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Texbiker.net covers the news, events and resources for those interested in Texas bicycling.

My bicycling passion was rekindled in 1979 with a Huffy bicycle from Woolco. From early rides around my neighborhood my enthusiasm grew to tackle my unsupported first century. From there I discovered organized rides all over Texas, races and mountain bikes. Many bikes and miles later the enthusiasm is still there.

Thanks to my late wife, Hazel Marie, for her support over the many years, miles and rides.

My primary bike is the Cervelo Caledonia Rival AXS below. My titanium bike is the Lynskey Helix titanium. My newest bike is a Canyon Endurace CF 7 Rival eTap.

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Off to Huffman Again

Texbiker.net Posted on October 17, 2014 by Rick AnkrumOctober 17, 2014

This ride went on the extended version of the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route where I add the northern leg to Smith Road. I biked 33.7 miles and averaged 15.4 mph (15.5 mph until 31.4 miles when I slowed riding on Kingwood streets). I saw two other bicyclists and both were in corners where we were going opposite directions and had avoid each other. The first time was within 1/4 of a mile from the start when I rounded a corner with brush and trees on the trail. The second was more open and when I applied the rear brake my wheel slid on the concrete. No problems just not the type of encounters I prefer.

The clear sky gave way to scattered clouds but the temperature was 84 degrees with a 7 mph N breeze. When I was in the shade the wind had a hint of coolness to it. At the Huffman Chevron I sat partially in the sun to offset the coolness of the shade. It was just about right. The Indian summer continues. I was thinking the southern hemisphere is at the middle of spring while we are in the fall. Sometimes I think I want to go to Australia during our winter although the winter in Houston is not that severe.

My Stradalli RP-14 Carbon bike just reached 4909 miles since I got it. I think at 5000 miles I will put new tires on. The front tire will have 5000 miles and the rear 4000. I don’t want to run them too thin and increase the chance for a flat. I have had relatively few flats and I enjoy not fixing a flat while riding. I got the new 34T front chainring yesterday and the KMC-11 Missing Link connectors from China came too. The chainring is easy to install but so far the old is working fine.

Keeping in shape by biking is something I look forward to. Occasionally I wonder if I am over training but the muscles don’t complain too much unless I throw hills at them.

Mile markers:

  • 128.96 miles this week
  • 437.91 miles for October
  • 5969 miles for the year
  • 172 rides this year

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Ride comparison for the route
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Texas Bicycling News Digest October 16th

Texbiker.net Posted on October 17, 2014 by Rick AnkrumOctober 17, 2014

Denton County receives aid for bicycle, pedestrian projects

by Mike Albanese        starlocalmedia.com

Bicycle and pedestrian projects across 25 cities and seven counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area received a $38.2 million boost from the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) on Thursday.
The RTC allocated the funding to 33 projects as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program project selection. With local entities contributing more than $40 million toward the projects, over $78 million will be invested in active transportation enhancements as a result of the funding awards, improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties.
More than 46 miles of sidewalks, trails and on-street bikeways will be constructed, as well as…

School bus driver charged in fatal hit and run

By Rebecca Elliott        www.chron.com

The driver of a school bus has been charged in Wednesday’s hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist in southeast Houston.
Phyllis Ann Booker, 54, a driver for First Student Bus Company, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, the Houston Police Department said in a statement Thursday morning.
On Wednesday morning, a yellow school bus killed Bobby Brooks, 56, as it was turning through a…

Bike ride to honor missing children

www.dentonrc.com

In honor of missing and exploited children, Denton County will conduct the inaugural Texas Ride for Missing Children on Friday.
The Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is conducting the Ride for Missing Children, a 100-kilometer bike ride in Denton County to begin at 8 a.m. at Lifetime Fitness, 3100 Churchhill Drive, in Flower Mound.
According to a news release by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, the 62-mile ride will not only honor children missing or exploited but raise funds for prevention and education programs that help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation.
After stops at Liberty Elementary School and McKamy Middle School in Flower Mound and Central Elementary School and DeLay Middle School in Lewsiville, participants will be…

