The Woodlands first in area to unveil dockless bikes for public use
By Dug Begley| www.houstonchronicle.com
The Houston area’s first foray into dockless bikes deployed Friday in The Woodlands, where officials said the community more aligned with cars is ready for a new way to get around.
“It has taken a pretty good amount of time to happen, but we wanted to make sure we got it right,” said Nick Wolda, president of Visit the Woodlands, the township’s local tourism board. …
Bike Sharing Causing Issues In Downtown Dallas
By Jeff Paul| dfw.cbslocal.com
DALLAS (CBS11) – They are easy to spot throughout Dallas.
There are now five dockless bike sharing companies in the city and some folks have had enough with the amount of bikes laying around the city. …
Video: Bike Sharing Rolls Out in Plano
By Meredith Yeomans | www.nbcdfw.com
It’s become a daily battle in parts of Dallas — getting rid of, or at least organizing, all those rental bikes left on trails, sidewalks and front yards.
There’s even an Instagram page now called Dallas Bike Mess that has more than 6,000 followers.
Dallas has said it will let bike share businesses try to work out the issues before …
The Best of the Worst Dallas Bike-Share Fails
STEPHEN YOUNG | www.dallasobserver.com
Many things aren’t clear about Dallas’ growing hoard of bike-share bikes — how many of them there are, whether their owners will ever make money off of them or if they’re just separating Silicon Valley venture capitalists from their cash — but some things are. The bikes, as evidenced by the fact that China’s MoBike debuted in the city over the weekend, aren’t going …
Houston’s Bayou Biking Connector Is Now Complete
by Dan Singer | swamplot.com
WITH THE completion of the once-missing link shown above, the paths lining Buffalo Bayou are now fully connected to the Heights Hike and Bike Trail. Making use of the new route, you can now ride all the way from Shepherd to Heights Mercantile — provided rising floodwaters have not blocked the path. The photo at top, snapped from the southern section of the Main St. bridge, shows a new …
HSU students bike across Texas for Harvey victims
William Carroll | www.myplainview.com
For the sixth time in as many years, students, teachers and one alumnus of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene began a bike ride across Texas, this time to remind citizens that those affected by Hurricane Harvey still need your help.
Wednesday afternoon, the group of five students, two teachers and one alumnus made their way through Plainview after starting their west to east trek across Texas in Farwell, Texas. According to the students, they are expected to reach …
Fort Worth Bike Sharing racks up strong numbers in 2017
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cyclist standing near B cycle rack
Fort Worth Bike Sharing riders saddle u | p for a ride along the Trinity Trails.
Fort Worth Bike Sharing continues to roll up impressive numbers as it moves into its fifth year.
Some 2017 statistics for the program: …
Monthly Planner, Updates from your City of Houston
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… Houston BCycle Expansion Update: Three bike stations that were out of commission due to damage from Hurricane Harvey have been replaced and are now in operation at the following locations: Jackson Hill & Memorial Drive, Westheimer & Waugh, and Jury Assembly (in front of the Harris County Jury Plaza). Another five …
Mobike bicycle share program launches in The Woodlands Town Center
By Hannah Zedaker | communityimpact.com
The Woodlands Township leaders celebrated the launch of Mobike, the world’s first cashless and station-free bike sharing program, in Town Green Park on Jan. 5.
The program is already integrated into more than 200 cities worldwide and allows users to access environmentally sound, convenient transportation to get around urban areas. …
Do you know the history of Austin’s hike-and-bike trail?
www.austin360.com
Austinites whose memories reach back to the early 1960s — when the newly impounded body of water on the Colorado River was dubbed Town Lake by an American-Statesman reporter because nobody else bothered to name it — can remember when there were no trees. …
A Word From Our Director………. John Long
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
I’ve never dwelled on the past, but the New Year celebration always includes those lists of the year’s best songs, best movies, most significant events, most hilarious cat videos, even a word of the year. There is value in looking back over the past year as a way to re-calibrate our aim for 2018. So here we go.
2017 word of the year? Plan. …
This weekend’s rides: Triple Bs! New Route: Lamppost Coffee!
