Texas Bicycling News April 30th

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The 5th Annual W100K

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Each spring, approximately 20 servicemen and women wounded in the global war on terror join President George W. Bush for a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride. Part of the Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative, the W100K highlights the bravery and sacrifice of warriors and recognizes organizations that support America’s veterans.

George W. Bush kicks off first day of bike ride for wounded vets at Crawford ranch

by Julie Fancher        thescoopblog.dallasnews.com


CRAWFORD- Seventeen wounded veterans joined former President George W. Bush at his Central Texas ranch Thursday morning for the first day of his institute’s annual 100-kilometer bike ride.
The fifth annual Warrior 100K, which is part of the George W. Bush Institute’s military service initiative, is a three-day bike ride to honor service members injured in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Before setting off on the 12-mile ride around the president’s ranch, Bush shook hands …

How George W. Bush Plans to Showcase the ‘Unbelievable Character of Our Men and Women in Uniform’

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Former President George W. Bush will embark Thursday on a 100-kilometer, three-day bike ride with approximately 20 veterans wounded in the global war on terrorism as part of an annual event aimed at highlighting the “bravery and sacrifice of warriors.”
“I’ll be riding across the deserts of Texas with wounded warriors to show the unbelievable character of our men and women in uniform…it’s a ride to herald people who were dealt a severe blow and said, ‘I’m not going to let it tear me down.’” Bush said in a …

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Jessi’s Ride Solo Tandem Bicycle Trek For Cancer Awareness Continues

By Cletus Dillwood        cdanews.com

Art Whiting made it to Oklahoma City on the tandem bicycle with local media on hand from KFOR NewsChannel 4, as Jessi’s Ride made it to the
10th state capital on the solo trek to spread cancer awareness. Whiting stated on the Jessi’s Ride Facebook page that Oklahoma City was
the best arival yet. Media, friends, family, and new people came out to support his solo effort to remember those lost to cancer or those who have lived with the disease or survived it.
Leaving Oklahoma City, it was a run south to Texas and Austin for the 11th leg of the cancer awareness ride. Weather started to play a factor in the ride and Whiting picked up some time, arriving ahead of schedule and a thunderstorm in the Lone Star State capitol. He was able to visit and tour the Livestrong headquarters while on his way to Austin.
After three days, Whiting rolled out of Austin headed towards New Mexico. He found himself the lone rider heading out of town while …

R2R passes thru Fort Hood. More than 200 participate in annual Texas Challenge

By Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor        www.forthoodsentinel.com

The Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge rolled through Fort Hood April 22 with hundreds of Soldiers and civilians lining the route to cheer on the 200-plus riders.
To start Day 4 of the ride, the group departed from III Corps Headquarters before continuing some 70-plus miles to Waco.
“This is our seventh annual visit to the Great Place,” John Wordin, creator of Ride 2 Recovery, said during the brief ceremony. “We really appreciate all of you coming out and cheering us on.”
In total, the 2015 Texas Challenge covers more than 500 miles of the Lone Star State, taking riders on a journey from Houston, through College Station to Georgetown, up to Killeen and …

LIVING SAFE: Bicycle laws for the motorist, and the cyclist

By Katherine Cabaniss        www.yourhoustonnews.com

Recently, in light of the MS150 race and the onset of spring bicycle riding, I wrote about Texas bicycle laws. The column highlighted the rules that apply to cyclists on our Texas streets, roads, and highways. The article reminded bicycle riders that they are subject to the same traffic laws as motorists, such as stopping at stop signs and signaling lane changes.
Never have I written a column that generated so many emails! I heard from several bicycle enthusiasts who had thoughtful comments and remarks.
The previous column was written about bicycle safety from the perspective of the rider. Less emphasized were the responsibilities of motor vehicle drivers when bicycles are on the road. To those readers and riders who …

Officers trek here to honor Cleve Johnson

By MARCIA DAVIS Managing editor        www.dailytribune.net


The thin blue line stretched across Texas Wednesday in honor of a fallen Titus County peace officer.
Eight San Antonio police officers with the Remember the Fallen Texas Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Bike Trek honored the late Cleve Johnson, Titus County constable who died in a car crash last August.
The officers left San Antonio on bicycles April 22, traveling through the state honoring fallen comrades on their way to the state memorial ceremonies for fallen peace officers in Austin May 2-5.
The SAPD officers led an official memorial ceremony for Johnson Wednesday in the Justice Center courtroom – the courtroom in which Johnson spent so much time serving as bailiff. The ceremonies included presentations to the Johnson family:  Johnson’s …

