{"id":42184,"date":"2018-06-08T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T04:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=42184"},"modified":"2018-06-08T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T04:23:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-8th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-8th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 8th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas is curbing its bike-share mess, which means nothing without the bike lanes we were promised<\/a><\/h2>\n

Robert Wilonsky | www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

No, you’re not imagining it \u00e2\u20ac\u201d there are fewer of those lite-brite buck-an-hour bikes littering Dallas’ sidewalks today than there were a few months ago. Where there were some 20,000 yellow and green and orange and gray tumped-over two-wheelers strewn between your Here and There only months ago, city officials say today that number’s more like 13,000. Guess it …<\/p>\n

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Wounded Warriors Cycling Across America for Empowerment<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Daniel Clifton | www.101highlandlakes.com<\/h3>\n


\nA group of Wounded Warriors pedaled along Texas 71 on Friday, June 1, heading west toward Llano. The Wounded Warrior Project\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Soldier Ride lets veterans experience a four-day cycling ride during which they learn to push their limits, according to the Wounded Warrior Project website. If a Wounded Warrior doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a bike, the organization sets them up with a one, even fitting them with a custom bike or hand-pedal trike for their physical needs. Go to woundedwarriorproject.org for more information. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton<\/p>\n

LLANO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d As the Texas sun beat down on them, the 18 Wounded Warrior cyclists kept pedaling through the Highland Lakes on a 100-mile training ride as they prepared for an even longer ride this September. With all the challenges each of the riders faced on June 1, one thing stuck out. …<\/p>\n

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Video: Valley Cyclists Set to Ride for Special Cause to San Antonio<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Rick Diaz | www.krgv.com<\/h3>\n


\nMISSION \u00e2\u20ac\u201c In two weeks, a group of Rio Grande Valley cyclists will be riding their bikes all the way up to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 250 miles, takes to two days and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in the middle of the hot Texas summer sun. …<\/p>\n

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MPD investigating fatal crash involving bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.yourbasin.com<\/h3>\n

MIDLAND, Texas (Local 2\/Fox 24) – The Midland Police Department is currently investigating a deadly crash involving a bicycle.<\/p>\n

Officials say officers were called to the scene around 9:42 a.m. Thursday on Highway 191 near North County Road 1275.<\/p>\n

While investigating, officers determined that a bicyclist had been struck from behind, according to a release.<\/p>\n

One person was killed in the crash.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

City: Cyclist is dead after wreck on 191 service road<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.mrt.com<\/h3>\n


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\nA 39-year-old Midland woman died Thursday morning while riding her bicycle on the State Highway 191 service road, according to a city spokesman.<\/p>\n

Brandey Ackerman, a pediatrician at Midland Pediatric Associates, was traveling westbound on the north service road of SH 191 in the outside lane of travel. A Toyota Camry, driven by a 31-year-old man, was behind the bicycle, according to the spokesman. The car ran into …<\/p>\n

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UT students stop in Lubbock, biking to Alaska for cancer research<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Matt Ernst | www.doublet973.com<\/h3>\n


\nLUBBOCK, Texas – A group of UT students cycled through Lubbock, on their way from Austin to Alaska.<\/p>\n

It’s 4,000 miles over 70 days, coming out to nearly 60 miles a day. It’s to raise money for cancer research, aiming to raise more than $600,000 for cancer for cancer centers across Texas.<\/p>\n

Each rider must raise $4,500, commit to a variety of fund raising events, and more than a year of training. …<\/p>\n

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Longview Pythians hosting statewide convention once again<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Ken Hedler | www.news-journal.com<\/h3>\n

A fraternal lodge believed to be the longest continuously operating organization in Longview will host its third statewide convention in the city in four years this weekend.<\/p>\n

Pythian Lodge 26, which was founded in 1881, will host the 145th state convention of the Grand Lodge of Texas Knights of Pythias and the 121st annual convention of the Grand Temple of Texas Pythian Sisters from today through Sunday at the Holiday Inn North. …<\/p>\n

… Fangman said the main focus of lodge activities is to serve children. He mentioned Pythian Lodge 26\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sponsorship of an annual Read & Ride program that encourages reading in the first and second grades by awarding bicycles to children based on their book reading. The lodge donated 106 bikes to elementary schools this year. …<\/p>\n

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Video: UNT Wants Students to Use Bike Rentals Instead of Their Own<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Seth Voorhees | www.nbcdfw.com<\/h3>\n

When students return to the University of North Texas campus in late summer, the school plans to have 250 dockless rental bicycles there for them to use.<\/p>\n

UNT has contracted with California-based Spin, a rental bike firm. The school is also pushing for students to use those rental bikes, instead of their own.<\/p>\n

Senior Joseph Wardrup uses …<\/p>\n

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A Year After Bike-Sharing Came To Dallas, The City Is Considering These Regulations <\/a><\/h2>\n

By Molly Evans & Krystina Martinez | keranews.org<\/h3>\n


\nDallas has let private dockless bike-share companies operate freely since they first appeared last summer. Now, city officials have drawn up some regulations.<\/p>\n

The plan, which would require bike-share companies to pay for a permit, provide ridership data to the city and limit where bikes can be parked, among other things, was presented to Dallas City Council on Wednesday. A vote is scheduled later this month. …<\/p>\n

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FrankenBike San Antonio #95<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Chris | frankenbike.net<\/h3>\n

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Morning Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Alex Vinot | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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To the shell and back<\/a><\/h2>\n

Rob H | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Bike program aims to connect with hobby, community<\/a><\/h2>\n

By TIM MONZINGO | dailysentinel.com<\/h3>\n

There have always been dedicated cyclists in town for whom The Bike Shop\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brightly painted storefront was a beacon in Nacogdoches \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a place where trained and knowledgeable staff could talk about the finer points of the sport.<\/p>\n

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This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Round Mountain! Lamppost! 7am start<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n

Saturday we will make our bikes go really fast while we do a Liberty Hill lollipop that includes all of Round Mountain. The ride is about 60 miles and can be found here: [https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/7664897]{https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/7664897). Since Lakeside will be closed Saturday morning, we will instead end our ride at the food trailer park near 2222 and 620. Rock Rose is there with cold AC and refreshments to go along with …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Get #active<\/a> at #CycloBia2U<\/a>! There's something for everyone! pic.twitter.com\/90YhBSwddA<\/a><\/p>\n

— City of Brownsville (@BTxRGV) June 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n