pba newsletter

Bike the Bricks in McKinney- Friday May 25th

lori — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:55:00 +0000

Check out this fun and FREE event coming up this Friday, May 25th at the square in McKinney!

http://www.bikethebricks.com/

PBA Century Pics….Saturday, May 12, 2012

lori — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:19:57 +0000

A few pictures from the START….

North Dallas Ride of Silence- Hosted by the Tri Shop

lori — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:30:11 +0000

Check out this link to the Windhaven Ride of Silence hosted by the Tri Shop on Wednesday, May 16th at 7:00 pm.

http://trishop.com/ride-of-silence

Bike to Work Day Energizer Station in Richardson

Marc — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:43:36 +0000

PBA Chick Clique- Sunday, April 29, 2012

lori — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:07:43 +0000

A group of around 20 chicks clad in pink, gathered at the Mimi’s parking lot in Allen for a fun Sunday ramble. Natalie Mathews led the clan of chattering chicks on a 30-ish mile route through city streets and country roads. At the rest stop, there were even a few “Chick Wannabes” who tried to crash the Clique…but were turned away, due to the discovery of excessive facial hair. Afterwards, the chicks continued to enjoy each others company over a wonderful brunch at Mimi’s. The Chicks enjoyed it so much, that the Chick Clique just might become a MONTHLY CYCLE.

Many thanks to Chris Mathews and Leigh Simms….our photographers extraordinaire.

April PBA Happy Hour Party Pics!

lori — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:14:57 +0000

Many thanks to “Social Sue” for a fun Happy Hour at Kelly’s Eastside on Wednesday. Stay tuned for more info on our next Happy Hour coming soon!

Party Pics furnished by the lovely Leigh Simms, our PBA Cub Photographer….

National Bike Challenge Starts May 1st!

Marc — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:42:43 +0000

OK all you PBA mileage junkies and ride loggers, it’s time to set up some PBA teams to participate in the National Bike Challenge. This should be a cool and easy way to promote cycling in Plano and see how well the PBA competes with other north Texas clubs.

Ride your bike, challenge yourself, compete for your team, compete for Texas, save the planet!

BikeDFW is the regional host organization for The National Bike Challenge, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, the Bikes Belong Coalition, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and powered by Endomondo. The Challenge is designed to inspire Americans to get up and ride bicycles more often.

Record your rides online and you’ll automatically see the miles you’ve ridden, the calories you’ve burned, and the gas money you’ve saved. You can connect and share stories with other riders and follow The Challenge on the Facebook page.

You’ll be part of a social network of more than fifty thousand riders (we hope) logging over ten million miles across the nation, demonstrating the power of the bicycle to build healthy people, healthy communities, and a healthy planet.

The National Bike Challenge – runs from May 1to August 31, 2012 and is a fun way to take your bicycling to the next level, get back into bicycling, or bike for the first time.

Participating is easy

Go to the Challenge home page (http://www.nationalbikechallenge.org) to join and register.
Once you register you can choose to 1) ride solo, 2) join an existing team (at your work place for instance), or 3) create a new team and become its captain.

Lots of ways to compete – on your own, as part of a team, on behalf of your company and community, and for Texas.

Enter your mileage – manually online or track it automatically via the free smartphone app. Miles and points accrue automatically to your individual account, your team, your employer, your community, and your state.

The Leaderboard – shows how you and your team are doing in real time.

Prizes – prizes for teams and individuals will be awarded monthly. The more Challenge points you earn, the better your chances of winning a prize. You become eligible for prize drawings after you’ve logged just three days on your bike.

Download the informational flyer