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Jun 17 2009
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Denton

Blackberry Ride?

Today’s Denton Record Chronicle mentions that a blackberry farm in Sanger is now open for summer.

Duck Creek Blackberry Farm, 5037 Duck Creek Road in Sanger, has opened for the season, offering pick-your-own blackberries through late July.

This is the fifth year the farm has been in operation. To check days and hours of operation and availability of berries, visit www.duckcreekblackberries.com

The website states that they’re open 7-10AM on Saturdays, but that they usually sell out by 9AM.

At about 15 miles, this sounds like a great early morning country ride.  Maybe there’s a nice cafe in Sanger to get lunch after picking berries?  If we start riding at 6AM, I’d guess we could be there around 7 to 7:30.

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May 20 2009
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Ride of Silence, Today, 7PM

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Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.

Read about the ROS history here.

The Ride of Silence started in 2003 at White Rock Lake in Dallas as 1,000 gathered to remember bicyclist Larry Schwartz, who was killed by a school bus mirror. Since then, the annual, slow-paced, sunset ride has grown to include events in all 50 states and 18 countries worldwide

  • To HONOR bicyclists who have been injured or killed
  • To RAISE AWARENESS that bicyclists are here
  • To ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD

Thousands of riders are expected to gather this Wednesday in Dallas at a parking lot on W. Lawther Drive between Branchfield Drive and Fisher Road (view map). The White Rock Station on DART’s blue light rail line is about 2 miles away. For those who want to take the train or drive and then ride together, we’ll depart the DART parking lot at 6:30 p.m. sharp.

Wear a red arm band if you have survived a bike/motor vehicle accident; other riders are invited to wear black arm bands.

If anyone knows of a Ride of Silence in Denton, email me at info@bikedenton.org and I’ll add the info to this post.

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May 18 2009
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Wisdom from The Hampster

Andy Hampster, the last American (and first and only non-European) to win the Giro D’Italia, is a fount of conventional wisdom from his life as a pro racer.  In 1988 he won the Giro after attacking through a blizzard on the Gavia mountain pass. He’s modest, articulate, and has the most appealing post-pro retirement setup: making top shelf olive oil and hosting cyclo tours of Tuscany.  I’ll eventually get around to ordering his olive oil, which is sold by the 5-liter tin jug.

For an ex-pro road racer, Andy has a marvelous appreciation for practical and fun cycling, and he’s been known to ride slow and stop for coffee.  

NYvelocity recently interviewed Andy, and he describes his experience watching the epochal shift towards mainstream doping in pro cycling.  Fascinating stuff, the interview.

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May 12 2009
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What Rustles In The Grass

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On my commute home from work, I ride TX Hwy 77 next to some farm fields. I often hear rustling in the grass as I pass by, but by the time I turn my head and look, I never see what moves in the grass.

If I never hear grass rustling again, maybe it was always this neighbor. Or maybe the neighbor’s dinner.

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Apr 21 2009
Denton

Denton Community Bike Parade: April 21st @ 6pm

Denton Community Bike Parade

The growing community of cyclists is coming together on the streets of Denton this Tuesday in celebration of Earth Week. The Denton Community Bike Parade is a friendly demonstration of the growing number of cyclists in our city, all in one place at one time.

This Tuesday, April 21st @ 6pm.

Meetup at the corner of Fry st and Hickory st.

Join us in celebrating bikes across Denton.

And thanks to our friends at Querenicia for organizing it.

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Mar 07 2009
Denton

ride slow look around

It’s quite easy when on a bike to pull over, walk 10 feet, feel the breeze, and take a photo.  In a car, I probably wouldn’t have noticed this, and if I did, I might not bother to stop and take a photo.

This is the kind of work commute that I like:

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