Texas Bicycling News Roundup January 26th

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Cyclists enjoy the beauty of Coldspring in annual bike ride

By Jacob McAdams        www.yourhoustonnews.com


The annual Bike Ride through the Forest and Hills brought in numerous cyclists, some of which experienced the beauty of Coldspring and challenge of the ride for the first time on Jan. 24.
The Bike Ride is a path no greater than 46 miles in length that takes bikers all around Coldspring.
The Kingwood Fillies, the drill team of Kingwood High School, host the bike ride every January. The proceeds …

Woman Charged for alleged Central Austin DWI crash that seriously injured cyclist.

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A woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Central Austin with her car while intoxicated — leaving the man seriously injured.
According to the arrest affidavit, Lauren Gamberger, 30, is charged with intoxication assault, a third degree felony.
It happened early Saturday morning at around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and Koenig Lane.
Court documents say Gamberger told police she did not see the cyclist until he was on the hood of her car.
Police say Gamberger was crying when she spoke to officers at the scene and was emitting an odor of an alcoholic beverage. She told police she was driving back from her brother’s house where she …

Bike Ride on TerryHershey Park

Sunday, Feb 1, 2015, 9:00 AM

Terry Hershey Park on Memorial Dr.
15200 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX

2 Tour de Friends Went

Another ride on Terry Hershey park!!Sorry for the short notice cyclists. Please forgive me…Does 9:00 AM sounds good or can we push it to 10:00 AM?Lets gather at the Terry Hershey park on memorial Dr by 8:45AM and roll out by 9:00 AM. Let bike towards the end of Beltway and come back to the start point. We can then join with the NEO cyclists,…

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Bike Riding With The Village Creek Indian Ghosts & Cat Brats

Durango Texas


With today’s temperature high predicted to be somewhere in the 70s, I thought this would be a mighty fine day to go roll my wheels with the Indian Ghosts who haunt Arlington’s Village Creek Natural Historical Area.
The trouble with that plan became …

Forney woman indicted for 2014 hit-and-run accident involving bicyclist

by  Mathew Richards        inforney.com


FORNEY, Texas — On January 23, 2015, a Kaufman County grand jury indicted a Forney woman for a May 2014 hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist on a U.S. Highway 80 service road.
The grand jury indicted Melida Nava of Forney, Texas, on one count of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony.
On May 30, 2014, at approximately 8:21 p.m., Nava was allegedly driving westbound on the north service road of U.S. Highway 80 when she struck Barry Richardson of Mesquite, Texas. Richardson was riding a bicycle and …

Free Clinic Basic Bike Maintenance

Thursday, Feb 12, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

6 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

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Flat Creek Crossing Ranch – TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!

Thursday, Jan 29, 2015, 9:30 AM

Flat Creek Crossing Ranch
County Road 201 & Ulrich Road Johnson City, TX

2 Mountain Bikers Went

Flat Creek Crossing TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!Flat Creek Crossing is adding 2 miles of NEW TRAIL in the cabin loop area.  Come out and build some great new trail with great views.Building in the morning and lunch will be on the agenda.  A ride or more trail building for the afternoon.   NO TRAIL BUILDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Tools & guidance provided fo…

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Free Clinic Basic Bike Maintenance

Thursday, Feb 12, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

1 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

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Bikes + Literacy– A Match Made in El Paso

By Victor Cordero, Velo Paso        www.biketexas.org


Friday morning, January 16, 32° F (FREEZING!), 5:30 AM wakeup call, up and at ‘em!
Warmth & excitement flowed through my veins as we prepared for El Paso’s 2nd Ride for Reading event, in which almost 30 riders participated. Most of the riders were local, plus we had some spectacular out of town guests, including action sports writer and photographer Devon Balet from Montrose, Colorado, and professional mountain bike racers Katie Holden from Seattle, WA, and Dejay Birtch of Tucson, AZ.
Ride for Reading provides a way for donated books to be delivered to low-income elementary schools BY BICYCLE–promoting a …

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Texas Bicycling News January 25th

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Running Interference

Bike Noob

We’ve been enjoying the newly-striped roads in our immediate area. As I’ve mentioned before, in some places there are parking lanes for cars, with bike lanes next to them. The bike lanes are fairly wide, which squeezes moving cars a bit, but has the effect of slowing them down — theoretically.
But I still see cars that follow bikes to an intersection, pass them, and then cut them off to make a right turn. My friend Maggie said she nearly followed a woman into a parking lot to yell at her about it. Maggie is better at controlling her temper than some, and thought …

Valley Ramble

Saturday, Jan 31, 2015, 9:00 AM

Starbucks
7049 S Desert (Outlet Mall) Canutillo, TX

4 Cyclists Went

Meet at Starbuck’s at the Outlet Shoppes (I-10 at Transmountain). 15-17 mph, 25 miles. Bob Clark,[masked]

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Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Build & Ride!

