Texas Bicycling News Digest December 27th
BikeHouston helps the City with a Bicycle Master Plan
BikeHouston
The coming year will pivot around the Bicycle Master Plan the City of Houston is undertaking. For the first time in twenty years the City of Houston will conceive a Bicycle Master Plan. Houston Endowment has earmarked a 100k grant to the plan through BikeHouston to secure cyclists presence at the drawing table of the plan.
We are excited about this great opportunity although it is a huge undertaking. We hope we can …
Austinbikes 2nd Annual Texasbikeracing.com Hangover ride
Texasbikeracing.com
Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 9:00am in CST
There will be two distances, a 2 hour and 4 hour route! Everyone’s invited, conversation pace.
There will be an Austinbikes Sag vehicle with food and support. Caffé Medici Coffee and treats to start the ride! More details soon!
21st Annual NYD Ride
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Thursday, January 01, 2015 9:00 am
Look who’s turning 21!
The Palo Pinto New Year’s Day Ride!
Join us once again in Palo Pinto for our 21st annual ride on New Year’s Day, Thursday Jan. 1st 2015 at 9:00 AM for a fun ride in the hills. This ride features Cherry Pie Hill, virtually no traffic, no rednecks or dogs, in fact very little in the way of civilization … perfect! The longer routes will go to Strawn, where there is a store open for us.
When:Â New Years Day starting at 9:00 AM with the annual ritual group photo
Where:Â Palo Pinto County Courthouse Square, US 180 @ FM 4
Why:  Perfect time to start working on your New Year’s resolution, you’ve never been out that way and you like an adventure, you’re tired of the same old ride, you enjoy frostbite … need I say more?
How long: The “short†loop is 42 miles, the longer ride is 67 … and some may want to add the Ward Mountain climb for a total of 75 …weather dependent**. I’ll provide maps in case you want to quit early. If it’s raining/ snowing or below 25 degrees, check the radar or call me before you drive out there.
More info:Â Call Mike Reade at …
San Antonio man killed while teaching son how to ride bike
Associated Press      www.valleymorningstar.com
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio man has been shot dead while teaching his 5-year-old son how to ride a bike.
Police are investigating the death Wednesday of 47-year-old Kenneth Anderson. Family members say he was outside his home with his son when a car pulled up and someone shot him twice in the chest.
He was quickly taken to …
Dec 27 (Day 361) – Flying blind, more bad weather, thoughts photo big days/years
Biking For birds
The last two days of effectively gearless riding really beat the hell out of my legs. They were as tired and as sore today as they have been in my recent memory. My physical condition coupled with cold temperatures, strong north winds, and forecasted rain made it very difficult to find the motivation to hit the road this morning. It took until 10:30 for me to find the ‘activation energy’ to actually get rolling.
The other big problem I am currently facing is that I really do not have any viable leads on Smith’s longspur. Lake Tawakoni, ~55 miles east of Dallas, has proven to be a somewhat reliable spot the last few years. However, access which is only possible on very select days throughout the year. This was actually one of those days as the Tawakoni Xmas count was scheduled for today. I was unfortunately not able to make it in time to participate. This is where those consecutive 2 days of strong north winds extracted their price. I had originally hoped to deal with Little gull on Thursday and then put myself in …
2014…A Year In Review
bicyclepointofview.blogspot.com
Was 2014 a Defining Year For You?
In five more days, 2014 will be gone and 2015 will arrive at our doorstep. The year seemed to have gone by quickly, however it was jammed pack with lots of international and historical events that we’ll be looking back on in the years to come. I wanted to make an article about some of the important highlights of this year as well as some of the cool biking trends that have also come about.
This year we were able to enjoy both the winter olympics in Russia and World Cup soccer simultaneously in a single year. It’s hard to imagine that the recently disputed territory of Crimea lay not far from where the winter Olympics were once held. As cool as it was to see the …
A Recap of 2014
by Bill Cullins      Team San Angelo
Another year of San Angelo fitness activities has come and gone.
Overall, the trends this past year were more people taking part in run/walk events, a decline in road bike cycling and fewer local cycling events.
There was increased participation in local triathlon events during 2014 with the primary increase being people taking part in the shorter ‘sprint distance’ events.
As noted above, running continued to be popular with most of the same events from 2013 taking place again this year. Several new events were held, including the West Texas half-marathon, the Christoval Vineyards half-marathon and 10K, and the Goodyear Race for Celebration.
Trail running continued to grow in popularity with the Shannon Trail Running Series, Dinosaur Trail Run and the Crazy Desert Trail Run being some of the popular running events during the past year.
On a down note, several of the …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Odessa Tuesday-Thursday Ride – Odessa, TX: When: Thu Jan 1, 2015 6pm to 8pmÂ
CSTWho: Texas Bic… http://t.co/C3CWszon4x— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2014
New Bike Event: Odessa Cyclocross Race – Odessa, TX: When: Sat Jan 17, 2015 10am to 12pmÂ
CSTWho: Texas Bicycl… http://t.co/UW7fNBuOCa— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2014
New Bike Event: New Year's Eve Leaderless Ride @ WHC – San Antonio, TX: When: Wed Dec 31, 2014 10am to 1pmÂ
CS… http://t.co/B2s3pwKZBl— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 28, 2014
New Bike Event: New Year's Day Leaderless Ride @ Bullis – San Antonio, TX: When: Thu Jan 1, 2015 10am to 1pmÂ
… http://t.co/7B3hPUd2NW— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 28, 2014
New Bike Event: Bike-Friendly Friday Breakfast – College Station, TX: When: Fri Jan 2, 2015 7am to 9amÂ
CSTWho… http://t.co/7HEEhEzRzD— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 28, 2014
Tweets
3 1/2 hrs into headwind, 1 1/2 hrs tailwind ride with these clowns aka scottdilly & Perroni. Hot… http://t.co/yxiU7iy3FY
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) December 28, 2014
Don't forget the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company ride 1/1. Gravel and/or road. http://t.co/WAfuRvVm8r
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) December 27, 2014
#Brownsville monthly biking trail cleanup…thank you @dulce_avina, @SafeCyclist and others for volunteering! pic.twitter.com/VdLhLM6zJT
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) December 27, 2014
Too wet and nasty to ride today. Unplanned rest day.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) December 27, 2014
Notification: SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road) @ Weekly from 7:30am to 10am on Saturday (Austin Bike Rides… http://t.co/hTH1njwOUo
— AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) December 27, 2014
Notification: SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride @ Weekly from 7:30am to 9:30am on Saturday (Austin… http://t.co/hTH1njwOUo
— AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) December 27, 2014
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Peyton's Easy Rider Ride – Midland, TX, Dec 28, 2014 03:00PM – Peyton's Bikes, Midland, TX(CST) http://t.co/LX9kVnjsKV
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2014
2 Day Alert: MTB Ride – Odessa, TX, Dec 28, 2014 02:00PM – Odessa MTB Park, Billy Hext exit from Hwy 191(CST) http://t.co/YI7DFX2Swy
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 27, 2014