Texas Bicycling News May 26th 2017

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Ai Weiwei’s famous bicycle sculpture setting up in Austin

By Leslie Rangel | kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A world-renowned work of art has landed in downtown Austin. Workers are installing it now and once it’s complete, it will provide people in Austin a chance to see the sculpture that has been displayed in major cities across the country.
Ai Weiwei is the Chinese artist behind the “Forever Bicycles” sculpture, and some call him the most important artist working today. Weiwei is both an artist and a …

IMBA opens application period for Ride Center designations

by BRAIN Staff | www.bicycleretailer.com

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The application period for International Mountain Bicycling Association Ride Centers will open June 1 and run through July 31. The program gives IMBA Ride Center designations to communities showing a commitment to mountain bikers and places to ride.
“These designations become a strong asset for communities looking to attract mountain bikers and …

Eastbound And Down

Nick & Deanna | findmeon66.tumblr.com


My lovely fiancee, Deanna, and I have the privilege of bicycling Route 66 from Amarillo to Chicago this summer with Lon Haldeman and his PAC Tour Eastern 66 group. We’ll be leaving Amarillo on Saturday 27 May, and arriving in Chicago on Sunday 11 June. My duties on the tour are to serve as historian, social media guy, photographer, evening speaker coordinator, and anything else that may need to be lifted.
And it is a dream come true!
I’ll be using this blog space to post daily missives from the Route, as …

Hike & Bike Trail Handrails

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Bid Date & Time: 06/15/17 2:00 PM Prebid: 06/05/17 2:00 PM
Solicitation Title: Hike & Bike Trail Handrails
Owner Solic Number: 17-52CC
Status: bidding
Report: 7808582
Country : United States State: TX County: Collin Location: McKinney
Scope: Construction of hike & bike trail handrails.
Notes: A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the office of the CityPurchasing Department, 1550-D South College, McKinney, Texas 75069 in the PurchasingConference Room. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project.
Plans: From Owner, see outside link.
Outside Link: …

Construction of Friendship Park Hike and Bike Trail

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Bid Date & Time: 06/14/17 10:00 AM Prebid: 06/01/17 10:00 AM
Solicitation Title: Construction of Friendship Park Hike and Bike Trail
Owner Solic Number: 0915-12-518
Status: bidding
Report: 7809303
Country : United States State: TX County: Bexar Location: Kirby
Scope: Construction of Hike and Bike Trail.
Notes: A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held 06/01/17 @ 10:00 AM at Kirby City Hall, 112 Bauman, Kirby, Texas 78219.
Plans: From Designer.
Bond: 5% bid bond
Owner Type: Public
Buyer: Kirby, City of …

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Brain Freeze and Gulps of Warm Air Bike Ride

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Today’s bike ride followed the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route for a total of 36.79 miles. I used a different set of streets to exit Woodridge Forest. Yesterday I saw a street that was under construction before I left for vacation was now open with new stop signs. On today’s bike ride I took the new streets and exited Woodridge Forest at the corner of Adams St. and Kelly Rd. Previously I bicycled on Adams St. from Woodridge Forest to Kelly Rd. On these streets I saw several new houses near completion that I couldn’t see from Adams St. This route also skips the houses where dogs chased me before but not on every bike ride.

Weather for the bike ride warmed up from Wednesday. 84 degrees at the 11:46 start and 90 degrees at the 2:40 finish. Lots more clouds but the sun did break through sometimes. With this warmth I wore a short sleeve jersey and sunscreen. Wind challenged me when ever I rode south: 13 mph with 22 mph gusts.

A short break at the FM 1314 Stripes station allowed me time to eat a package of snack crackers and refill my water bottle. This was 25.2 miles into the bike ride. Earlier I made a quick stop at the Shell station just east of Gene Campbell Road to drink some water and let my legs recover for the stretch home. When I drank water from my bottle I experienced a “brain freeze” for the first time in many years. It hurt and I took big gulps of warm air trying to warm the roof of my mouth. After a minute or so the brain freeze left and I rode back onto FM 1314.

New Caney ISD schools dismissed for the summer today around 11:30AM so traffic was not a problem when I pass by.

Saturday’s weather is bicycling friendly and I plan on taking advantage of it.

Links to RideWithGPS.com and Strava.com.

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Conquer the Coast offers incomparable view

Colby Farr | www.caller.com


Bike riders will get to see the bayfront from their seats this September during the 14th annual Conquer the Coast.
Conquer the Coast features up to 65 miles of bayfront scenery with riders starting at Corpus Christi’s North Bayfront Park to travel around the bay before ending at the same park. There will be eight rest stops throughout the ride that …

Saturday Ride Schedule

Maverick Chain Gang | maverickchaingang.org

June 10, 2017
Lake Cherokee – 35 miles
Meet at: East Texas Regional Airport, 269 Terminal Circle, Longview TX – 8:00 a.m.
June 17, 2017
Pirkey Lake – West – 34.7 miles
Meet at: First Baptist Church, 405 W Austin St, Marshall, TX – 8:00 a.m.

Pre and Post Tour de Taco Ride

Friday, Jun 2, 2017, 5:45 PM

T C Jester Park
4201 W T C Jester Blvd Houston, TX

3 cyclists Went

We will start at T C Jester Park and ride to Market Square Park downtown.   We will leave no later than 6PM. We will take the White Oak/Bayou Greenway trails to get to Market Square Park downtown. The pace will be 12-15mph.  If you cannot keep up, you will be dropped. I need to be at Market Square Park 6:45ish.  We will ride in the Tour de Taco ri…

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Fight Climate Change – Ride a Bike!

