{"id":53877,"date":"2020-08-12T23:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T04:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53877"},"modified":"2020-08-12T23:06:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T04:06:55","slug":"texas-biking-action-august-12th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/08\/12\/texas-biking-action-august-12th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking Action August 12th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monday Night Lights MTB Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

wacoheartoftexas.com<\/h3>\n

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ORGANIZER: BICYCLE WORLD\nAug 17 2020 TIME 7:15 pm\nCome join us for a night ride from the shop to Cameron Park on Monday nights.\nWe will meet at the shop and roll out at 7:15 pm.\nExperience the night adrenaline from the trails!\nLights are required!!<\/p>\n

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Interactive series to help formulate shared vision for the I-35 corridor<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

… ROUND ROCK<\/p>\n

Lighted night bike ride takes place Saturday<\/p>\n

The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department will host the eighth annual Night Rider Family Bike Ride from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday starting at the Rabb House, 151 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd.<\/p>\n

The event will be a 6-mile bicycle ride through the Brushy Creek Regional Trail System and includes lighting effects throughout the trail. Glow-in-the-dark attire and flashing lights are encouraged. Per state law, helmets, a front light and rear reflector or light are required.<\/p>\n

The cost is $10 per rider for early registration or $15 per rider the day of the race.<\/p>\n

To register: 512-218-5540; roundrockrecreation.com.<\/p>\n

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Just when we got rid of the tangle of rental bikes, the pandemic brings a boom in bike sales<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Dallas Morning News Editorial | www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

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Where are all those Lime bikes when we need them?<\/p>\n

The news from the cycling world is that bike sales are soaring. Woody Smith, owner of Richardson Bike Mart, told Bicycling Magazine the surge has been \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mind-blowing.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I never even dreamed that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be a line of people waiting to come into my store. Pretty much the whole eight hours a day we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re open, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s anywhere from five to 20 people waiting outside. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just constant,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Smith said.<\/p>\n

It seems like just yesterday Dallas was awash in unwanted bikes. They cluttered sidewalks, blocked …<\/p>\n

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Ranch owners lead vision for future development<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Mark Smith | www.crosstimbersgazette.com<\/h3>\n

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The owners of the 2,068-acre Furst Ranch in far west Flower Mound have a big dream for a future mixed-use community on their family ranch land.<\/p>\n

Jack and Debra Furst bought their first 55 acres in 1991 in Bartonville. Over the years, they added additional acreage of …<\/p>\n

… The entire development will be connected via a trail system, with lots of open space throughout. Over 30 percent of the land will be dedicated to open space and there will be over 20 miles of hike and bike trails. …<\/p>\n

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Any Black riders out here?<\/a> from dfwbike<\/a> <\/blockquote>