Daily News Roundup February 8th – Texas Bicycling

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January 2011BH Board Meeting Notes
from BikeHouston » Blog by Darren Sabom
The majority of the January Meeting was used to go over BikeHouston’s goals for 2011:
Advocacy (Woody Speer)
* Goals : Get a 3-foot safe passing law enacted.
* To Do : Get crash data to be used to help push 3-foot safe passing law (Talk to Peter Wang and Fred Zapalac)
* To Do : Circulate a memo to board members and advisors regarding the safe passing law so that we can approach our respective city council members to…

There’s no bad weather, just bad clothing – Gil Penalosa at public event in Austin
from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
Gil Penalosa
While a rare snowstorm gathered outside, Gil Penalosa spoke to a public crowd Thursday night, February 3, at St. David’s Episcopal Church downtown, as the closing event in the 2011 Shifting Gears Lecture Series. For over two hours, Mr. Penalosa captivated the audience…

Legislators and Staff pack the house for Shifting Gears
from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
On Thursday, Febraury 3, 2011, over 150 people including several legislators and their staff filled a room at the State Capitol to hear Gil Penalosa speak about connecting health and quality of life to modest changes in our transportation. This lunch event was the second of three events in the 2011 Shifting Gears Lecture Series, which…

RUSA 100K Populaire
from FWBA Ride List
Sunday, February 13, 2011 8:30 am – Arlington TX – The Lone Star Randonneurs offer longer distance rides to challenge experienced cyclists.

Video: Dallas, Texas Calls for 769 Miles of Bike Lanes
from www.hybikes.com
Great news Electric Bike Riders in Dallas: Transportation planners in Dallas along with the North Central Texas Council of Governments have proposed building 769 miles of bike lanes in…

Alsatian Country Women’s 3/4 Criterium 2011
from Texas Racing Life by Ken
Alsatian Country Women
Drink up! Job well done!
The 3/4 women of Texas racing threw down for another great race in great weather in Castroville, Texas.  Shama Cycles had 3 ladies in the race. The race, lasting 40 minutes, was dominated by…

Red River Riot – Red River Valley, TX

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Red River Riot
Presented by The Spinistry
Red River Valley, TX
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Online Registration Closes Friday, April 22, 2011 at 8:00 AM ET
The 2011 Red River Riot will be a grass roots ride this time around with the focus being the best and most challenging route possible. This is not an official “event” so don’t look for prizes, sag support, portapots or schwag.

We’re going to give you a great route to follow that will cover at least 100 miles of dirt roads in North Texas. We’ll coordinate a meet up spot and time and provide directions for everyone to find their way from Point A to Point Z. There is no entry fee but donations will be accepted to cover the overhead for signage/maps/etc.

The long route will be around 120 miles
The short route will be around 60 miles
We may offer a mini route of around 30 miles if there is any interest

Most current information will most likely be on the Spinistry Facebook page or on Spinistry.com. See you there!

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 7th

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Houston Bicycle Club Event
When: Program: Tuesday 02/08/11 at: 7:00 PM Bike Medicine, 10511A Windsor Lane Suite 103 Bruce Gilbert will do a presentation on bike maintenance, with the emphasis on lubrication and cleaning.

West Texas Cycling Association
Big Bend Ride
Date: March 3, 2011 – March 6, 2011
Location: Big Bend, TX
Contact: Randy Mulsow 806-773-4248
Details: Big Bend National Park trip and ride scheduled for 3-6 March. General plan of events is to ride on Friday (up to 75 miles) with SAG provided. Saturday is optional non-supported ride or hiking or shopping. Thursday meals would be on your own with group dinner at a restaurant on Thursday. Friday meals would include breakfast, lunch, and dinner along with rest areas on ride. Saturday meals would include breakfast and dinner. Sunday morning breakfast in town before departing for Lubbock. in Rio Grande Village campground are reserved. Numbers are: 40, 45, 47, and 98. Campsites are close together and next to restrooms. Estimated cost is $35 per person which includes food and campsite rental.

