Xina Jones is a quiet legend. She has been a bicycle messenger in Dallas since 1999, lives car-free, and she currently helps lead the weekly Time In The Saddle rides from Whole Foods in Lakewood on Tuesdays.
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April in Dallas means only one thing – Dallas Cycle Chic mania!
Mark your calendars because Dallas Cycle Chic is busy planning their annual series of events for April, 2012. This year is going to include …
Watch Bicycle Dreams and support BikeDFW Feb 1st
From the BikeDFW website:
Wednesday, February 1, 7 PM
Studio Movie Grill
Royal Lane and Central Expressway, Dallas
Purchase Tickets Online
or at the door.
Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America (RAAM), will premiere in Dallas/Fort …
el Tour de Taco Sunday the 15th
Bike Friendly Deep Ellum will be rocking the city of Dallas starting @ 1:30 this Sunday the 15th. Meet at
St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin (2730 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75227 – map)
From the Facebook event:
So here’s …
Dallas Bicycle Cafe coming soon!
I got this tip reading the Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate. As many of you know Dallas Bike Works (Northwest Highway and Lawther – map) has an adjacent spot that begged to be utilized as some sort …
Jesse Rosten, Fotoshop, Cyclocross and Levi Leipheimer
Most everyone is now familiar with Jesse Rosten’s video gone viral, Fotoshop by Adobe’:
Very amusing social commentary about our views on beauty, or faked beauty that is. On the making of Fotoshop Rosten remarked,
“I was …
Wheels That Heal: A Bike Benefit for Liberty Kat – Sunday Jan 29th
Events and activities to help Liberty Kat (aka Misty Green) are coming into focus. She has staggering medical bills to contend with while she mends so a Facebook page has been established where you can …
What ten dollars will get you
So one night not long ago I’m riding in a part of east Dallas which I am no longer very familiar. While I recognized the names of the streets, I could not figure out what …
Riding safely in 2012 with more fun and less injuries by Susan Reeves
Most of you know her as Extreme Susan, for those who don’t we’ll call her Susan Reeves. She is one of the kindest people you will meet on two wheels, she’s a hoot too! Susan …
Congratulations are in order
I’m a little behind noting the “2011 Best of Awards” from Bike Friendly Oak Cliff. They split them into two blog posts, you can read the first one here, and the second here. I won’t …
Celebrate the Ft. Worth Avenue Bike Lane Fundraising Campaign! Friday Jan 6
It just goes to show you that public and private sector partnerships can make things happen. Hopefully this effort will become a blueprint for others that want to see cycling improvements in their own neighborhoods.
From …
Bikes and Reviews »
Velo Orange Porteur Double Kickstand
For years I either suffered through not having a kickstand at all or I relied one that was never very reliable. The typical kickstand set-up shifts the balancing weight of the bike away from the …
Biking In Dallas »
Biking with Xina Jones
Xina Jones is a quiet legend. She has been a bicycle messenger in Dallas since 1999, lives car-free, and she currently helps lead the weekly Time In The Saddle rides from Whole Foods in Lakewood on Tuesdays.
Lifestyle »
Lee M. Kleinman for City Council District 11
Due to redistricting I now live in District 11 which has been represented by Linda Koop for several years now. Koop is well known to cycling advocates for her work in transportation and support for …
Rides and Events »
Kevin’s 2013 Tour Divide Fundraiser
Send off Kevin Campagna for his 2,745 mile, off-road, self-supported Tour Divide with a sweet fundraiser at Craft and Growler (across from Fair Park) on Tuesday, June 4.
Politics »
Fresh Updates on the Dallas Bike Plan
Dallas bike politics came under the microscope at two recent events. Guest contributor Tamar Wilner provides a first-hand account.
City Council Bike Plan Update
On April 3, the City Council gathered to hear a long-delayed update on …
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