Texas Bicycling News for February 7, 2024
Spider Mountain and Thunderbird Lodge, Texas 2024 – Salsa Blackthorn
Larry Wolcott | www.youtube.com
Steiner Ranch Mountain Biking students race in NICA competition
Katherine Dale | www.vandegriftvoice.com
From Feb. 3-4, select students from the Steiner Ranch Mountain Biking (SRMTB) competition team raced in Warda, TX at the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) competition. NICA is a non-profit organization that promotes the growth of mountain biking nationally and encourages youth biking competitions.
“My races went pretty well,” Abby Mack, junior competitive team member, said. “I do two laps, which is five miles, and it had rained a lot the past week so it was super muddy. It was fun, but also painful because the mud made it difficult.”
Mack placed fifth out of 13 competitors in her category. Students have the opportunity to …
Cycling Across America: Bronte, Texas (persevering in the wind)
Pastor Mike on a Bike | www.youtube.com
Cycling the Route To Emancipation
Ariel Marlowe | www.adventurecycling.org
When I met Talib in February of 2021, we were in the front parking lot of Cycleast. I’d spent the previous day on a date, doing the original Black History Bike Ride (BHBR) route, quietly struggling to complete the 8.46 miles on my single-speed bike. So when I spotted him, I had some questions… Was he the guy who hosted the initial Black History Bike Ride in June? And if so, why didn’t he put a warning on his online route about it being so hilly? We laughed and soon became friends.
Our friendship evolved when I began to help organize and lead BHBR events around the city, and when Talib suggested we film a documentary of our 350-mile ride from Austin to Galveston for Black History, I had …
— Flat Rock Ranch (@jdreiss) February 7, 2024
One of the perks of riding a bike to work. ?#VisionZero #SafeStreetsForAll pic.twitter.com/P6GfxDaegN
— Ricky Cardenas (@emelbee24) February 7, 2024
Lady Bird Lake Bike Tour https://t.co/nkGOdHQtqA
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 7, 2024
Amazing wellness ride today thank you to Jessica Wiggins from precinct4 for coming out with the WOW Riders today. Self-care is very important to find your outlet. #naturetherapy pic.twitter.com/BVz7JCSOnD
— CISH / WOW / La Raza SA (@CishWow) February 8, 2024
Introducing #WellnessOnWheelsWOW Tour de Houston Team out of @Milby_HS shooting for 60 miles. Training started today. The WOW team is very excited about the challenge. pic.twitter.com/4Ls0dqc2yu
— CISH / WOW / La Raza SA (@CishWow) February 8, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 8, 2024
ARR and FR512 present: Party in the Pines! https://t.co/JPmedK0qIF #Meetup via @Meetup
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 8, 2024
Pushing The Limits of An XC Bike | Spider Mountain Bike Park
Average MTBer | www.youtube.com
It’s time to run it back at Spider Mountain. I recently found out that my bike is actually classified as an XC bike… The good news is, I already found my next bike. Sometime soon I will be back to hit these trails with a proper bike!
Cedar Hill Race Festival • Feb 3 2024 • Cedar Hill, TX
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Cedar Hill Race Festival • Feb 4 2024 • Cedar Hill, TX
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Categories » Men Cat 1/2/3 » Men Cat 3/4 » Men Cat 4/5 » Men Junior 15-18 Cat 3/4/5 » Men Junior 9-14 Cat 3/4/5 » Men Master 40+ » Men Master 50+ » Men Master 60+ » Women Cat 1/2/3/4 » Women Cat 3/4 » Women Cat 5 » Women Master 50+ » Women Master 60+
Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans
By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 25:Bastrop to Buescher State Park: Taking the slow tour
Monday February 5, 2024, 17 miles (27 km) – Total so far: 796 miles (1,281 km) So if you’ve been reading along, you know we are doing this bike touring thing on our own terms. Sometimes we ride 60 miles and today we did 17.
We’ve also been through 6 states since mid September and won’t be done exploring until August of this year.
So today, 17 miles. We took our time breaking camp, went to breakfast at Maxine’s on Main Street in Bastrop. Got some groceries at the Drive In Market and spent some time exploring charming Bastrop.
Then we rode to Bastrop State Park and …
Day 26: Buescher State Park to Round Top: We detoured and made our own route and it was perfect
Tuesday February 6, 2024, 48 miles (77 km) – Total so far: 844 miles (1,358 km) Today we were heading to Round Top. We were going to camp on someone’s property through Hipcamp because Round Top is expensive and the RV Park that adventure cycling has listed is only available during the weeks Round Top has special events.
We looked at the route holistically and saw it included an unnecessary trip to La Grange so we followed a Google route instead.
Here it is: Shared route …
Day 27:Round Top to Navasota: We have a hard time sticking to these ACA maps ? Done with Section 4 of the Southern Tier!
Wednesday February 7, 2024, 49 miles (79 km) – Total so far: 893 miles (1,437 km) So we detoured again. Really out of necessity because of where our Hipcamp was.
Today we went through Brenham. Not on the …