Weekly Collegiate Race Recap October 11th, 2014

www.usacycling.org


SCCCC: Baylor University Hosts Conference Championships – Ben Cork
Baylor University hosted the SCCCC Conference Championships in Cameron Park this past weekend. Waco, TX saw cooler temperatures with substantial amounts of rainfall Friday evening to Saturday morning. The most technical STXC of the year was changed to a flowier, less dangerous course to preserve riders’ safety. Men’s C started off the day with mud-infested derailleurs. Temperatures rose and ruts began to form for the later races. Michelle Vekasy (TAMU) showed the Women’s A field how to conquer the slick terrain while Luke Allen, Sam Croft, and Tony Baca (MSU) swept the Men’s A podium in fashion.
Saturday night consisted of a team relay that doubled as a costume crit. Each rider was responsible for racing two .5-mile loops. Points and candy were awarded to best…

Hans Johnsen Co. adds eight new product lines

www.bicycleretailer.com

DALLAS (BRAIN) — Hans Johnsen Company has recently added eight new product lines to its offerings, the Texas-based distributor announced Thursday.
The new brands are: Button Hole chamois cream, Fixit Sticks, Jet Black trainers, K-Edge products, Kinetic trainers, Lights & Motion lighting systems, Velowurks, and Vittoria Helmets.
Most of these products are…

Rolling Through Chumba’s Texas Facilities and Their Ursa 29+ MTB

theradavist.com

As you can probably tell, I’ve been really stoked on what Chumba is doing here in Austin, Texas. During MTB season earlier this year, I caught up with Vince, who was riding the first prototype Ursa 29+ MTBs. At the time, Chumba’s production was in Oregon, but in recent months, they’ve moved all production in house, using USA-made tubing…

Round Top to Navasota: Last day leg 4; the best day of riding for this Leg.

By Mark Sullivan        Another Week in Texas

Thursday October 16, 2014, 50 miles (80 km) – Total so far: 404 miles (650 km)
Another great week of riding has ended. It started with hard, long days of terrible weather, and then ended with 3 perfect bicycling days. Today was the best day so far and the pictures will tell the story.

What Does That Mean? Dictionary Day for Bike Advocates

BikeTexas


October 16, Noah Webster’s birthday, is World Dictionary Day. What better time to kick back and take a look at some of the words that are bandied about by bicycle advocates and people who ride bikes?
Bike Corral: a set of bike racks protected by curbs or other barricades. Frequently installed over one on-street car parking spot.
Cycletrack: also known as a protected bike lane or a separated bike lane. A bicycle-only lane that has some separation from traffic beyond just a stripe of paint (e.g., bollards, planters, parked cars, a curb, etc.). Can be one-way or two-way.
Modal split: also called mode share, mode split, or modal share. The percentage of travelers using a particular mode of transportation. For example, in the…

Last Day of L4 An Easy 52

by Tim        www.brothersbikeride.com


What a beautiful way to finish L4. I have posted pictures of some of our vistas on today’s ride. We all agreed this was one of the prettiest rides of the whole trip. It did nothing to diminish our appreciation of the State of Texas.
I was also impressed with the town of Round Top where we stayed last night. We stayed in the Round Top Inn, a B&B in several 18th century homes and a cigar making one room factory building that have been renovated into modern hotel rooms. Kudos to the owner and staff.
We are already talking about L5. Can’t wait to do some…

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Bike Event: Terra X Cyclocross – The Woodlands, TX: When: Sat Nov 22, 2014 10am to 4pm 
CSTWhere: Terramon… http://t.co/vMUrGXQmLk

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 17, 2014

New Bike Event: Williams Racing Academy Mountain Bike Skills Camp – Wimberley, TX: When: Sat Nov 1, 2014 1pm t… http://t.co/6nMqWIdxwo

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 17, 2014

New Bike Event: Williams Racing Academy Mountain Bike Skills Camp – Wimberley, TX: When: Sun Nov 2, 2014 8am t… http://t.co/YZWfM1pRtd

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 17, 2014

New Bike Event: Kate's Ride – Sealy TX: When: Sun Nov 16, 2014 8am to 12:30pm 
CSTWhere: 1008 Main St, Sealy, … http://t.co/VZlawX3DkS

