The DFW Bike Friendly family grows even more. Following Oak Cliff, Richardson and Knox-Henderson, Fort Worth starts up their own non-sport, bike awareness group. Check out their Facebook page.
ALSO:
Kevin Buchanan, who runs the website FortWorthology did an awesome write-up of the ambitious new bicycle transportation plan, Bike Fort Worth.
The goal is to earn Fort Worth a nationally recognized, “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation from the League of American Bicyclists by 2015.
Go here to see Kevin’s great break-down of the plan.
It’s time to pick the Hump Day Pics Of The Week. Again, thanks goes out to the contributors to the Suburban Assault Flickr Pool.
Sorry I’m a day late on this one, but work has been crazy busy. In order to stay in touch with my feminine side, this week’s theme is “PINK”. We had a bunch of great options to choose from, so I just picked a few of my favorites to share over here.
I hope you enjoy this set and check back each week to see what shots get picked. Be sure to check out the Flickr page to see all the awesome bike shots shared by our extremely talented contributors.
(This one isn’t really pink, but I like it.)
"The Schwinn-a-bago" by james jay
"Suburban zoom" by baudman
"The Aussie Butcher" by ibikenz
If you haven’t already discovered the newest bike blog in the Metroplex, go check out Biking In Dallas. I’ve been following them on my RSS feed for a while and noticed that they’re taking on north Texas biking in full force. However, if you’re looking for spandex and carbon fiber, don’t bother. Biking in Dallas is just a couple of long-time Dallasites (one north, one east) who intend… to promote the enjoyment of exploring the City of Dallas and its’ surroundings by bicycle (read more). My kind of cycling.
Mike and Chris write some of the best articles that inspire me to ride more. Their latest is a great write up on the Dallas Trail Network. It details the state of our local cycling infrastructure and accounts for all types of cycling solutions. They even gave my home town, Richardson, a nice little nod for setting the standard for suburban cycling and commuting. Additionally, it truly is a great read.
Heads up for those of you wanting to join the BFR Raffle Ramble. Tomorrow is the last day to donate at the discounted price!
Here’s where to donate: William’s Red Cross Fund
$15 Donation – Early Registration (By January 31)
If you miss the ‘early’ deadline, don’t worry. You can still donate up until (and at) the event.
$20 Donation – Between February 1 and event day.
Your donation will serve as your registration to the Ramble. William will keep a list, so make sure to leave your name when you do.
Again, the ride if free, but if you would like to participate in the raffle to collect tickets for a chance to win prizes*, we request the donation that goes completely to the American Red Cross Chapters along the Gulf Coast.
If you have any questions about donating or if you would like more information on helping out, William would love to hear from you:
wneumann (at) gmail.com
ALSO: IF you are on Facebook, please RSVP on the Raffle Ramble event page so that we can estimate how many folks are showing up. If you aren’t on Facebook, just shoot us an email or post a comment here.
*William has been working hard at securing some great prizes from:
Chrome,
Knog,
Road ID,
Rido,
Pedro’s,
Bike Monkey,
Sufferfest,
Jittery Joe’s Coffee,
BikeCoffee.net,
Walz Cycling Caps
and
Adventure Cycling.
Come out, enjoy a ride, support a great cause and win some cool prizes.
We have more good news in the DFW area. Rolling off the success of Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, another north Texas neighborhood has joined the ranks of local bicycle advocacy. We now have Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson, adding to the family which includes Bike Denton, Bike Friendly Richardson and the recently discussed Bike Friendly Lakewood. Who knows how many more of these will pop up?
Quite frankly, I’d love to see more advocacy in every metroplex neighborhood. If anything, it shows that there are folks in town that care about cycling and want Dallas to be a better place for riding.
BFKH is especially good news for me since it happens to represent one of my favorite areas in Dallas. Plus, it is intersected by the Katy Trail, which is a great connection to downtown.
It’s time to show off the Hump Day Pics Of The Week. Again, thanks goes out to the contributors to the Suburban Assault Flickr Pool.
I’m in a Panda mood so this week’s hump day theme will be: “PANDA”. We had a bunch of great options to choose from, and these are a few of my favorites.