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 9:00 AM

Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026 Johnson City, TX

2 Mountain Bikers Went

Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!BRING YOUR PAYDIRT FORMS! http://www.tmbra.org/paydirt/paydirt.htmThe completed sections of the new trail were a hit at the 2014 Cranksgiving!  BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!  5+ miles of trail are still under development!These sections, not yet open to the public, have lots more elevation changes, G-ou…

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Texas Bicycling News Digest January 24th

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Aspiring cyclist hits the White Oak Bayou trail

By Mike Snyder        www.houstonchronicle.com

Cyclist hopes to enjoy the outdoors with a growing community of enthusiasts

Jerardo Fernandez bikes while his dogs Luna and Pancho jog along the Heights Bike Trail along the Buffalo Bayou on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Houston. Rich and Nancy Kinder announce plans to donate $50 Million to Houston Parks Board for Bayou Greenways 2020 project. ( Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle )
I was walking past Market Square Park a couple of months ago, on one of those lovely crisp days we get in Houston, when I noticed a young woman returning a bike to the B-Cycle kiosk in the park.On a whim, I walked over, swiped my credit card and checked out a bicycle.
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Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose. Trail beta

by keithrad        forums.mtbr.com

Here’s my gps route to give an idea of the trail to those who have not been out there. I will add some go-pro footage soon…
Glen Rose would be a good area to go for a weekend getaway to do some cycling if coming up from Central Tx. (or wherever). You have Dinosaur Valley State Park which is a cool park to visit on it’s own merits as well as the trail riding, and you can camp there. Then there’s …

DORBA Beginner Clinic

Saturday, Feb 14, 2015, 1:00 PM

Rowlett Creek Preserve
2525 Castle Drive Garland, TX

33 Participants Went

DORBA will have a new beginner clinic on Saturday Feb 14th at Rowlett Creek Preserve at 1:00 PM.Blain Norfleet will be your instructor, post up your questions below, or, you can send him a private message at “bikecop” on the Dorba.org website, if you have any questions. Blain is the mountain bike instructor for the Dallas Police Department and pa…

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Monthly ride at Anthills!

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Event category: Rides
Trail: The Anthills (Terry Hershey Park)
Saturday, January 31, 2015 – 10:00am
Parking at Beltway 8 feeder, between Memorial and Briar forest.

This Week’s Activities

Fort Worth Bicycling Association

Rio Flats
Sunday, January 25, 2015 9:00 am
Rio Vista: High School

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:00 am
Ft Worth: Christ Lutheran Church

Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street

The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA

Texas Chainring Massacre
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am

Bubba Quixote’s Gravel Attack
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am
Thurber New York Hill Restuarant

Whiskey Flats
Saturday, January 31, 2015 9:00 am
Texaco @ Whiskey Flats

Saturday Morning Fitness Ride

Saturday, Jan 31, 2015, 9:00 AM

Location details are available to members only.

16 Members Went

2-3 laps around White Rock Lake for exercise. We will divide into 2 groups: 15-18 MPH and 12-15 MPH. This is a DROP RIDE, meaning those not able to keep up with the groups will be left behind. Beginners or slower riders may want to attend the monthly “Get to Know You” ride, which is a NO-DROP ride. Please bring water and wear a helmet. If the weat…

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Awesome video even if it is not in Texas

Fat biking in Moab filmed with a quadcopter!

by David Glover

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Ag Agent: Trail offers outdoor opportunities

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Are you looking for a place to get out in nature, take a bike ride or maybe even saddle up your horse and have a secluded place to ride? Of course, the closer the better. Well, I just recently learned about the Wichita Valley Rail Trail, and you need to check it out.
The Wichita Valley Rail Trail is 7 miles of rail bed that stretches from the southwest corner of Wichita Falls (Stansbury Lane) to the south edge of Holliday (South Ford Road). The track and railroad ties have …

Biking from Van Horn TX to Marathon TX

by Spike Finney


Want to know what’s in west Texas? Brown. Lots and lots of brown. Brown, brown, brown.

