Springtown Spin – Springtown, TX

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4th Annual Springtown Spin
Presented by Tarrant County Youth Collaboration
Springtown, TX
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Online Registration Closes Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET
The 4th Annual Springtown Spin is a bike rally and fun ride benefiting Tarrant County Youth Collaboration. TCYC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to fight child abuse and neglect in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The rally features four beautiful countryside courses (20, 40, or 60 miles), a raffle, a lunch provided for participants, and a wonderful opportunity for families to spend some quality time with each other.

Registration fees are $25 per person until October 19th, and $30 after October 19th. Family and team discounts are available. Families may register every 4th rider with the same last name for free, and teams may register every 5th cyclist for free.

Join us in our quest to better the lives of DFW youth by participating in the 4th Annual Springtown Spin.

Rally will begin at Springtown High School, located at:
915 W Highway 199
Springtown, TX 76082

Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup – July 21st

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Frisco Cycling Club
Jeff Ellis started the forum topic Message From BikeDFW in the group Club Members
To Collin County Area Cycling Organizations, BikeDFW is working with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office to broadcast cycling-related incident reports and complaints to bicycle organizations and groups that may ride in the Collin County area. The… More

Three rabbis bike around US for Friendship Circle
by thejewishchronicle.net   by Toby Tabachnick
It’s a sight uncommon to Pittsburgh, much less rural America: three rabbis donned in beards, kippot, tzizit, and … bike gear.

Native Pittsburgher, Rabbi Dani Saul, along with former Pittsburgh Yeshiva Schools student-teacher Zalman Perlman and Shmuel Rothstein from Baltimore, are raising eyebrows, along with awareness for Friendship Circle International, as they bike 4,000 miles across the United States.

…The rabbis’ bicycle trek, which began about two weeks ago in New York City’s Central Park, will continue along the East Coast down to Georgia, then west to Louisiana, through Texas, and will conclude in Los Angeles on Aug. 22. …More

$3 million in Trails Grants awarded by Texas Parks and Wildlife
by Your Houston News
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved $3,318,450 to fund 21 National Recreational Trail Grant projects in communities across the state, including in Waller County.

The commission also awarded an additional $485,000 in re-allocated trail funds to underwrite trail improvements in seven state parks and three local communities. …More

Memorial Park Criterium #7 2011
by Ken    Texas Racing Life
Today’s race was Clockwise, the preferred direction for most racers.  There were a couple new notables in the race this week, including Carlos Vargas of Nick Lopez, and Michael Pincus of Metro/VW.  The fast strong men on Bike Barn and Proactive were ready to race hard as always!  With new racers to attack and be aggressive, the… More

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Columbus Road Challenge
Description: Meet at Rio Plaza and ride to Columbus Road at intermediate pace. At Columbus Road, everyone rides 1/2 hour west at various paces (going for maximum distance) and turns around, regroups and ride to Gadsden HS and back to Rio Plaza at intermediate pace. About 35 miles. Randy Limbird, 915-542-1422 or 915-328-4110 (cell).

Officer cleared in death of armed bicyclist
Photos showed wound in back of man’s head
By CINDY GEORGE        HOUSTON CHRONICLE
A Harris County grand jury has cleared a Houston police officer who fatally shot an armed bicyclist along a dark Fifth Ward industrial strip last year.

David Butler, 26, was apprehended by a pair of lawmen on Dec. 29 as he rode against traffic at night and without a head lamp. …More

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 20th

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I Bike Richardson – Bill Johnson
by dickdavid

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, Bill Johnson, who is also helping us test out a different format. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. …More

6:20pm – Nano Steamer
Corinth Cycling Club
by Scott Franklin
When: Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:20pm to Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:20pm  CDT
Where: Corinth City Hall
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This is a group training ride with no attacks or finish line sprints. The pace will be 18+mph and is a great opportunity to work on paceline and tempo riding skills. The ride departs from Stephens Elementary.

Bikers brave heat in Tour de Whitehouse – www.tricountyleader.com
Participants said they appreciated volunteers

More than 240 bikers braved high temperatures for a bike race through and around Whitehouse in July. Courtesy Photo/Danny Hayden The Tyler Bicycle Club had a great turnout despite the hot temperatures throughout the day. There were 245 who participated in the race.

This was not a “T-shirt ride” or “tour.” it was an official TEXBRA event. Officials from throughout the state were brought in to help organize and run the event. Each race category had a lead car and a wheel car, just like the Tour de France. …More

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet
San Antonio Express-News
CALENDAR
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314. …More

Share the Road! setting the pace
By JON MARK BEILUE

The Amarillo City Commission chambers were filled July 28 of last year with emotion, ideas and enthusiasm, which is a good way to announce the start of an organization.  Unfortunately, that’s the way a lot of them end too, especially if it’s an emotional outcry to do something following a senseless tragedy. …More

I was inspired to go out and find a category 2 mountain – July 20th Bike Ride

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After a rest day I was back riding today. Yesterday also brought 1.04″ of rain at my house. This does not relieve the drought but my grass shot up a couple of inches over night. We watched stage 16 of the Tour de France and I was inspired to go out and find a category 2 mountain but we don’t have anything close to that in southeast Texas so I settled for a bridge over Lake Houston which was flat. I did ride 25.01 miles though. My route should have a groove in it since I seem to go the same way each day during the week. This route is the easiest with traffic and the distance lines up with the time I have. Sometime in the last week or two the street sweepers have made a pass on the McKay Causeway over Lake Houston. This is a good thing since that is where I get flats. The Hutchinson Fusion 2 tires have been riding perfectly and there are about 600 miles on them already.

Average speed today was 15.2 mph and the max speed was 21.9 mph. Average cadence was 81.2 RPM which is several RPM’s higher than my recent levels. July miles are now 411.93 and year to date miles are 3251.02. No other bikers were seen.

7-20-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

7-20-2011 Home Weather Finish

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