Texas Bicycling News May 5th
Some Bike for Mike pics:
by the sci guy      www.bikeforums.net
Starting line at the entrance to the Ranch/Vineyards
FrankenBike # 52 ~ Southwest Schwinn (6607 S Braeswood Blvd)
houston.craigslist.org
FrankenBike # 52 ~ May 16th ~ 10am till 4 pm
Southwest Schwinn
6607 S Braeswood Blvd
Houston, TX 77096
Boone Cycles and Houston bike history
By Leah Binkovitz      www.houstonchronicle.com
The Sign: “You have to know about us to get here,” said Joy Boone, seated in a lawn chair underneath the blue tarp set up beside her shop. From the street, the blue sheet disappears behind the lush greenery of the front yard. Passersby might spot the table with bike shoes or the rows of bicycles set up just behind that, but they might just see a beautiful old house on a leafy corner of a changing neighborhood. A few blocks northeast of Hermann Park, Crawford Street at Prospect is now more surrounded by mid-rise condominiums than the sort of single-family spreads Boone recalls from the early days.
“We never did a sign,” she explained. Closest thing they’ve got now is just a thin vertical one that …
Biking in Ft. Worth, Texas. Trinity Trail/ Stockyards
SindtsFlicks
Biking along the Trinity Trail in downtown Ft. Worth. This adventure includes horses along the trail and the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards. 5-3-15
Double Lakes Mountain Biking (Coldspring, TX GoPro Hero3+)
Canuck Texan
GoPro footage of the 2015 Texas Mountain Bike Racing Assocation Big Ring Challenge race course at the Double Lakes in Coldspring, TX. Shot 4/30/2015.
President George W Bush’s 2015 W100k bike ride
ghost@nigthy
GoPro Hero 4: Park Bike Ride
BradleyG050
GoPro Hero 4 silver of a picture lapse of my bike ride in 2.7k! Texas City Bike Ride around the park. This timelapse shot solely on the new GoPro Hero 4 Silver.
Bike: Schwinn mountain bike
Bike Ride 2.7k. Shot with GoPro Hero 4 chest mount.
Corinth, TX Mountain Bike Trail
Sean Birdsall
Riding the Corinth, TX mountain bike trail on 5/4/2014.
Sun & Ski had a blast at the 2015 Big Ring Challenge!
Sun & Ski
The Big Ring Challenge is a cross country mountain bike race for all ages and skill levels. Hosted by GHORBA, it is one of the best races in Texas!!! Sun & Ski has been a proud sponsor for many years!
Texas Cycling Team Criterium Practice
Preston Glace
New company offers order fulfillment, purchasing and e-commerce help for IBDs
by BRAIN Staff      www.bicycleretailer.com
BEE CAVE, Texas (BRAIN) —    , being launched by a Texas bike retailer, will offer bike shops three services related to profitability and efficiency. All three services essentially let a shop farm out aspects of their businesses that aren’t directly related to customer service and sales.
Cycle Commerce was co-founded by Rick Applewhite, owner of Crank House Cycles in Bee Cave, Texas, outside Austin.
“We are bike shop people,†Applewhite said of the team behind Cycle Commerce. “We recognized many areas of inefficiency in our shop’s operation, due to lack of information, lack of access to products, lack of tools to minimize cost and create opportunity … so we looked at creating tools that really leverage relationships and technology in an effort to increase margins for bike shops.â€
Cycle Commerce is getting ready to …
Sugar Land celebrates Bike to Work Day
www.chron.com
The city of Sugar Land and Shape Up Fort Bend will celebrate National Bike Month on May 15 with the fifth annual Bike to Work Day and third annual Bike to School Day.
Join the celebratory ride from Sugar Land Memorial Park, 15300 University Blvd., to Fort Settlement Middle School, 5440 Elkins Road, and Sugar Land Town Square at U.S. 59 and Texas 6.
