Texas Bicycling News Digest December 13th 2018
6 Classic Bike Rides in Texas
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If you are searching for fun bicycle rides in Texas, you have come to the right place. Listed below you will have information you need for 6 of the best Texas bike rides. A short description will give you some idea of the bike ride you are interested in and a link for more information. …
Austin 7-year-old forgoes birthday to collect bikes for kids in need
By: Chris Davis | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Central Texas 7-year-old is forgoing gifts for himself for his birthday and instead asking people to donate bikes for kids in need this holiday season.
Oliver Harkness got the idea when he found himself without a bike earlier this year after popping three tires on his and his sisters’ bikes. It was hard for him to spend even a day without being able to ride, and that got him thinking.
“I felt bad for other people that don’t have money to buy bikes,†he said, “and never had a bike in their whole entire life.†…
Gnarly Bikes now open in New Braunfels
By Rachel Nelson | communityimpact.com
Gnarly Bikes opened Sept. 6 at 880 S. Business I-35, Ste. 500, New Braunfels. The shop specializes in BMX and freestyle bikes, offering new and restored products. Customers can also build a customized bike. The business also offers repairs for all bikes. 830-476-3256. www.gnarlybmx.com
Bikes, scooters and more bikes: Dallas is inching toward a last mile solution
www.dallasnews.com
This is getting almost biblical. First, there were the bikes and the bikes populated the downtown in great numbers. And the bikes begat the scooters. And from the scooters shall come the electric bikes.
It’s almost mystical the ways these things appear and disappear. But if we look at what’s really happening in Dallas, it’s less a creation story than one of evolution. Dallas is rapidly testing and shifting the way we might get around in the future. And despite the …
Recent Days Biking and Walking in Austin, Texas as Told Through Photos and Words
A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.wordpress.com
Lacking some inspiration I looked back at the last week in photos. They tell a tale of my ongoing journey cycling through Austin.
Tonight I went to Yellow Bike Project again to work on Sophie. For the first time, I left with something that wasn’t better than went I arrived. Disc brakes can be tricky and for some reason my rear one on the Fairdale isn’t working right. I’ll need to return Monday when a coordinator more familiar with the …
You can give East Texas kids a holly jolly Christmas with ‘Neal’s Wheels’
By: Sue Necessary | www.easttexasmatters.com
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The holidays are a great time to give back to others.
And KETK’s Neal Barton is doing exactly that with his annual Neal’s Wheels bicycle collection for East Texas kids. …
Vidor man on bicycle struck and killed by driver on FM 105, north of Vidor
by KFDM/Fox 4 | ktxs.com
From DPS 9:40 p.m. Dec. 12, 2018: “At approximately 7:00p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on FM 105, near West Circle Road, in Orange County.
Preliminary reports indicate that a 2008 Ford pickup truck was traveling southbound on FM 105. A bicyclist was traveling northbound on the southbound shoulder of FM 105. For an unknown reason, the driver of the …
Man arrested after stealing 5 bikes from Blue Santa donation program in Baytown
abc13.com
BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) — Police have arrested the real-life Grinch who is accused of stealing five bikes from O’Neals Sports Bar and Grill.
Christian Cortina, 22, was arrested and charged with theft after someone saw a photo of his vehicle and called police. …
Texas Teen Won’t Let Mitochondrial Disease Keep Him From Learning to Ride
BY ANDREW DAWSON | www.bicycling.com
When the weather is just right between hot and cold, Yamilett Labastida goes to her youngest child and asks him a question.
“Eduardo, want to go for a ride?†she says.
Eduardo’s responses vary. Often times, he’ll say he hates the bike. Other times, he loves it. Mostly though, he’s scared of it.
Eduardo was born with a mitochondrial disease, a genetic condition that occurs when your cells’ mitochondria—the energy factory of your cells—don’t produce enough power for your body to function properly. The effects of mitochondrial diseases are different depending on the person and which organs are affected, though the usual …
December DATES-Line Newsletter
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts | doubledates.wildapricot.org
The December edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is now available online. Thank you to everyone who contributed and a special thank you to Nancy Griswold for publishing another excellent edition. …
Survey: Cyclists most comfortable separated from cars
fortworthtexas.gov
In May 2018, Fort Worth installed new high-friction green pavement markings on South Main Street near the Lancaster intersection.
Regional planners continue to examine ways they can provide more active transportation options that will allow residents to safely bicycle to destinations throughout North Texas.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOGs) has completed the Bicycle Opinion Survey of adults in the 12-county metropolitan area, which involved interviews with more than 1,900 adults covering a range of bicycle-oriented subjects, …
Academy replaces, provides extra bikes after theft from Santa program
By Brittany Jeffers | www.click2houston.com
BAYTOWN, Texas – Bikes were swiped and spirits were crushed. For Baytown detectives, this holiday theft felt like a scene out of the movie “The Grinch.â€
“It’s frustrating and it’s aggravating to have somebody, this time of year, who quite frankly was heartless to take things that you know are meant for children in need,†said  Lt. Steve Dorris of the Baytown Police Department. …
After 46 Years, Changing Times Means Goodbye for Plano Bike Shop
By Diana Zoga | www.nbcdfw.com
A longtime business in Plano is closing its doors after nearly five decades.
Just before Thanksgiving, Plano Cycling & Fitness announced it is closing before the end of the year.
Owner Rick Gurney has run the store since 1988 when he took over the family business. His parents, Kenneth and Sandra Gurney, bought the shop in 1972. His dad was an engineer for Texas Instruments and his mom was a …