Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 4th
From Community Cycling Center volunteer to professional mechanic…in Texas!
By Britt Appleton, Social Media Specialist
In January we wrote about one of our volunteers, Ashley Haire. When we met Ashley she was new to fixing bikes. She said in the Volunteer Spotlight that she could “sort of change a bike tire.†Ashley threw herself into our volunteer program and before long she…
…Recently we heard from Ashley that she is now working for a bike shop in Denton, TX on Saturdays. She found their post while looking on Craigslist for bikes. Originally, Ashley was interested in keeping up her mechanic skills in a…
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Sunday, April 15
Heart of El Paso
Description: Â Â Â Leave from Starbucks in Kern Place (N. Mesa at Kirby). Head over Scenic Drive, wind through neighborhoods on the east side of town, down Viscount and Hunter to North Loop, with a loop or two through Ascarate Park, then return via Executive Center and back on Mesa. About 30 miles, intermediate pace (16-19 mph). Rebecca Reza, 225-0011.
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Our most recent Paceline (the club’s online newsletter) is available below.
From the newsletter:
I can’t believe it is finally here. The 2012 Easter Hill Country Tour is upon us and the club is hosting the event.   I am hoping that this year’s ride will be like the one in 2008, where the participants had the best EHCT since the last time the FWBA hosted. You don’t know how many people have mentioned in the last three tours that they look forward to our club hosting the…
Ride Around Ovilla
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Easy and Touring
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012 – 8:00am
Location: Cedar Hill High School (East side of Hwy 67 and Cooper Street)
From Cedar Hill High School we will head east and loop around and through Ovilla on routes of 49 or 26 miles. The 26 mile route is fairly flat without any major hills so if it has been awhile since you’ve been on your bike, this would be a good ride. The 49 mile route will loop farther east past the Red Oak High School. It is also a relatively…
Save the Date! 2012 Cyclist Census
by UrbanPedal      Dallas Cycle Chic
April 21st 10am – 2pm all over Dallas
Come be counted in the 2012 Dallas Cyclist Census and be entered in the running for the people’s choice Face of Biking in Dallas! Photographers will be stationed around Dallas taking photos of cyclists.
Winner gets cool swag from Linus, Richardson Bike Mart, Transit Bikes, Oak Cliff Bicycle Co and more. Not to mention bragging rights. …
Texas man says he will do 125-mile ride in a dress for independent living center fundraiser
By Ben Baird         www.heritage.com
It may sound unusual a Texas man has pledged to bike ride from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, to a replica 125 miles away while wearing a dress, but not only is it true it’s because of a theft in Ann Arbor.
San Antonio resident Glenn Stuart is doing a fundraiser with the goal of raising $30,000 to help the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living to help pay to replace the trailer and recreation equipment…
LETTER: City needs bike lanes
by San Angelo Standard Times
Believe it or not, making a bike lane on streets is an answer to both of these questions. A bike lane would allow for people to ride safely, and also save money on gas. Adding a lane for bikes can reduce collisions by 40 percent. …
Jackson misses out on national cycle program
By Tram Whitehurst, Jackson Hole Daily
The town of Jackson failed to make the cut for a national program meant to help cities make streets easier and safer for cyclists to use.
The Green Lane Project announced Tuesday it selected six cities for the first year of the program. The winners — Chicago; San Francisco; Washington; Austin, Texas; Memphis, Tenn.; and Portland, Ore. — will receive funding and advice to help build their bike networks. …
Bikes Belong’s Green Lane Project selects six focus cities
www.bikesbelong.org
Bikes Belong’s Green Lane Project has selected six focus cities that will become national leaders in creating comfortable spaces for people on bikes over the next two years:
Austin, Texas
Chicago, Illinois
Memphis, Tennessee
Portland, Oregon
San Francisco, California
Washington, D.C.
The Green Lane Project is leading the effort to catalyze the installation of world-class bicycling facilities in the U.S. “We are seeing an explosion of interest in making bicycling stress-free on busy city streets, †said Tim Blumenthal, Bikes Belong president. “The selected cities have ambitious goals and a vision…
OPC Buck Creek Mountain Biking: Early Registration Ends TODAY!
techannounce.ttu.edu
Don’t miss out on joining us for a new mountain biking venue! We’re headed to Abilene, TX to ride the local Buck Creek Mountain Biking Trails. With nearly twenty miles of single track, this will be a fantastic opportunity for beginners to try mountain biking for the first time, and for experienced riders to try out a new place! We’ll ride for most of the day, and be back in time for dinner.
Trip Dates: April 14
Early Registration Deadline: April 4…
April Happy Hour!!!!!
Plano Bicycle Association
APRIL HAPPY HOUR
Get to know each other without our helmets on!!
Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 pm
Kelly’s East Side Pub, a PBA sponsor
1422 Avenus K
Plano, 75074
972-424-9200
Dam to Dam Bike Ride in Jasper, TX
by WB admin            www.wheelbrothers.com
The 9th Annual Dam to Dam Bike Ride benefiting Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to join their ride happening on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Jasper County Courthouse Square 121 Austin Street Jasper, TX
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Amber Lynch of Dam to Dam Bike Ride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride. …