I hope you enjoy this set and check back each week to see what shots get picked. Be sure to check out the Flickr page to see all the awesome bike shots shared by our extremely talented contributors.
"Happiness" by baudman
"Morning Commute" by Jeff Moser / Bike Carson
"A View From Above" by james jay
We’re invited to participate in Bike Friendly Richardson’s fun run called The Raffle Ramble.
When: Saturday, Feburary 20, 2010
Arrive: 1:00
Ride: 2:00-4:00
Start/Finish: Richardson Bike Mart – Coit at Campbell – parking lot
Pace: This is a self-paced, casual ride for ALL skill levels
Who can ride: Everybody
Description: This is a charity event. Their friend William Neumann was brave enough to take on the 2010 Tour du Rouge, a six day bike ride from Houston to New Orleans that raises money for American Red Cross Chapters along the Gulf Coast.
The Raffle Ramble will be a fun ride to help raise money for William’s Red Cross Fund. Participants, who have donated, will go to various points in Richardson to collect raffle tickets. Those tickets can be used to win cool prizes. The more stops you make, the more tickets you get, the better your chance to win.
How much: Ride for free. However, to participate in the raffle to win prizes, they request a donation to William’s Red Cross Fund:
$15 Donation – Early Registration (By January 31)
$20 Donation – Between February 1 and event day.
Your donation will serve as your registration to the Ramble. William will keep a list, so make sure to leave your name when you do.
ALL the donations will be going to the American Red Cross Chapters along the Gulf Coast. Even if you can’t participate in the Ramble, please help William get to his goal.
William has been working hard at securing some great prizes from: Chrome, Knog, Road ID, Rido, Pedro’s, Bike Monkey, Sufferfest, Jittery Joe’s Coffee and BikeCoffee.net. Come out, enjoy a ride, support a great cause and win some cool prizes.
Here is the Facebook Event Page. Please RSVP if you can.
There’s lots of DFW biking going on in February. Besides the weekly rides from 75208, DCM and FMD, there will be some great events to check out:
February 7:
3rd Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap: If you happen to be in Cowtown between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm at the Tarrant County Resource Connection (Building 2300), come check out some cool bike sales and swopping.
Mardi Gras Parade Ride: ride with Bike Friendly Oak Cliff on a 1.2-mile parade ride, traveling down North Bishop Ave. and through the Bishop Arts District. This will go from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
February 14:
Love Your Lane | Valentine’s Day Ride: again, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff will meet up at Main Street Garden Park at 2 p.m., cruise through downtown to Cedar Springs, down Turtle Creek Blvd., and over to Uptown where they’ll make a stop at The Ginger Man before heading back to our nice new park downtown.
ALSO, DON’T FORGET
February 20:
Raffle Ramble: Bike Friendly Richardson is hosting a fun little ride it north DFW. Come out to Richardson to support a good cause and win some cool prizes. Details to come very soon. Until then, you can save the date!! Sign up early for the raffle and save.
It’s time to show off the Hump Day Pics Of The Week. Again, thanks goes out to the contributors to the Suburban Assault Flickr Pool.
This week’s hump day theme will be: “PASSENGER”. We had a bunch of great options to choose from, and these are a few of my favorites.
I hope you enjoy this set and check back each week to see what shots get picked. Be sure to check out the Flickr page to see all the awesome bike shots shared by our extremely talented contributors.
"wahoo // bikers" by natu®e //
"Standing In The Saddle" by busbozo
"Radfrösche" by zedgekk0
BTW. Happy Birthday, Dad!!
I first heard about the 3rd Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap over at the BABBLE site. Tonight, I saw a post over at Biking In Dallas that reminded me to write about it. It will be held on February 7, between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm at the Tarrant County Resource Connection (Building 2300) in Fort Worth.
This will be (from their site:) A one day event where bicycle shops, frame builders and independent bike geeks can buy, sell, trade and show bicycle stuff.
The admission to the event is FREE.
If that’s not enough to bring you out to Fort Worth, maybe the raffle will: tickets will be on sale for $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Drawings will be held every half-hour for raffle prizes to those present, with a grand prize set of Mavic wheels to be drawn at the close of the show. Must be present to win raffle prizes.
I’ve never been to a bike swap, so I’m going to try and make it out to this one. You never know what you might find.