February 2001 Happenings in Dallas
from Biking In Dallas by The Announcer Guy
Friends of White Rock Creek Trail Public Organizational Meeting
Feb. 10, 2011 6:30 PM
From their website:
The first public organizational meeting for the Friends of the White Rock Creek Trail will be held in Lake Highlands on Feb. 10th. Please join us to support the trail, learn what the “Friends” group wants to accomplish, and share your ideas about how to improve one of Dallas’ landmark hike and bike trails.

Mark your calendars! Austin Bike Summit 2011 coming on Sat, April 16
Feb 7th, 2011
by elliott.
The Austin Bike Summit 2011 is on for Saturday, April 16, from 8:30 AM- 6 PM at Pine Street Station, 1101 E. 5th St. at Waller St. The summit organized by the…

Bike ride through Willowbrook Mall, Houston, Texas
from 1gardencenter.com
Zaki and I ride our bikes through Willowbrook Mall, Houston, Texas. “I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” Watch the end for the power trippin security guard and police officer. He grabs the camera mounted to the front of my bike.

“on the road” in Texas and Arizona | Reverse Gear Blog
by Judi
The next destination was Texas for November and December. Unfortunately we suffered some health issues this winter, so we have not spent as much time on the recumbents as we had planned. However, our favorite cycling experiences in that state were in …

League Partners with USA Cycling Development Camps
by League Director in News
Texas High School Cycling League Partners with USA Cycling Development Camps for Fifth Annual Spring Road Race Series
By: Celeste DesOrmeaux
The Texas High School Cycling League announces its partnership with USA Cycling South Central Athlete Development Camps for its 2011 Spring Road Race Series.  Spanning the state, the series offers races in seven…

Snow in El Paso, TX – Mountain Bike Forums
from forums.mtbr.com

We had some historic lows the past few days (3 deg F) and a little bit of snow, which provided me with a unique opportunity (this far south) for a different type of ride. We’re supposed to be in the 50s and 60s this weekend so I skipped work and went for a ride before all the snow melts. …

Alsatian Country Men’s Cat 3 Circuit Race 2011
from Texas Racing Life by Ken
Eric Attayi
Eric Attayi after a hard pull at the front, photo by Adam Gaubert
I was woken Sunday morning in San Antonio with the sounds that one might expect of cheap, thin hotel room walls and couples staying in rooms on both sides of you……I quickly went down to breakfast to check the TXBRA forums for any dirt/complaining because of yesterday’s crit.  Unfortunately, there was nothing exciting…

Alsatian Country III Men’s Cat 3 Criterium 2011
from Texas Racing Life by Ken
Ken Day and Eric Attayi
Ken Day and Eric Attayi after the race
I left Houston on Saturday morning to get to the Castroville area about 2 hours before my race started. After the obligatory stop at BUCCEE’s,  I was just in time to see my teammate, Afton Shelton, sprint for 2nd place in the women’s 3/4 race (1st women’s 4 to cross the line). …

February 6th Texas Bicycling News and Blogs

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Former ETBU student joins charity bike run – Longview News-Journal …
from www.news-journal.com

Ben Phillips
The longest charity bicycle ride in the world is about to roll, and former East Texas Baptist University student Ben Phillips is joining the team in an …

Nicole S. is a cyclist from College Station, TX | dailymile
from www.dailymile.com
Nicole is a cyclist training on dailymile. Dailymile makes it easy to share your training with friends. Nicole has 1 friends on dailymile. …

Alsatian Country III Criterium Men’s P/1/2
from Texas Racing Life by Ken
I watched this race from the sidelines, and it proved very confusing to watch as there were many breaks commingling and lapping many different groups.  The hero and eventual winner of the race was David Wenger, of SuperSquadra.  He bridged up to the front group about halfway through the race, and then helped that group lap the main field.  After that, he attacked to bridge to a second breakaway, which was ahead, to win the race by staying away from the lapped field and front group.

Team McAllen Cycling
RESULTS: TMC Individual Time Trials #1 Feb 6, 2011

February Shifting Times (7 MB)
The Newsletter of Lone Star Cyclists