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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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Photos from the BFOC Lee Harvey Ride

October 21, 2010 – 10:30 pm | 3 Comments

This was yet another great group ride hosted by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff.   The weather was perfect and I was impressed by the great selection of bicycles.  I’m a sucker for racks and baskets and …

Troy Aikman to Promote Katy Trail Crowding

October 14, 2010 – 9:37 pm | One Comment

Seriously, now. Read this article in today’s DMN and tell me how many people will jam that trail for this event.
It just seems ironic. Well-intentioned, but ironic.
-H

Tenba Messenger Photo/Laptop Bag

October 10, 2010 – 9:32 pm | 2 Comments

I was recently on vacation and staying in a cabin that had a nice selection of photography magazines that I made good use of.  I kept reading ads or reviews of various Tenba camera bags …

Vintage Schwinn on Main St., Dallas, TX

October 7, 2010 – 9:35 pm | Comments Off

I spotted this Schwinn today at the bike rack in front of my downtown office at Pegasus Plaza.  It’s a nice early to mid ’60s Schwinn Continental ten-speed with original seat, rack and upright bars. …

Death on the Katy Trail

October 4, 2010 – 9:20 pm | 9 Comments

I was shocked to read this  in today’s Dallas Morning News. This collision occurred last Thursday (09-30-2010), the day before we rode down the Katy Trail to the State Fair.
I’m very sorry for everyone involved, …

October 2010 Rides, Events and Announcements

September 27, 2010 – 11:34 pm | 11 Comments

Biking in Dallas
State Fair of Texas Group Ride
Friday October 1st
This is an invitation to anyone in the North Texas area that loves both bicycle commuting and the Great State Fair of Texas: we’re going to ride our …

Gotham Update

September 26, 2010 – 11:27 pm | Comments Off

Our bicycle reporter at large in the Big Apple, Mr. Welch,  sent this photo to us today. This is an ad hoc rogue bike shop set up on a side street on the Lower East …

Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association (DORBA) Swap Meet: Sept. 26, 2010 12 noon until 5 p.m.

September 22, 2010 – 10:15 pm | 4 Comments

These guys are having a bicycle swap meet at the newish Dallas Bike Works location at Lawther Dr. and Northwest Highway right on the White Rock Creek bike trail across from the DART White Rock train …

Vintage Dallas Bicycle License Plate

September 18, 2010 – 11:11 pm | 4 Comments

I have been looking for a Dallas Bicycle License plate on ebay forever. Lo and behold, when I went to my friend Justin Husman’s house with Mr. Curnutt for a “Bike Class” recently, I saw …

October 1, 2010: First Annual Great State Fair of Texas Group Ride: Update

September 17, 2010 – 7:23 pm | 4 Comments

 HOWDY FOLKS!
I took a gander today at the 15 day weather outlook on my Accuweather iphone app (I recommend that app!), and here is the weather outlook for Friday, October 1, 2010:
Sunny, high of 73 …