The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with food and prizes at the South Meadow Pavilion at Sugar Land Memorial Park, located adjacent to the Pawm Springs Dog Park.
Participants will depart at 8:15 a.m. for a 1.1-mile ride along University Boulevard to Fort Settlement Middle School. After dropping off …
Lewisville police officer participates in memorial ride
by Heather Goodwin      starlocalmedia.com
The Department of Public Safety Memorial Ride and Metroplex C.O.P.S Cycling hosted the first annual “Texas Peace Officers Memorial Ride†event. The event started on May 2 in Houston with a unity type bike ride to LaGrange for the first night’s rest stop. On May 3 the ride continued to the final destination in Austin at the Texas Peace Officers Memorial. The 150-mile event honors all of the fallen Texas Peace Officers and their families.
Lewisville Police Department Honor Guard …
57-Year-Old Man Cycling Across America For His Wife Battling Cancer
By Melissa Adan      www.everythinglubbock.com
LUBBOCK, TX– The Hub City serving as a pit stop for Eric McIntyre, 57, who is cycling 7,200 miles for his wife, Liz who is battling pancreatic cancer.
McIntyre calls the cross-country bike ride The Pancreatic Victory Tour.
“We are going to make some real change happen that’s what it’s all about not just doing something and pedaling, but having a plan and getting people on board that we can attack [pancreatic cancer] now,” said McIntyre.
McIntyre is very passionate for the cause as his wife has …
Bike Month Buzz
BikeHouston
Jump on a bike and join us for a ride or come party with us at a non-ride event such as Mid Main’s First Thursday. 45% of Houstonians want to ride their bike more – let’s make it happen!
May 6th Ready to Roll Night
May 7th Mid Main First Thursday
May 8th Bike to Work TX Medical Center
May 10th CycloFemme
May 14th Bike to Work Greenway Plaza & Galleria
May 15th Bike to Work Day Downtown
May 15th Dinner + Bikes
May 17th East End Mural Tour
May 20th Ride of Silence
Volunteer with Us!
Hey Houstonian, Got a Bike? …
Local veteran mountain bikes with former President Bush
Karissa Neely Daily Herald      www.heraldextra.com
Leslie Zimmerman, right, poses with former President George W. Bush in Texas at the fifth annual Warrior 100K mountain biking event.
PLEASANT GROVE — Retired Army Sgt. Leslie Zimmerman is a skilled mountain biker, so she had no qualms about riding with former President George W. Bush last weekend.
Well, not about the bike riding part. She was a bit nervous about meeting the former leader of the free world.
“I mean, what do you say to a former president?†Zimmerman said. “But he was so warm and …
May Newsletter Published
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
The May edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes the following:
Upcoming Rides
DATES Blue Ridge Ramble
Ardmore DATES Weekend
DATES Social
Ride Reports
Chisholm Trail White Oak Ride
Tax Relief Ride Around the Lake
DATES Bluebonnet Ride
DATES Loop the Lake Ride
Southwest Missouri Tandem Weekend
DATES Rides & Activities
DATES Blue Ridge Ramble
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
When:Â Â Â May 09, 2015 09:00 AM
Where:Â Â Mitas Hill Vineyard – McKinney
Join DATES for a scenic country ramble from Melissa to Blue Ridge in northeast Collin County. The 38 and 56 mile options traverse rolling terrain on smooth asphalt, some chip seal and paved county roads. We will eat lunch afterward at Mitas Hill Vineyard, which has a great patio and view.