By kxanmichaelmccubbin | kxan.com

Did you know that May is bike month? And did you know that biking instead of driving is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and fight climate change? Lucia Athens from the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability joined us in the studio with tips for taking up biking. While 5-13% of Austinites commute to work by bike at least three …

Sharpening skills at City Park!

Friday, May 26, 2017, 5:45 PM

City Park – Emma Long Motorcycle Trails
7548 Oak Shores Dr Austin, TX

14 Mountain Bikers Went

This ride is not suitable for beginners!There is a speed limit to this 5 mile loop, we will be more focused on completing and clearing features rather than going fast. Perfect for those intermediate riders looking to sharpen skills, lots of opportunity here to practice step ups and down ledges!Please click on the link below to see pictures of the…

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This weekend’s rides: Bee Creek! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

Saturday we will hide from the wind under the cover of lovely Bee Creek! The route is super fun and everyone smiles the whole ride with no suffering whatsoever. Route is here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3985679 . After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!
Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at an endurance pace typically finishing around a 17mph average speed overall. While we make great efforts to …

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What’s it like to cycle the Hill Country with Lance Armstrong?

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com


What’s it like to spend a morning bicycling alongside Lance Armstrong?
It feels like someone tied cinder blocks to your pedals, for one. You’ll never ride as fast as him, and you know he’s sandbagging it just so you don’t feel like a complete dufus.
I climbed into Armstrong’s SUV Tuesday morning for the hour-long ride to Burnet. We pulled off there to wait …

Bike Austin presents a Bicycle Touring presentation + Happy Hr

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We used GPS to track stolen bikes around the city; Where did they end up?

Charlotte Huffman | www.wfaa.com

Hundreds of bikes are stolen each year, and they’re almost impossible for police to track down. But we installed bait bikes with GPS trackers to see where they would end up. And you can come along for the ride. …

The Texas Underground

Kelly Bastone | www.mtbproject.com


Its improbable location has also kept Palo Duro a relative secret. Residents of nearby Amarillo and Lubbock have been flocking here for years to camp beneath striated cliffs and hike among sculpted stone monoliths such as The Lighthouse, a Texas landmark that looks like a seaside tower—only its stripes are made of eroded stone and clay. But Palo Duro’s reputation is expanding, in part because of …

Permian Basin Ride of Silence tonight

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Those participating in the 12th annual Permian Basin Ride of Silence will roll out tonight at 7 p.m. The event piggybacks off of the International Ride of Silence, with the primary focus on bicyclists; however, it is open to all who have the …

Lobo pedals towards a future in cycling

By Moses Leos III | haysfreepress.com


Looking back, Lehman High senior Justin Greenfield couldn’t have imagined success in the mountain biking and cycling world.
Where most youngsters begin bicycling at 5, Greenfield was introduced to the sport at age 7.
“I never thought I would be into it. It took me a while to start,” Greenfield said. “I never thought of the idea I could do this in a sport because I was so far behind.”
Through hard work and determination, along with help from his father, Paul, Justin earlier this year signed a …

Bicycle Advisory Council wants cyclists to be able to use drive-throughs

Jason Puckett | www.myfoxzone.com

AUSTIN – The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is recommending the city council pass an ordinance that would give cyclists and those who are mobility impaired easier access at drive-through locations in Austin.
The recommendation, adopted unanimously during the council’s May 16 meeting, asks city leaders to create rules that have the establishments do one of two things: Allow bicycles to be used in the …

Texas brothers biking 3,500 miles for charities

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Three brothers are biking cross country for more than an experience together. They’re raising money and awareness for causes close to their hearts along the way.
The Brothers Bike trio of Bobby, Raleigh and Dennis Jenkins, who own and operate branches of ABC Home & Commercial Services in Austin, Houston and Dallas, respectively, began …

Amarillo’s Rock Island Rail Trail to get makeover

By BIANCA R. MONTES | amarillo.com


A busy crossing along the Rock Island Rail Trail, about a quarter-mile north of the lighted intersection at Southwest 10th Avenue and South Georgia Street, is about to get a makeover.
That crossing is where cars and trucks steam past two faded white lines painted on the road where the trail crosses Georgia. The occasional bicyclist or resident using the trail to cross the city barely piques the interest of …

Tour de Taco

Friday, Jun 2, 2017, 6:45 PM

Market Square Park
301 Milam Street Houston, TX

3 cyclists Went

The Tour de Taco is a bicycling event held on the frist Friday of every month. We meet up at Market Square Park in downtown Houston around 6:45pm.Go to the Critical Mass Houston website to get all the ride info.  This is a must before you ride.  Lots of good info about the ride.http://www.criticalmasshouston.com/also:The way our rides work:Bef…

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Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling Signs Two New Riders

By Brandon | cyclingillustrated.com

Dallas, TX (May 24, 2017) – Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling is pleased to announce the signing Erica Clevenger and Stefanie Sydlik for the remainder of the 2017 season. Both riders have had breakout seasons racing on their respective USA Cycling Domestic Elite teams, guest riding, and on the US National Team.

“We are happy to continue to support up-and-coming riders who are ready to …

Ground broken for regional hike-and-bike trail

NAXIELY LOPEZ-PUENTE | www.themonitor.com


SAN JUAN — Construction began Tuesday on Phase 1 of a regional hike-and-bike trail that will stretch through the cities of San Juan, Pharr and McAllen and eventually link to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg.
Hidalgo County Precinct 2 Commissioner Eddie Cantu broke ground on the $9 million project that will begin in San Juan near an area known as the Bear Trail — named after the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School mascot. The dirt path there …

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