Texas Bicycling News December 24th 2016

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Bridge City woman’s small deed turns into community-wide fundraiser

By Natalie Krebs | www.beaumontenterprise.com


Bridge Police Detective Brittany Beard Hilton poses with Ethan Shull, 5, at the Bikes for Kids event in Bridge City on Tuesday. Shull received a donated bike after one of Shull’s family members messaged Hilton, the organizer of the event, on Facebook about Shull’s holiday good deed. Shull handed out more than 160 bags filled with candy and treats to Bridge City and Port Arthur police officers. …

Critical Mass Houston

Friday, Dec 30, 2016, 6:30 PM

Market Square Park
301 Milam Street Houston, TX

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The Houston Critical Mass is a bicycling event held on the last Friday of every month. We meet up at Market Square Park in downtown Houston around 6:30pm.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:Critical Mass Houst…

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Mowers and Blowers Christmas Eve Bike Ride

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The sounds of mowers and grass blowers are not what I expect on Christmas Eve but when you live in southeast Texas warm weather is not unheard of this time of the year. Today’s bike Ride took me on the Kingwood greenbelt trails and some connecting streets. I biked a total of 21.82 miles pushing my December total to 155 miles, 25 miles beyond my goal of 130 miles. Year to date I am at 7,329 miles. I started the ride at 11:17 and finished at 1:17. I decided to ride the trails in the opposite direction I usually go and added a loop west to Lone Star College on the other side of I-69/US59. Earlier this year the City of Houston installed a sidewalk from Chestnut Ridge east of the railroad tracks to Lone Star College. I bike that direction on the streets but not on the sidewalk/greenbelt trail.

The leaves and fall weather, even though winter arrived December 21st, made for some beautiful scenes during the ride. Here are pictures:

MTB Ride Kingwood Entrance Kingwood Drive MTB Ride Kingwood Entrance Kingwood Drive Foster Mills Pond Kingwood Drive Kingwood Greenbelt Trail Near Park & Ride Lot Kingwood Greenbelt Trail Near Park & Ride Lot

The trails were busy today with bikers, joggers, walkers and dogs. All were friendly and shared the trail.

Today’s wardrobe selection probably was overdone with a short sleeve jersey over a long sleeve jersey but i was comfortable. The chilly wind from earlier in the week left replaced with warmer air. Today’s weather at my home weather station.

Weather at the start
Weather at the end

Riding among the trees and house the wind wasn’t much of a problem but on the open roads it was 13 mph from the SE, which explains the clouds.

With Christmas and family visiting next week I am not sure when the next bike ride may happen. Warm weather and some rain are in the forecast.

Link to RideWithGPS.com map and metrics.

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Texas Bicycling News December 23rd 2016

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Merry Christmas from Builders Across Texas

by Scott Braddock | www.constructioncitizen.com


Something that’s probably underappreciated is the fact that builders across Texas and the nation are heavily invested in the communities they serve and go out of their way to give back, particularly during Christmas and the rest of the holiday season.
Companies and trade associations taking part in various charitable activities do not do it for publicity, which was made clear to me …

Donated bicycles help adult, children refugees in Austin

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Snug in a black peacoat, 12-year-old Rafael Al-Mashahedi eyed the bikes around her, standing next to a few and sizing herself up. Then she spotted the one: a Magna in pink, her favorite color.
The Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/2inigAP ) reports Rafael had never owned a bicycle before.
She had a small tricycle when she was a toddler, but she had to leave it behind in Baghdad, along with nearly all of her …

Refinery workers surprise colleague with new car

By Deborah Wrigley | abc13.com

EXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) —
Adrian Alcorn is shy, but admits, “I’ve been asking God for a blessing.”
He received it at 4am on Thursday, outside the gate where he checks Valero workers in to the Texas City refinery. Alcorn works for the Port of Texas City.
Early this year, some of the workers noticed the bike next to the guard building. He told those who asked about it that he rode it to and from work. …

Waste Connections delivers 266 new bikes to families for Christmas

by Nicole Villalpando | www.statesman.com


Egide Muiseneza, 5, smiles as he receives one of the six new bikes for his family as part of Season for Caring. Waste Connections’ Austin District built 266 bikes to give away to children in need this Christmas.
The youngest children in the Noheli family rode around their apartment complex parking lot on new bikes donated by the employees of Waste Connections’ Austin district last week. They chased one another, rode up the hill and came flying down it.
They giggled and called after one another. They were kids with all the freedom and …

The joy of giving: Bikes from Santa puts smiles on faces

By Deanna Kirk | www.cleburnetimesreview.com


A young mother of four children was involved in a horrible car accident early this week. The car was totaled.
But one of the first things she did after being released from the trauma unit was call Bikes from Santa.
The voucher for her four children’s’ new bicycles was in that car, and the injured mom, who had just lost a basic need like transportation, was more concerned at that moment that her …

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Texas Bicycling News December 22nd 2016

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What’s It Cost the City When a Cop Hits a Cyclist?

By Nina Hernandez | www.austinchronicle.com


After two years of negotiations, injured cyclist receives settlement
The city didn’t just settle with one Austin cop on Dec. 2 when it threw $35,000 to Geoffrey Freeman, the officer who shot and killed 17-year-old David Joseph back in February. The same day Freeman waived his right to arbitration and ended his effort to get his job back, the city agreed to settle a case that involved a second officer, who hit a bicyclist in the road and later admitted in a deposition that he didn’t know the …

Gift bicycles stolen from Some Other Place giveaway

By Dan Wallach | www.beaumontenterprise.com


Volunteers James Ruby, left, and Gerardo Segura, check their list to retrieve the right bicycle for the right family at the Some Other Place Toys for Kids program. More than 20 bicylces were stolen from a … more
Beaumont police might have located perhaps 20 or more bicycles stolen earlier today from the Some Other Place Toys for Kids gift giveaway and families that had counted on giving a bike to a child might see their Christmas saved.
Early today, a thief or thieves cut through three locks, forced open a gate in a storage pod on Some Other Place property at …

Beaumont police find 13 stolen bicycles in time for giveaway

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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Police say 13 snazzy new bicycles meant for needy children in Southeast Texas were stolen but recovered just in time to hand out as Christmas presents.
Beaumont police say nobody has been arrested for the theft reported Thursday morning by officials with a volunteer group called Some Other Place. Police say a storage unit where the …

Mary Moore Searight Park – Disc Golf Course

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Clockwise loop from basket #18 to #1

Tweener 12/24 8:00 start

by planobob | www.planobicycle.org

Temperatures in the 50s, winds less than 5mph, 80% chance of no rain, OF COURSE we ride! Let’s burn some calories, so we can have some egg nog and pie and on and on. Meet at my white pickup by 7:45 for sign in and tail gate pre-ride chat. We will ride the usual 42 mile route at about 16 mph. This is a no drop ride.

Wednesday night ride

Wednesday, Dec 28, 2016, 7:00 PM

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Road bike ride from the Heights hike and bike trail up White Oak Bayou and back. Please make sure your lights (front and back) are operational and bring plenty of water.

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Captain’s Blog – 12/21/2016 – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Year!

by Peter Ray | cycling.powweb.com

$100K and Climbing – Woo hoo!
…It is indeed the most wonderful time of year. Hopefully each and everyone of you will find a little time in the next week or so to spend with family and friends. We’ve had an amazing year as a bike team in 2016, and there is just so much to celebrate. But first things first (drum roll please): We need to pause and acknowledge that we as a cycling team have now officially raised over $100,000 for Bike MS as …

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