Two-tire attack
By Christian McPhate      www.dentonrc.com
Ken Ballard of Aubrey looks like a warrior suited up for battle. Black riding gloves, an orange Cheesy Riders jersey, a black helmet and sunglasses are his gear, and his 2009 Cannondale Six 5 road bike is his weapon as he rides to end multiple sclerosis.
This weekend, Ballard, 42, was supposed to ride a 157-mile route from San Antonio to New Braunfels, deep into the southern Hill Country, but Friday night’s storms canceled the first day of the Bike MS event. He rode the shorter route of 30 miles with…
Bicycle Ride And Seek – Photo Scavenger Hunt 2014
bikefriendlyrichardson.org
You are invited to participate in Richardson’s 2nd Annual Ride And Seek, Photo Scavenger Hunt. From mid-October to mid-November, we are inviting and motivating folks to get out and ride their bikes, explore their neighborhoods and win prizes!
This year’s theme will be “The Bike Racks of Richardsonâ€.
Bike Friendly Richardson is working with the City of Richardson to gather data on the current inventory of available bicycle parking throughout the city. We thought this would be a fun way to involve the bike community and collect valuable information that will help make our city more bike friendly.
DETAILS:
Date: October 15- November 16 (a whole month)
Place: …
Saturday October 18th McAllister Park Ride
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Saturday, Oct 18
Ride will start at 8:30 in McAllister Park.  We will meet at the Dog Park parking lot. Ride is about 18 miles along highly shaded, paved bike trails in McAllister Park and along the Salado Creek Greenway. For more information contact ride leader Caryl Paulson, For more information contact Caryl Paulson at…
Day 3: Who Can It Be Now?
by SAG Lady      www.brothersbikeride.com
I forgot to tell you about my podcast concept. The show would be called “Beth’s Bar and Grill.†For each episode, someone would come over to my apartment and I’d make dinner for them, or we’d just have some drinks, and they’d talk about their lives and their problems. I’d ask my guests probing, sometimes daringly personal questions. The cast would rotate, so listeners could check in on developments in each person’s life periodically and be able to start seeing patterns in the types of turmoil people are experiencing in our modern era. It would essentially be like listening to therapy sessions, but with…
Food Scrap Recycling Business in Texas is Bike-Powered
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
A bike-powered business in Austin, Texas diverts nearly 100 tons of restaurant and residential food scraps to community gardens.
East Side Compost Pedallers from homes and 20 local businesses, diverting biodegradable waste that would otherwise end up in the landfill.
The company has reaped tens of thousands of pound of nutrient-rich compost for local organic farmers and gardeners.
They say on their blog that the…
Halloween Ride on October 30th
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
6:30 PM
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014
Cafe Express on Lovers Lane
We’re planning on another Halloween Ride on Thursday, Oct. 30th. Gather at the parking lot of Cafe Express on Lovers Lane west of the Tollway. Spooky costumes and/or bike decorations are encouraged!
This is a casual paced ride, cruising through the University Park neighborhoods checking out the Halloween displays via “Sunday Roll” style. We’ll gather for dinner afterwards at Cafe Express.
Hale on Wheels, Plainview, Texas 2014 100k
West Texas Recumbent
This was my fourth time doing this tour and here in west Texas we have had several inches of rain so Saturday morning it was lightly sprinkling out so I decided I would drive to Plainview anyway… maybe it wasn’t raining 45 miles away. I arrived at the packet pick up it was a misty drizzle but no too bad. About 8:30 it had stopped drizzling and about 100 people lined up and we started the tour.
During the tour the rain started and stopped often keeping the roads wet and I cool. The rest stops were well stocked with friendly people and the roads were some of the best here in west Texas.
I didn’t stay for the lunch meal but I…
Blanco, TX to Kyle, TX: A little bit of everything except snow.
