Daily News Roundup December 14th – Texas Bicycling

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I added a new page to the Texbiker.net: Texas Randonneur Organizations. This page is dedicated to the randonneur and brevet riders in Texas.

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Supernova E3 and Shimano Alfine
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
Lights without batteries; that’s what I’m talking about.  And not those faint lights with whirring, tire-rubbing bottle generators from decades past.  I’ve been using the Supernova E3 and Shimano Alfine dynamo hub for about…

Holiday Lights Ride
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
A couple of dozen of us rode through the neighborhoods around SMU tonight enjoying some of the more amazing holiday light displays in town.  We stopped at Highland Park Village for coffee and hot chocolate.

The weather was actually perfect for it, assuming you wore a hat and gloves and all.  I ride through my own neighborhood all the time so…

Almost Christmas Century 2010 (12/18/2010)
from Home by mike.emmons@verizon.net (Mike Emmons) Plano Bicycle Association
Ride starts at 8 am from the northwest corner of Coit and Spring Creek (Behind the shops).  The century riders will start with DB2 and break off at some point during the ride.

The route goes to Little Elm, Lake Ray Roberts Dam, Pilot Point and Celina.  It’s very scenic traveling through some great horse farms.  There are some nice rolling hills to go along with it so this is not your best bet for a first time century.  Given the predicted temperatures, we won’t need to limit the crowd but there will…

Fort Worth Bicycling Association has posted a large number of club rides for the month of January. Here are a sampling:

ACP 200K and 300K Brevets
from FWBA Ride List
Saturday, January 22, 2011 7:00 am – Lone Star Randonneurs – The Lone Star Randonneurs offer longer distance rides to challenge experienced cyclists. Proper equipment and RUSA membership is required. Please see their web site or call for more details.
Peaster Pedal Backwards
from FWBA Ride List
Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:00 am – Peaster TX – Join Jerry and Betty for routes of approximately 38, 53 and 64 miles from the small town of Peaster located 10 miles northwest of Weatherford. The ride starts at the Peaster School. Take I-20 west to Highway 180. Take Highway 180 west to Weatherford. In Weatherford turn right on North Main Street by the courthouse. Turn left on West 4th Street (this becomes Peaster Highway/FM-920). Continue to follow FM-920 for approximately 8 miles. Peaster School is on the Right. It is a small town and you cannot miss it.
ACP 200K Brevet
from FWBA Ride List
Saturday, January 1, 2011 7:00 am – Arlington TX – The Lone Star Randonneurs offer longer distance rides to challenge experienced cyclists. Proper equipment and RUSA membership is required. Please see their web site or call for more details.

December 13th Texas Bicycling News

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The SleyRide is a mass ride created by Dunamis Media and The Byke Project, in collaboration with Fox Hollow Bar and IAMCHANGE. This ride is an effort to raise funds this Christmas to help two needy families.
Ride Start Time: 7pm, December 18th
from pdealhouston.com
Start Location: The ride will start at Houston Fixed Gear bike shop located at 2309 Dunlavy, Houston, Tx 77006.  Sign up and registration will take place before the ride starts.

Ride Route: The ride will follow the same format as the Critical Mass rides.  We’ll have a pre-planned route with a couple of stops along the way.

Ride Attire: We’re asking everyone to dress festive.  Wear your Santa suit, elf costume, or come as full blown reindeer!  Anything close to this or anything that has Christmas theme written all over it will be fine.

After Party / Final Stop: The final stop will be Fox Hollow Bar.  They are located at 4617 Nett Street, a couple of blocks North of Washington Ave. …

Houston Bicycle Club Fulshear Ride December 26th
Our regular Saturday ride. Routes vary from week to week (maps available). Distances vary, but minimum is 16 miles with a maximum of 60 miles. Flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. One ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36 to 40 miles long. An optional ride goes west and south through Orchard to Wallis, which is 36 miles. Another optional ride goes…

HBC New Years Pot Luck Lunch And Ride Ride
Saturday 1/1/2011
Lunch: 11:30AM. Join us for the annual New Years Day pot luck feast. Start with a leisurely in-town ride through West University, Bellaire, The Galleria, Memorial Park, and Montrose. Then bring out your best dish for the traditional pot luck lunch! Prizes will be given for the most tasty homemade dish and dessert! Turkey, ham, and drinks provided by the HBC. Many attendance prizes will also be awarded. Start the new year right with riding buddies and great food!

