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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 17th

Rick Ankrum — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:34:14 +0000

I notice many biking accidents happen when it is dark. This project might help.

Project Aura: A Bicycle Safety Lighting System
via Make: Online by John Baichtal

Riding at night can be a daunting and dangerous task; many biking commuters are faced with the issue of being obscured when riding on the streets. Visibility at night is a vital component of biker safety, hence the need for reflectors and attachable lights. However, some of these devices are not always effective especially from the side. …

Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club
Ride Like A Girl – BCGB 360 Access
Monday, May 23, 2011 – 18:00 – 20:00
We will be riding the Barton Creek Green Belt starting at the 360 Access. Please arrive 15 minutes before ride start time to sign your waiver, find your group etc.

Bring plenty of water and don’t forget your helmet!

San Antonio Wheelmen
Big Joshua Creek Ride
Date: 05/21/2011
Time: 08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Details: Big Joshua Creek Ride (NW) [R to H].
Routes of 29, 39, and 54 miles. A beautiful Hill Country Loop with stops in Center Point, Comfort and Waring. An optional cruise up Skyline Drive awaits those with strong legs and low gears. Meet across the street from PoPo’s Restaurant in Welfare. Please try to keep the area directly across the highway from the restaurant open for the lunch customers. Travel I-10 West past Boerne and take the Welfare exit (exit 533) to PoPo’s restaurant. Contact: Eileen Lafer, 210/325-3188 or Rui Sousa, 210/771-1354

The Collins Street Bridge
by Adam at Bike Friendly Richardson

The Collins Street Bridge is a popular way for cyclists to cross Central Expressway, partly because it has a relatively low amount of auto traffic compared to Spring Valley, Belt Line, Arapaho, Campbell, and Renner (Richardson Traffic Count Map). However, it is not perfect. The biggest problem is that many motorists tend to drive well above the speed limit when crossing the bridge and, as with other roads that cross Central…

Be Safe Be Bright – BikeTexas Bike Light Giveaway
by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
The Scoop
Be Safe Be Bright is a statewide bike light giveaway organized by BikeTexas, and people like you!

Through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program, BikeTexas is purchasing a massive quantity of LED lights to distribute to over 40,000 Texas school children.

The lights quickly attach to any bike without tools or hardware. We are using this opportunity to purchase extra lights for adults and teenagers around the state who can’t afford lights. …

Tyler Police Department sponsors bike rodeo, safety fair
By Cathryn Khalil
The Tyler Police Department, Tyler Fire Department, ETMC EMS, East Texas Triathletes Club, Tyler Bicycle Club and Elite Bicycles, will sponsor a Bike Rodeo and Safety Fair on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Robert E. Lee High School parking lot, located at 411 ESE Loop 323, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. …

Texas Trooper Brandon Speed’s Unity Tour Report
by Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 9:58am

Today is the first day of the Police Unity Tour bicycle ride and I have to say that the Texas Wheels of Justice group has represented well.

The day began with an 0500 wakeup (which equates to 0300 Mountain Time back home). I was up until 0130 prepping everything, repacking, and sending email and Facebook updates. Time well spent but it was hard to roll out of my warm bed this morning! We rolled out on the ride at 0700-ish. …

Alaska cyclist pedals to beat breast cancer
RIDING ACROSS U.S.: Fenn raises awareness and funds for research.
By MIKE CAMPBELL
…They are blogging as they go. The last entry was Thursday, their 24th day of pedaling, from Del Rio, Texas, where a severe thunderstorm was threatening to deliver hail the size of quarters.

The 3,160-mile trip that began April 19 has already taken Fenn and Harrision through the Arizona desert, over the mountains of New Mexico and into Texas. …

NMTBP Partners with Groundworks Dallas
Postby fsr » May 13th, 2011, 6:51 pm
Great news for the North Texas Mountian Bike Patrol and Groundworks Dallas.

The North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol and Groundwork Dallas have been in discussion regarding a partnership for a common cause; supporting and building more trails in and around Dallas, TX. Both groups will benefit greatly from this arrangement. Our mutual cooperation will serve a catalyst for each group to achieve our mutual goal of creating the best urban trail systems in Texas and quite possibly the United States. Please give your time and effort to support this cause.

