Two-mile trail extension on White Oak Bayou Greenway opens Friday

By Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com

Laying out the particulars for a new trail section along White Oak Bayou, Chip Place saw something out of place where the trail crossed the Heights Hike and Bike Trail near T C Jester.
It was the stairs connecting the two trails.
“Look at that,” Place said, pointing from the new stairs to the stellar view of downtown Houston. “I said ‘Oh my god, we’ve got to capture this.'”
Starting Friday, the stairs – along with …

Homeowners Want McKinney To Backpedal On New Bike Signs

By J.D. Miles | dfw.cbslocal.com

McKINNEY (CBS11) – An effort to make McKinney more bike friendly is making enemies of some homeowners.
It’s because of some controversial new street signs promoting bike routes throughout the city.
McKinney homeowners got their first look at 462 Bicycle Boulevard signs placed in neighborhoods around town.
It’s part of a …

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Rotarians, Pollard Methodist build bikes for children

by BETTY WATERS | www.tylerpaper.com

The ear-splitting sound of an air compressor signaled every time Rotarians finished assembling a bike for another child on The Salvation Army Angel Tree on Thursday.
“The last thing we do after we build the bikes is pump up the tires with air,” Diane Kavanaugh said.
“They are …

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Bangs Graduate to Ride in Texas 4000

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A 2010 graduate of Bangs High School and now University of Texas student Brittany Petty will begin a 4000 mile journey biking from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, June 1st in the 10th annual Texas 4000.
Texas 4000 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and fighting cancer. Each year a team of dedicated University of Texas students brave the elements to complete a more than 4,000-mile bike ride from Austin, Texas to …

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter

Austin Bike-Share Adding a Station a Month Over the Next 18 Months https://t.co/Sd7dlK7fK9 pic.twitter.com/myGgaWmwkY

— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) December 9, 2016

Saturday Morning Road Ride! Meet at Bike World (5911 Brodway) at 7:00 am. Wheels down at 7:30 am. Approx 2hrs /… https://t.co/PRxxj7YQwB

— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) December 10, 2016

Cyclists And Walkers Have A New Trail In The Heights https://t.co/IScF3dOg6z @HPMNews887 #bikes #HouNews pic.twitter.com/X8h8azlzOR

— Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) December 10, 2016

New report for Carl Barton: Muddy (do not ride), trail is Mucky mess- standing water . More at https://t.co/PbQCksI8Xp

— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) December 9, 2016

View of newly opened trail on White Oak Bayou Greenway! Starts at Studemont St. & extends west 2 miles. #BayouGreenways #WhiteOakBayou pic.twitter.com/V1Z1oROh2G

— Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) December 9, 2016

Join us tomorrow at our Lamar store @ 5:30 PM for the Holiday Lights Ride! https://t.co/bm2mpS1Ymq pic.twitter.com/oVtayMSnxq

— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) December 9, 2016

Keep your bike in tip-top shape & join us for our next FREE Maintenance Clinic on 12/14 @ any of our stores! https://t.co/aWl75Cs7oj pic.twitter.com/3K8OKNZ3jv

— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) December 9, 2016

Cyclists try out new section of @houparksboard White Oak Bayou Trail @HPMNews887 pic.twitter.com/KMlu36HLpX

— Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) December 9, 2016

Who's playing bike with us tomorrow? 8:00 AM roll out from Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co. pic.twitter.com/wlpHnCLIqL

— Bat City Cycling (@batcity) December 9, 2016

Bike Lane closure on Dean keeton starting 12/11! Keep this in mind when bike around campus. #UTAustin #BikeATX #BikeUT https://t.co/zW1E4Nw9wG

— Bike UT (@bikeut) December 9, 2016

@BikeTexas Happy to have cycling in the #transit conversation at the Capitol pic.twitter.com/5Wpyvv0lUf

— leslie luciano (@lluciano) December 9, 2016

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Check out my ride on Strava.https://t.co/e9VjyUYk9d pic.twitter.com/b4Tvboj4if

— Benny Vargas (@BigPapi241) December 9, 2016

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event DORBA Frozen Endurance Race – Frisco, TX DORBA Frozen Endurance Race – Frisco at Frisco, TX
… https://t.co/SPTi7LtzgV

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 10, 2016

Boys & Girls Club of Plano Bicycle Distribution on Friday, Dec. 16 at 6pm

clanflan | www.planobicycle.org

On Friday, December 16th, At 6:00pm PBA members are invited to be on-hand to help distribute bicycles to kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Plano as their tickets are drawn from a special collection and sorted by age groups. We will have 24 bikes for this organization and providing each of them with a free …

Toys For Tots Bicycle Delivery on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5pm

clanflan | www.planobicycle.org

On Thursday, the PBA will be presenting 10 or maybe more children’s bicycles to the Toys for Tots at the Allen Event Center during a Live remote with FOX 4.
Tim Ryan, the FOX4 morning anchor ( and also a PBA member) will be at the location for …

Okay, So Everysight’s Reality Smartglasses Caught My Attention

By Darryl | lovingthebike.com

There is no shortage in the amount of new gadgets coming out on the market each month. Even in the cycling world, I have seen so many new ideas flash across my screen this past year. But when I heard about this one, it totally got excited in a techy good way.
Seriously, this is one new tech toy that I have to give a try.
A company called Everysight is …

