{"id":60026,"date":"2022-08-30T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T03:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60026"},"modified":"2022-08-30T22:03:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T03:03:13","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-30th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-august-30th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 30th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bicycle trails and maps<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.txdot.gov<\/h4>\n

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The following is a list of local bikeway maps. Where standalone bikeway maps are not available, bicycle planning maps that show existing and future bikeways are included. The list is not comprehensive. Ask your local city, county or Metropolitan Planning Organization about bikeways in your area. Local or regional governments that have bikeway maps available on their website may contact us and request to be added to the list.\nBikeway maps and bicycle planning maps …<\/p>\n

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This Wylie man should be dead. Instead, he\u2019s making ice cream<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Sarah Blaskovich | www.dallasnews.com<\/h4>\n

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Nothing about Will Gibson\u2019s past prepared him to own an ice cream business.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a former home theater salesman and a dedicated road cyclist. Gibson liked to eat ice cream but he\u2019d never made it, much less sold it \u2014 not until he established Sweet Pearl\u2019s Ice Cream, first from his home in Wylie and now inside a commercial kitchen in Garland.<\/p>\n

Making ice cream might have saved his life, he says. For the second half of 2020, Gibson was bedridden following a life-threatening bicycling accident where he mistakenly pedaled into a bollard and landed on his head. He had a traumatic brain injury, despite wearing a helmet. He broke nine ribs and was hospitalized for three weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoctors would say, \u2018I don\u2019t know what to do with you. I\u2019ve only seen these kinds of injuries on a cadaver,\u2019\u201d he says. …<\/p>\n

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Video: New rodeo bike lane fills gap in high-demand area<\/a><\/h2>\n

Anavid Reyes | www.click2houston.com<\/h4>\n

HOUSTON \u2013 Rodeo Houston should be prepared to welcome lots of bike traffic in 2023 because when this project is finished, anyone who can ride to Brays Bayou will be able to ride all the way into NRG Park.\nHere\u2019s what it is:<\/p>\n

This bike lane was announced in March just before the start of this year\u2019s rodeo season– but the project didn\u2019t make it to the finish line.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, BikeHouston approached the city of Houston looking for a better way to get people to and from the rodeo. They weren\u2019t able to get something built in time for last year\u2019s rodeo but told us that there were some plans in the works to improve the right of way for people on bikes coming down from Hermann Park and Brays Bayou along Almeda to NRG,\u201d Joe Cutrufo with BikeHouston said. …<\/p>\n

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FrankenBike Austin # 194: SATURDAY<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Chris | frankenbike.net<\/h4>\n

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FrankenBike Austin # 194 \u2013 Presented by BikeTexas, Independence Brewing Company, Trudy\u2019s, Ruta Maya Coffee and Junior\u2019s Beer and Wine \u2013 will be held at the future home of BikeTexas on SATURDAY, November 26, 2022 from 10am-4pm.<\/p>\n

BikeTexas is located at 900 Springdale Rd, Austin, Texas 78702. …<\/p>\n

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New Mexico, Texas officials visit Olathe hoping to replicate lowrider after school program<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Megan Abundis | www.kshb.com<\/h4>\n

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OLATHE, Kans. \u2014 Olathe, Kansas, is getting the spotlight from the Drug Enforcement Agency and other cities nationwide for all of the right reasons.<\/p>\n

The Olathe Public Schools Hispanic Leadership Lowrider Bike Club is a program created for teens where mentors are committed to kids, and kids are committed to their goals.<\/p>\n

The club focuses on mentoring students, lowrider bike riding and participating in community events.<\/p>\n

KSHB 41 has followed the club for years when the program was just a couple of years off of the ground.<\/p>\n

But this year, the nation is starting to realize the special connection happening out in Olathe.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know little old Olathe, Kansas, working with big cities like Albuquerque,\u201d said Erik Erazo. …<\/p>\n

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Paris teen wins BMX Texas State Finals<\/a><\/h2>\n

eparisextra.com<\/h4>\n

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Just two years after taking up the sport, 16-year-old James Carlton just won the BMX Texas State Finals. The Paris, Texas native credits his long hours of intensive training, supportive parents and a flexible schedule provided by homeschooling.<\/p>\n

The teen began biking amid the pandemic as a way to get fresh air. When his parents realized he not only had a passion for BMX, but excelled at it, they worked to find him a proper BMX bike, which was no easy feat during the height of shipping delays and shortages.<\/p>\n

The long hours on the track were not a concern in the early months when all schools were virtual, but when schools reopened in 2021, Carlton was faced with a decision \u2013 choose BMX or school.<\/p>\n

It was at a race that a …<\/p>\n

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How to Hold a Fast Cycling Pace 8272022<\/a><\/h2>\n

Veloharmony | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n

Prologue: 00:00\nRoute Map: 01:23\nFM 1488 Westbound – The open Road: 02:41\nApproaching & Climbing Mount Magnolia: 15:20\nHeading North on FM 149: 21:57\nJackson Road: 29:58\nJackson Road Hills: 39:51\nFM 1846 to Dobbins, TX: 43:22\nMT. Mariah Road: 49:45\nFM 1486: 1:00:34\nFM 1486 Dog Attacks the group: 1:04:08<\/p>\n