It’s that time of year. It’s the annual Moonlight Ramble hosted by our good friends at BikeHouston. This will be their 38th year doing this event and it’s still going strong and still one of the funnest rides, not only because it’s at night but it’s late at night. Not to mention, everyone comes out with their bikes decked out in lights, sounds and gizmos-a-plenty.
Here are a couple videos we captures from last year’s ramble on Halloween night as we caught a couple people that night.
Registration opens today, so sign up soon so you make sure you get the event t-shirt! PedalHouston will be there so hope to see you guys out there!
Ever since PedalHouston has gone up, it has been quite the pleasure to meet a lot of the bike organizations around Houston. One organization in particular is BikeHouston. Not only have I been able to learn what they are all about and who runs it but more importantly, it’s given me the chance to get to know the people.
It has been a great experience working closely with them and assisting in bring BikeHouston.org back with a new energy to the online community and to the Houston bike community. Their relaunch of their website just shows that there is a continued and active pursuit to make Houston a bike-friendly and accessible city. I have had the honor of meeting and getting to know the people behind this organization and the possibilities are endless. The potential for this city to become a bike commuter city is welcomed and feasible. Now it’s a matter of there being a strong social presence to show that we want it.
Thanks to Darren Sabom and Aaron Chang of BikeHouston for giving PedalHouston the chance to work with you guys. This is only the tip of the iceberg with what we can do for the city and bikes.
Please do not forget to check out their bike shops page – it is ridiculously resourceful for those new to the city or just don’t know where the bike shops are around your neighborhood. It’s about time that this has been finally done!
Keep them bookmarked as they will be sharing a lot of useful city information and updates about what’s going on with the City of Houston, local projects and their annual Moonlight Ramble ride.
It’s about time. It’s a great idea and a great system of ways people can get around the city. It’s also about making a city feel more commutable without the means of a vehicle. Sure, the summer heat can get you down but cities in warm climates do just fine when the routes and the means to bikes are accessible. It’s a briliant idea as shown in thsi vid after the jump:
So Foursquare seems to be this social media tool that some people have figured out and some haven’t. Some see it as pointless, some see it as fun and some don’t realize how powerful of a tool it can be for one’s business.
Foursquare basically is a social tool that lets you “Check In” to locations and possibly show you who else may also be there if they checked in also. What’s the point? It’s almost a social experiment. It shows you “trending now” areas where there may be a lot of buzz because a lot of people are there, as well as it also can help you find some place around your vicinity and you can look up “notes” people have left about those places.
On June 24, PedalHouston had their first Thursday Night Social Pub Crawl. I just want to personally thank everyone who showed up. It was interesting to hear how people had heard about the event and the feedback on the event as well. It is great to see this social experiment work.
Patrons meeting up at the Heights Bike Trail in front of Sawyer Heights Lofts
Pretty ridiculous. Pretty awesome. No automobiles allowed on the 40 mile stretch of what is known for having no speed limits for motor vehicles. Rather it is now a huge party table filled with people, bikes, food and beer. Seriously? Why can’t we have events like this in America or Houston rather?! Cheers to the “Still Life” festival!
It just shows you that being on your bike really makes you pay more attention to your surroundings. Not only because you are outside of the car which gives you a bigger peripheral but you are at a slower speed taking in more around you. Talk about a courageous story and taking the Good Samaritan law into action. For someone that didn’t know CPR, he was able to take things into his own hands until help arrived and saved the mother and daughter.
News article here : Man drowns in Trinity; passing bicyclist rescues mom and daughter – Star-Telegram
The Youth Cycling League is a FREE week-long summer day camp
(morning hours) for Junior boys and girls from ages 10-18.
In sessions designed to introduce Juniors to riding at the
velodrome, Campers learn about bicycle safety principles, health
and wellness benefits from active lifestyles, and increased
confidence in personal and teamwork skills.
Most of all, it’s about having TONS of fun riding bikes, including a
post camp race event for all camp participants!
Sessions are a combination of skill-based hands-on and classroom
style instruction from qualified cycling coaches and accomplished
competitive cyclists.
June 24, 7pm – First Thursday Night Pub Crawl Bike Social
Where: Houston Heights
Distance: About 6.7 Miles
Start: Heights Bike Trail off of Taylor St between the Sawyer Lofts and Target – Plenty of well-lit parking in the parking lot if you plan to hitch your bike over there.
Finish: Loop back to the start!
Ride Details: We will start off on the the Heights Bike Trail passing by Blue Line Bike Lab to the Nicholson Bike Trail then head towards Heights Blvd then head over to Shiloh Bar and the usual spot for many at Onion Creek Cafe. We’ll start off there and see where we may go from there. It should be a lot of fun. Not to mention meet some fellow riders in Houston. Maybe this’ll become a regular thing!
What to Bring: Yourself. Some friends. Your Bike. Some bike lights and a helmet would be nice to keep you safe also.
Everyone have a safe, fun, exciting Labor Day weekend! Get your bikes out and do a long ride of stroll around with friends. Great weather.about 17 hours agofrom SocialScope
Patrons meeting up at the Heights Bike Trail in front of Sawyer Heights Lofts
