What’s it like to cycle the Hill Country with Lance Armstrong?
Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com
What’s it like to spend a morning bicycling alongside Lance Armstrong?
It feels like someone tied cinder blocks to your pedals, for one. You’ll never ride as fast as him, and you know he’s sandbagging it just so you don’t feel like a complete dufus.
I climbed into Armstrong’s SUV Tuesday morning for the hour-long ride to Burnet. We pulled off there to wait …
Bike Austin presents a Bicycle Touring presentation + Happy Hr
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We used GPS to track stolen bikes around the city; Where did they end up?
Charlotte Huffman | www.wfaa.com
Hundreds of bikes are stolen each year, and they’re almost impossible for police to track down. But we installed bait bikes with GPS trackers to see where they would end up. And you can come along for the ride. …
The Texas Underground
Kelly Bastone | www.mtbproject.com
Its improbable location has also kept Palo Duro a relative secret. Residents of nearby Amarillo and Lubbock have been flocking here for years to camp beneath striated cliffs and hike among sculpted stone monoliths such as The Lighthouse, a Texas landmark that looks like a seaside tower—only its stripes are made of eroded stone and clay. But Palo Duro’s reputation is expanding, in part because of …
Permian Basin Ride of Silence tonight
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Those participating in the 12th annual Permian Basin Ride of Silence will roll out tonight at 7 p.m. The event piggybacks off of the International Ride of Silence, with the primary focus on bicyclists; however, it is open to all who have the …
Lobo pedals towards a future in cycling
By Moses Leos III | haysfreepress.com
Looking back, Lehman High senior Justin Greenfield couldn’t have imagined success in the mountain biking and cycling world.
Where most youngsters begin bicycling at 5, Greenfield was introduced to the sport at age 7.
“I never thought I would be into it. It took me a while to start,†Greenfield said. “I never thought of the idea I could do this in a sport because I was so far behind.â€
Through hard work and determination, along with help from his father, Paul, Justin earlier this year signed a …
Bicycle Advisory Council wants cyclists to be able to use drive-throughs
Jason Puckett | www.myfoxzone.com
AUSTIN – The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is recommending the city council pass an ordinance that would give cyclists and those who are mobility impaired easier access at drive-through locations in Austin.
The recommendation, adopted unanimously during the council’s May 16 meeting, asks city leaders to create rules that have the establishments do one of two things: Allow bicycles to be used in the …
Texas brothers biking 3,500 miles for charities
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Three brothers are biking cross country for more than an experience together. They’re raising money and awareness for causes close to their hearts along the way.
The Brothers Bike trio of Bobby, Raleigh and Dennis Jenkins, who own and operate branches of ABC Home & Commercial Services in Austin, Houston and Dallas, respectively, began …
Amarillo’s Rock Island Rail Trail to get makeover
By BIANCA R. MONTES | amarillo.com
A busy crossing along the Rock Island Rail Trail, about a quarter-mile north of the lighted intersection at Southwest 10th Avenue and South Georgia Street, is about to get a makeover.
That crossing is where cars and trucks steam past two faded white lines painted on the road where the trail crosses Georgia. The occasional bicyclist or resident using the trail to cross the city barely piques the interest of …
Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling Signs Two New Riders
By Brandon | cyclingillustrated.com
Dallas, TX (May 24, 2017) – Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling is pleased to announce the signing Erica Clevenger and Stefanie Sydlik for the remainder of the 2017 season. Both riders have had breakout seasons racing on their respective USA Cycling Domestic Elite teams, guest riding, and on the US National Team.
“We are happy to continue to support up-and-coming riders who are ready to …
Ground broken for regional hike-and-bike trail
NAXIELY LOPEZ-PUENTE | www.themonitor.com
SAN JUAN — Construction began Tuesday on Phase 1 of a regional hike-and-bike trail that will stretch through the cities of San Juan, Pharr and McAllen and eventually link to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg.
Hidalgo County Precinct 2 Commissioner Eddie Cantu broke ground on the $9 million project that will begin in San Juan near an area known as the Bear Trail — named after the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School mascot. The dirt path there …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Southmost Nature Trail, @BrownsvilleRGV adds one more trail to its network! 🚲ðŸƒðŸ½ pic.twitter.com/pYALJaSJ1V
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— Rose Nolen (@nolensan) May 24, 2017
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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event DORBA Beginner Clinic – Dallas, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
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