Fallen KPD officer honored for ultimate sacrifice

Clay Thorp | Herald staff writer        kdhnews.com

In May 2014, Officer Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie was serving a no-knock narcotics search warrant when he was shot along with three other officers on the Killeen Police Department’s SWAT team.
After fighting for his life for two days, Dinwiddie succumbed to his wounds May 11, becoming the second KPD officer to die in the line of duty in less than a year.
On Thursday morning, friends, family and fellow officers gathered at Killeen’s police headquarters to honor Dinwiddie, who spent about 15 years on Killeen’s SWAT team. Officers riding in the “We Remember” memorial bicycle trek across Texas are riding in honor of Dinwiddie and presented his family with a …

Memorial ride for Pimentel

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Cyclists with the “We Remember” Memorial Bicycle Trek Across Texas ride into Elmendorf April 22, where they stopped to honor former police Chief Michael Pimentel, who was killed in the line of duty in August 2014.
During the ceremony, a member of the “We Remember” Memorial Bicycle Trek Across Texas team presented a cross to Patricia Gonzales and …

Fleming’s name to be added to memorial

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… The kick off for the three day event will be the annual ‘Ride for the Fallen” on Saturday, May 2. On Sunday, May 3, a candlelight vigil and balloon release will be held on the Capitol grounds. On Monday, May 4, the statewide memorial service will be held on the Capitol’s south steps starting at 11 a.m.
After attending the National Police Week in Washington, D.C. last year, Chief Fleming’s daughter, Maegan Fleming, asked Steven Rutherford of the Metroplex COPS Cycling Team about starting a Texas ride in memory of her father.
“I had asked Steve if they did a bike ride in Austin and he …

Bike Month kicks off Friday!

by Pam LeBlanc        fitness.blog.austin360.com


Bike Month begins tomorrow, and the calendar is packed. (Free breakfast! A blessing of the bikes! Group rides and parties!)
For a full schedule, go here.
Highlights?
The Rally for Respect kicks things off at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Texas State Capitol. Please Be Kind to Cyclists, CapMetro, Austin Police and more unveil a fleet of buses bearing banners that remind people about the Safe Passing ordinance and encourage cyclists to be VIP – visible, in the …

Cedar Park Off-Road Park for Mountain Bikes

by dimitrin        www.texasoffroad.net

If you would like more local outdoor recreation opportunities in Cedar Park using existing funds and properties this is your chance to have a say in how things are done.
Voting of Cedar Park City Council is happening now. A couple of the existing council members were appointed and not voted in. A couple of them are also not very trail friendly. Maria Talamo is running for Place 5. She has been on numerous boards and committees regarding the development of Cedar Park including the 4B Board and the Parks Board and is very trail / bike friendly. She is aware of and supports our bike park / trail system project. She championed the Skate Park, and was prepared to bring forward the Mountain Bike Park for …

“We Remember“ Memorial Bicycle Trek Across Texas makes stops in Central Texas

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BELL COUNTY – The “We Remember“ Memorial Bicycle Trek Across Texas riders, who ride in honor of fallen officers each year, made a couple stops in Bell County Thursday.
The Memorial Trek started in 1993, and the riders hope to show “the families of Texas’ fallen officers that their loved one will always be remembered and honored by all law enforcement officers.”
They ride to each city that lost an officer the previous year, and hold …

Killeen: Bike Ride Across Texas Honors Fallen Officers

By: Nick Delgado        www.kwtx.com

Dozens of bicyclists were escorted by the Killeen Police Department’s SWAT Team Thursday to local headquarters for a special ceremony that honored a fallen police officer.
Detective Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie died days after he was shot, while officers served a no-knock search warrant on May 9, 2014 in Killeen.
Riders with the “We Remember” Memorial Bicycle Trek Across Texas presented a plaque, a cross, and a flag to Dinwiddie’s family in front of …

Happy Bike Month!

