Every September, BikeTexas members come together for the Annual Membership Meeting. We hear from board members and staff about where we are and where we’d like to be in the next year. We share successes and setbacks. And in 2016, we’re celebrating 25 years of bicycle advocacy in Texas! We invite you to join us […]
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BikeTexas Annual Membership Meeting 2016
Special Membership Premiums for Hotter’n Hell Weekend!
You’ve already heard the great news– we’re giving away a bike! Many thanks to those who already responded and are making Texas a great place to tour a bike. BikeTexas members are the best! Maybe you haven’t entered yet. That’s okay–there’s no better time than Hotter’n Hell weekend to join BikeTexas and enter to win […]
Come See Us at Hotter’n Hell 2016
For over a decade, BikeTexas staff have made the six-hour tour from our home base in Austin to Wichita Falls to attend the largest cycling Event in our great state: the Hotter’N Hell 100. Now in its 35th year, the event routinely draws nearly 15,000 riders. And for nearly as long as we’ve been going […]
BikeTexas Annual Bike Giveaway 2016
Every year, BikeTexas gives one lucky member a new bike. Is 2016 your year? BikeTexas is the only statewide organization dedicated to serving pedestrians and people who ride/tour bikes all over the state. Your membership works for better laws, better safety, better education, and better funding for biking and walking at the local, state, and […]
Help us Celebrate 25 Years, Welcome New Staff, and More: BikeTexas Today May 2016
Want the newsletter delivered to your inbox instead of your desktop? Subscribe to our emails today. Join / License Plates / Bike Lights / Donate / Shop / Get our emails Celebrate 25 Years of BikeTexas by Sharing Your Bike Tour Stories! Everyone has at least one great story of how riding a bike makes life better. To help us celebrate 25 years of BikeTexas, we’re […]
Share Your Stories and Help Us Celebrate 25 Years
BikeTexas is celebrating 25 years of making Texas a great place to ride a bike, and the celebration includes YOU! Send us your stories, pictures, videos, or even audio podcast, telling the world how riding a bike makes your life better. We’ll be sharing the stories we collect all year long as we celebrate our silver […]
Meet Our Spring Intern!
By Brent Voyles I’m from a really small town called Lindsay, TX. I’ve been in Austin for 8 years. I’m about to graduate from Texas State, where I’m majoring in Health & Fitness Management, with a degree in Exercise Sports Science. My goal after graduation is to work for a sports team as an equipment manager, […]
HH100: Special Membership Premiums!
Every year, BikeTexas gives one lucky member a new bike. Is 2015 your year? Giveaway bike generously donated by Trek & Texas Trek dealers. To show our appreciation to the members who make our work possible, we’re giving away a 2016 Trek 7.2 FX bike (pictured)– Trek’s most popular model! How to enter? Become a member today or renew your annual […]
2015 Bike Giveaway!
The time is here! The 2015 BikeTexas Membership Drive and Bike Giveaway is underway– YOU could be the lucky winner of a 2016 Trek 7.2 FX bike! How to enter? Join BikeTexas or renew your annual membership before October 29. EDIT: Deadline extended to midnight October 30! If you’re a monthly sustaining member, you don’t […]
Come See Us at Hotter’n Hell 2015
For over a decade, BikeTexas staff have made the six-hour trip from our home base in Austin to Wichita Falls to attend the largest cycling event in our great state: the Hotter’N Hell 100. Now in its 34rd year, the event routinely draws nearly 15,000 riders. And for nearly as long as we’ve been going […]
#FundraisingFriday
BikeTexas participates in Fundraising Friday, a fun way for nonprofits to raise money on Fridays– people give to their favorite nonprofit on Friday, then talk about it on social media using the #FundraisingFriday hashtag. Nonprofits use the hashtag to share news about their work and give everyone easy access to their donation page. For our […]
Now is the BEST Time to Join BikeTexas!
BikeTexas’ Annual Membership Drive has begun! Join BikeTexas or renew your annual membership during August and you’ll be entered to win a new bike, generously donated by Trek! (Details on the bike coming soon.) Current BikeTexas monthly members are automatically entered to win. Annual members who renew early to enter the drawing will have their […]
Bikes and Snails and Puppy-Dogs’ Tails: WOOMBIKES
BikeTexas Business Member Woombikes passed along this excellent article, which is reprinted here compliments of TexasBikeRacing.com. By Kat Hunter My son calls it “Bluebike.” His delight in it is contagious, but I realize I’m probably going a little overboard when Theo starts mimicking my exaggerated “Wowwwww” as he rolls around the house. There’s no drive […]
Meet BikeTexas’ Fall Intern
BikeTexas is proud to introduce our fall intern, Raheleh “Haley” Kordrostami. Haley is an accounting student at Austin Community College and started interning with us in September. In the short time she’s been with us, Haley has proven to be an invaluable asset, working hard at everything we’ve asked her to do, from hauling bikes […]
Member Spotlight: Lorn MacDougal
“When I walk, I miss the feeling of the wheels moving me through space.” Lorn MacDougal—dancer/Pilates instructor, electric bike owner, Austin resident, and BikeTexas member—says she started riding a bike when she was a kid and never stopped. “I hope that parents will instill the skill and bravery in children to ride together as families […]
Hotter’n Hell: See You There!
For over a decade, BikeTexas staff have made the six-hour bike tour from our home base in Austin to Wichita Falls to attend the largest cycling event in our great state: the Hotter’N Hell 100. Now in its 33rd year, the event routinely draws nearly 15,000 riders. And for nearly as long as we’ve been […]
Updated: BikeTexas Annual Membership Meeting 2014: Register Now!
Updated Sept 20: Registration to attend online is now closed; in-person registrations still available at the link below. Plan to stay after the meeting for happy hour! Updated Sept 15: Meeting times for Sunday have been clarified– the BikeTexas Board of Directors will meet at 3 PM, and the annual membership meeting will begin at […]
BikeTexas Annual Bike Giveaway: 2014
Every year, BikeTexas gives one lucky member a new bike. Is 2014 your lucky year? You love riding your bike in Texas. So do we. BikeTexas is the only statewide organization dedicated to serving pedestrians and people who ride bikes all over the state. Your membership works for better laws, better safety, better education, and better […]
Felicia Scott: TEXAS Strong in Boston
UPDATE on Monday, April 21: Felicia crossed the finish line at the 118th Boston Marathon. — Felicia Scott’s race is not over yet. After her mother, Iris Stagner, was killed in the fall of 2012 while riding home from work on her bike, Felicia contacted the Boston Marathon. Iris had qualified to run in the […]
BikeTexas Bike Giveaway Winner!
Kent Allee, the winner of the 2013 BikeTexas Membership Bike Giveaway, has received his Trek bike from Bike Resource in Houston. Mr. Allee is a recently retired police officer who has started biking four to five times a week in his retirement. As a result, he’s lost 80 pounds and has encouraged his friends and […]