Texas Bicycling News September 20th 2016

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Austin ranks seventh on list of best cycling cities

by Pam LeBlanc

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Take a bow, Austin. You rank near the top when it comes to bicycling and swimming according to recent national polls.
Last week Austin was named the fourth best swim city in America. Today Bicycle Magazine named us the country’s seventh best bicycling city.
That’s up four positions from 2014 in the magazine’s “America’s 50 Best Bike Cities” list, which is released every two years. (See my blog from 2014 here.)
It also puts us ahead of Fort Collins, Colorado. I spent a few days in Fort Collins earlier this year, and the city’s …

Weekly group ride

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Event category: Rides
Jack Brooks park
5700 fm 2004 Hitchcock, TX 77563 United States
29° 21′ 49.5756″ N, 95° 1′ 50.1744″ W
See map: Google Maps (link is external)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 – 6:00pm
Come join us while its dry and get a ride in at Jack Brooks park. We will start around 6:15. The woods start getting dark around 7:30. This is s no drop ride, do if you’ve always wanted to but were unsure now is the time. Hope to see you there!

Social & Dinner Meeting for Memorial Park MTB Trails at Ula’s Mexican Resturant

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Event category: General
Monday, October 3, 2016 – 6:00pm
Please join us for a social & dinner meeting on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Ula’s Mexican Restaurant located at 5555 Washington Ave., Houston, 77007. 6:00-9:00pm.
This social & meeting is open to GHORBA members, non-members, and Memorial Park MTB trail volunteers. Dinner buffet & soft drinks will be provided. Cash bar.
Meet your …

2016 North Texas Bicycle Rally

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Roanoke
Saturday 8 October 2016, 09:00 till Saturday 8 October 2016, 13:00
Organized by : North Texas Bicycle Rally New
This year’s North Texas Bicycle Rally promises to …

Thirteen named to Pan Am Championships team

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Thirteen riders were named to the 2016 Pan American Track Championships team on Monday, as six men and seven women will compete Oct. 5-9 in Augascalientes, Mexico.
Team USA: …

… Men’s Madison
Zach Carlson (Plano, Texas/Kentucky Flyers Cycling Inc.-Texas Roadhouse p/b Stradalli Bicycles) …

September Social Ride (dfwbike)

by Shwimp

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When: Sunday, September 25th
Where: The Lot (7530 E Grand Ave, Dallas, Texas 75214)
Time: 9:30am
We will be meeting up at The LOT (near the back trail entrance) for a casual no drop cruise around White Rock Lake and then grabbing some brunch and drinks after.
Wheels down and ready to roll by 9:30am so please show up just a little early.
We will be doing two laps around the lake for a total of about 23mi at a 13-16mph pace. (we’ll split the group in 2 for …

Man caught on camera stealing bicycle from La Porte motel

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LA PORTE, Texas – The La Porte Police Department is looking for the man responsible for the theft of a bicycle in the 1600 block of La Porte’s South Broadway.
The man is seen on video approaching the Kings Bay Inn on foot from the south, walking towards the …

First time mountain biking!

by Marc S

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First time out hitting trails out here at Big Cedar wilderness in I belive Cedar Hill, Tx. Didn’t talk much in the video because I was out of breath most of the time. Hope yall enjoy!

New 2016 OC MTB Trails – Missouri City, Texas

OC MTB Trails Missouri City, TX

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Published on Sep 16, 2016
This is a full lap of the new OC MTB Trails in Missouri City, Texas. This first part is the warm up then it gets into the ups and downs…Make sure to watch the last 5 minutes of the upper section. The trail head is located at the northeast corner of …

RAN OVER A SNAKE

Stephen Marjason

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I headed out to Tyler Tx for Lindsey park mountain bike trail! This is by far my favorite trail. If you want to see …

Frisco NW trail raw

Ghost Rider

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Frisco NW community trail is perhaps the easiest trail in north Texas.

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Texas Bicycling News September 19th 2016

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Plans in motion to revitalize Houston bike trails

by Thomas Gomez

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The City of Houston wants to transform itself into a more bicycle friendly city by adding nearly 1,780 miles of bike lanes and implementing new safety policies by the year 2026.
The Houston Bike Plan, which is the official name for this initiative, has been in development since early 2015 with help from both the community and numerous partners such as the Texas Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the …

America’s Most Bike-Crazy Mayor

By Molly Hurford

www.bicycling.com


For bike love with a Texas twang, head to Fort Worth for one of Mayor Betsy Price’s rolling town hall meetings. Each week, the 66-year-old hosts a casual, 7- to 8-mile ride to meet residents—some on their own bikes, others using B-Cycle bike share—and chat about their ideas on how to improve the city. “When you put spandex on a body like mine, people will tell you just about anything,” she says. On weekends, you might spot …

Ride Like a Pirate

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talk like a pirate on a bike day biketexasAvast! September 19 be Talk Like a Pirate Day, so haul yer best Pirate to yer ride and impress yer mates! (We be puttin’ these here fer a laugh. We be not wantin’ ye to do anythin’ that might land ye in traction.) Don’t be forgettin’ yer eyepatch for yer post-ride grog, savvy? And nae stealin’, either–that be the …

