Texas Bicycling News Digest November 29th 2017

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Wife of cyclist killed on Thanksgiving says DUI laws need to change

Jobin Panicker | www.khou.com

Lindsey Zimmerman-Randle finds comfort among family members. She is surrounded by an incredible support system as she grieves the loss of her husband of four years.

Murphy police told WFAA that Cameron Owen Zimmerman-Randle died riding his bike early Thanksgiving morning. The police chief told WFAA that Randle was struck from behind by a suspected drunk driver named Wilfred Manatsa. He was arrested and is now in jail facing …

Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
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This groups activities are: mountain bike rides, road bike rides, and hikes.The bicycling and hikes will be in several parks around San Antonio and sometimes out of town.  We…

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Texas Bicycling News Digest November 28th 2017

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Series of fires set along bike path in The Woodlands

By Jacob Rascon | www.click2houston.com

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The Montgomery County Fire Marshal is looking for whoever started a dozen fires in The Woodlands over the weekend.

Firefighters from several fire departments responded to reports of smoke and fire along the bike path on Gosling Road Sunday afternoon. Neighborhoods with hundreds of homes stand feet away, but were not damaged.

Investigators determined the …

Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
1,685 Bikers & Hikers

This groups activities are: mountain bike rides, road bike rides, and hikes.The bicycling and hikes will be in several parks around San Antonio and sometimes out of town.  We…

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University Avenue plans for a facelift

Adrian Broaddus | www.theprospectordaily.com


Starting after the spring 2018 commencement, UTEP plans to begin a two-part plan to enhance safety measures and the look of University Avenue on the east side of campus.

Along with the Texas Department of Transportation, engineering firm Quantum Consultants, Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city of El Paso, representatives from UTEP’s Office of Planning and Construction have been developing new ideas for this project and presented them to the community last week on Monday, Nov. 20.

Greg McNicol, associate vice president for facility management, said that …

BicycleBlueBook hires Jeff LaSelle as Southwest rep

by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com

SAN JOSE, Calif. (BRAIN) — BicycleBlueBook has hired longtime Trek sales rep Jeff LaSelle, who will represent the company in seven Southwestern states.

LaSelle had been with Trek for 24 years, more recently managing the North Texas and Louisiana territories for the company.

For BicycleBlueBook, he will be covering Texas, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

“Jeff fits the profile of our ideas business development partner,” said Steve Parke, national …

FRIDAY 12 NOON start: Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Friday, Dec 8, 2017, 12:00 PM

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• What we’ll do POSTPONED TILL FRIDAY DUE TO WEATHER. We’re riding out at 12 noon. A moderate C-pace ride (roughly 11 to 14 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park to the Abrupt End and return. Round trip is about 20 miles. The trail is paved for the entire distance, with a 1/2 mile hill on the outbound. We’ll reg…

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Stradalli Red Pro 14 Carbon 26,026 Miles Bike Ride

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The weather forecast showed a high of 80 today but it is good I didn’t wait on that to happen before leaving on a bike ride. Instead I left at 11:55 AM bicycling the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route for a total of 36.3 miles. It was 74 degrees with partly cloudy skies and the wind from the southeast at 15 mph which added to the chill. Fortunately I wore two jerseys (long and short sleeve) along with bike shorts. When I was in the sun it was okay but the shade made the ride chilly.

It has been several bike rides since I rode to the north (November 15th) but nothing really changed along the route except now people have put out their Christmas decorations. I should’ve taken some pictures but I didn’t think about it until I got back home. Maybe next bike ride.

Timing was good passing all of the schools before dismissal and avoiding the parents traffic. No rest stop either since I was too hot and the water bottle lasted the whole ride.

With today’s bike ride the Stradalli Red Pro 14 now has 26,026 miles, the most miles I ever put on a bike. The first ride was in March 2014.

No other cyclists crossed my route today. I was all alone.

Tomorrow’s weather looks like a repeat of today although a cool front is supposed to arrive sometime during the day. I plan on riding.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest November 27th 2017

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Dockless Bike Sharing Could Be Coming To Houston

Gail Delaughter | www.houstonpublicmedia.org


Houston City Council is now considering a pilot program to allow dockless bike share companies to operate in the city. Under a dockless system, bikes are left at various spots and users can unlock them with a cellphone app.

Caen Contee is one of the founders of LimeBike, a California company that wants to bring dockless bikes to Houston. He gave us a demonstration of the bright yellow and green bikes in the parking lot of …

Bike Rides & Hikes Meetup

San Antonio, TX
1,685 Bikers & Hikers

This groups activities are: mountain bike rides, road bike rides, and hikes.The bicycling and hikes will be in several parks around San Antonio and sometimes out of town.  We…

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Ed’s 2017 Bicycle Ride – San Diego to Florida

Ed Craft | crafted102.blogspot.com

Day 24 – October 3, 2017 – 47.67 miles, 163 feet ascent
El Paso, TX to Fort Hancock, TX

Day 25 – October 4, 2017 – 68.57 miles, 1,836 feet ascent
Fort Hancock, TX to Van Horn, TX

Day 26 – October 5, 2017 – 74.27 miles, 1,182 feet ascent
Van Horn, TX to Marfa, TX

Day 28 – Octber 7, 2017 – 59.09 miles, 1,017 feet ascent
Marfa, TX to Marathon, TX

Day 29 – October 8, 2017 – 55.39 miles, 529 feet ascent, 1,821 feet descent
Marathon, TX to Sanderson, TX

Day 44 – October 23, 2017 – 59.53 miles, 436 feet ascent, 469 feet descent
Shepherd, TX to Silsbee, TX
Upon leaving Shepherd Sanctuary, about half a mile down the road, three to five dogs were sitting in a yard, and started barking as we approached. All of a sudden, they lunged toward us, with one of them passing in front of me at close range. I didn’t have time to maneuver, and therefore hit the dog. Not bad – he yelped – I’m guessing that I ran over his foot. Sure glad I didn’t t-bone him, otherwise I would have gone down. I couldn’t stop to see if he was okay, as the other dogs were still on the chase, although we were faster. Poor thing, he doesn’t know how to …

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You Bet Your Sweet Bippy We’re Building Bikes!!

lori59 | www.planobicycle.org

Come one, come all to PBA’s Annual Bike Build SUNDAY, Dec. 10th 3:30 p.m. Bring tools and bike stands if you have them. If you don’t , no worries…we’ll share.
NOTE: If you came to the bike build last year…we have moved DIRECTLY ACROSS the parking lot from the previous warehouse. (Same complex…just larger warehouse space.)
NEW ADDRESS: 1111 Jupiter Rd. Suite 108-D (follow the PBA signs)
Questions? Respond here or …

Texas State: a bike-friendly campus

By Evelin Garcia | star.txstate.edu

This November, Texas State was named one of 46 Bicycle Friendly Universities in the nation by the League of American Cyclists.

The League of American Cyclists developed the Bicycle Friendly University program in 1995 and 416 universities have been recognized since. In November, Texas State became the sixth university in Texas to receive a BFU award.

The goal of the League of American Cyclists is to promote better conditions for cyclists and guide communities to create successful road maps for bicycling.

Texas State was awarded a bronze medal by the BFU program. Universities are evaluated by criteria known as the five E categories when …

Raymondville police hoping to arrest hit-and-run suspect

By Fernando del Valle | www.valleymorningstar.com

RAYMONDVILLE — Police have a suspect in the hit-and-run accident that critically injured a cyclist.
Investigators were preparing a probable cause affidavit to request a judge issue an arrest warrant, Police Chief Uvaldo Zamora said. …

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