Catie Wiedenhofer Receives Texas EMS Citizen of the Year

By Kristen Buechler | www.conchovalleyhomepage.com

San Angelo, December 6, 2016 – The leadership group at San Angelo Community Medical Center celebrated today with Catie Wiedenhofer, coordinator of San Angelo Safe Kids. Catie received the Texas EMS Citizen of the Year award at the Texas EMS conference on November 22 in Dallas. …

… Catie travels more than 13,000 miles each year to conduct child safety and injury prevention events for West Texas communities and schools. She delivers many safety devices to communities including: bicycle helmets, …

West: Police Department offers free bicycle helmets

By Madison Adams | www.kwtx.com

WEST, Texas (KWTX) The West Police Department received two boxes full of bicycle helmets of all sizes and is looking to hand them out for free to residents.
A local doctor received the helmets from the Texas Medical Association and decided to give them to the police department to distribute. …

Frat having bike drive for disadvantaged children

By Robin Y. Richardson | www.news-journal.com

The Nu Iota chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity in Marshall on Monday kicked off its Christmas bike drive for underprivileged children, ages 6 to 14.
“We’re trying to get donations, any donations of brand new bikes,” said Michael Mitchell, drive chair, noting monetary donations to purchase bikes also will be accepted.
Bikes will be …

Houston’s bike sharing system to roughly triple in size

By Dug Begley and Rebecca Elliott | www.chron.com

Expansion of Houston’s bike sharing system is pretty much in high gear after City Council on Wednesday signed off on a $4.1 million plan to roughly triple the number of bikes and kiosks.
With the agreement in place, local B-Cycle operators can proceed with their plan to purchase 568 bikes and install 71 new kiosks where people can check out a bike.
By 2018, Houston is slated to have roughly 100 stations and 800 bicycles spread across the central …

Column: Bee Cave police get new bikes for holidays

Gary Miller | www.statesman.com

The holiday season has arrived, and the Hill Country Galleria, the Shops at the Galleria and many residential neighborhoods in Bee Cave are alive with that holiday spirit. The Hill Country Galleria, always beautiful during this time of year, looks even better with their construction project complete and the beautiful Christmas tree on display near Bee Cave City Hall. And what holiday celebration would be complete without a visit from Santa Claus? As he has in past years, Santa will pay a number of visits to the Galleria. Make sure you stop by for a visit.
While you are enjoying your visit to our main retail areas, you might see something new for Bee Cave and the Bee Cave Police Department: police officers on bicycle patrol. Senior Officer Gabe Flores and …

Riding the holiday spirit: 4th annual Bikes 4 Tykes being held Saturday

By Andrew Branca | www.waxahachietx.com

MIDLOTHIAN – Staff members with Texas Ace Heating and Air are looking to create smiles this Christmas through Bikes 4 Tykes bicycle collection. The collection will take place from 8 a.m. – noon on Saturday at Heritage Park in Midlothian.
“We are fixing to kick off our fourth annual Bikes 4 Tykes here in Midlothian for our local Manna House. Everything that we collect goes to the Manna House. We have given them hundreds of bikes over …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

More pictures to come. #BikeHouston #LightDistributionRide #LightUpHouston pic.twitter.com/HxOxA0wPJv

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) December 8, 2016

The 2017 TXBRA race calendar is taking shape and Austin has confirmed that we will race on Friday May 26. Put it down and bring friends! pic.twitter.com/Eet1eMGer6

— Bike the Bricks (@BikeTheBricks) December 8, 2016

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Lance put it to us today! Nice Ride! https://t.co/VfWmxa3eds

— Nick Torraca (@NickTorraca) December 7, 2016

Join our friends @ BCR & KOLO Promo for one last hurrah before end of the year. Get your CX racing on this Saturday! https://t.co/3rMyi5fPqC pic.twitter.com/sn3kxqyodC

— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) December 7, 2016

Speak up for protected bike lanes along the Burnet Corridor. This project will receive funding from Prop 1. https://t.co/I2JMU0ly3a

— Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) December 7, 2016

Forth Worth Achieves Bronze Bicycle-Friendly Community Status https://t.co/EBwh6WKMkH

— StreetsblogTexas (@StreetsblogTex) December 7, 2016

Great to see Mayor Betsy Price of @cityoffortworth and @BikeLeague board Vice Chair Gail Spann (@bikinggail), 2 great TX biking supporters! https://t.co/xpw07PxmLB

— League of American Bicyclists (@BikeLeague) December 7, 2016

Congratulations, Fort Worth on your Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community Award. We were proud to be there last night with @BikeLeague ! pic.twitter.com/ebCwpen6CC

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) December 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/AChampionsMind1/status/806500790017912833

Celebrating great places to ride in #Texas today, McKinney Falls SP #austin @TPWDparks Too cold? Plan your next adventure today. pic.twitter.com/gbrooNiWX3

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) December 7, 2016

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event BSS South to Mountain City and Back – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP se… https://t.co/DiC70ATz0f

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 7, 2016

New Event Out to rollers and back through the valley – El Paso, TX For full details, including the address, and to… https://t.co/XzKQGYPw5j

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 8, 2016