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Texas Bicycling News September 18th 2016

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Veteran’s 900-mile ride ends in Aubrey

By Matt Payne

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With sweat streaming, James Dennis doused himself with bottled water as the lower half of his body ached Saturday after a bicycle ride over the course of two weeks from Chicago to Aubrey.
His journey extracted a heavy toll. A severed back tire mid-trip demanded immediate maintenance, and a late trip to the emergency room was made at his last overnight stop in Oklahoma on Friday because the physical pain he endured exacerbated from the constant strain. …

Tour Das Hugel — To Hell and Back

by damicoaustin

www.bikemojo.com


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Tour Das Hugel – Welcome to Pain!
What the hell is Tour Das Hugel?
A ride to Hell and back. Does anyone have a roadmap to hell or a Garmin file? Das Hugel is at least 110 miles of Austin’s most brutal hills. (Some swear it’s up to 113 miles and climbing varies from 10k-13k, but who is counting?)
While the ride features some notable (and memorable) individual hills with steep gradients, there are also hills and more hills leading to those hills.
Take solace, however, in that most of the hills are very short in length, so this isn’t like …

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The Spinistry

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If you’ve been looking for something new and special, this is it! Gravel grinders in the morning, short track MTB and CX racing in the afternoon. 4R Ranch Vineyards & Winery is our host and the property is amazing. Routes from 17-70 miles with custom podium awards sure to be special, T-shirts, goody bags, brunch, lunch and wine tastings at this fabulous, brand new facility. Club Spinistry members receive a …

Austin bikers start 1,400 mile trek to Denver for prostate cancer awareness

by Jenni Lee, KVUE

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AUSTIN – Around two dozen cyclists started their 1400 mile bike ride from Austin to Denver on Sunday morning as part of the fourth annual 1400 miles project. The goal is to get men to start talking about prostate cancer and more importantly, to get tested for it.
Riders left the parking lot of the Red Horn Coffee and Brewing House in Cedar Park and …

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The HTX Bike Fest Takes Over Market Square Park This Saturday

By Katharine Shilcutt

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For the fourth year in a row, the HTX Bike Fest will take over Market Square Park for a Saturday filled with BMX races, bike demonstrations and, of course, beer. Even if you’re not a cyclist yourself, the BMX bikers alone are worth coming out to watch as they slide and swoop up and down ramps that will be set up along Preston Street. The festival …

Cycling growing in popularity, but racing numbers are on the decline

by Bill Cullins

www.gosanangelo.com

Cycling may be transforming itself into less of a competitive sport and more of a “social participation” activity.
The sport has traditionally been driven by sanctioned racing (i.e., by races that have “permits” from national governing bodies such as USA Cycling). It experienced a large growth surge when American Lance Armstrong and other U.S. racers were competing at the top level of …

Singles Bike Rides

by mortalez

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I have been trying to get exorcise by riding my mountain bike on the trails at night.
I started a facebook group to drum up interest in singles grouping together to ride the trails or streets in the Ft.worth area. I got the idea from watching a youtube vid where something similar goes on in florida except it’s not singles related. Do you …

The Scoop on Racing

Dirt Side Sisters

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When: 08 Oct 2016
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CDT)
Location: Rowlett Creek Preserve, 2525 Castle Dr Garland, TX 75040
We are so lucky to live in an area where racing is so abundant. Through out the year there are so many different races put on all over East Texas, you could practically race nearly every single weekend within a couple hundred miles of DFW. Organizations like Terra Firma, DORBA, TMBRA, and Spinistry, just to name a few, work very hard to put together not only …

September Maintenance Clinic – Shocks and Suspension Settings

Dirt Side Sisters

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When: 28 Sep 2016
6:30 PM (CDT)
Location: Grapevine Craft Brewery
Ever wonder what all those knobs are for on your fork or rear shock? Come learn the ins and outs of your bike suspension, socialize, and have a drink at the brewery!
Learning how to set up your suspension and how often it should be sent in for maintenance, will give you the freedom to change your settings for different types of terrain, your personal riding style, and enjoy the smoothness that your shocks have to offer for a more enjoyable ride! …

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Andy Heines remembered at 2016 Conquer the Coast

By Esther Hackleman

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Frank Espinoza unsnapped his helmet and lowered it to his chest for the national anthem. With a hand over his heart, Espinoza turned to face the flag mounted on the back of a white pickup that would lead the pack of racers at the 2016 Conquer the Coast. But Espinoza’s mind was on more than …

Saturday Ride Schedule

Maverick Chain Gang

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September 24, 2016
Pirkey Lake – West – 31.6 miles
Meet at: First Baptist Church, 405 W Austin St, Marshall, TX – 8:00 a.m.
IMPORTANT NOICE: This is NOT the usual meeting place listed on the maps. Adds about 2 miles to the route.

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