Galveston Bike Social clubs
by Mickey Wayne 21Â Â Â Â Â Â www.bikeforums.net
My name is Mickey we are wanting to,
Start a social club for bikers in and around Galveston Tx..
Anybody intreasted..
I’m amazed how Houston has a bike scene.. We in
Galveston don’t.. We have Critical Mass we’d also
Like to start other riding clubs.. Hope some us who
Love too ride can meet up..
Road to Discovery and Notre Dame FCU Journey to Frisco, Texas to Help Raise Awareness and Funds for Niemann-pick Type C (NPC) Disease
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Every summer, Gregory P. Crawford, dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame, rides his bike across the country in effort to spread awareness of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation which is named in honor of beloved Notre Dame Football Coach, Ara Parseghian. The foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding medical research projects to find a treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C) disease; a deadly disease that took the lives of three of Ara’s grandchildren.
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union has partnered with the University of Notre Dame’s College of Science to sponsor Dean Crawford’s fourth annual cross-country Road to Discovery bike ride. The 3,746 mile bike ride began on…
Top 10 Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Accident Causes: Awareness is Most Important Element
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Bicycle safety and road awareness go hand-in-hand. When anyone is learning to ride a bicycle they are taught some fundamental aspects of biking safety. Typically, these include instructions to be aware of your surroundings, pay attention to other motorists, wear a helmet, wear bright clothing and to not bike at night without some sort of reflective gear or lights. Further, cities are becoming much more bicycle friendly and many provide dedicated paths for cyclists. In spite of all these great efforts to increase biking safety, it is not always enough.
A factor in many bicycle accidents is other motorists, motorcyclists, and commercial motor vehicles. When people get their licenses to drive motor vehicles they are not…
Le Tour de Tandemonium, July 14th
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
It’s bicycle racing season, so to honor the biggest race in France, BFOC is hosting the second annual Le Tour de Tandemonium at the 4th annual Bastille on Bishop! This year, we’ve expanded the race to a second category for cargo bicycles and bicycles with trailers. Winners will receive cash prizes and more!
Here are the details, rules, and awards: …
Man on Bicycle Hit, Killed in Pantego
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Pantego police say a man riding a bicycle died early Monday morning when he was hit by an SUV on West Pioneer Parkway.
The driver of the SUV didn’t see the bike traveling in the same direction in the 2300 block of West Pioneer Parkway just after 4:30 a.m. according to police.
Police said the man on the bike, later identified as…
GPS Wars, Who Will Win?
by bbeasley         www.bikeforums.net
It’s going to be interesting to see how the GPS wars play out. Phone vs device who will win? So far I’ve found phones do everything okay, but not great.
In another thread this package was mentioned. Seems like great competition to the current batch of bike specific computers.
I picked up a Garmin 800 for $209 delivered, thanks to a heads up from a BF thread, and bought a $40 heart rate strap. I don’t care about cadence but to compare the sensor would add another $60… so $309 all in. 309 (and that was a great deal) vs 148 assuming you have an iPhone 5, I think they’ll sell plenty of those at that price difference.
The often mentioned issue of phones flying off of bikes doesn’t bother me, there are just as many anecdotal stories of Garmins being ejected as phones. I do think the battery life is a big deal but one that will get solved quickly. My Macbook Air has ~4 hours of, real life, battery power. I understand the newest ones are up to 8 hours and the Macbook Pro’s up to 12.
I’ve got two deal killers that keep me from using my phone. First is rain, my Garmin has been drenched with no ill effects. I wouldn’t want to put my iPhone through that and the current phone rain coats look hideous and I can’t imagine actually using the…
A Guide To Buying The Perfect Bike Rack
by Shawn      Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Swagman XC2 Hitch RackI just got this awesome infographic from Mike over at BikeRackShops.com. They are a one stop shop for all things bike racks. This is a subject I’ve been meaning to talk about for a loooooong time and just haven’t gotten around to it.
Let me just say if you aren’t using a good quality bike rack and instead are using a cheap-o trunk mount rack, the differences are incredible. I used a cheap $50 bike rack that strapped to the back of my car for years before finally getting a Swagman 2 bike hitch rack which you can see in the picture to the right. It’s amazing no longer…
STCC to Mont Ventoux!
by sooner1Â Â Â Â Â Â Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
July 14th, we’re moving our Sunday rides – this week only – to start and finish at The Lemon Bar and Grill. Now just why would we go to the effort to move the TRec, Hangover, Recovery and Blitz start locations and put together routes that you’ll ride this day only?
Well, this Sunday the longest stage of this years Tour de France, Stage 15 will finish at the top of Mont Ventoux! This is one of the iconic mountaintop finishes and you don’t want to…
NET RMA votes to ban bicycles on toll road
By KLTV News Staff
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TEXARKANA, TX (KLTV) – The Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority has voted to ban bicycles on Toll 49 in Smith County.
The vote came on Tuesday afternoon at a NET RMA meeting in Texarkana by a vote of seven to six. The ban will now be turned over to the Texas Department of Public Safety for enforcement.
Earlier on Tuesday, a NET RMA member proposed a resolution to allow bicycles on Toll 49 from Highway 110 to Highway 155 on Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m.- 10 a.m. This proposal would be in affect until another decision was made or until a separate bicycle path was built. The proposal…
500-mile bike ride brings attention to pollution dangers
By Ellie Cano, Reporter      www.12newsnow.com
Six young adults from across the United States are taking a 500-mile bike ride from New Orleans to Houston drawing attention to what they call society’s deadly addiction to coal, oil, and gas.
The journey is called the “Ride for the Future” where the riders are meeting environmental activists in each city they stop in to highlight the harm pollution has on gulf coast communities.
They also meet with people who live within a two-mile radius of a…
Ride Your Bike El Paso! pedals into downtown scene
By Jaime Quesada         www.utepprospector.com
Chuck Lauser, a bicycle enthusiast and owner of Chuck’s Bicycle Repairs, hosts a weekly downtown bike ride that has been dubbed, Ride Your Bike El Paso!
The ride starts at 7 p.m. at the San Jacinto Plaza and takes riders through the downtown areas of El Paso. The free event will take place every Tuesday at the same time for the remaining month of July.
It initially began as an El Paso bike month event to bring bike awareness to the community, but with its growing support and…
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