Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for November 11th
Ride Review – 2011 Shiner GASP (Great Austin to Shiner Pedal)
Readyforplanb.com
May 7th, 2011
Ride review for the 100 mile 2011 Shiner GASP (Great Austin to Shiner Pedal)
This ride was really special for me because I was able to do it with Jen, my two brothers and my riding buddy Ryan. This was also a goal that all of us had taken on at the start of the year and Goal #1 on my way to plant based cyclist! Year to date heading into the Shiner GASP I had logged 1,777 miles, I was down 15.6 pounds and I felt great.
With Austin as the backdrop we had an easy decision to turn this ride into an entire…
Schwinn Twinn Project Beginnings.
by Justin         The Plano Cyclist
A few years ago, I was riding my bike with my daughter in her trailer, and I saw a dad and his daughter riding a tandem together. Shortly after I saw an ad for a Schwinn Twinn on Craigslist, so I rushed to North Dallas to pick it up, with visions of taking Anna to school on our tandem when she gets a little older. Once I brought it home I left it on my back driveway for a long time – it had already spent the past decade outside, and I didn’t figure it would hurt having it outside at my place for a little while. I had every intention of rebuilding it, but that was when Reed started having health problems, and it kind of got pushed to the back of…
Mellow Johhny’s and Mix 94.7 gear up for 15th annual Bikes for Kids holiday giveaway
by elliott         Austin on Two Wheels
Program to help children in need looking for volunteers
For over a decade, Mix 94.7 DJs JB & Sandy’s has been bringing holiday cheer to local children with their Bikes for Kids giveaway. To date, the program has given away 10,000 Trek bicycles to families in need throughout the central Texas community. This year, the giveaway event will happen on Friday, December 16, 2011 from 6-9 a.m. at Mellow Johnny’s. If you know of a child who could…
Texas Trails & Active Transportation Conference and Texas Bike/Ped Summit, Feb. 1-3, 2012, San Antonio
League of Bicycling Voters
The Texas Trails & Active Transportation Conference and Texas Bike/Ped Summit will be in San Antonio, February 1-3, 2012. This is a unique opportunity to build strong relationships with your peers in other Texas cities and to learn from leaders from around the world to make our movement even stronger.
You will have the opportunity to meet state, national, and international leaders in bicycling and walking. Keynotes include Jan Gehl, urban architect from Copenhagen, who popularized the phrase “there is no such thing as bad…