Texas Bicycling News November 2nd, 2022
8th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride
by: Sharron Melton | cw39.com
HOUSTON (KIAH) It’s Back! And it’s a bicycle lovers dream! And it’s all happening this weekend! The 8th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride is scheduled for this Saturday, November 5th at Hermann Park Conservancy.
This 20-mile round-trip bike ride takes cyclists from Hermann Park’s Bayou Parkland along the Bayou Greenway trail all the way to the Port of Houston.
At the halfway point, there will be a turn-around party as well as a post-ride party under the Bill Coats Bridge.
Now this is not a race. This is all about having fun, while …
City hosts annual Bike to City Hall event
texasmetronews.com
The City of Dallas is hosting its annual Bike to City Hall event in partnership with Downtown Dallas, Inc. and several local bicycle organizations. The first Bike to City Hall Event was held in October 2011 and has been held annually (except 2019 and 2020), to promote cycling as an innovative, viable means of affordable transportation.
As in years past, the event will give special recognition to an organization or person helping to make Dallas more bike-friendly. This year’s honoree is Happy Riders! …
Yellow Bike Project Social Ride— Saturday 11/5 from BikingATX
Recent group ride took us thru the new tunnels at Memorial Park. Anyone been on top of them yet? from bikehouston
Thursday Night Social Ride – November 3rd, 2022 from socialcyclingaustin
ACA Southern Tier
By Terry Rimmer | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 38 Merryville: Light of day – replay
Tuesday November 1, 2022, 53 miles (85 km) – Total so far: 2,101 miles (3,381 km) I had a good night’s sleep despite the traffic noise from the nearby freeway. The morning was as expected, cold and very damp but manageable since my clothes were dry when I packed them away last night. It was forecast to rain as we rode away but it was just a grey threatening sky and stayed dry.
I discovered where some of the trees from The Big Thicket end their days, a pallet factory. I was somewhat dismayed at the thought of these ancient trees being made into plain and ordinary pallets. I do hope Texas is harvesting these trees in a sustainable manner and replanting. I read up on The Big Thicket National park last night, its history is amazing but hardly surprising. The edge of the forest looks slightly inviting to go and …
Southern Tier Cross Country Tour
By Adam Wolf | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 38: Silsbee, TX to Merryville, LA
Tuesday November 1, 2022, 53 miles (85 km) – Total so far: 1,991 miles (3,204 km) We had a good time at Red Cloud RV park. We had quite a bit of time to relax and enjoy the evening. We met another rider who was riding the same route self supported who started 5 days later than us and had fewer rest days and some longer days than we rode.
We broke camp at around 8:45 after our morning ritual of taking down the tent and all of its contents, eating some breakfast and making our lunch. We rode mostly on US highways today and it was very flat. There were some good services along the route but it was a dreary day of riding.
After we stopped for lunch, the rain started to fall. Not a hard …
Southern Tier West to East 2022
By Jim Elicker | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 30: Del Rio to Montell: Out of the Desert, into the Hill Country Tuesday November 1, 2022, 71 miles (114 km) – Total so far: 1,478 miles (2,379 km) We rolled out of Del Rio at about 8 AM. It had rained at night and early morning, so the pavement was wet, but the sky was rapidly clearing as we rode out of town. Serenaded by the fighter jets blasting off from Laughlin AFB for their morning training flights as we rode by. We were on busy US 90 until we got 25 mi out to Brackettville, then turned onto a quiet country road. We stopped at B-ville for a rest and snack. We spotted a picnic table on the school grounds, so decided to sit there for a while. Soon the local sheriff approached, telling us politely that we could not be there without permission from the school office. Bear in mind that we were about …
Day 31: Martell to Vanderpool: Hills and more hills
Wednesday November 2, 2022, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 1,527 miles (2,457 km) Well, one thing I can say about the Texas Hill Country: it’s dern hilly! We had a nice breakfast with our WS host Alice, then as dawn arrived, we biked the 10 miles to Camp Wood. We got some lunch supplies there, and then began the first of 3 significant climbs for the day. Three big hills today, with inclines as steep as any I’ve ever ridden. (Steeper than Northern Rockies or North Cascades highways.) With rollers in between. So it was a …
Bike buddies
Dan – Thoughts from Huntington Place | dannagel1.blogspot.com
I may have a new bike buddy. Not trying to replace Don, my Saturday bike buddy, but as a fully retired guy, I find I have room in my schedule to ride several times a week.
