Texas Bicycling News June 17th 2022
80 year-old Abilene man biking 80 miles for Meals on Wheels
by: Annabelle Tuggle | www.bigcountryhomepage.com
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An 80-year-old Abilene man is planning to ride 80 miles on his bike to raise money for Meals on Wheels. This man, named Bo Green, rides his bike for exercise since he is no longer able to run.
“Arthritis made me have two artificial hips,” Green explains.
He began riding in 2019, often challenging himself to ride long distances. Now, he is challenging himself to help Meals on Wheels by using his bike.
“I finally decided that since I was about to turn 80 that I would try for 80 miles,” says Green.
He is waking up at 3:00 am to beat the heat and ride 80 miles on June 25th. This is a distance he has …
Walk with us through Houston’s new – but very short – East Downtown Trail
Laura Duclos | www.houstonchronicle.com
A mural of Joe Campos Torres on a building with the newly completed construction of a 0.4-mile hike and bike trail running underneath it, along Buffalo Bayou from Fannin Street to Austin Street at Allen’s Landing, downtown, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Houston. Houston Parks Board and Buffalo Bayou Partnership, in cooperation with the Downtown Redevelopment Authority and the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department opened the trail to the public, Monday. Weaving under and through buildings adjacent to the waterfront just east of Allen’s Landing, this new addition represents a key connection between downtown and points …
Ride Vibes: The Best Trail Signs
By: Jali Fernando | www.imba.com
A roundup of the best trail signs submitted by the MTB community Trail signs are an important, place-based tool to communicate with everyone who’s getting outside. Signs are often at trailheads and sometimes along the route. Usually there’s a map of where you’re going—snap a picture if you don’t have a paper map or map app with you! There are usually place-based rules to know regarding dogs, wildlife and how to yield to other users—go to the same trail a few times and you’ll have these memorized soon. Sometimes, there’s a chuckle, a smirk, a double-take or a sign that makes you scratch your helmet. …
They say everything is bigger in Texas. It seems so are the horses and the damage they can do to cyclists who do not yield.
Spring Creek Greenway in Spring, TX. Submitted by Betsy.
City Riding+Hydration+Beer=Perfect Friday. 32.3 miles (51.9km)
Raul E | strava.com
Greenway w/bae
Ron Gunnels (VCC) | strava.com
CH – Industry loop with John
Peter Clark | strava.com
My favorite CH-Industry loop….glad of the stop at Lindemann’s….hot with no wind…Good to catch up with John again. has been too long…
Ya’ll Means All
Fudgelump (Fajar) | strava.com
