nation, Texas Tech can pose a challenge for students looking to get to their destination quickly. However, one mode of transportation students can look to are bikes.
Tech is designated as a silver-level university by the League of American Bicyclists, one of only two Texas universities to be recognized, Neil Kilcrease, assistant director for Transportation and Parking Services, said.
Criteria is based on five categories including …
Fort Hood Calendar of Events
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Feb. 8 Black Light Spin Party
Come out and get your sweat on under the black lights at the Raving Revolutions Black Light Spin Party. This event is a two-hour high-energy cycling adventure, which is set for 9-11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center. There will be high energy music, black lights, competitions and prizes. Cost is $5 per person and the event is open to all. For more information, call 254-285-5459.
After bicyclist’s death in The Woodlands, cycling advocates offer safety tips
By Jeff Forward | www.yourconroenews.com
The death of an elderly woman on Jan. 24, who was struck and killed by an SUV while bicycling on New Trails Drive in The Woodlands has led to a renewed focus on bicycling safety tips.
Qiaolian Chen, 68, of The Woodlands, died at the scene of the accident near the intersection of New Trails Drive and Technology Forest Boulevard on Jan. 24 after being hit by a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The motorist stopped and is not facing charges, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Erik Burse. New Trails Drive was …