Date: May 9, 2015
Time: Meet at 8:30 AM, rolling at 9:00 AM
Leaders: Marc and Susie Mumby …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event BCO presents Bikes, Bats, Brews & Bcycles – Houston, TX http://t.co/SWxavovtJP
Join us for Bats, Bike… http://t.co/g03pKzTtRi
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
New Event Hamilton Hillaceous Bike Tour – Hamilton, TX http://t.co/RRykitTfhg
The Hamilton Hillaceous Bike Tour… http://t.co/2jaB4qb72t
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
New Event Castroville Time Trial Series – Castroville, TX http://t.co/rKVQGdcfYM
This race is part of the 2015 … http://t.co/ktMfJGpx9v
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
New Event Castroville Time Trial Series – Castroville, TX http://t.co/wYmU1hboD6
This race is part of the 2015 … http://t.co/djV8Q72ZJ8
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
Tweets
@BikeTheBricks obviously different but I never noticed the drones at many cx races this year while racing. Pros race with helicopters…
— Logan DeBorde (@logandj) May 6, 2015
Kids got it good these days! #GHORBA #BigRingChallenge #MTB #tmbra @ Double Lake Recreation Area https://t.co/wOsoJ1ihDa
— Allen Kuo (@kuotient) May 6, 2015
Sweet pic of the @austinsdentist Ueckert P1/2/3 race last week by michaeljphoto Its only Tuesday and… https://t.co/uWjU7oRp9o
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) May 6, 2015
These socks class AF. #sockdoping tenspeedheroluke #regatta https://t.co/4VyhaSUZsB
— Allen Kuo (@kuotient) May 6, 2015
IT ME YAYYYY. More memories of Houston Grand Crit! #houstongrandcrit pic.twitter.com/mWhEBfPxYG
— I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) May 6, 2015
phenomcycleclub #tulsatough planning team meeting. #phenomcc #bikeatx #cycling https://t.co/uYROCvgIgT
— adam leedy (@TheCruxyBits) May 6, 2015
Nice #birthday ride #cycling #atx https://t.co/k1cZiIcaJN
— Art Gonzalez (@artrytys) May 6, 2015
Man biking 11,300 miles to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums to raise money for charity: http://t.co/SwJ0peV8J1 pic.twitter.com/S0YPjdH1V6
— ABC News (@ABC) May 5, 2015
Reminder: Wed Nite rides start at 6:00 now and we've returned to the old route (thru Squeezepenny), but with a 5ish mile ext. CR500 and 502.
— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) May 5, 2015
Getting in that #tmbra #paydirt and fighting massive erosion on the #mtb #trails around Austin.… https://t.co/fEf0LIUsBq
— adam leedy (@TheCruxyBits) May 5, 2015
Ah, individual leg week. Suffering for each leg!! 🙂 good times. #fujibikes #ridetexas #cycling… https://t.co/gsfeYnVGK7
— George Amen (@jore346) May 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/595632830023106561
https://twitter.com/whodatashkid/status/595616407586533376
We FINALLY got a break from all this rain! First Monday Night Women's Dirt Ride of the year and I'd… https://t.co/7cnSRbhUXM
— Carlos & Lisa Uranga (@TeamUranga) May 5, 2015
Will Johnson finished 3rd in Varsity at Texas HS Mountain Bike Championships, and wins the overall series!
— Christian Williams (@WlmsRcngAcademy) May 5, 2015
Gil Johnson takes 2nd in Varsity at Texas HS Mountain Bike Championships! This moved him to 2nd overall in the series!
— Christian Williams (@WlmsRcngAcademy) May 5, 2015
Monday night women's dirt ride in full effect!! Smiles for miles! #livbeyond #likeagirl @planocycling… https://t.co/3GnX2LC8DU
— Carlos & Lisa Uranga (@TeamUranga) May 5, 2015
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Tour du Rouge – Houston, TX, May 07, 2015 08:00AM – (CST) http://t.co/FdEnKSDgBF
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
2 Day Alert: PURE Driveway Series – Austin, TX, May 07, 2015 05:00PM – Driveway Austin Motorsports, 8400 Delwau Lane, Austin, TX 78725,
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015
2 Day Alert: KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits – Dallas, TX, May 07, 2015 05:30PM – South Dallas/Fair Park, Dallas, TX, USA(CST) http
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 5, 2015