Land of the Lost Trail Ride
December 18, 2010 8:05AM
Are you itching to find some new trails to ride that are close to home? If so, come out and join us as we explore the land that time forgot on our Land of the Lost trail ride. Hollywood and The Boss will serve as your ride sherpas and hope to provide you with some new areas to explore on your mountain bike.
We will ride on pavement, dirt roads, single track trail, sand and even some rock to keep you awake as you pedal through the Trail to Nowhere forest.
The adventure will depart on Saturday, December 18th at 8:05am from Corinth City Hall and we hope to deliver you back from the Land of the Lost no later than 10:30am. Expect the total mileage to be somewhere between 15 ? 20 and the pace to be slow to moderate.

Mountain biking in a moon-like part of West Texas
from alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK — Blood oozes from my cactus-shredded calves and I slam into rocks with such force I’m sure my bike will self-destruct, but I can’t contain a whoop of glee as I bomb down a desert trail.

I’ve come to remote Big Bend Ranch State Park, just west of the better-known Big Bend National Park, for a four-day bike trek. We’re pedaling and camping our way through the land of tarantulas, sand and star-splashed night skies on what has been dubbed “The Ride to the Other Side of Nowhere.” …

Spindletop Spin – Beaumont, TX

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Spindletop Spin
Date:Saturday, June 4, 2011
Registration Opens:6:00 a.m.

Event Location: Crockett Street Entertainment District located on Crockett Street in  Beaumont, Texas

DIRECTIONS:  I-10 to Beaumont (either direction) take the downtown exit (855A), turn left at the second light onto Calder Ave, which curves to the right and turns into Main Street.  Go through two stop lights; one block down will be Crockett Street on the right.

Registration Fees: Individual:$30

Family Ride:   $25 for 1st parent and child/children under 18 ride free Plus $15 for second parent
Family constitutes parent(s) and minor child/children
16 MILE ONLY

Early Check In & On Site Registration:  June 3, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Crockett Street
Entertainment District

Approximate Distances:100 miles (starts at 7:00 a.m.)
52 miles (starts at 7:30 a.m.)
30 miles (starts at 7:30 a.m.)
16 miles (starts at 8:00 a.m.)

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO TIME RESTRIANTS, THERE IS A CUTOFF POINT ON THE 100 MILE ROUTE. YOU MUST REACH THE REST STOP@ HIGHWAY 105  IN SOUR LAKE  BY 9:30 TO CONTINUE ON THE 100 MILE ROUTE.

Start times are ride out times.  Please arrive early to be ready for start times. Routes are marked with signs.

Support:Rest stops supplied with fruit, drinks and snacks.  SAG wagons available for the weary.  The ride is fully supported with police, motorcycles and ride marshals along the routes.

Spindletop Spin

What’s Turning the Bike Spokes on the Net December 12th

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NEW BIKE LANES: Duck Creek Neighborhood
from Bike Friendly Richardson by dickdavid
Wider Bike Lane With Parking – Apollo East Side
East Half Of Apollo Road
Richardson Bike Lanes
Richardson is on a roll with putting up new bike lanes. This newest set is in the Duck Creek neighborhood on the east side of Richardson (between Plano Road and Jupiter Road, Arapaho Road and Belt Line Road). The streets updated are Yale Boulevard and Apollo Road. …

8:00am – CCC Group Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Jan 1, 2011 8am to 11am  CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Saturday Group Ride Information All rides depart from Ronny Crownover Middle School in Corinth 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 Group A: 50 – 70 miles This is a fast paced group ride at an average speed of around 20mph with faster points. You may get dropped on this ride so be prepared. Ride Leader – markm@utechdallas.com B Killers: 50 – 70 miles This is a intermediate to fast paced group ride of around…

Pre-Digital Cycling in Texas | imronan
by admin
And the cycling community in Texas is very strong. I can honestly say that I think we would have enjoyed it much more if we had the advantages of technology back then. So, besides trying to drag my body back into form to enjoy more of …

Mountain biking in a moon-like part of West Texas.
By Pamela LeBlanc
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK — Blood oozes from my cactus-shredded calves and I slam into rocks with such force I’m sure my bike will self-destruct, but I can’t contain a whoop of glee as I bomb down a desert trail.

I’ve come to remote Big Bend Ranch State Park, just west of the better-known Big Bend National Park, for a four-day bike trek. We’re pedaling and camping our way through the land of tarantulas, sand and star-splashed…

Central Trail South Public Input Meeting
from Bike Friendly Richardson by dickdavid
BFR friend Magnus, sent us a reminder about the City of Richardson’s Central Trail South Public Meeting. Here are the details: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The City of Richardson Parks & Recreation Department
CENTRAL TRAIL SOUTH PUBLIC INPUT MEETING
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.