TexBIKE (Texas Bicycling Information, Knowledge and Education) intends to become a private non-profit, nonadvocacy organization that encourages interest in and supports understanding of bicycling in Texas.
TexBIKE Because of a bug in Facebook and because Facebook has no direct customer support, TexBIKE might suddenly go away. We’ll do what we can to avoid that, but we wanted to let you know about the problem in case we suddenly disappear. We’ll always be at http://www.texbike.org/
TexBIKE The City of Houston has partnered with the League of American Bicyclists to create a free online version of the classroom portion of the League’s “Traffic Skills 101” course. http://tbik.org/eiiBF
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Educating Houstonians in the fundamentals of bicyclist safety is one of the primary goals of the City of Houston’s Bikeway Program. It’s one of the six categories considered by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) when awarding its Bicycle Friendly Community designation. ...
TexBIKE The San Antonio Bicycle & Pedestrian program has introduced an interactive web map that shows selected routes, rides and facilities, including outdoor and garaged bike racks. http://tbik.org/AFUNB
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Zoom To Bike Ride Downtown Bike Rack Downtown Garage with Bike Rack Off Road Trail Marker Off Road Bike Facility On Road Bike Facility
TexBIKE Here’s an online signup form to help match blind Texas cyclists to those willing to learn how to steer (“pilot”) a tandem bicycle. http://tbik.org/9k8Pb
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There are many cyclists among us who love to pedal as much as the best of us, but they can’t see well enough to steer a bicycle on public roads. That doesn’t stop many that own or otherwise have access to tandem bicycles.
TexBIKE In a press release issued this morning, Allstate warned of an expected spike in auto-pedestrian and auto-cyclist accident claims during Halloween week, and warned drivers not to text or drink and drive. http://tbik.org/nPbiu
TexBIKE The League of American Bicyclists has awarded Austin’s Bicycle Sport Shop a platinum rating in its list of Bicycle-Friendly Businesses. The City of Austin, which has been listed as a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community since 2007, was awarded a silver business rating. Among Texas organizations, they join USAA in Sa...n Antonio, which earned a bronze business rating earlier this year. http://tbik.org/kRv9M
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The League has announced its Fall 2009 Bicycle Friendly Communities and is recognizing 15 new Bicycle Friendly Communities and three BFC renewals! Notably, five states have their first BFC designations.
TexBIKE The Austin City Council voted 6-0 today in favor of an ordinance that requires motorists to allow at least three feet of space when passing cyclists. http://tbik.org/kLp3e
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By Pamela LeBlanc | Thursday, October 22, 2009, 03:34 PM The Austin City Council has approved an ordinance requiring motorists to give 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist or other vulnerable road user. That’s great news for Austin cyclists, who have long believed that existing laws don’t h...
TexBIKE At the biggest-prize race of the weekend, the eRacing Stigma Criterium in Austin, the podium finishers for the race of pro and Categories 1 & 2 racers were: 1st) Ronnie Strange ($1350), 2nd) Sean Sullivan ($700), and 3rd) Phil Wikoff ($470). Complete results are at http://tbik.org/x8e3c
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A small selection of photos from the 2009 Tour of Austin races this weekend. More are at http://tbik.org/UnPsH
All photos © 2009 Daniel Norton
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TexBIKE Over $20,000 worth of combined purses and prizes and will distributed in perhaps the biggest road racing weekend ever in Austin, with four separate road and triathlon events. Two are criterium races, with short laps that make for particularly good professional race viewing. Venue maps and more are here: http://tbik.org/csHu8
TexBIKE Pro cyclist Jonathan McCarty, of Austin, finished 6th at the USAC Professional Cycling Championships today in Greenville, SC. He finished with the lead breakaway and just 13 seconds behind 2009 Champion, George Hincapie. http://tbik.org/8ZEkf
TexBIKE San Antonio cyclists on Facebook will want to have a look at the TexBIKE/sat fan page for news of particular interest to them.
TexBIKE Nick Bannon, of Austin, and Daniel Carruthers, of Leander, will compete at Deaflympics in Taipei, Taiwan, September 5-11. More about Deaflympics is at http://tbik.org/uebQ9. (Official site: http://tbik.org/pdUng)
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YOUNG, GIFTED, AND DEAFFour ThousandOlympiansHeading for TaiwanBy Mark CaltonhillOn hearing that Taipei is staging the 21st Summer Deaflympics in September 2009, many people's first response is to ask why the deaf need their own Olympics. ...
TexBIKE The Austin-American Statesman reports that this Thursday the Austin city council will consider a 3-foot-passing ordinance. http://tbik.org/Q2BA7
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By scoppola@statesman.com | Monday, August 24, 2009, 08:27 AM Text messaging while driving and driving too close to bicyclists would be banned in Austin under a proposal the City Council will consider Thursday. Council members Mike Martinez and Chris Riley and Mayor Lee Leffingwell are proposing to...
TexBIKE Kevin Kremke, of Austin, is the 35-39-y/o men’s track Points Race National Champion. http://tbik.org/LCzRy
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 21, 2009) – The penultimate day of Masters Track Nationals saw nine more national champs crowned at the 7-Eleven Velodrome. Best All Around Riders were also named in each age category on Saturday as the last of the individual events were contested.