by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com
Saturday we return to our favorite ladies… the Triple Bs! We are going up them. It is a 61 mile ride and is actually one of the flattest routes we do. The route is here: https://www.strava.com/routes/4732205 but note that we will be riding that route in reverse. After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer! …
Temple High graduates plan bike ride to Alaska
BY CODY WEEMS | www.tdtnews.com
Many people may not put 4,500 miles on their vehicle over the course of 70 days, but four Temple High School graduates are planning to travel that far on bicycles this summer to raise money for cancer research. …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Last hole in the belt, no problem. Summer body training starts this Saturday. EP Cyclists is looking for out of… https://t.co/ktklEaDe8W
— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) January 6, 2018
Highland Park is not terribly fond of Dallas' "urban litter." By which I mean those pesky rental bikes sneaking into the Park Cities. Hence its new bike-share law, which lets 'em round up and auction off those "orphan bikes." https://t.co/kauHkjY0qN pic.twitter.com/UAK0Gr2Mlo
— Robert Wilonsky (@RobertWilonsky) January 5, 2018
The regular 8:00 MVC ride is cancelled on 6 Jan due to the Team Ride. The SUN ride is on at 1:00 as normal. All… https://t.co/9GbpEwwHaP
— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) January 6, 2018
Ft. Worth TX Cyclocross State Champs gonna be #rad this weekend! #txcx #ftwcx pic.twitter.com/fqq0WqtRHz
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) January 6, 2018
Spoke&Word Newsletter: New Year! Looking Forward & Looking Back. – https://t.co/vyJkVjuCJc
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) January 6, 2018
2017 was another great year thanks to you! This year, we are excited to continue to offer the best bike sharing option for this great city of ours! pic.twitter.com/2BdnFfU70m
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) January 5, 2018
The University Bridge over Brays Bayou Greenway near @UHouston is being installed! More info: https://t.co/2WnVgaj6TA #BayouGreenways #BraysBayou pic.twitter.com/38vEXBwm6S
— Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) January 5, 2018
Wearing HiVis clothing can help make cyclists more visible to other road users. @TxDOT @ShareTheRoadTX @iamspecialized @wienotfilms #ELBOWZBikeSafeTxDOT #besafebeseen #HiVis pic.twitter.com/mMqMBUsBKN
— ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) January 5, 2018
Pedal Hard Austin has opened its doors at Bicycle Sport Shop on S. Lamar https://t.co/BgTS53ELE5
— Pedal Hard (@pedalhardatx) January 5, 2018
Dallas man fights back against “bike littering†with a special Instagram account aimed at bike-share companies. Why the city is listening —> https://t.co/yjByO3e941 @CBSDFW
— Jeff Paul (@Jeff_Paul) January 5, 2018
We created a short 5 question survey about your experiences biking in San Antonio. The more data… https://t.co/WzoIcuuhht
— The aatblog.com (@BikeSanAntonio) January 5, 2018
Going the extra "step" and doing CX course recon via @facebook Live video for athlete of ours! #rothetraining #personalcoaching pic.twitter.com/tCxBqiN1NF
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) January 6, 2018
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Rock Solid Mtn Bike Foundations Skills Clinic – Grapevine, TX https://t.co/OUwnhAaZdQ
Our PMBIA Certified MTB instructors will be teaching the Fundamentals of Mountain Biking which will include BODY POSITION, OPERATION OF CONTROLS, and TE… https://t.co/OLJWhbKOKd
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event Dirt Side Sisters Wednesday Night Ride – Arlington, TX https://t.co/UEgGYMTG8w
This week we are hitting up River Legacy! There is an awesome section called Fun Town, as well as a section for our intermediate riders, EKG! As always we'll h… https://t.co/HCXwnOobSS
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event Dirt Side Sisters Community Co-Ed Ride – Grapevine, TX https://t.co/uzq7t5jUhB
This is a Co-ed Ride! Your husband's, boyfriend's, and guy-friends finally get to join in on the fun (we all know they have been jealous of your awesome Wednesdays… https://t.co/uXwh6IGKLc
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event Dirt Side Sisters Wednesday Night Ride – Flower Mound, TX https://t.co/05zvZqz3S3
Bringing it back to our "home trail!" As always we'll have a "first time rider,"beginner, beginner-intermediate, and intermediate groups led by our MTB instru… https://t.co/dJDWcZZvRK
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event Dirt Side Sisters Wednesday Night Ride – Dallas, TX https://t.co/qzxQzhoMve
Join us for our weekly group ride at Harry Moss! This trail is in the trees, providing some tight and twisting areas with some long flowing areas, dips, tree ga… https://t.co/yom3N8tHiE
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event DSS Racing Meet and Greet – Informational Meeting and Ride – Grapevine, TX https://t.co/psXGInS7OX
Are you interested in??
* Meeting new riding buddies* Learning new skills and training strategies
* Having a suppo… https://t.co/Hk8oeZ6DLg
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event Prison City Gravel Challenge – Huntsville, TX Prison City Gravel Challenge at Huntsville, TXhttps://t.co/CueE7y9zbl
LONG GRIND – GRAVEL 60miles
60 miles
8:30 AM
$30
Top 5 male & female: AWESOME SWAG
100https://t.co/fDjQfYPnfp Route is 90%… https://t.co/ur7KszjMvM— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2018
New Event FrankenBike Houston #83 – Houston, TX https://t.co/jXDTcigi13
<img src="https://t.co/d7yjNZVJpF" />
FrankenBike Houston #83 – Presented by Bike Texas, The Energy Corridor District and Independence Brewing Company – will be held on Saturday… https://t.co/cspQDCKVoM
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 6, 2018