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Throughout the United States, May is Bike Month! Get ready, we have a ton of activities in store for Houston. The First Thursday at Mid Main is our second biggest event of the year and we are shooting for 1000 attendees with live music, food, and friendly competition. Challenge your friend to a race at Gold Sprints and grab some raffle tickets for a chance to win a new Fat-Bike. We are also organizing a series of Bike to Work activities and have been working with the …

Saturday 5/2 and Sunday 5/3 rides

by Thomas        steinerranchcycling.com

Saturday is gonna be awesome! Let’s take a ride downtown to Mellow Johnny’s and have a Mexican coke! I think the route is around 60 miles and always leaves me wiped out. Depart …

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Local agencies work together in bicycle project

by FAITH HARPER        www.tylerpaper.com

Five government entities are coming together to transform an abandoned railroad into a hike and bike trail.
For several years the Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority has been interested in purchasing the tract of land that used to connect Whitehouse and Troup by rail, the transportation authority’s interim Director Everett Owen said.
The actual purchase of the 8.2-acre tract was made possible through a $400,000 grant from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The city of Tyler, Tyler Economic Development Council, Troup Community Development Corporation, Smith County and NET RMA each put in $25,000 to …

Daughter honors late father, Gainesville Police Chief

By: Kristin Nill        www.kxii.com


GAINESVILLE, Tx – Maegan Fleming is getting ready for the ride of her life this weekend to honor her dad.
She’s prepping for a 150 mile bicycle ride from Houston to Austin, May 2nd. She helped create the ride as a tribute to her father, late Gainesville Police Chief Steven Fleming and other officers who died in the line of duty.
“I’m really honored to be able to ride for such great men and also for all the fallen officers just to be riding for all of them,” Maegan said.
This is the first year for the Texas Peace Officer’s Memorial Ride, which …

Ride across Texas helps connect, rehabilitate injured veterans

JC Jones | Herald staff writer        kdhnews.com


Last year Maj. Jan Rose came to Fort Hood’s Warrior Transition Unit after incurring a serious illness while deployed, and found she had a lot of free time on her hands during recovery.
To fill the time, she took up biking in the fall.
Though she’d only ridden as much as 25 miles at a time, Rose found herself pedaling from Houston to Fort Worth last week in the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, alongside nearly 200 other veterans who have …

Upcoming Rides

El Paso Bicycle Club

Saturday, May 2
60 is the new 40-8:00 am
B.I..G. Valley Ride-8:30 am
Wednesday, May 6
Wednesday Night Ride-5:30 pm
Thursday, May 7
Thursday Night Rollers (Ninja Ride)-5:45 pm
Saturday, May 9
A Ride for Mom-9:00 am
Wednesday, May 13
Wednesday Night Ride-5:30 pm
Thursday, May 14
Thursday Night Rollers (Ninja Ride)-5:45 pm
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday Night Ride-5:30 pm
Thursday, May 21
Thursday Night Rollers (Ninja Ride)-5:45 pm

The VC Team at Fort Davis.

by John Bartle        violetcrown.org


Half of the starting field in the 60+ race at Hammerfest this year was VC; Frank Kurzawa, Mike Haney, Joe Haas and John Bartle. Could we prevail over the other four riders on three different teams? Our competition proved to be Charlie Johnson and Val Lincecum of Southwest Cycling Club Racing (SWCC).
The Men’s 60+ race was combined with both the Women’s Open and the Women 3/4 races, so it was a cozy pack of about 20, of mostly Austin riders, that set out on the Saturday morning hill climb stage in a light wind. The pace was steady, with each group respecting the strategic moves of the other group; that is, until the route got seriously steeper and the lone Tulsa Wheel’man’ woman attacked. Frank went with her and Charlie Johnson and John Bartle settled in with three ATC women chasers who kept the …

More VCers on the Podium!

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Dan Piercy digs deep in the sprint to the line in the Pace Bend 40+ 1/2/3/4 race. The season is young and lots of …

Bikeabout TX

By Gordon Hodge        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 13 Huntsville, TX to near North Zulch,TX: Leaving the ST, heading NW, winds NW
Tuesday April 28, 2015, 53 miles (85 km) – Total so far: 501 miles (806 km)
I have decided to head back toward home. I am not quitting my tour as much I would like to keep going to Florida. This was supposed to be a 1-2 week bike about and I have done. I am loving the tour so far and it is hard to turn homeward. There is still a few days of roads to explore, though most of these are areas I have been in my earlier years. The area should appear quite different at 10 or less mph. The weather is forecast for NW winds and cooler for next several days.
I left the comforts of hotel in Huntsville at 0830. Skies were temps in the low 50’s, overcast and misty. I donned my windbreaker and soon had to put on rain jacket. Legs were fine, so didn’t wear rain pants. Getting out of Huntsville I made a wrong turn! I have driven this route 100 times 40 years ago and really stupid for making a wrong turn here. I noticed something wrong as I was surprised to have a nice shoulder and down wind ride. 2.5 miles later I figured out why at the next intersection. So I backtracked the 2.5 back to hwy 75 north toward Madisonville. 5 mile mistakes are no fun for cyclists. The road was way worse than I expected. There is now a lot of commercial traffic on the road with heavy traffic and 1-2 feet of crumbling shoulder. I found my first FM road west to get off this planned route. I took FM 1696 to Bedias and then …