Balance Bar Texas MTB Series Race Results from May 14, 2011

Memorial Day Ride & BBQ
by Rusty@PlanoBicycle.Org (Rusty Nail)
Come ride with us on Memorial day and enjoy a nice BBQ lunch with your friends and family after. Rides will start at 8 AM from Hoblitzelle’s park off of Red River and Legacy. Please bring your favorite side dish and a beverage of your choice, we will provide the main dish.

Eight days and still riding to raise money and awareness to fight cancer
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News (Video)
There’s a lot of honking going on at the busy intersection of Barton Springs and South Lamar in South Austin and it has nothing to do with the traffic there.
The parking lot of Jack and Adam’s Bicycles on the northeast corner of that intersection is where members of Texas 4000 are having a marathon fundraiser where…

Recent Race Reports
Mik’s Bike blog
We’ve fallen a bit behind on the race reports, so this will be a cumulative report.

Driveway Springs Fling Race Series photos:
Jack took 3rd place for the series, he only made 3 or 4 of the races in the series but scored enough points to hold onto 3rd place. …

Pace Bend Race- 2011 Spring Texas MTB Championship Series #6 – Austin, TX

Rick Ankrum — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:43:06 +0000

Pace Bend Race- 2011 Spring Texas MTB Championship Series #6
Saturday, April 16, 2011 – Sunday, April 17, 2011 local time
Austin, TX

Online information

The Solavaca Cat Claw Classic – near Glen Rose, TX

Rick Ankrum — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:07:10 +0000

The Solavaca Cat Claw Classic – near Glen Rose, TX
April 24 – 25
After kicking around lots of names for our fist annual TMBRA Championship Series XC Race in the Spring, we came up with ‘Solavaca Cat Claw Classic’. Since we have a lot of that devilish plant, the cat claw, on our ranch, and since we named a whole section after it, and since we kept the cat theme for the hardest climb on the trail, then we liked the idea of carrying that onto the big TMBRA race. We are making big plans for that weekend and we expect to get tremendous support from the Glen Rose/Granbury community. The Steering Committe has already been working hard on ideas and plans. Here’s the names of the guys on the committee. Adam Eyres, Andy Lawler, Chris Purser, Barney Benner, Leonard Nucholls, Larry Colvin, and me, Mack Hargrave.

This Texas mountain bike trail is located in the limestone hills of the Paluxy River watershed. Just down the road is the Dinosaur Valley State Park. Solavaca is a privately owned ranch with an ideal topography for a mountain bike trail – a large scenic variety of rocky hills and flats, all covered with cedar, oak, pecan, elm, mesquite, cottonwood, and many other native Texas trees. A seasonal creek runs across the property from south to north. This clear water creek is dominate in several of the more technical parts of the trail. The 8+ miles of single-track trail – all marked ORANGE – plus 3 miles of dirt road provide choices to satisfy all levels of riders. The owner rides and has built the trails to share. There are some sections that require a more advanced level of skill. Rock strewn descents, climbing switchbacks, steep dropoffs, roots, logs, a rock garden, just to name a few. Some of these have “go-arounds” marked with WHITE arrows, so that the beginners and intermediates can avoid the more technical sections.

The Solavaca Cat Claw Classic Website

Sun and Ski Sports Presents the Rocky Hill Roundup – Smithville, TX

Rick Ankrum — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:09:04 +0000

Sun and Ski Sports Presents the Rocky Hill Roundup
Sunday, November 08, 2009 @ 8:00 AM
Rocky Hill Ranch
578 FM 153 Smithville, TX
Pre-entry fee is $30 for adults, $15 for Juniors 13-18, $10 for Juniors 12 and under. Onsite is $5 more for adults.

Sun and Ski Sports Presents the Rocky Hill Roundup website

Daily Blog and News Roundup for September 9th

Rick Ankrum — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:53:45 +0000

Richardson opens new bike lanes on Custer and Grove roads
by Pegasus News
The Texas State Transportation Code states, “A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle. …

Gov gets Bicycling’s Wheel Sucker award
by Austin 360
“Yet one more ‘bragging right’ that we’re not so proud of here in Texas,” says Leslie Luciano, community relations manager for Bicycle Sport Shop. …

I suspect this family learned a great deal about themselves and others as they ride across our country. Hopefully their visit to Texas was a friendly one.