GoPro Adventures : Biking – Brushy Creek Park

by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpwJThlcmIw
A couple biking hangout at Brushy Creek park Austin Texas

GoPro Hero 4 Edition: Monday Funday (Lake Bryan mountain biking)

by Freddy Hernandez

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Texas Cycling News Roundup January 23rd

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Exploring the Lower Rio Grande Valley on a Bike

by Ray Garza            rgvcycling.com

I’ve made a few changes to my blog site and what I want to focus on. My tag line used to be about losing weight (and it’s still my goal) but I wanted to change directions. Instead, I want to focus more on exploring the lower Rio Grande Valley on a bike. I figure kill two birds with one stone. Explore the Valley with long rides and lose weight at the same time.
The lower Rio Grande Valley is located in deep south Texas. I have to put the word, lower, in it because the Rio Grande Valley stretches all the way up to Colorado where the Rio Grande River starts. I realized this when I would see the Rio Grande Valley associated with New Mexico and I was saying, “What?”. After doing a little research, I found out about the …

APD works to get ‘top offenders’ off the streets

by Shannon Murray, KVUE

(Video)
AUSTIN — In the last year, dozens of Austin’s habitual criminals have been taken off the streets, thanks to a new program used by Austin police.
Jason Dusterhoft, assistant chief with the Austin Police Department, said a small number of people in Austin commit the majority of the region’s crime, and that’s why Austin police created the Top Offender Program.
Last year, Bicycle Sports Shop on South Lamar had six expensive bikes stolen. Police said the four people they arrested, on the list of APD’s top offenders, were behind the …

ARR February Club Ride @ Lake Georgetown Trails

Saturday, Feb 14, 2015, 9:30 AM

Lake Georgetown – Tejas Camp
4560 County Road 258 Liberty Hill, TX

66 Mountain Bikers Went

UPDATE ON JAN 30: START OF RIDE CHANGED TO TEJAS CAMPSITE (NO LONGER RUSSELL PARK).ARR February ride is at the newest IMBA Epic Trail: Lake Georgetown.Show your bike some love on Valentine’s Day and come ride with us!Where: Tejas Campsite, Lake Georgetown Trail.When: February 14, 2015. Arrive by 9:30am to prepare yourself and your bike, whe…

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Lawson is from Texas

Rough start to 2015 for Craddock after crash Down Under

By Andrew Hood        velonews.competitor.com


ADELAIDE, Australia (VN) — It was a rough start to the 2015 season for American Lawson Craddock, who crashed out of the Santos Tour Down Under on Friday.
The 22-year-old Texan ended up in a local hospital with broken bones after crashing heavily in the opening kilometers of Friday’s fourth stage.
According to Giant-Alpecin, Craddock suffered a fractured wrist, sternum, and rib. He was transported to a local hospital, and is expected to spend at least the night under the care of Australian doctors.
“Lawson has a lot of pain,” said …

Four smart things about USDOT’s new ‘Mayors Challenge’ for bike safety

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer        www.peopleforbikes.org

There’s a difference between bike-safety warnings that focus on blaming victims and warnings that recommend actual systemic improvements. Today’s launch of a Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is the good kind of warning.
Yes, it’d be nice if it weren’t being pegged on the dubious claim that biking has gotten more dangerous in the last few years. Also if USDOT were offering any money for cities that take its advice.
That said, there’s a lot for biking believers to love in this initiative launched Friday. Let’s count a few of the ways.
The feds want cities to measure successful bike trips, not just bad ones. …

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Tiara Travels: Rabbit Fest royalty stays busy

Wendy Sledd | Special to the Herald        kdhnews.com


Young Miss Rabbit Fest Kelsey Dane and Pre-Teen Miss Rabbit Fest Natalie Perez cheer on the cyclists as they leave the starting line in the Megan Babb Memorial Bicycle Race on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. The two city festival representatives also greeted guests as they arrived and directed them to registration.
School may be back in full swing, but that has not slowed down the Rabbit Fest royalty with a half-dozen appearances this past week.
The Rabbit Fest queens, ages 9 and older, are encouraged to do a community service effort or a platform they support throughout the year of their reigns. Miss Rabbit Fest Aleea Best’s platform is …

Kim Hornsby speaks to Rotary about next Police Unity Tour

Bob Massey | Herald correspondent        kdhnews.com


The violent deaths of two Killeen police officers in less than a year shocked the community and plunged their immediate family members into deep grief. The tragedies also showed how police officers lay their lives on the line each day in the Killeen-Harker Heights area.
Killeen police SWAT member …

Austin was a little too weird for Cyclocross National Championships

by Bill Cullins        www.gosanangelo.com

On Jan. 10, I wrote about the 2015 Cyclocross National Championships that were taking place that week in Austin’s Zilker Park.
In that column, I noted that racing had started Wednesday and continued Thursday and Friday with heats for master’s age groups and that junior, collegiate and Pro/Elite races would take place Saturday and Sunday.
Now, as Paul Harvey used to say, here is the rest of the story.
For the first four days of the five-day event, the 2,000 competitors from all over the nation and thousands of spectators enjoyed a …

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