By bschwab      transportationblog.dallasnews.com
(Benjamin Schwab, a University of North Texas almunus and Columbia University grad student, is spending a month back home in Rowlett. An avid biker, he plans to move around North Texas primarily by bicycle and public transit. Follow his experiences getting around as much as possible without the region’s beloved transportation mode of choice – the automobile.)
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Every time we step out of our houses, we make a transportation choice.
That choice is guided by time, logistics, money, convenience and habit.
Since most of us all dabble in this phenomenon called a commute, I wanted to explore what Dallas would be like without a car.
For the past year, I have been living in Manhattan – in the upper, Upper West Side neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, where I have been pedaling between classes, cafes and parks as a graduate student at Columbia. Yet, even before moving to the Big Apple (nobody really calls it that), I had grown…
San Angelo Bicycle Association
Date(s) – 07/10/2014
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Susan Peak Rd
July’s time trial will be held on July 10th instead of the normal first Thursday of the month as not to conflict with Independence Day celebrations.
The start place will be about 150 yards north of HWY 87 on FM1223. Please park on the east side of the road to prevent any traffic problems.
The Susan Peak Time Trial is a 12 mile loop.
To participate in the time trials you are required to be a current member of SABA. Join now!
Riders estimate their time and are placed in order from slowest to fastest. Riders are started 1 min apart.
Corpus Christi Cycle Club
DATE: Saturday, July 12th, 2014
TIME: 5:00 am (110 mile groups), 7:00 am (24, 37 and 48 miles)
WHERE:Â See meeting places below for routes
DISTANCE: 37, 80, 110 miles
Katy 100 is here so this is the last chance to get in some hard miles.  This Saturday (July 12th, 2014) , we will have two starting poinst since we will be having a 110 mile round trip ride on Saturday. For riders interested in doing this mileage please make sure you are able to sustain a 16 MPH pace. There is NO SAG support so please have money for fueling and flat tire repair kit.
We are also having a route for everyone else not riding the 110 miles on Saturday. There will be a 24, 37 mile and 48 mile route for…
Bike Out Hunger Ride – Mansfield, Texas
Saturday, Sep 13, 2014, 8:00 AM
Lifetime Fitness
1551 debbie lane Mansfield, TX
6 Members Went
Ride info:September 13 at 8 am$35 entry fee online or in person day of (donations above certainly accepted)20, 40, 60 and 100 mile route options leaving from Lifetime Fitness at 1551 E Debbie Lane.http://outhunger.org/events/bike-hunger-mansfield-2014/Routes in Map My Ride:20-miler: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45388415640-mil…
Check out this Meetup →
Durango Texas
I needed to replenish my much needed milk supply. With ALDI being my milk supplier and with ALDI being a short distance from Arllington’s Village Creek Natural Historical Area I decided to roll my wheels with the Indian Ghosts before getting milked at ALDI.
I was not long into my bike ride when I got an adrenalin boost due to a snake encounter.
I roll at high speed when I reach the part of the paved trail which crosses the first dam bridge. It’s a fast slope downhill, then across the dam bridge and then a…
Brazos Valley Cyclists
We’ve been seeing some weird wires/equipment out along the road for a few weeks now, which was identified as seismic equipment used to pick up signals from thumper trucks. (Sigh, I don’t have a picture of them. Hindsight is 20/20.) Last night on the Monday Social Ride, we finally got to see the thumper trucks come through.
Before the ride started, we decided to take the usual nightly photo. Since one rider’s helmet was decked out with rabbit ears and a tail, we went with…
BikeTeas
BikeTexas’ first trip to Texas Motor Speedway and the North Texas Tour de Cure would not be a disappointment! The arrival to the speedway was somewhat intimidating, as there is what seemed like a thousand acres of parking lots and not much signage to direct you to the infield where we would set up our booth. But with a little determined driving we located the entrance to the infield and found where we would have our booth. When told where it would be our first thought was “Oh no, right at the back,†but this turned out to be the starting point for all of the rides plus the announcers stage was next to our booth–perfect spot to be in. The area was open to vendor and booth set up the afternoon before the ride, so the booth was set up and ready to go early the next morning. The ride was well attended and the…
Austin On a Bike
edit; I’m lame. Apparently it was 10. I thought it was already somewhat useless time. I’m getting sick, don’t mind me, move along.
You can file this one under “why would we want bicycle facilities open when people need them to avoid the rampant number of drunk drivers in this town†right next to “I like risking my life on Riverside to ride home from downtown after work/the bars/a showâ€.
Remember the recently opened boardwalk?
The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department has amended the existing curfew on specific sections of the City trail system, by two hours . The new curfew hours of Midnight to 5:00 AM are now in effect for the following trails: Johnson Creek Greenbelt Trail, Shoal Creek Trail (from 15th street to Cesar Chavez), the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail (from the Pfluger Bridge to the east end of the…
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
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