Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 24th

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Possum Pedal
Date: June 30, 2012
Location: Graham, TX
Contact: Graham Chamber of Commerce940-549-3355
Details: Twenty years ago the Possum Pedal 100 that drew cyclists and crowds for miles around and was one of the most popular early Spring rides in north Texas and southern Oklahoma. This event has been revived by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Graham as a summer event with rides of all distances. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the local foundation Freedom Care Warrior Project. They are a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that delivers direct support to physically and psychologically injured combat…

The Good Block
by Eliot Landrum        Biking in Dallas

This morning, the sky was blue and the temperatures hadn’t yet reached 90 °F, so I decided it was a good morning to head to The Good Block.  Good 2 Go Taco, Cultivar Coffee, and Goodfriend are the trio that make “The Good Block”. This little renovated shopping strip is an East Dallas treasure, and I’m sure you’ve heard all the great reviews about them.  I threw my laptop in my backpack and made my way to Bike Route 89, aka Peavy Road.  I love stopping in for the morning and working for a few hours with a taco and a…

Cow Creek riders
Photos by Mike Sackett/Special to the Daily LIght
www.waxahachietx.com

Rotary bike ride 2012
The Waxahachie Rotary Club on Saturday hosted the 26th annual Cow Creek Country Classic bike ride, drawing nearly 1,500 cyclists to Waxahachie to participate in the club’s main fundraising event of the year. Proceeds from the bike ride benefit projects in the community throughout the year.

Places to Ride: Palo Duro Canyon State Park

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Places to Ride:  Palo Duro Canyon State Park

When the kids are out of school and the high temperatures in Houston can melt the grips off your handlebars, we frequently head to the mountains in the west.  In doing so, many of us go within 30 miles of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the second largest canyon system in the United States.  At the bottom of the canyon exists 12 miles of singletrack in some of the best scenery found in Texas.
Sure, it will be hot but if you overnight there on your way you should be able to get an early or late ride in to duck the worst of it.  Be wary of simply parking at the top of the canyon and riding down if you get there before the park opens for the day during the summer.  The climb out will be hot and steep.  Do not bother detouring off our route to ride here if it has rained recently as the clay in the soil will make riding slippery and probably bike damaging.  Enjoy.

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Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup June 23rd

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Grant money to ‘string beads’ of city’s bike paths
Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved.
A peloton of politicians gathered near that terminus Friday afternoon to celebrate an election year bring-home-the-bacon $15 million federal grant that will pay for six projects to link Houston’s fragmented patchwork of bike paths into something more closely resembling a network. Once the 18 miles of off-street paths, widened sidewalks and roadway bike lanes are completed, pedestrians and cyclists will be able to move from Little York and Antoine in far northwest Houston to Brady’s Landing along Buffalo Bayou east of downtown without ever…

7:00am – Cup o Joe
by Scott Franklin        Corinth Cycling Club
When: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7am to 8:30am  CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 22nd

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Some good news for Double Lake
by bobdole            forums.mtbr.com
Trails had been closed for awhile due to the USFS’s beliefs of a falling tree hazard. Major work was done by the USFS for tree removal with encouragement and support from GHORBA The original Double Lake trail is now open, use caution for debris on the trail and help move some of it to the side please. …

Not ready 4 the Tour Divide yet, but anyone in Houston thinking about training 4 it
by cpblue            www.bikeforums.net
Like folks from all over, I’ve been following the progress of the Tour Divide racers on line. I tried riding in Colorado last year and it was lots tougher than I thought. I was wondering if there are any bikepackers or future TD racers in the Houston area interested in training for it.

El Paso doctor dies from injuries after bike accident
By Victor R. Martinez / EL PASO TIMES
Dr. Christopher J. Powers, a well-known and respected El Paso obstetrics and gynecology physician, died at around 11:45 p.m. Thursday night at University Medical Center.

Powers, an avid bicyclist, suffered injuries to the head and body in bicycle accident May 27 in Cloudcroft while riding with friends. No vehicles were involved in the accident. …

Pedal for Pancakes – Just kidding
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Wednesday July 11, 2012
Description:     Meet at 7 a.m. at La Mesa (park across from Eagle Grocery on NM 28) and ride to and around Las Cruces area (route to be determined). 50 miles, moderate pace. For shorter ride (25 miles), join up with main group at about 7:45 a.m. at The Bean in Mesilla. Linda Price…

Monthly Spotlight Ride
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
The June Spotlight Ride was the Best of the Northwest. The Best of the Northwest ride is every 3rd Saturday and starts at Outdoor World at Grapevine Mills Mall. The ride travels thru the area between Grapevine lake and Lake Lewisville, traveling thru Flower Mound, Double Oak, Argyle, Copper Canyon and Bartonville. If you’d like to join the group in July, click here to see the GDB calendar entry for more information. This ride winds through the scenic area of Bentonville, Argyle and Copper Canyon north of Grapevine Lake. It’s one of the most scenic club rides. …

I Bike Richardson – Bethel Strong
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce Bethel Strong. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:
How long have you been riding?
I rode a long time ago. Was running in marathons and half marathons. Had to stop about a year and a half ago due to knee problems. So, I started road cycling again. Loving it more than ever. …

Scheduled TT #3 – June 21, 2012
by tonkster        Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
First our Schedule TT #2 was cancelled due to Rain.  We may reschedule in the future.
Now the results for TT #3:
Name     Time
Boone Flynn     0:35:59
Kim Topp     0:40:11
Frank Irwin     0:48:07
Billy Wyrick     0:45:20
Collin Clark     0:48:01
JP Rheault     0:38:36…

Texas Mountain Bike Racing
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
So you’ve been riding your MTB and completely thrashing some singletrack. You just feel good on the bike and have been riding a lot. Like, a-lot a-lot, A-LOT. I don’t know about you, but when I’m consistent about riding my bike and really pushing the tempo I get an itch… A really bad itch. …

Congratulations to Kyle Chamberlain for winning the Elite Cycle
Tyler Bicycle Club Website in Tyler, Texas
Kyle Chamberlain won the Elite Bicycles donated set of $1200 Roval Rapide EL45 Aero Wheels by winning the raffle at the Time Trail Series hosted by the Tyler Bicycle Club and the East Texas Triathletes.  This is a set of hand built competition carbon/alloy wheels with a 45mm rim depth.  The next time trial series begins on July 5th.  Details for the time trial series can be found at: …