Article Archive for February 2010
I was as surprised as I could be today when I turned onto Lawther Dr. off of Northwest Highway heading towards Mockingbird Ln. and saw this:
Anybody that grew up around here, like me, can probably only …
Bike Friendly North Dallas is the latest community to join the Bike Friendly clan. North
Dallas holds a lot of possibilities for cyclist and the city has a significant amount of improvements planned for this area. …
The The Critical Mass Ride happens the last Friday of each month.
I’ve attended this ride and it’s a fun one. They cruise as a slow, casual pace through downtown Dallas. They usually wind up …
I first crossed paths with Alicia at the Tweed Ride. We both have vintage, Peugeot mixtes so we discussed some of the finer points of those as we rolled down Main street with the rest …
I’m pretty excited. My long struggle to restore my 1970 Schwinn Town and Country Tri-Wheeler nears an end. Here is the re-assembly station in Casa Linda:
This rebuild was a bit of a challenge for me. …
I met Toni Youngblood at a Thursday night Hawaiian theme ride hosted by the Richardson Urban Bike Club. This was my first time there and didn’t know anyone. The whole group was very friendly and …
Bike Friendly Richardson hosted their second group ride last Sunday. I missed their inaugural ride so I was pleased to make this one. Hubbard and I both has business to attend to at Richardson Bike …
Change at Biking In Dallas is in the air. The short version is we want to add more voices to our website. We meet some of the most engaging people on bicycles all the time …
In Flamboyant Red, single speed, 24 inch frame. I call it “The Spirit of ‘76″.
Here is what it looked like when I bought it:
I found it here in East Dallas on Craigslist for $125.00. At …
Bike Friendly Knox Henderson is welcoming spring with their very first group ride planned for Sunday, March 21st. The route details will be published soon. This is a great part of town and we’re looking …
Meeting of the Minds
The Friends of Northaven Trail had their initial organizational meeting on the 9th of February. I wanted to attend but prior family commitments conflicted, so I missed out. Lee Kleinman is helping …
It’s not Dallas but it’s too cool to ignore. Check out the amazing StreetFilms.org video shoot and article about Seattle Mayor, Mike McGinn, commuting to work on his Trek 700. This was not a publicity …
Not Biking. Snowing.
I’ve lived in Dallas virtually my entire life, and I have never seen anything like this snowstorm we had starting on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. The storm also resulted in the longest electricity …
It was overcast, it was cold. At least it was dry. A nice turn out for the Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Valentine’s Day ride, all things considered. I wasn’t paying close attention to the route …
Trips to Oak Cliff are always a sentimental journey for me. Both of my parents grew up there, in fact they met at the swimming pool at Lake Cliff park when my mother was a …
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Last summer my wife and I went to Fort Worth for a weekend …