Day 14- North Zulch to Marquez, TX: More headwinds
Wednesday April 29, 2015, 31 miles (50 km) – Total so far: 532 miles (856 km)
Had a good night sleep in my stealth site except for the 2 trains overnight that came through my tent or so it seemed. It was OK, I went quickly back to sleep. Overnight temp was around 47F, great sleeping weather in warm bag. I stayed in the bag a little long this morning as I did not want to go out in the cold. It was clear and sunny with a high of 73. I did finally get packed and moving about 0900 my norm. I did need my windbreaker early in the ride. 5 miles up the road I came into the small town of Normangee. I felt my rear tire going soft and aired it up and continued to find a breakfast café and worry about the tire later. I was directed to a local café. Before I got into the café, Bobby Davis saw my bike and was full of questions. While I was seated he came in and asked for a picture of me and my bike for the mayor’s wife working across the street. She wanted to post it on Facebook (FB). After the photo op, he was getting in his van for something to write my web address on. He is a safety products salesman. I asked him if he happened to have a safety vest. He gave me some compression gloves but no vest. Once back in the café, he came back in to talk some more. A really great personality. He said a guy was coming over with a vest for me. The guy, Ronnie Meadors the town mayor and business owner extraordinaire came by with a vest from the Normangee fire dept. He was the owner of the café. I felt like a celebrity given the key to the …

Progress on Cycing/Ped bridge over railroad tracks near the Domain

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The first two sections of the bicycle and pedestrian bridge on the southbound side of MoPac south of Duval Road are now in place. Once more piece to go.
Good to see some more connectivity here.  This is evidence that cycling advocacy is working slowly and surely.  Projects like these are on very large timescales and it takes commitment from all groups that their voices be heard even if the pay off is 10+ years away.  These HOV lanes were first proposed in 1994, CAMPO took it over in 2002, first public open houses were held in Oct 2011, by the second open house meetings in December the cycling community was …

APD Fills a Loophole: A crash is now a crash for Austin cyclists

Austin On A Bike        austinonabike.com


Last summer, when Austin cyclist Heather “Frankie” Frankovis got into an accident on the way to the Thursday Night Social Ride, she ran into more than just an errant jogger: she ran into the problem that, unless you hit or are hit by a motor vehicle in Austin, there’s little way to get justice, never mind insurance coverage.
At the time, according to the Austin Chronicle’s full write-up “When’s a Crash Not a Crash?“, “Officer Griffin didn’t initially complete a crash report ‘since the incident was not one that would normally require that an incident report be written: The officer responded to a call to assist EMS; however, no criminal offense had been committed. I did however, request that a report be written in this instance.’”
Now, thanks to the persistence of Frankovis and attorney Lenore Shefman, things are set to change.
Due to go into effect this Friday, on May 1st, APD will …

Market Watch: Why The Bottom is Falling Out From The Used Bike Market

A Bicycle’s Point of View        bicyclepointofview.blogspot.com

Wanting to sell your nice lugged, steel road bike? You may want to wait a couple of years.
There is no market indicator for the used bike market. Like all unofficial, unregulated cash in hand markets there is no “official” way for tracking improvement or decline of sales, especially when the sellers are people unloading their second-hand goods on others. However, as somebody who actually pays attention to these things, I have picked up on a market trend which will probably benefit consumers more than anyone else in determining what their next bike purchase will be.
If you, like me are a die hard vintage bike collector, now is not the time to keep adding old bikes to your collection. If anything, now is the time to start letting go of whatever old bikes you’re able to, probably at …

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Two Dog Sprints on the Way to Crosby

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After watching stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie this morning I went out ot the garage to check on the tire pressure on the Stradalli. The tires felt firm but the tire gauge showed about 60 psi. This might explain a little on my inability to ride faster in some situations. I hooked up the tire pump and inflated the tires to 110 psi.

