{"id":23717,"date":"2014-04-08T00:12:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T05:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23717"},"modified":"2014-04-08T00:12:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T05:12:50","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-digest-april-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-digest-april-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest April 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicyclist killed on dark road in north Harris<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Dale Lezon\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com<\/h4>\n

\n A bicyclist died Sunday night when a car hit him as he tried to cross a darkened street in north Harris County.
\n The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of West Mount Houston near Big John, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
\n Deputies said Alejandro Benito was riding a bicycle as he tried to cross the road, failing to yield the right of…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Man rides bike to fundraise for cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Hannah Hipp, Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dailytoreador.com<\/h4>\n

\n Riding a bike for 10 hours straight and over 200 miles is a challenge few people would have the tenacity to take on.
\n Brian Alger, a Lubbock citizen and cycling enthusiast, was happy to welcome the challenge.
\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very competitive,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Alger said.
\n Alger rode his bike on a stationary setup to complete 10 hour-long cycling videos Saturday at Sun Adventure Sports.
\n Alger completed the videos consecutively, he said, with only 10-minute breaks in between, in order to…
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Matagorda, Texas Bike Friendly Beach Camping, by Rideon<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.naturalbiking.com<\/h4>\n

\n Matagorda Nature Center on the Texas Gulf Coast provides fun beach camping for the entire family.\u00c2\u00a0 With most folks heading to Padre Island, Galveston and Surfside (respectively) we opted for a new area.
\n Approaching Matagorda to get our beach camping permit, which is good for the entire year at a very reasonable ten bucks I took one of our first photos of the trip.\u00c2\u00a0 A calm cool breeze settled in to the area and for seasoned south Texas campers it is very welcomed weather.\u00c2\u00a0 During the summer mosquitoes and…
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Forgotten Path – Canyon, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.singletracks.com<\/h4>\n

\n Description
\n About half of the loop is asphalt sidewalk with a lot of overgrown grass. The rest is part of the park maintenance road that runs between ballparks and I made up the remainder of the path by riding around in the open field just trying to connect the loop.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Big Bend Ranch State Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Crudcake\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com<\/h4>\n

\n Day 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c We thought we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d start things off with a leg burner from our camp at the Javelin Pens campground along the Javelin Road up to the Sauceda Ranger Station for some intel on the local springs along our bikepacking route and to pay our backcountry and camping permits. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d arrived the previous day a little late and the office was closed so we needed to settle up.
\n Ranger Eileen gave us some great advice on the available water along our route and she recommended we start things off today by hitting the…
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GHORBA Group Ride at Jack Brooks<\/a><\/h2>\n

Great Houston Off-Road Biking Association<\/h4>\n

\n GHORBA Group Ride at Jack Brooks
\n April 16, 2014 – 6:00pm
\n GHORBA Group Ride at Jack Brooks
\n April 23, 2014 – 6:00pm\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hamm Creek Park: Self-Contained vs. SAG<\/a><\/h2>\n

Lone Star Cyclists<\/h4>\n

\n Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014 – 8:30am
\n Next weekend’s overnight trip from Maypearl to Hamm Creek Park just got a lot easier to consider if you don’t have a touring bike that can haul loads of gear. New members Mark and Debra Metcalf have volunteered to provide a SAG for camping equipment. We’ll coordinate the meet location and time for those who would like to go but need assistance getting their gear to Hamm Creek Park. If this interests you, please email our ride coordinator Tim Williams so he can…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cycling Skills Clinics<\/a><\/h2>\n

Plano Bicycle Association<\/h4>\n

\n Cycling Skills Clinics\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Performance Bicycle Great Ride Series: W. Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

Performance Bicycle<\/h4>\n

\n You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re invited to join our Saturday morning, beginners group ride starting from and ending at our W. Houston, Performance Bicycle store. The ride is for beginners and those getting back on the saddle. The average pace will be between 10 and 14 miles per hour and the ride will last approximately one hour. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll explore some of the local bike paths available to you and experience some residential riding as well. The ride leaves the store every…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

George Bush Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katy Bicycle fun riders<\/h4>\n

\n Sunday, April 13, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 9:30 AM
\n George Bush Park
\n 20710 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, TX (map)
\n Park in the lot by the soccer fields off Westheimer. There is a outbuilding, meet there.
\n We can determine distance there. …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lancaster Country Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers<\/h4>\n

\n Saturday, April 12, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8:30 AM
\n Town Square Realty
\n 108 N Dallas Ave, Lancaster, TX (map)
\n I had a chance to ride last weekend with the Shawnee Trail cycling club and they were raving about this ride!\u00c2\u00a0 There are 23, 42, and 62 mile rides and the bluebonnets will be in full bloom!\u00c2\u00a0 And they have a beer tent after the ride.\u00c2\u00a0 I will most likely do the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

April Member’s Meeting!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Corpus Christi Cycle Club<\/h4>\n

\n When: Sunday, April 14th, 6:30 PM
\n Where: B&J?s Pizza – 6335 S Padre Island Drive
\n Please join us at B&J ?s Pizza for our first members meeting of the year!
\n We have some great things to unveil to our members as well as getting new ideas from our membership.
\n This is also a time to renew your membership and also to find out more about our club if you are new and would like to join.
\n Wed Night Hammerfest Time Change
\n When: 6:00 PM (Changed from 5:30 PM)
\n Where: Lamar Park – 3850 S Alameda St (corner of Doddridge & Alameda)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WTCA Caprock Escarpment Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