A family that bikes together …
by World Magazine
Bill Harrison hopes his family can arrive there by the end of the year, after traveling through Texas, New Mexico, and California on a bicycle built for …

I have to admit I would not have included MTB as a way to foget about infertiility.

Eight ways to forget about infertility
by Examiner.com
There are more than 20 trails to choose from and DORBA, the Dallas Off-road Bicycle Association, is the club to join to meet fellow bike riders and get to …

Texas Custom Bicycle Show coming in October | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
I’ve been working with Glenn Thompson, the owner of Daltex and founder of the Texas Custom Bicycle Show, to put on the second annual exhibition of hand built. …

15th Annual Search Under Way for Texas’ Top Youth Volunteers
by Reuters
Shelby, Texas’ top middle level volunteer, was recognized for organizing a charity bicycle ride and other events that have raised nearly $400000 for a …

Armstrong Wins Texas Mountain Bike Race
by Bikeradar.com
This weekend, he completed in the Rocky Hill Roundup in Smithville, the series final of the Texas Fall Cup.

After a dusty start, Armstrong – wearing a black and yellow jersey advertising his shop, Mellow Johnny’s – managed to avoid a crash and settled into 10th place as riders funnelled into the singletrack. …

331 Miles: Preparing the Urban Bike
by 331 Miles
Since the conversion to hybrid is basically mechanically complete, as I’ve replaced the tires and front fork with non-MTB versions, I now have to think about the final accoutrement that would make it a nice commuter ride. …

Pedaling Houston: Texas Bicycle Laws
by cesema
Texas Bicycle Laws. So in my 5 years as a road biker I have heard many interpretations of bike laws. I had one car ask me at a red light if it was legal for me to be in the road. I have had quite a few drivers yell at me to ride on the …

Frisco resident pedals for children
by Star Community Newspapers
By Jef Tingley, Special Contributor

After competing for more than four years as a professional cyclist in events throughout the U.S., Central and South America, Frisco resident and father of two Geoff Godsey now finds himself with the bike pedal on the other foot so to speak. …

Ferguson holds fundraising yellow jersey in Give To Live bike tour
by Western Star

Meghan Ferguson is hoping to wear the yellow fundraising jersey when she rides from Vancouver to Austin, Texas in October. The former Corner Brook resident …

Recreational Sports calendar – Sept. 9, 2009
by San Antonio Express – San Antonio,TX,USA
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, downtown Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Walk and Roll Challenge, Pearl Brewery in front of Run Wild Sports. (210) 826-0884.

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Central Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. (210) 533-3416.

Bicycling: Sept. 19, 8 a.m., Big Joshua Creek Ride, 29, 39 and 54 miles, across street from PoPo’s Restaurant, Welfare. (210) 325-3188, (210) 771-1354.

Bicycling: Sept. 20, 8 a.m., Kendalia-Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, public library, Kendalia. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Bike MS Long Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 50 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 and 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.

Bicycling: Sept. 27, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 826-0884.

Bicycling: Oct. 3, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 863-6201.

Bicycling: Oct. 4, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant, Castroville. (830) 931-9744

Bicycling: Oct. 10, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Oct. 11, 8 a.m., Freiheit Ride, 16 to 51 miles, Freheit Country Store, highway 1101 east of New Braunfels. (210) 884-9470

Life Time Fitness » Cycling: Mastering the Road; Flower Mound
by webmaster@lifetimefitness.com
In Flower Mound, Texas, they showed up eager to ride. Sean Thompson conducted a clinic on pace-line and drafting and fielded member’s questions. After the instruction, it was time to hit the road. The group started out together and then …

Learning to Mountain Bike, Day 1 | Rushmonkeys.com
by Hans
So when we decided that we wanted to cover Mountain Biking as part of Rushmonkeys, I knew that I had a long road ahead of me. Luckily, Josh, one of our new Monkeys, has been riding for years and agreed to show me a thing or three before …

AMCT Tips: Passing Racers on Singletrack
So it’s time for a new season and lots of new riders/racers! A friend of mine asked me the other day how to pass properly on trails during races. Sure it’s hard because Texas mt. bike racing is all narrow windy trails. But don’t let slow poke mcgee prevent you from the glory you deserve. …