By Christina Sebastian
www.bikefriendlyfortworth.com
Along with two other Bike Friendly board members, I serve on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Commission, created by the Fort Worth City Council in March 2015. The commission is made up of nine members total — one representative from each council district.
As a new commission, the city seems to still be defining what our exact responsibilities are, but so far, we have been asked to provide recommendations on facilities, recommend programs or studies for the general budget, and bring up issues that we would like to hear more about as a commission. The commission was recently asked to provide a …
Let’s Meetup and Ride the Mountain Bike trails of Memorial Park
Monday, May 23, 2016, 6:00 PM
Memorial Park – Soccer/Rugby Pitch Parking lot
6501 Memorial Dr (29.765522, -95.444994) Houston, TX
2 Members Went
Intermediate MTB Ride – Every Monday at Memorial Park. 6pm until Danny gets tired or it gets too dark. (Usually about an hour) Join us every Monday for a fun, moderate pace ride through the Memorial Park Trails. We can do skills training or just play in the dirt.Meet at the parking lot by the Soccer/Rugby field. Bring your helmet and water. Add li…
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Pedernales Falls @ 9:00 am Intermediate & Advanced Beginner groups
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 9:00 AM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026 Johnson City, TX
6 Mountain Bikers Went
The intermediate level riders should be able to ride 12-14 miles with no stops at a pace of 8.5 – 9. MPH.Ride at your own Risk. Â Helmets and eye protection are required. Â Ensure your bike is in working condition and its recommended you have an extra tube and parts to keep it that way.This Ride will be canceled if trail conditions are wet…if …
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The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Austin, TX
3,936 Mountain Bikers
Meet other local mountain bikers to organize rides, review trails, gear and trade tips. All skill-levels welcome. We’ll try to organize rides that fit all experience levels. M…
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Ride of the Barrio – Fun social bicycle ride!
Friday, Jun 10, 2016, 7:00 PM
Southwest Schwinn
6607 S Braeswood Blvd Houston, TX
15 Members Went
Ride of the Barrio.We are a ride at your own pace, fun social bicycle ride.We are just a group of people riding for fun.Meet Times: 2nd Friday, and the 4th Thursday of each month.At 6607 Braeswood Houston Texas 77096Start time is around 7:00 pm The ride is 15 to 20 miles long with a stop along the way.We ride rain, shine, hot or cold. Helmets…
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Bike Around the Bay 2016 — Packet pick up is the 13th of October.
Saturday, Oct 15, 2016, 7:30 AM
Royal Purple Raceway
2525 S Fm 565 Rd Baytown, TX
4 Cyclists Went
Two very challenging and soul-sapping days of fatigue. And yet, it is a great ride. It has almost as good a vibe as the MS 150, although there will probably be no bystanders just handing out lemonade or beer. Like I said, almost as good. Just to let y’all know, I met another rider who’s ridden it several times already, he said he didn’t recall las…
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by BRAIN Staff
www.bicycleretailer.com
MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Pacific Cycle is recalling 129,000 Schwinn-branded infant bike helmets, sold at Target between January, 2014 and last month. The magnetic buckle on the helmet’s chin strap has small plastic cover and magnets that can come loose, creating the danger that an infant could choke or ingest a magnet. …
By Ken Sidenblad
www.crazyguyonabike.com
Jayton,TX to Hamlin,TX: Just traveling along
Saturday May 14, 2016, 43 miles (69 km) – Total so far: 525 miles (845 km)
Off to a late start due to my extended visit with Mike and Kathy andI enjoied every minute of it. I was able to get a good pace going and make a good days ride despite a late start. MXS 29.7 mph AVS 9.7 mph TM 4:22:38. I started going east into the wind then south with a side wind and pickedn up a few mph. A lunch at Diary Queen steak fingers, fries and a root beer topped off with an ice cream cone to keep me going along. I left Spur,TX and headed to Hamlin city park for my nights stay. Folres tex-mex for supper andI was off to set up camp and get some rest. The …
By Cheyenne Dolin
www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 33: Del Rio – Bracketville: Tired legs
Wednesday May 11, 2016
