We had a great time during the Hotter’n Hell Hundred Expo updating everyone on what we’ve been up to, and an even better time Saturday afternoon when we raffled off a cherry red 2009 TREK 7.3 Hybrid. New and renewing members each had the chance to enter to win the bike, and hopes were high […]
BikeNews; Member News
Congratulations to Member Rodney Gilmore!
Good Times Roll at the 2008 NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride in New Orleans
NCSL Ride 2008 The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) 4th Annual Bipartisan Bike Ride in New Orleans was a great success. Twenty-five states were represented by ten State Senators, 15 State Representatives and 40 legislative staffers. BikeTexas provided the bicycles and managed the sponsors, registration, design and printing; New Orleans Metro Bicycle Coalition designed […]
Work in Full Swing on 2009 Legislative Session
Though the Texas legislature doesn’t convene until January, we are already hard at work on our legislative agenda. The BikeTexas board has been reviewing the options for pro-cycling legislation, but we already know that safe passing legislation will be included. Stay tuned for more details about the legislative agenda as the bills are written and […]
Annual Meeting Reminder!
Don’t miss the BikeTexas Annual Membership Meeting! It’s Saturday, August 30, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. We will hold a teleconference annual meeting for the first time. Please register at the link below so that you may receive the telephone number and access code. Teleconference participants will be responsible for their own long distance charges. […]
A Message From the Director
Dear Fellow Texas Cyclist, Your past support has been the basis for many BikeTexas successes, and we will continue to depend on your support to meet two major goals. First, we want to effectively meet the challenges today to cycling in Texas, like the Safe Passing Act in the upcoming 2009 Texas legislative session. Second, […]
Eyecatching New Trailer Wrap Donated By 3M
We were thrilled when, in 2006, the Bicycle Sport Shop donated a 20 foot trailer to BikeTexas. It’s been invaluable for hauling around our fleet of 50 bikes (using the rack generously donated by Saris) and other equipment. There was just one thing missing though, and that was a trailer wrap!
Texas Bicycle Coalition Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, August 30 at 3 pm Now you have a great excuse to check out our new and improved office – at the Texas Bicycle Coalition Annual Membership Meeting! It’s the perfect opportunity not only to see the space, but to meet our dedicated staff and board and connect with other cyclists. A reception will […]
New Office Update: A New Sign & Fresh Paint
This September will mark two years that we have been in our “new” office at 1902 East 6th Street in Austin. It has been a work in progress on a tight cash flow, with plenty of sweat equity put in by TBC staff and friends. Moving is always disruptive and this one didn’t come at […]
Bike Petition Garners Attention for Cyclists
Petition Updatesubmitted by BikeDFW “I feel that now it is up to us to really beat the bushes, so to speak, and get that average non cyclist to pay attention and help with our cause,” says BikeDFW president Eric Jackson. “If we can get the average person to accept cycling in greater DFW as a […]
Kick Off Bike Month in Austin on May 2nd!
Join us in Austin for the Civic Bicycle Cruise (formerly known as the Political Pedal) and Bicyclists Happy Hour! Civic Bicycle Cruise On Friday, May 2, 2008, bike advocates will ride with elected officials and enjoy the common denominator of two wheels. Join your elected officials and community leaders on this convergence of politics and […]
Grass Routes efforts for Bike Routes/Lanes: The Plan — Ask
By Jim Wilson President LMRA Bicycle Club Do you live just outside the “Big City”? Do you enjoy bicycling in your smaller town but wish there were some Bike Routes/Lanes in your city? You might live in a community outside Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, or El Paso; a major reason for your choice […]
LMRA Bicycle Club Participates in Benbrook Adopt-a-Mile
As part of Benbrook’s Adopt-A-Mile Program, on June 2nd, the LMRA Bicycle Club held its first workday for trash pick-up on Winscott Road in Benbrook along the club’s adopted mile. This mile of road, from the Benbrook Community YMCA to Memorial Oaks Drive in Pecan Valley Park, is part of a designated bicycle route that […]
In Remembrance of Many
To Honor those who have been injured or killed. To Raise Awareness that we are here. To ask that we all Share the Road. Amarillo joined cities world wide for the annual Ride of Silence Wednesday May 16, 2007. Nineteen Texas cities were part of the 272 registered rides with thirteen being International locations. This […]
Best April Fools Day
by Joyce Cunningham The Old Tascosa Cycling Club of Amarillo decided to celebrate April Fools Day outside. The club hosted rides starting at 2:00 pm from the Juniper Camp Ground in Palo Duro Canyon, on Sunday, April 1, 2007. The conditions were perfect with temperatures in the mid 70’s and almost no wind.
Benbrook Texas Further Embraces Bicycling!
Jim Wilson & Kyle Carr of the Lockheed Martin Recreation Association (LMRA) Bicycle Club were very happy to call out the Tri CowTown Triathlon Club, the Fort Worth Pearl Izumi store, the Fort Worth Mountain Bike Assn, and the Bicycles Inc store of Fort Worth as those represented at a Benbrook City Council meeting on […]
Old Tascosa Cycling Club 2007 Banquet
Amarillo weather finally allowed the Old Tascosa Cycling Club to hold their Annual meeting Sunday, January 28, 2007. Weather conditions of snow and ice postponed the meeting from two previous dates this year. 60 members attended the Banquet with over 90 memberships issued for 2007. Guests for the event were Mayor Debra McCartt, City Commissioner […]
REI Outdoor Adventure Day hosted at Town Lake Recreation Area in McKinney
An estimated 500 people showed up for this first time event. Considering they were competing with the State Fair, Roundup on the Range, and the Race for the Cure, it was an impressive turn out. REI had 20 vendor booths around the lake, and plan on 60 for next year. They gave away lots of […]
TBC Moves to a New Office!
Texas Bicycle Coalition is getting settled into its new offices on E. 6th Street. Not far from the old location on E. 5th Street, the organization has been busy getting the offices ready and organized to prepare for the upcoming programs and legislative session in 2007. The move was a strategic move in order to […]
Fort Worth Cyclists Elated; City Council Implementationof 60 Miles of Bicycle Routes & Lanes
On Monday, October 23, 2006, at 6:30 p.m., under the leadership of Jim Wilson and Kyle Carr, the Lockheed Martin Bicycle Club gathered over 110 bicycle aficionados for a public meeting at the Lockheed Martin Recreational Association Headquarters. Helen Chaney, Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Task Force planner for the North Central Texas Council of Governments […]
LMRA Bicycle Club to Host NCTCOG Meeting
On Monday, October 23, 2006, at 6:30pm, the LMRA Bicycle Club will host a public meeting for NCTCOG official Helen Chaney to discuss bicycling in the Fort Worth Area. Special guest, Fort Worth Councilman Carter Burdette will also be in attendance. Here is an opportunity to hear what NCTCOG officials have planned for North Texas […]