Posts Tagged ‘Bike Friendly Richardson’
Here are Some Pics From Our Local Holiday Rides
With cooler months in North Texas, the weather has been ideal for some amazing group rides. Here are just a couple that I participated in:
Last weekend my local bike group, Bike Friendly Richardson hosted their 4th Annual Black Friday Ride. It was an amazing day with an incredible group of riders (totaling over 30). Even Richardson City Councilman, Amir Omar, stopped by to see us off and applaud our efforts.
There was a pretty large variety of bikes, from a stretched-frame cruiser, a cargo bike, a tandem, some classic refurbs, a few mountain bikes, to some super light road bikes. With so many different styles of riders, our concern was how we were going to pace a ride and keep everybody happy. With such an amazing group, this ended up not being problem.
There was no an agenda, other than having a casual ride around town and avoiding the crowded, Black Friday shopping malls. The ride was slow with lots of stops to let folks, who got stuck at crossings or lights, catch up. Everybody seemed relaxed and ready to enjoy the amazing fall colors, as we rode through some nice, Richardson neighborhoods.
Overall, we took lots of back roads, bike trails and some bike lanes – all made possible by the City of Richardson’s great bike plan as well as some amazing, interconnecting neighborhoods.
Here are a few pics from the Black Friday Ride:
Also, this weekend, Bike Friendly Richardson participated in the annual City of Richardson Christmas parade. Like with the Black Friday Ride, we had a great variety of bikes, including one with a kid trailer, one with a couple of dogs leashed on, an urban cruiser, a couple of family truckster cargo bikes (loaded with kiddos) and even a penny farthing bike – all decked out with holiday lights and decorations. Even the riders were dressed with festive gear. All together, we had 12 bikes and 16 participants.
The ride itself was mostly stop-and-go or very slow paced, which made it easy to enjoy each other’s company, as well as the spectacle of the parade. The ‘super mom’ (I actually heard that term used by a spectator) family trucksters and the penny farthing bike got a lot of crowd’s attention.
Participation in the parade was Bike Friendly Richardson’s way to build on their bike community, gain awareness and to just have fun. They also, unexpectedly, won an award from the city - 1st place in the ‘Civic Clubs/Organizations Mixed Unit Category’. Not bad for the first time out.
Here are some pics from the parade. Click here to see the entire set of Christmas Parade Pics.
Bike Friendly Richardson Presents: Black Friday Ride #4
It’s that time of year again. It’s the time to AVOID all the big crowds at the shopping mall, work off that Thanksgiving dinner and have a fun ride around town.
If you are in the north Texas area during the Thanksgiving holiday, you are invited to attend Bike Friendly Richardson‘s FOURTH annual Black Friday Ride. Started four years ago as the inaugural ride that launched Bike Friendly Richardson, the Black Friday Ride gives folks an alternative way to kick off the holiday season. This is a casual paced ride that will explore many of the different route options available to Richardson cyclists. We will ride on back-roads, side-streets, multi-purpose trails and available bike lanes.
Come on out to the Shops at Eastside, enjoy a tasty lunch at Chiloso, Russo’s Italian Kitchen, Urban Eatz or Panera Bread, then meet us at the fountain around 1:00 pm.
The first part of the route will be around 10 miles and stops at Dal Rich (Whole Foods) shopping center for a nice break.
The return ride, back at the Shops at Eastside, will be around 6 miles.
DATE: Friday, November 23, 2012
TIME: Arrive: 1:00 pm, Ride: 1:30 pm
START/FINISH: Shops At Eastside – 700 E. Campbell Road @ Central (meet at the fountain)
PACE: Casual
RSVP: Via Facebook
ROUTE: Click Here (subject to change)
Black Friday Ride Number 3 – Richardson, Texas – November 25, 2011
It’s that time of year again. It’s the time to AVOID all the big crowds at the shopping mall, work off that Thanksgiving dinner and have a fun ride around town.
You are invited to attend Bike Friendly Richardson‘s third annual Black Friday Ride. Started three years ago as the inaugural ride that launched Bike Friendly Richardson, the Black Friday Ride gives folks an alternative way to kick off the holiday season. This is a casual paced ride that will explore many of the different route options available to Richardson cyclists. We will ride on back-roads, side-streets, multi-purpose trails and available bike lanes.
Come on out to the Shops at Eastside, enjoy a tasty lunch at Chiloso, Russo’s Italian Kitchen, Urban Eatz or Panera Bread, then meet us at the fountain around 1:00 pm. The route will be around 10 miles and goes through Spring Creek Park, where you can enjoy the colors of fall. We’ll end the ride back at the Shops at Eastside, where you can enjoy some tasty food or grab a cold one at Twisted Root Burgers.
DATE: Friday, November 25, 2011
TIME: Arrive: 1:00 pm, Ride: 1:30 pm
START/FINISH: Shops At Eastside – 700 E. Campbell Road @ Central (meet at the fountain)
PACE: Casual
RSVP: Via Facebook
ROUTE: Click Here (subject to change)
Pics From The Bike Friendly Richardson Black Friday Ride
Since some folks don’t get over to Bike Friendly Richardson, I thought I would share them here.
It was a perfect day to ride. The temperature stayed in the mid 50s, the sun was shining and the wind was somewhat minimal. Twenty-one cyclists ranging in all skill levels, wearing everything from denim to lycra took part in the second Black Friday Ride. We had riders from all over DFW – including Richardson, Dallas, Garland, Denton and Arlington. Some folks enjoyed Fuzzy’s Taco before the ride and some folks stayed after to enjoy a snack and some cold beer.
Photo by Joe Gregory
Photo by Joe Gregory
Photo by Howard Maher
Photo by Howard Maher
Photo by Howard Maher
Photo by Joe Gregory
Photo by Joe Gregory
Image From TripleDub Images
Save the date. Black Friday Ride 2. November 26, 2010
Avoid the crowds. Burn off the turkey. Ride your bike.
New route. Details to come.
Support Team Bike Friendly Richardson at the WildRide!
I’ll be representing Bike Friendly Richardson at the 2010 WildRide. Because I’m the designated BFR as a team, they’ve asked me to pull together some donations.
This is the last day to donate, so if you are in the mood to help out a great cause, click here to step up.
EDIT: Looks like they’ll be taking donations up until the event on May 15. It’s not too late to donate.
Pics From BFR’s UCAT
I’ve got these posted on BFR as well.
We all met up at the Richardson Cafe Brazil, enjoyed some great coffee, some great food and some awesome company. The ride was a bit windy, but the route was nice – taking us through an awesome part of Canyon Creek. Thanks again goes to Michael Y. for pulling this all together.
Here are some crappy pics from me along with some awesome pics from Wendy.
by Wendy Woodruff-Wezensky
by Wendy Woodruff-Wezensky
by Wendy Woodruff-Wezensky
by Wendy Woodruff-Wezensky
Pics From The BFR Raffle Ramble
We had a great time meeting all the folks who came out for the Bike Friendly Richardson Raffle Ramble. Great prizes were given out and the ride was awesome, too.
Here are some pics.
You can also see more on Ron Marusak’s flickr pool.
BFR Doing The Raffle Ramble – Feb 20
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.
Bike Friendly Richardson Launches Today
Today is the OFFICIAL launch of Bike Friendly Richardson. In case you haven’t been following the blog until now, BFR is modeled after Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, a great bicycle advocacy group that started in Dallas. Fulfilling a need for non-sport representation in the north Dallas neighborhoods, BFR will continue BFOC’s efforts in Richardson – with hopes that the momentum of bicycle awareness continues throughout the Metroplex.
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