Texas Bicycling News Digest December 25th 2018
Try Not To Drown Challenge | Mountain Biking in Austin, Texas
BKXC | www.Youtube.com
I’ve been in Austin for a few days, working on a different video that you all will see soon. But I finally got out for a real ride with Eric from No Front Brakes and his buddy “One Speed” Seth, AKA Seth’s Bike Cracks. …
Southern Tier Route in 28 days
By David E. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 17: End of map #4 of 7, Navasota, Texas: Headwind and crosswind for most of the day.
Monday December 24, 2018, 94 miles (152 km) – Total so far: 1,824 miles (2,936 km)
I didn’t sleep very well last night due to a very late camper arrival, train noise, and truck noise. The hills for the last 16 miles of the ride through state parks were rough on my legs.
Today covered a new segment of Texas – oil wells and oil drilling rigs. …
Day 18: Christmas ride from Navasota, Texas to Silsbee, Texas: Made up for some of the milage I didn’t get yesterday.
Tuesday December 25, 2018, 141 miles (227 km) – Total so far: 1,965 miles (3,163 km)
Today has been a very long day of bicycling. I started out earlier than normal and didn’t stop for lunch or dinner because all the restaurants were closed. Only the gas stations were open.
The scenery in Texas changed again – most of the day today was pine trees and forest.
There was a slight breeze of a headwind during …
Children get free bikes for Christmas
By Matt Hollis | baytownsun.com
Parents and their children stand together with bikes they received during a bike donation Saturday at Baytown Buick GMC.
Thanks to a free giveaway over the weekend, many needy children in Baytown will have a bicycle under their Christmas tree this morning.
Baytown Councilman Charles Johnson partnered with members of the KWWJ Gospel 1360 radio station, Pct. 3 Place 1 Judge Joe Stephens and Pct. 3 Constable Sherman Eagleton to give away free bicycles Saturday. Fifty bikes were given away at the Bayshore Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM dealership while another 100 were handed out at the Baytown GMC Buick dealership. …
Trikes for tykes bring smiles for Big Country children
Ronald W Erdrich | www.reporternews.com
Just in time for Christmas. Last weekend, about a dozen children with special needs received a unique gift: Mobility.
The adaptable tricycles given away at West Texas Rehabilitation Center by the Abilene Big Country AMBUCS Club will allow the kids to enjoy one of the simplest joys of childhood — the chance to ride bikes with friends and family. …
Season for Caring: New bikes, new table for Haroun family this Christmas
By Nicole Villalpando | www.statesman.com
Ahmed Haroun pedals his new bike fast. So fast it makes a staccato sound as the instruction guide temporarily tacked onto the back wheel hits the spokes with each revolution. Joy spreads across his face.
The 8-year-old was one of four kids in the Statesman Season for Caring program who received new bikes from Waste Connections employees.
On Friday, Waste Connections’ Steve Shannon came to the Haroun family home to deliver the new bikes to Ahmed and his sisters Hajar, 14, and Sara, 3. Their brother Mohamed, 17, already had a bike. …
Northeast Texas Trail route included as major path in state bicycle tourism list
Mary Madewell | theparisnews.com
The Northeast Texas Trail is included in a recently released Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails Study as part of a major bicycle route through north and northeast Texas.
The trail is included in an example of a “cross-state spine,†which is a route of statewide significance that connects to another state and links major metropolitan areas, according to a TxDOT report released in July. …
Ride-a-thon with Cyclones
Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com
Chuy’s Birthday Bike Bash!!!!
Daniel Cruz | www.strava.com