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 17, 2014

New Bike Event: Williams Racing Academy November Camp – Wimberley, TX: When: Fri Nov 21, 2014 12pm to Mon Nov … http://t.co/T401qPNphN

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 17, 2014

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Couldn't have asked for a better night to finish off the 2014 @pureaustin Le Driveway Season! Thank… http://t.co/FzNBsTQY4q

— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) October 17, 2014

Winner tonight, Creek Cross CX, Cool course in Garland, Texas. @RichBikeMart @AndyLawler2 @txcxsynd pic.twitter.com/G4xAigQ6tY

— Bob Sandusky (@gdusky) October 17, 2014

Last @drivewayseries was fun as usual.. Thanks to Willis & Holly for all you do. @drivewaylife… http://t.co/jyRDjpt33w

— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) October 17, 2014

More fun tonight at Old Town Elementary practice! Coach Baker knows how to show the kids a good time! http://t.co/ysyhnUc5Ry

— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) October 17, 2014

Fun at the @velopaso member's social at JVBs pic.twitter.com/npe2fZZ3qs

— Bike Hombre – STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) October 17, 2014

RT @pablovejeff: I love my Austin cycling friends. The roads in/around this city are magical. #mellowjohnnys #roadID pic.twitter.com/kacwwX827e

— Jon Binsted🤘🏻 (@velojonny) October 17, 2014

Okay bicycle folks, it's time to represent. The more Mayor Mike Rawlings sees of us at Dallas City Hall, the… http://t.co/w0j0TJ34YJ

— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) October 16, 2014

Wishing everyone a great night as the Driveway Bike Race Series comes to end after another amazing year! Thank… http://t.co/igLIkuXA5w

— Comanche Racing (@ComancheRacing) October 16, 2014

Third Annual HTX Bike Fest is right around the corner 11/1 @MarketSquarePrk @HTXBikeFest pic.twitter.com/6kdUry2oKs

— Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) October 16, 2014

Those blue boxes that once housed rental bikes at the North end of the Katy Trail are finally gone! #eyesorenomore pic.twitter.com/BdmJFo3voi

— Katy Trail (@KatyTrail) October 16, 2014

Pablove Across America launches from the shop tomorrow at 9 am. Come and join the fight against childhood cancer. http://t.co/RxthqciiSn

— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) October 16, 2014

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— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) October 16, 2014

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— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) October 16, 2014

Event Reminders

2 Day Alert: Bike Around the Bay – Baytown, TX, Oct 18, 2014 07:30AM – Royal Purple Raceway, South Farm to Market Road 565, Baytown, TX,

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Heroes Ride – Conroe, TX, Oct 18, 2014 08:00AM – Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 9201 Airport Rd., Conroe, TX(CST) http://zp

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Marfa 100 – Marfa, TX, Oct 18, 2014 08:00AM – Marfa, TX 79843, USA(CST) http://t.co/fT4FZeSXwB

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Let's Ride! – Cedar Hill, TX, Oct 18, 2014 08:00AM – West FM 1382, Cedar Hill, TX(CST) http://t.co/i0jhNdm2BA

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Cross the Basin – Odessa, TX, Oct 18, 2014 08:00AM – 709 N Lee Ave, Odessa, TX 79761, USA(CST) http://t.co/2UvKA0KepF

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Tour de Ted – Nine Cities in Texas, Oct 18, 2014 08:30AM – (CST) http://t.co/Ro7ZdVLyLF

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Crazy Kicker Bike Ride – Mineral Wells, TX, Oct 18, 2014 09:00AM – West City Park, Mineral Wells, TX, United States(CST) ht

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

2 Day Alert: Webberville Cyclocross – Webberville, TX, Oct 18, 2014 11:00AM – 2399 Park Ln, Webberville, TX 78621, USA(CST) http://zpr.i

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

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School Dismissal Avoidance

Texbiker.net Posted on October 16, 2014 by Rick AnkrumOctober 16, 2014

When I left home I planned on riding to Huffman but after about a mile I changed directions to the “Oakhurst – Sorters Rd – Valley Ranch” route. I was short on time (leaving home at 1:38) and needed to get back home by 4:00. I knew I wouldn’t have enough time to ride 30 miles and I thought this revised route would fit the bill. It turned out to be 27.17 miles long and I got back home at 3:40.

