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BikeHouston 35th Annual Moonlight Bicycle Ramble |
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Written by eddy Maxwell
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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
BikeHouston is proud to announce our 35th annual Moonlight Bicycle Ramble was held Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 2:00am.
At the Moonlight Bicycle Ramble, we held a drawing for a GIANT Cypress Ex all-weather commuter bike! Everyone who registered by October 20th was eligible!
The winner was Misty L.! Congratulations!
Our initial registration total was close to 1800 riders! The weather couldn't have been more perfect, clear, near-full moon, and temps in the 50's. We held contests for Best Costume and for Best Lit Bike. Congrats to all of our winners!
The BikeHouston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble is more than a family bike ride - it's a rolling party! We'll have two routes: an 8-mile and a 20-mile. Both routes start at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Texas. Details and ride rules is all available on the Adobe PDF Moonlight Ramble flyer.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 November 2007 )
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More than a family bike ride, the Houston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble is a rolling party! |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 15 May 2005 |
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This two-hour recreational bicycle ride is for cyclists of all abilities, offering courses of approximately 8 and 20 miles. Your participation in the ride helps promote bicycling in the Houston area. The Ramble is organized by BikeHouston, an organization uniting cyclists throughout the Houston area. BikeHouston continues to work in the Houston area to: - promote bicycle projects in your neighborhood including bike routes and bicycle parking
- support bicycle-mounted police
- ensure that bicyclists’ interests are represented in regional planning
- organize and sponsor Bike Month and Bike to Work Day
- promote acceptance of bicycles and bicyclists on roads and in parks
- provide helmets for children
- spread the “share the road” message
The ride also supports both the League of American Bicyclists and the Texas Bicycle Coalition. To see how much fun we have, be sure to check out the Moonlight Ramble album in the BikeHouston gallery. Learn a little about the history of the Ramble through the ages: 30 Years of Fun Frequently Asked Questions about the Ramble. For more information or to volunteer, please email
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Last Updated ( Friday, 10 June 2005 )
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 30 April 2005 |
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The Houston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble is the longest running bicycle ride
in the Houston*. It all started in 1973, when Joy Boone observed the St.
Louis, Missouri ramble, an event ten-thousand riders strong. Joy, J. McSpadden,
Tex Allen, and the executive director of Citizens for Hike & Bike
worked together and six weeks later, 368 people left from the then-new
City Hall Annex on essentially the same route as today.
Riding that night was John Howard, a local racer who was later inducted
into the Bicycling Hall of Fame, winner of the 1981 Ironman and holder
of the 1985 world land bicycle speed record; June & Greg Siple, who
were in the middle of the Alaska to Argentina Hemistour; and many others
who adopted bicycling as a way of life. Joy was last to finish that night
to a cheering crowd. :-) It was an event that all organizers and volunteers
rode. Today the annual 2am ride features thousands of riders from all
over the world.
Another key figure in the history of the Ramble is David Huffman, founder
of the Two Wheel Transit Authority (TWTA). After organizing TWTA in 1977,
David and his wife, Debbie, ran the Ramble from the late '70s all the
way through 1990 or '91 -- longer than anyone else has.
Still other key figures emerged next. When the Houston Area Bicyclist
Alliance (HABA) was founded in 1991, the Huffmans decided to "retire"
from running the Ramble, so they handed over the reins of TWTA to the
original leaders of HABA. Now that BikeHouston has replaced HABA, BikeHouston
volunteers keep the tradition going.
Thanks to Daniel
Boone Bicycles and Justin McMurtry for help in compiling this history.
* If you know of a ride that started earlier, let us
know.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 30 April 2005 )
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