It was chilly overnight with 52 degrees when I got to see my weather station around 7:45. This could be the last of the chilly weather until fall, I hope. I ate breakfast and read the paper while watching the replay of the Tour of Turkey. After breakfast I then switched to watching the Tour de Romandie to wait for the temperature to warm up enough to ride. I also messed with my cell phone installing an OS update. I will need to learn more about the OS changes. I didn’t realize until I stopped during the ride that I did not turn on data on the phone and the Garmin Live Track wasn’t working.

I got out of the driveway at 1:14 headed for a route I haven’t been on since the Humble Lions Club Ride back in February. That ride wasn’t exactly the same as the Lions ride but the majority of it was. I named today’s route “Kingwood – Crosby – Kingwood”. Since I didn’t bike yesterday (overcast sky, mid 60’s just didn’t light my riding fire) I wanted to get a long ride in to end April. I can’t ride tomorrow because we are going to the Houston Medical Center for my wife’s cancer treatment.

The route turned out to be 48.42 miles long. Weather was nice but it could’ve been warmer. My home weather station was 79 when I left and 72 when I got back home at 5:11. The wind had a chill to it and when the sun went behind the clouds it was cooler than I prefer. I checked the weather in Crosby and the wind showed to be calm but I know different. When I got home I checked the airport weather and the wind was 12 mph with 24 mph gusts. No wonder it was hard to pedal into the NNW wind.

I haven’t been on some of the roads since February and then I didn’t have any dog problems but today was different. The first dog sprint was at the Louie Road and Crosby – Eastgate Road intersection. Out of some high grass a large Doberman came running towards me with teeth bared and lots of barking. This caught be by surprise because of the grass and trees along a fence across the road. Fortunately the right turn put the wind at my back and I was able to increase my speed quickly and get some distance between me and the dog. Surprisingly the dog stopped at edge of a driveway coming out that was in his path. I guess maybe he was guarding his property and that is where it ended. With the wind at my back I rode south on Crosby – Eastgate to a stop sign at Lord Road. I had a choice to go right or left. I chose right but should’ve went left. The house on the right side of Lord Road had a nice high fence but the two gates were open. I could see two large dogs, one a German Shepherd, moving across the yard inside the fence in the direction I was going. The German Shepherd headed for the second gate and the other stayed inside the fence. I turned on the speed to out run the German Shepherd but he was fast. He ran in the grass beside the road just behind me. I could move to the left very far because a pickup truck was coming towards me. When the truck was almost to me the German Shepherd stopped running and turned back. I am not sure if he was tired or the pickup played a part or if his property protection ended. He didn’t bark much, just enough to let me know he was still there. Teeth were flashing too.

Not counting the dogs, I was able to ride at a strong pace today. I think the increased tire pressure helped. I built up my average speed to 16.3 mph by the time I reached Crosby at around 29 miles into the ride. At that point I started biking into the wind. It turned out that from the 29 mile point until I got home 19 miles later I rode into the wind. I pedaled strong and managed to keep my average speed from falling too far and not drop as much as I thought it would. By the end of the ride it was 15.5 mph.

The rest stop at the Huffman Chevron was needed. The legs and stomach both cried for some relief. I ate and drank while my legs regrouped. After a bout 25 minutes I was back on the bike headed home. I saw two other bikers during this stretch, one on FM1960 east of Lake Houston and the other on Kings River Drive. My body was glad when I reached home.

I did learn that FM2100 is busy in Crosby. The recently completed railroad overpass doesn’t have much of a shoulder and I wasn’t looking forward to biking up over it. Fortunately they left the old street along side the overpass which I rode. No traffic and no hill. On the other end of the overpass I took a quick break to check the traffic flow before riding on the 4 ft. shoulder to Huffman. Traffic was not a problem there.

Home weather at the start
Weather in Crosby
Home weather at the end of the ride

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Texas Bicycling News April 28th

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Taking the First Hit : Becoming a Track Head.

by Adam Spears, Mirage Cycling  •  photography by Kato Bentley

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The first hit – they always say that in becoming an addict, all it takes is once. Just one hit. Well, track is the new crack, it would seem.
Up to this point, I’ve managed to avoid that first hit for well over ten years. I took that first hit on Monday night and I am afraid I may be hooked; I may become a “track head.”
I always knew the Superdrome was there in Frisco, heck, I have even raced crits in their parking lot. I have seen plenty of videos on Facebook, even looked up the details on what it takes to be track certified, but I had never bothered to follow up. As I said, that all changed on Monday night.
I have seen and received the invitations to come join for the …

Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge is Therapy for Veterans

by Tim Hawkins        www.erietvnews.com

Fort Worth, TX — Over 200 veterans road their bikes nearly 470 miles from Houston to Fort Worth, taking part in the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, which provides therapy on wheels.
“I get clinical therapy from my psychologist, but this is the practical application day-to-day. It’s almost 500 miles of adaptive therapy,” US Army Colonel Glenn Richie said.
“I had a traumatic brain injury and I wasn’t able to talk, walk, and half paralyzed. For me, I tracked my recovery through this ride. The camaraderie. The connection that everyone is there to support each other,” Retired Arlington firefighter Robert Gray said.
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May is Bike Month in Hutto

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Bike Hutto is excited to announce 2015 as the first year that Hutto is celebrating May as National Bike Month. Established in 1956 and sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try.
Throughout the month of May there will be several bicycle related events going on throughout Hutto, some of which tie into National dates and celebrations.
May 6 is National Bike to School Day. The first-ever National Bike to School Day took place May 9, 2012, in coordination with the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Month. Almost 1,000 local events in …

PAYDIRT – Walnut Creek Trail Trimming

Saturday, May 2, 2015, 8:00 AM

Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX

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The trails need some TLC to trim back face slappers.BRING YOUR PAYDIRT FORMS.Meet at the Pool Parking Lot at 8:00 am and we will head out to the trails. Tools & gloves will be available, but bring your own if you have. Also, bring water and good footwear.

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Tour de RACHA

Saturday, May 9, 2015, 7:00 PM

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Hi!I am a volunteer for a local charity, Family Ties and help them organizing their annual fundraising ride, Tour de RACHA (Ride Against CHild Abuse). I was hoping you’d be kind enough to add it to your calendar as a club ride? It’s on May 9th, they’re MS150 recommended ride. Each mile and each rider will help save a child in our community. Will y…

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My “New Old” Road Bike

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Finally I’ve started to put together the vintage Gianni Motta road bicycle I got myself for Christmas, and which arrived totally disassembled [see my posting “Christmas Present Puzzle“]. This here is how far I got today: …

Fort Davis Memorial Day Weekend Ride

West Texas Cycling Association

Date: May 22, 2015 – May 25, 2015
Location: Fort Davis, TX
Contact: Pat Crawford806-344-1422
Details: It’s a beautiful place to bike! Camp at Davis Mountains State Park. Group Ride on Saturday May 23, a 72 mile loop with plenty of climbing and scenic views. Ride or hike at your leisure on Sunday May 24. Balmorhea State Park, Alpine, and Marfa are all within biking distance—swim at Balmorhea, dine in Alpine, or tour the art scene in Marfa! There is so much to do! Or just stay in Fort Davis and tour the historical points of interest.

Houston’s Progression and Ranking

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BikeHouston and COH representatives hosted Steve Clark, from the DC Office of the League of American Bicyclists. Steve runs the Bicycle Friendly America program which rates cities, companies and other organizations which strive to be bicycle friendly.
Houston has carried the Bronze (entry level) rating since 2013.  We gave Steve a pedaling tour of some of Houston’s neighborhoods and were privileged to have the opportunity to discuss what steps need to be taken to achieve a silver rating.  For more details follow this link.  This is all very …

Which Trails Are Worthy? BAC to Meet With CoA Next Week to Decide

Austin On A Bike        austinonabike.com

There’s a whole lotta history around this, but suffice it to say that CapMetro still owes the city some dough from a deal that went south when the city said no to rail back in 2000. And now that the city has said no to rail yet again, some of that same money needs to find a new home.
Austin Public Works was in attendance at last month’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting to let them know that there is $21 million left in the ol’ Capital Metro “Quarter Cent Fund”. Next week, the BAC subcommittee will meet with the city of Austin Bicycle and Urban Trails programs to determine what projects are most worthy to present to city council for consideration.
Find the details of the meeting below, as sent to the BAC email list by David Orr: …

Biking community expert visits

BY TY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER        www.brownsvilleherald.com


Brownsville , the self-proclaimed cycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley , could take another step toward fashioning itself into a bicycle-friendly city now that it has evoked interest from The League of American Bicyclists.
Stephen Clark, who specializes in developing bike-friendly communities, visited the city earlier this week ahead of an information session at Market Square on Tuesday afternoon.
Clark said he and others traveled more than 16 miles along Brownsville ’s thoroughfares to …

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