With the late start I knew I would be dodging school dismissal at 7 different schools. I managed to get around this by passing early or after the dismissal at each one. I wasn’t so good thought during the last 2 miles or so when I followed a school bus that stopped at every other street to let kids off. This wasn’t so bad though being near the end of the ride. It did drop my average speed down to 14.9 mph. At one time during the ride i got it up to 15.3 mph.

The fantastic biking weather stayed around one more day. It was 84 degrees during the ride with the clear blue sky looking gorgeous. Wind was light and the humidity a pleasant 43%. I tried to stop at the Star Stop Exxon in Porter but when I went inside to get a drink their dispenser had all of the ones I would drink marked off as out of order. I went back outside and ate a trail mix bar and rank water from my water bottle. This saved me a buck.

This route is on streets I usually ride on but in reverse. What I saw looks different from the opposite direction and side of the road.

Tomorrow’s weather is more of the same. Fantastic for biking and I plan on doing that.

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Texas Bicycling News Digest October 15th

Texbiker.net Posted on October 15, 2014 by Rick AnkrumOctober 15, 2014

Weekend Group Rides Now Departing 8:00am

Corinth Cycling


As we move into fall and later sunrises, the weekend group rides will now depart at 8:00am beginning on Saturday, October 18th. Come out and ride with one of our groups.

White Oak Bayou – Moderate Pace Bike Ride

www.bayoucityoutdoors.com


We are meeting at Shelterwood and Wister at 9:30 AM.
This is a great chance to explore on of the nicer bike friendly paths in Houston. We will take the White Oak Bayou Trail to Antoine – out and back for a total of 17 miles. Pace: 13-15 mph. …

Chickasaw Woman to Rally Riders of the Pontotoc Pursuit

Chickasaw Nation


Sierra Welch, a Chickasaw and University of Texas senior, is shown somewhere in Canada during 2014’s Texas 4000 ride from Austin to Anchorage. More than $608,000 was raised in the fight against cancer. Ms. Welch will join efforts Oct. 18 to raise scholarship funds for the Chickasaw Foundation. …

Bicycle helmet giveaway slated for Oct. 25

www.yourglenrosetx.com

Does your child have a cool helmet to wear when biking, skateboarding, skating or riding a Razor? Stop by the Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads helmet giveaway event on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Methodist Church parking lot.
Each child will receive a new helmet, and will learn how to make sure it fits properly. This event is sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Dr. Paul Schmidt.
Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program promotes exercise and teaches children and their parents about the importance of wearing a helmet when bicycling, in-line skating, skateboarding and riding scooters. The Texas Academy of Family Physicians provided…

Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Build & Swim or Ride

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014, 8:00 AM

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

2 Mountain Bikers Went

Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILDING DayHELP GET THE TRAIL READY FOR CRANKSGIVING!  Flat Creek Crossing & Pedernales Falls State Park trails will both be part of the 2014 Cranksgiving!Austin Ridge Riders is building new purpose built mountain bike trail at Pedernales Falls State Park!NO TRAIL BUILDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Austin Ridge Riders…

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Bike ride to honor missing, exploited children

starlocalmedia.com

On Friday, the Denton County Sheriff’s Office welcomes the Inaugural Texas Ride for Missing Children to honor missing and exploited children.
The Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is holding the Ride for Missing Children, a 100K (62-mile) bike ride in Denton County to honor missing and exploited children and raise funds for prevention and education programs that help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation.
The Ride will begin at 8 a.m. at Lifetime Fitness, 3100 Churchill Drive in Flower Mound, with a…

Bus driver fatally hits bicyclist in southeast Houston, then drives off

By Dale Lezon        www.chron.com

More details have been released after a 56-year-old bicyclist died Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run traffic collision when a school bus hit him as he crossed a street in southeast Houston.
The incident occurred about 6:30 a.m. at 9000 Airport near Hansen Road, said Kese Smith, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department.
Smith said the bicyclist was identified as Bobby Brooks.
Brooks was riding his bicycle southbound on Hansen and entered the pedestrian crosswalk. A yellow school bus that was traveling northbound on Hansen made a right turn onto West Airport and hit him.
The school bus, Smith added, had a green light. The driver did not stop after the collision.
Brooks died at the scene.
Smith said it is unclear what company or…