West Texas Cycling Association<\/h4>\n

\n Date: May 17, 2014
\n Location: Crosbyton, TX
\n Contact: TBA
\n Details: The Caprock Escarpment will be held on Saturday, May 17th, at 09:00am starting from the Silver Falls Rest Area just east of Crosbyton. Silver Falls Rest Area is on highway 82 going east from loop 289. Just take the Idalou exit and follow Hwy 82 through Idalou, Ralls, Lorenzo, and Crosbyton to arrive at the rest area. The drive takes about 45 minutes from central Lubbock. The bicycle route continues east on hwy 82 until you arrive in Dickens. At Dickens, we will have a rest stop and then have you turn south
\n to Spur. We’ll refuel you in Spur and then send you northwesterly back to Hwy 82. We’ll have a rest area at the top of the hill before you turn onto hwy 82. At hwy 82, you will turn left, west, and head back to Silver Falls. The total mileage is 58 and the cost for the ride is $5 per person. …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another Podium Finish in Tyler<\/a><\/h2>\n

Corinth Cycling<\/h4>\n

\n The Corinth Cycling\/Harden Racing team had another great weekend in Tyler at the Charter Reserve Stage Race.
\n Darrell Hull and Stan Kruse finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 50+ cat 1-4 race!!!
\n In the 40+ division Derek Cooley kept his terrific spring rolling with a 4th place overall finish. Ray Healy finished eigth overall and Roland San Miguel took 12th.
\n Congrats to everyone who raced for Corinth Cycling\/Harden Racing. …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paceline April Edition<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association<\/h4>\n

\n Our most recent Paceline (the club’s online newsletter) was last updated 4-7-14 and is available…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Four simple lessons from Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brilliant bike plan update<\/a><\/h2>\n

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0PeopleforBikes<\/h4>\n

\n In the tech boomtown of Austin, data is king \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and city staffers are making some of the country’s strongest data-driven arguments for better bike infrastructure.
\n A new slideshow by Austin engineer Nathan Wilkes spells out the virtues of a $140 million protected bike lane network that would, he and colleagues calculate, increase the street capacity of congested central Austin by 7 percent.
\n Wilkes says that’s the sort of analysis needed for a shift away from thinking about bike projects one street at a time and toward thinking about networks.
\n “Isolated protected facilities are like coming up for air,” Wilkes writes. “But only when facilities and networks are cohesive will we see big change.”
\n Networks are already bringing big change to auto-jammed cities like Seville, Spain, where the citywide share of trips by bike leapt from 0.5 percent in 2006 to 7 percent in 2012 after the city added a bike…
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April 2014 Trash Pickup and Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nacogdoches Bicycle Club<\/h4>\n

\n It was a bit cool and the grass was very tall as the two groups collected four bags of trash and a bean bag chair.
\n Ron was surprised when he rode up on us because he thought we were on the other side of town!\u00c2\u00a0 What a funny guy!
\n It was a good turn out by our members and some brought their families.\u00c2\u00a0 Cater rode his bike and did a quick Tour De Overlook before he left to help his parents with trash pickup.\u00c2\u00a0 Brian and his new bride, Jennifer, brought his step-daughter Kayley and she was a big help.\u00c2\u00a0 Tim O. demonstrated his new trash \u00e2\u20ac\u0153picker-upper\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and…
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Seer Sucker Spring Picnic Ride Sat April 26th<\/a><\/h2>\n

by The Announcer Guy\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas<\/h4>\n

\n Our Spring compliment to the Fall Tweed Ride! Finally!
\n April\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perfect weather for a Seer Sucker suits, dresses, shirts, pants, jackets, hats and umbrellas\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\n Sat April 26th 11.30am-4pm
\n Meet at 11:30 am and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll leave from Klyde Warren Park and bike up through Greenville Ave, meet our East Dallas friends at the Sprouts market at Henderson (and pick up extra wine and cheese) and then head to White Rock for a sunny afternoon picnic.
\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a pretty informal event, but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re encouraging folks to BYO picnic and booze, musical instrument to…
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Seen at Bike Swap at the Brewery<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Christopher Curnutt\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas<\/h4>\n

\n I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been to a bike swap or visited Fort Worth in ages, so when I saw Rahr and Sons Brewery Company was hosting a bike swap I had a good excuse to check two things off my list.\u00c2\u00a0 As you know the weather was crappy on Sunday and the further west I went the harder the rain was coming down, yet I somehow managed to not wuss out and make it there.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure the weather kept some people home that day but they had quite a crowd and numerous tables filled with frames, full bikes and…
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Tweets<\/h2>\n
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More bike racks @DWNTWNElPaso! See the full plan http:\/\/t.co\/JKePGuQVcL<\/a> Let's install El Paso's 1st #bikecorral<\/a> nxt pic.twitter.com\/xODo7ccmo8<\/a><\/p>\n

— VeloPaso (@velopaso) April 8, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n