We got a late start today, but finally hit the road around 11. We saw Tom passing by when we took a break and waved him over. We rode together for an hour and then took another break, when Tom noticed he had a broken spoke. Luckily Jazael had this spoke repair kit, it was some kind of string/wire that you use in …
Day 34: Bracketville – Camp Wood: Birds flying high, you know how I feel, sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Thursday May 12, 2016
I went to Ziggy’s for breakfast, it’s a local favorite but I thought it was just okay (I’m sure they have amazing BBQ though, its what they’re known for.) I rode through the town on my way out, very cute. Reminded me of what a real life Stars Hallow from Gilmore Girls might be like. The road was lined with wildflowers, many I’d never seen before, and the further I went the more variety that appeared. There were huge stretches of purple flowers that looked like sea urchins, other strips of yellow daiseys. There were fields of a beautiful velvet-red and yellow flower that seemed to belong in the world of Wonderland. Another barn-red and bright yellow flower I imagined could appear in the mind of a hippy tripping of LSD. Acres occupied only by tall green grass and white flowers spotted about. Baby blue flowers, pink flowers, all …
Day 35: Campwood – Lost Maples State Park: Hippy chick takes a hike
Friday May 13, 2016
After breakfast at the Cafe Falcon I headed out anticipating a steep and challenging day. Although the ride did have steep sections and I sweated more than I ever have on a bike, I enjoyed the ride and took my time, embracing the hills. I stopped for a second breakfast in Leaky, the first place on the right that has a harley shop attached to it (only open for breakfast Fri-Sun). They had $1 pancakes!!! Couldn’t pass that up. I met a huge group of dudes riding their harleys around and talked with them for a bit. They were nice and blown away by what I am doing. One of them said, “you make us look like a bunch of wimps” lol!
I continued with the climbs and at the top of the hill I saw a group of cyclists resting. I pulled up to …
Day 36: Lost Maples – Fredricksburg: The most beautiful ride so far, and the kindness of strangers
Saturday May 14, 2016
The most beautiful ride of my life (so far)! I left Lost Maples bright and early ~6:45ish. Thunder roared loud in the distance, constant and threatening. I could see lightening flicker like someone was flipping a light switch up and down in the sky. Right away I hit a big, steep hill. Geared down and climbed to the top. At this point steep climbs are only a matter of patience. I reached the top and understood where the expression “God’s Country” comes from. More wildflowers than I’ve seen in my life. The tops of mountains are my favorite place to be. There is a tranquility there that not even the sublimity of a storm cloud can overpower. I headed into the grey clouds, towards the sound of thunder. I knew the rain would hold off for another hour, it had been waiting for days now. But soon the sky would open. One hour passed by. I passed fields of cows staring at me as though I were a spectacle. I looked back at them, it wasn’t rude to stare. Another hour passed, I turned eastward into the sunrise. In this direction the sky looked lighter, more kind, but this was an illusion. I began to …
By Rick Janssen
www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 29 – May 16th: Adrian to Amarillo
Monday May 16, 2016, 62 miles (100 km) – Total so far: 1,276 miles (2,054 km)
Over night rain and stormy and dreary skies as we awoke.
After reading camp we went to the local c-store (the only place in town) for breakfast. This is where we had pizza the night before.
We were a little hesitant about being able to get anything to eat here but someone assured us that it was there.
Adrian is the official halfway point of the route.
Just after Bushland we stopped at the Cadillac Ranch where they …
Cycling Space City
cyclingspacecity.blogspot.com
Houston’s Alkek Velodrome has a training program that will certify you to race in the velodrome. The next training session is this Saturday May 21st Noon to 3:00 PM. You can get the details from their Facebook Page which gets updated more than their web site. They provide the instructor and bike you just need to bring your enthusiasm and bike gear. At $20 this course is a bargain.
Ever since I first saw velodrome racing in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics I have wanted to try pedaling on the banked oval and was able to check this off the bucket-list a couple years back. My course was designed to run Tuesday & Thursday evenings over …
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