BWR at Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

beardedwomenracing.org


The first Saturday of October every year is the official Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TKMBD), as decreed by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA).  This event is celebrated around the world including: Italy, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Malaysia, and Mexico. TKMBD celebrates the joy of riding in the dirt.
Here in North Texas, three trails celebrated TKMBD on Saturday, October 4, 2014.  Bearded Women Racing (BWR) volunteered at two of those events: Horseshoe (Grapevine, TX), and the NW Community Trail (Frisco, TX).
Horseshoe jointly conducted a DORBA (dorba.org) Beginner’s Clinic on Saturday, and they drew a total of 44 adults and 10 kids to the event.  Eight BWR members were on-hand to assist with set-up, the clinic, leading/sweeping rides, encouraging the kids, and…

Cyclist killed by alleged drunk driver in Harris Co.

By Dale Lezon        www.chron.com

A man has been accused of drunken driving after he hit a person pushing a bicycle along the service road of Interstate 10 in east Harris County Tuesday night.
The person died in the collision.
The incident occurred about 9:10 p.m. in the 15400 block of the outbound East Freeway service road near Patch, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the victim was pushing a bicycle eastbound in the outside lane of the roadway when he failed to yield the right-of-way to a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup that was also traveling eastbound on the road. The pickup …

Biking for a living: Best job ever?

By Emily Spicer        blog.mysanantonio.com


I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear about the health effects of someone’s job, they’re never positive. “My job is making me fat.” “My job is giving me high blood pressure.” “My job gave me carpal tunnel,” “is ruining my eyesight,” “is killing my relationship with my family,” “Where’s the vodka?” etc.
Right?
So you can imagine my surprise one random day when I ordered lunch from The Bike Waiter and the delivery person, Koda Boulton — an acquaintance I had not seen in years — managed to convey in our two minutes of catching up before she dashed off to her next delivery how…

Bastrop to Round Top: My Bike Rules (my legs, too!)

by Mark        www.brothersbikeride.com

Tuesday October 14, 2014, 60 miles (97 km) – Total so far: 354 miles (570 km)
Guess which one of us didn’t have to walk up any hills today? Give up? Me and my awesome Bike Friday! It’s am amazing road bike, by far the most comfortable bike I own and the most dependable one on this trip and it takes only 30 minutes to assemble and even less to pack up. The baggage handlers in the airport can’t even break it.
Baxter State Park has the steepest hills we have encountered so far. More than 15% grade in some…

Bastrop to Round Top, TX – 15 Oct 2014

by Brian        www.brothersbikeride.com

Today we rode 60 miles in sunny and cloud-free skies.  We definitely had some hills, especially in Bastrop State Park at the start of the ride.  And we really didn’t have much traffic, until the very last road we were on, which was TX 159, which lead us into Round Top.  I didn’t see anything worthy of a video, but I did take lots of photos today.  Here they are: …

Day 4: Voices Carry

by SAG Lady        www.brothersbikeride.com

The Blanco Best Western is an unusual property. Its reviews on TripAdvisor are remarkably positive — a 4.9 rating and comments like “best Best Western ever!” and “Greatest hotel!” — so I was excited to stay there. It certainly had the most expensive and ornate loveseats of any Best Western I’ve known. …

Sunny Skies in Texas Bastrop to Round Top Another Pleasant 60 Mile Day

by Tim        www.brothersbikeride.com

Because of the unseasonably cold mornings and short mileage days, we are leaving the hotel a little past nine these last couple mornings. It warms up pretty quickly and we can shed the extra layers at our first rest stop.
Today we biked the first 18 miles or so thru Bastrop and Buescher State Parks on park roads that had almost no traffic. I think we passed 4 cars, all going in the opposite direction. Mark took his rest time by lying in the middle of the road. Go figure. Most of the time he sits in the middle of the road taking pictures.
We saw our first group of bikers this trip near Winchester this morning. They had biked from Austin and were on their way to Houston with a stay overnight in LaGrange. The road surfaces are definitely…

