Man Bikes to Valley from Wisconsin

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MERCEDES–A winter Texan rode his bike through seven states to make his way to the valley.
Bill Laney started in Wisconsin and ended in Mercedes. It added up to 1,928 miles. Bill Laney said the idea came from his son.
“My oldest son gives me a book every Christmas and last Christmas he gave me this book titled The Oregon Trail, so half way through the book, I started thinking well, I could do that with a bike,” Laney said.
When his wife, Marcia, heard about Bill’s idea, her first …

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PSA – Bee/Wasp Nest on Crotons – Pace Bend

by TC

www.turnincranks.com

2nd ledge up on Crotons, there’s a nest here and angry stinging insects will swarm you when …

Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 27: Austin to a bit east of Burton: Almost escaped the rain
Sunday November 6, 2016, 77 miles (124 km) – Total so far: 1,722 miles (2,771 km)
Slow start to the morning, in the road at 10.30. I rang an RV park, Artesian Park, which is a little east of Button to ask if they had campsites and the owner said I could stay for free. Amazing people.
The ride today was all along highway 290 so nothing particularly exciting to see. There were great bike paths out of the city and generally the road was good apart from between 20 and 30 miles out of the city there were areas where the shoulder became non existent with a fair bit of traffic. Had to ride on the grass for a little bit. I was racing the weather all day and it finally …

Warriors on Wheels

By Matt McCullock

www.texomashomepage.com

Monday morning, a group of cyclists’ will trek their way across the Texas landscape.
They’ll travel 500 miles in five days.
On Monday, ‘Ride Texas’, a 24-man cycling team will begin their journey through Texas.
“We’ll start here tomorrow in Wichita Falls and we will finish on Friday–Veterans Day–in Corpus Christi,” said Jeff Wells, president of Wish for Our Heroes.
The team will make stops in Fort Worth, Waco, Austin and San Antonio.
The riders that make up the team are retired and …

Share The Road Y’all is a Two-Way Street

By BH Volunteer, LC

bikehouston.org

I am a bicyclist. When I moved to Houston in 2006, I got a rude awakening in terms of how people driving treated people bicycling. I encountered rude drivers even when riding through neighborhood streets and received my fair share of honking and one-fingered waves. Fast-forward ten years and the landscape has changed: I have seen noticeable improvements in bicycle awareness and making Houston a more bicycle -friendly city. Much of this can be …

Bike EAST. Art Attack.

AusTexMurf

bicycleaustin.info

NOV 13, 2016
Hosted by FRESH Austin and 2 others
Sunday at 11 AM – 6 PM
6 days from now · 54–73° Rain Showers
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702-3700, United States
SADDLE UP.
THE THIRD ANNUAL BIKE E.A.S.T. ART ATTACK IS ON.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 2016 » 11AM – 6PM
Bike E.A.S.T. is a social media-crazed, mostly serious art scavenger hunt, bike ride, family friendly event supporting Bike Austin and Big Medium. Sign-up for this super fun-filled way to engage in one of Austin’s signature cultural happenings, The East Austin Studio Tour. See some great art, discover …

UPcycle Texarkana launches bike share program

By Fernanda Hernandez

txktoday.com

The Texarkana Arts & Historic District announced the launching of Texarkana’s first bike share program.
Originally created and funded through grant dollars received from the Union Pacific (UP) Community Foundation, UPcycle Texarkana is a bike share program aimed at giving tourists and other downtown visitors a way of navigating and exploring the area in a fast, fun, and …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

Thanks for all the tips! Now we know how to throw elbows! #presidentdown https://t.co/VZkPxDN3tO

— Texas A&M Cycling (@tamucycling) November 8, 2016

Just a note of Thanks for an awesome event. Did the 64 miler as always and the route was great. Thanks again, Cheers!!!

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 7, 2016

Come down to New Braunfels and race our WurstCross Cyclocross & Beer Festival 2016. We will have free brats… https://t.co/zO5r2Wk107

— ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) November 7, 2016

And a BIG thank you to the Bonham Trail Steward, Kevin Hopper, and his wife Laurie!

Kevin has eagerly worked… https://t.co/iLSC3Xa91f

— DORBA (@dorbaonline) November 7, 2016

Check out my ride on Strava: https://t.co/yWmJ5lqebu#iamspecialized #Stumpjumper #IWantMyMTB #Strava #GYSOT pic.twitter.com/d4dOoVNTDV

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 7, 2016

2016 @TourdeGruene Team Time Trial race file by RT athlete Allen Abell https://t.co/yYaLmljW1I @TrainingPeaks #tourdegruene

— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) November 7, 2016

San Antonio B-Cycle attending the North American Bike Share Association Conference this week! Always striving to better serve the city!

— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) November 7, 2016

This weekend hanging out on the Bayou Trail Detour. Showing people how the @derobikeracks #FixIt stations #Houston #BIkePlan #bicycles pic.twitter.com/jRfjEZlTcz

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) November 7, 2016

#fearthebeard! RT athlete @TravisWilky racing to 4th place (Cat 3) @ yesterday's @KOLOPROMO #HauteCross in Houston! (photo: Corvin Alstot) pic.twitter.com/Jh5tuwRLT2

— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) November 7, 2016

@BikeHutto is hosting a #free #gardenbiketour this Saturday through #DowntownHutto! https://t.co/7qDHtYoEUU #bringyourownbike #gardentour pic.twitter.com/RX3LZttljW

— Bike Hutto (@BikeHutto) November 7, 2016

Sir, you are doing it right! Rule #25 – the bike on top of your car should be worth more than the car. 👍 pic.twitter.com/roiRA1eWfy

— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) November 7, 2016

pic.twitter.com/QF9VeCMday

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 7, 2016

More pics from @TourdeGruene @GrueneTX pic.twitter.com/wqjGo2Hk1K

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 7, 2016

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C- El Paso, TX • Distance: Usually 27-30 miles
• Roll Out: 8:00 am
• Pace: … https://t.co/JlzzHFZB3W

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 7, 2016

New Event Wednesday Afternoon Ride (leaderless) – El Paso, TX This is a continuation of the Wednesday night rides… https://t.co/iQ9XymQwb8

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 7, 2016

New Event H.O.T. Cyclists Fall Fun Ride – Brownwood, TX H.O.T. Cyclists Fall Fun Ride at Brownwood, TX
… https://t.co/KU6IpzkuHx

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 7, 2016

Crash kills bicyclist in South Austin

by CBS Austin

keyetv.com

AUSTIN, Texas — A male bicyclist in his 30s was pronounced dead after a vehicle struck his bicycle Saturday morning in South Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
The collision happened in the 5200 block of West U.S. Highway 290.
All eastbound frontage road lanes of …

Male 30s cyclist killed at 5100 block of 290 service road 11/5/16

MichaelBluejay

bicycleaustin.info

It was 5:30am (dark). He had proper lights, but there was fog. The driver stayed on the scene and wasn’t charged.
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2 … y-290.html

It’s frustrating to me that, in southwest Austin, the only east/west through roads north of William Cannon (71/290 and SW Parkway) have long stretches without shoulders or even sidewalks. Even William Cannon all you get is a sidewalk for most of it. It’s so unsafe to ride a …

Gears and Groceries: Take A Bike Tour of Houston’s Farmers Markets

By Andrea Park

www.houstoniamag.com

Pedal your way to a healthy holiday season while checking off your shopping list.

Houstonians know any temperature under 80 degrees should never be taken for granted. The first cool front of the season is always met with a mad scramble to throw open our windows and unpack our boots before it’s quickly replaced by another heat wave. This season, we think there is no better way to enjoy the fleeting fall weather than with a leisurely bike tour of Houston’s farmers markets.
Bayou City Outdoors is a local social club focused on outdoor activities such as …

Veterans Day Ride

Friday, Nov 11, 2016, 8:30 AM

Reveille Peak Ranch
2046 County Road 115 Burnet, TX

8 Mountain Bikers Went

For anyone that has Veterans Day off and wants to ride, we missed it last year but hope people can come this year. Any questions contact me at[masked]

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Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 24: Kerrville to Austin: Rain and awesome people
Thursday November 3, 2016, 105 miles (169 km) – Total so far: 1,645 miles (2,647 km)
Long day. Underway by 8, just as it was getting light. Hit really really heavy rain before Johnson City at about 1pm. Bouncing off the road heavy. There was quite a lot of surface flooding making the road a bit sketchy, traffic was very good though. I stopped in Johnson City waited for it to die down a bit and the flooding to drain away.
This put me a but behind schedule. I stopped quickly in …

Day 25: Rest day in Austin: Movie, bike cleaning
Friday November 4, 2016
Saw Doctor Strange, was decent. Went to a cool bike shop called Bike Farm and …

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter

She's gonna need a cleaning and a tune up. #iamspecialized #S-Works #Tarmac #Vanity #Strava #GYSOT pic.twitter.com/22n2hgsI2h

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 6, 2016

*** Update NEW Start TIME 8am ***
Sunday Ride
TIME 8am 8am 8am 8am 8am 8am 8am
Meet La Michoacana Alameda and… https://t.co/YsHwfIiLbi

— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) November 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/m_vince/status/795008104362557440

New report for Lake Houston Wilderness Park: Dry/Loose, trail is Dry/Sandy in spots. More at https://t.co/TigTMBaIOI

— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) November 5, 2016

Wedding day bike ride with the @lawsoncraddock & crew. Loving the jersey. pic.twitter.com/u3Y9eIPWlH

— PJ Rabice (@pjrabice) November 5, 2016

Check out my ride @TourdeGruene on Strava: https://t.co/UVQiGp8UZp#iamspecialized #S-Works #Tarmac #Vanity #Strava #GYSOT pic.twitter.com/32sXTfFou1

— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 5, 2016

IRDCC loves riding Bicycles Inc. Century of The Month rides! @bicycles_inc #onwardhttps://t.co/XSQtDZQKsV via @youtube

— Iron Riders Dallas (@IronRidersDFW) November 5, 2016

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Event Circle C Cruise – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/ZgCxk615ui

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 5, 2016