Jerry is new to the Brays Bayou area, but has lots of cycling experience. He told me he wanted a 10 mile ride, no more than 8-9 miles an hour. Great. I’m there. We ended up with 12 miles, but we enjoyed the ride. I enjoy the company, and Jerry liked having someone who knows the route. I also find, for good, or bad, that when I ride with someone, my rest breaks are not as long as when I ride alone.
One of the things we talked about was …
Texas Biking from Twitter
@HoustonBCycle started in 2012 with only three stations downtown and 18 bikes. Today, there are more than 150 stations across Houston and more than 1,100 bikes.
— Dave Seeburger (@daveseeburger) November 1, 2022
Here’s the latest station at Magnolia Park: https://t.co/0ofcgqHBBg pic.twitter.com/8vs5KOyeyb
Houston has made great strides in bike infrastructure, and our hope is the pace will not stop. The safer bike riders feel, the more they ride – it's all connected.https://t.co/ebskiwbseN @daveseeburger @houmayor @hcpct1
— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) November 2, 2022
Join us in Cibolo on Saturday morning. Wheels down at 9. https://t.co/y75K7Yp9ET pic.twitter.com/eyFIQR4Qcp
— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) November 2, 2022
Happy #internationalsinglespeedday from the Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop Masters Elite & U50 Development Single Speed Cyclocross & Gravel Factory Racing Teams p/b @juanpelotacafe & @maxxistires!
— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) November 2, 2022
Alejandro is under 50, so he gets his own team.
? Robert Mercado/Capital City Racing pic.twitter.com/w4pNc5lQkB
Beginning on Saturday, our weekend rides will start at 9 AM! pic.twitter.com/kGFJvcJzHQ
— SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) November 2, 2022
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event 2022 Fright Fest Before Christmas at Erwin Park – McKinney https://t.co/ESc4sYfgdP
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
More details soon, save the date!
XC Racing and non competitive Challenge for all! Projected 10ish mile laps but that could change.
8am Century (100 Mile) Cha… https://t.co/POQXVACIbT
New Event 5th Annual 'Texas Loop' Bike Ride – Dallas, TX More details, visit: https://t.co/TKki32kgx1
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
For this year's Texas Loop Ride, there will be 2 group departures. Group A will be for the faster riders (average 14 – 15 mph) and will be lead by Ja… https://t.co/9wLOp7V0IK
New Event 2022 Turkey Burn – Flower Mound, TX https://t.co/TTNAgnUaTi
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
XC Racing for all! 100 Mile Ultra Endurance Challenge, 50 Mile Marathon Race, Single Speed Marathon, Drop Bar/MonsterCross, Beginners and Juniors too! Club Spinistry members save $… https://t.co/iygGezeUy2
New Event Freeze Your Fanny – Longview, TX https://t.co/TUhSoupRjL
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
Come be a part of the first cycling event of the year in our area. Freeze your Fanny is the major fundraiser for East Texas Lightnin’, an independent team of athletes with intellectua… https://t.co/B23wsxUY4X
New Event 2022 Hill Country Hundy – San Saba, TX https://t.co/LsXy83FvuE
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
For those who are wanting AMAZING Texas gravel riding, this is your event! Staging from historic San Saba, TX (the Pecan capital of the world).
Special, Early Bird pricing mean… https://t.co/wbZW4hC7n5
New Event GDB Ride from Dallas to Fort Worth with TRE Back to Dallas November 5, 2022 at 08:00AM https://t.co/VD9YxkPx5K
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 2, 2022
New Event Bike ride, birds, & nature: Springcreek Greenway trail November 12, 2022 at 08:00AM https://t.co/3IcHyR6UyE
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 3, 2022