Sunny Skies in Texas

by Tim        www.brothersbikeride.com

We decided on a leisurely start this morning since we figured our ride was less than 50 miles. Every day the road surfaces have been improving and we seem to have less chip seal roads. Today’s roads were a combination of state roads and farm roads (FM). I don’t remember any ranch roads today. The county roads still seem to be dirt roads.
Oil derricks and tanks were frequent sites. And dogs chasing us. I have no idea how Mark came up with the photo of a lunging dog for his post. It wasn’t that bad but it seemed every house had a dog that barked and ran after us (mostly on the other side of a fence).
I was struck by the amount of construction going on in Bastrop, our destination today. We rode into…

Race Preview – Cyclocross Scuffle – 10.19.14

by joeyTWOwheels        texascx.com

Cyclocross Scuffle.
Cyclocross Scuffle.
Cyclocross Scuffle.
Say that ten times fast.
Sunday finds us in Elgin – the sausage capital of Texas – for day two of weekend three. Y’all are familiar with the Bat City Cycling offering, and past write-ups can be found here. The old course at Moya was a pure gem amongst those large pecan trees and subtle ravines – long dragstrip with flow.
Bat City is a legacy event (images from the race in 2012) and the team re-used Webberville for the…

Me & The Indian Ghosts & A Lot Of Other People At Village Creek Today

Durango Texas


Those are my handlebars overlooking the Village Creek Natural Historical Area’s Blue Bayou which is currently not blue, today around noon.
I was in that particular neighborhood due to needing to take possession of some vittles from Walmart and ALDI.
I got gas today, but did not call my mom. It was not convenient to call at the time I got the gas at the extremely cheap price of $2.89.
I remember way back in July of 2001, driving north to Washington, paying $1.19 in Amarillo, thinking that was high. Then I got off the…

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Bike Event: Bessies Creek Ultra Races – Brookshire, TX: When: Thu Apr 9, 2015 9pm to Sat Apr 11, 2015 9pm … http://t.co/7hOE92Q17g

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

New Bike Event: Four Pedals of the Rose Endurance 150 Series – Tyler, TX: When: Sun Nov 30, 2014 2pm to 4:30pm… http://t.co/9BLItwtgIO

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 16, 2014

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— InstAustin (@InstAustinTX) October 16, 2014

Sunday hit the road with us on our Beg/Inter Road Ride.Crazy Cat Cyclery: 6625 Montana#2wheelsEP #SundayFunday

— Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) October 16, 2014

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— David Wenger (@wengernation) October 15, 2014

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— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) October 15, 2014

Save the hassle and repair your bike on campus at the brand new Fixit Stations! Find out where they are located here: http://t.co/nc2rnMtqAp

— Texas Tech University 😷 (@TexasTech) October 14, 2014

First MTB ride. @LadyBirdLakeATX @BSS_Austin pic.twitter.com/CkNY5T54fE

— Joseph Willman (@JHW806) October 15, 2014

#bikeparking @HomeDepot #elchuco pic.twitter.com/k9MAEv2O7r

— VeloPaso (@velopaso) October 15, 2014

RAT Segment 7 Discussion is now live. http://t.co/sNZhuzVTUt http://t.co/JvZUYWxyLq

— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) October 15, 2014

Also, Super-Wednesday kudos to the driver who stopped at the bikeway to let 3 bikes & 4 pedestrians cross the access road. Thanks!

— Su Wilcox (@cheekysu) October 15, 2014

Webberville Cyclocross Race. We got sand, logs, barriers, grass, and hills on a beautiful day. Register now.http://t.co/22salMp08x

— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) October 15, 2014

This video from Tristan Uhl’s handlebars at #SixShooterCX is pretty rad. https://t.co/nTOHXo2lDQ #TXCX #Cyclocross

— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) October 15, 2014

Event Reminders

2 Day Alert: Ride for Missing Children – Flower Mound, TX, Oct 17, 2014 07:00AM – 3100 Churchill Dr, Flower Mound, TX 75022, USA(CST) ht

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 15, 2014

2 Day Alert: Tour de Ted – Nine Cities in Texas, Oct 17, 2014 08:30AM – (CST) http://t.co/rHRgs5q6Dt

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 15, 2014

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