by Mark      www.brothersbikeride.com
Monday October 13, 2014, 47 miles (76 km) – Total so far: 246 miles (396 km)
So it began with a downpour and we left in a light drizzle which ended quickly but left the roads wet and my shoes and back soaked because my circus bike doesn’t have any fenders and the water splashes right up my back and down into my shorts making them very squishy and soggy. I really should get a saddle bag like Tim’s which acts like fender over his back wheel. The roads today were the best so far in Texas in terms of asphalt quality and I hope we never have to ride on a chip seal surface again but don’t count on it. The weather started…
Blanco to Kyle Rain and Wind
by Tim      www.brothersbikeride.com
Well we started out the door and immediately turned around as a heavy shower broke and would have drenched us if we had left 10 minutes earlier. After 40 minutes, the rains stopped and off we went. The wind gods were smiling on us today because we had a tail wind most of our 47+ miles. We were flying when it was directly at our backs and when it wasn’t, WOW was it a bear. The last 3 miles we were on a frontage road for I35. No wind break at all. We had a crosswind from left to right with gusts up to 30 mph. I seriously considered walking my bike.When the wind gusted, I had to…
Blanco to Kyle, TX + LBJ Presidential Museum and Library in Austin, TX – 10/13/14
by Brian      www.brothersbikeride.com
It was raining this morning when we came down to start our ride, so we delayed it by about a half hour or so, but finally got on the road by about 8:30 a.m. It stayed cloudy and drizzly for about the next 60-90 minutes, but it did eventually clear up, as my photos and one video from the ride today will show: …
Dallas bike lanes require a little TLC, council members acknowledge
By TOM BENNINGÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.dallasnews.com
With more than 16 miles of bike lanes built — and 55 additional miles in the works — Dallas’ on-street bike network is starting to come together.
With that comes growing pains.
Road resurfacing on a stretch of Main Street near Deep Ellum, for instance, has erased the striping for shared bike and automobile lanes there. Elsewhere, normal wear and tear has caused the markings to fade.
And perhaps most ignominiously, a utility cut damaged markings on a shared bike lane near Northaven Trail in North Dallas, City Council member Lee Kleinman said. What remains is “half a bicyclist,†he said, a reference to the…
Bicycle Marathon in Aggieland Raises Money for Texas Cancer Research
By: Galen Ettlin      ww.abc40.com
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION – The Tour de Ted is a bicycle marathon organized by the St. Louis, Missouri finance company, Edward Jones. It collects money for donations toward cancer research around the country. During the second week of October, Tour de Ted came to College Station as a part of week-long Texas event.
About 180 people participated in the local Aggieland tour, raising more than $20,000. Many local groups showed up in support to represent Aggieland. The children’s dance group Lil’ Wranglers and their high school counterparts, the Elite Wranglers, put on a show of Texas folk dancing. Texas A&M was also in attendance with members of the Corps of…
Tweets
Our SCCCC Division II MTB Championship trophy is up on the top shelf at @Dichotomy_CS! Come check it out and grab a coffee #coffeedopping
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) October 14, 2014
A win, 11 podiums, and 5 other top 10 rides this past weekend for the club in San Antonio! Nice ridin' everyone! #TXCX
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 14, 2014
Ride Schedule for week of October 13
Tuesday – Mandatory ID's & Lights Mandatory
Meet : 6 pm Album Park to ** Ft… http://t.co/4o9T4yT7kS— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) October 14, 2014
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— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) October 13, 2014
Yesterday's Ribbon Cutting Celebration for the Ramp at Snyder's Union was a blast! Check out all the great photos http://t.co/pwFMnXAeNn
— Katy Trail (@KatyTrail) October 13, 2014
Check out the Give Me Some Sugar CX Course @TexasCX @txbikeracing @PremiumDraught @CXProject2015 @usacycling pic.twitter.com/jYtCsPA8Ch
— KOLO Promo (@KOLOPROMO) October 13, 2014
Come ride with me and the #supersquadra guys. Wednesday, 4:30, ~2hr from @theAustinbikes
— David Wenger (@wengernation) October 13, 2014
All Adults and Juniors over 10 will get to experience these cool railroad tie steps at Georgetown Cyclocross… http://t.co/swcQjUYWyB
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) October 13, 2014
@BSS_Austin new bike Fri, tour de Ted on Sun. She luvs it pic.twitter.com/DbnZ9IjUQz
— brian hunt (@HuntServicesMHE) October 13, 2014
Houston, TX: where you can see a cop on a horse pull over someone on a bike. https://t.co/uY8VyMkomw
— Blithe Rocher, Ph.D. (@Blithe) October 13, 2014
Everyone loves riding the boardwalk! http://t.co/tvgIgWACrn
— Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (@GhisalloFound) October 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/txbikeracing/status/521670520031301633
Great event hosted by the @BaylorCycling boys —> MTB Conference Weekend, @MSUCyclingTeam 1st and 2nd… http://t.co/xSfcn1fLmX
— Tony Baca (@eltonybaca) October 13, 2014
Thanks to you & all volunteers and cyclists who were out Sunday @falonland @SundayStreetHTX Sign up for the Ramble http://t.co/Krq4F2FZNm
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) October 13, 2014
Event Reminder
2 Day Alert: Tour de Ted – Nine Cities in Texas, Oct 15, 2014 08:30AM – (CST) http://t.co/nUVuRrxCOb
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 13, 2014
