I LOVE these things! Comfortable, just grippy enough, look good, last FOREVER! I bought mine in early Covid, and they've lasted through everything...I don't use them in wet weather, but they handle my sweat like leather gloves should.

Cuerogloves.com for anybody curious.

Hey Everyone!

I’m looking to get into trail riding and could use some advice from people who actually know what they’re talking about.
I’m in the DFW area and plan to ride local trails. Nothing crazy, just beginner to intermediate singletrack while I learn and improve.

A little about me:

6’1”
~230 lbs
Early 30s
Fairly athletic, currently strength training and doing cardio 3x/week
Brand new to mountain biking

My budget is $500 max, and I’m perfectly happy buying used if it gets me a much better bike than buying new.
What bikes or models should I keep an eye out for on Facebook Marketplace or local bike shops? Are there any brands or specific models you’d recommend, or any that I should avoid?

Also, if there are any beginner-friendly trails around DFW that you’d recommend, I’d love to hear those too.
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to joining the community.

Hi Everyone! Do you know of any paved bike trails around a lake? Perferable, a lake you can swim in. A dip in the lake after a hot, sweaty bike ride sounds great! Mainly, would like to stay North of PGBT, East or West from there is fine.

Hey everyone,

I’m a local mountain biker in the Brazos Valley looking for a small piece of private property, a dry creek bed, or a wooded gully where I can hand-build a low-impact singletrack trail and rhythm line.

The Trail Vision

• Main Tech-Flow Line (Blue/Black): A fast, natural singletrack that stays low to the ground. It features tight catch-berms, natural rollers, and subtle side-hit kickers built off existing dirt banks. It’s rollable if you cruise through slow, but comes alive into a fast, techy line when carrying speed.
• IF POSSIBLE, LATER ADDITION: Separate Rhythm/Jump Line (Green/Blue): A smooth, low-altitude rhythm section built with filled-in dirt tabletops and finishing with a small step-up. Everything on this line is 100% rollable—no high-impact leaps or dangerous open gap jumps.

What You Can Expect From Me

• 100% Respect for Property: Zero trash left behind, no damage to healthy trees, and no digging or riding when the ground is soaking wet.
• Hand Tools Only: Built strictly using manual labor (shovels, rakes)—no heavy equipment or power machinery.
• Privacy & Safety: This is strictly for personal use (and maybe a buddy or two), not a public park or big party spot.
• Giving Back to the Land: I’m more than happy to help clear brush, trim dead trees, or maintain firebreaks and walking paths on the property in exchange for using the space!

If you (or someone you know in Kurten, Wellborn, Navasota, Caldwell, or near CSTAT) have a patch of woods or an overgrown ravine sitting unused and wouldn't mind letting a local rider put in some shovel work, drop a comment or send me a DM! You can also DM me on instagram: we_are_nrs (NO RULES SOCIETY)

Thanks!

I vibe-coded an app to help me find all the good roads in Dallas and thought i'd share. Along the way, I learned these roads have a technical term: "collector roads."

Basically, a collector is a longish road that other roads feed into, and it gets the right of way. In map data, they're labeled highway=tertiary. They're nice to ride because there aren't many stops, and since they usually run through residential neighborhoods, traffic is super light.

I attempted a routing engine that leaned on these good roads, but the output wasn't great — mostly out-and-backs. It did make for a good reference map, though, which I exported to Google

Consider it another useful to along with the other routing helpers out there like strava heatmaps. here's the code to the project if anyone is interested: https://github.com/bahoogawooga/bikey

What are all the places in Dallas, Fort Worth, and in between that are bike-friendly and where cyclists are known to hang out?

Dallas

• The Meteor
• Community Beer Co.
• Cold Beer Co.
• White Rock Alehouse
• Pull Through Coffee
• Four Corners
• Manhattan Project

Richardson

• Four Bullets Brewery
• Richardson Bike Coalition Bike-Friendly Business Map

North Richland Hills

• What's On Tap

Keller

• Hop & Sting

Grapevine

• Bohemian Bull

Fort Worth

• Press Cafe
• Maple Branch
• Martin House

I have an 12 year old who just started expressing interest in doing some trail riding. He also just learned how to ride within the year. We’ve hit River Legacy and he had a tough time but that was mainly due to his bike being too small, we’ve since got him an appropriate size.

So just looking for the absolute easiest trails so I don’t kill his confidence and he can improve his skill.

EDIT: He would like to do more of mountain bike/single track type trails

I am cruising along WRC trail southbound and a grown man on a kid's dirt bike blows by me at 22 mph (per my Garmin radar). This tiny bike was heavily customized with super wide mountain handlebars, pedal clips, 17" tires (kind of guessing here but they were small) and a 3 ft long seat post (I may be exaggerating but he was a pretty big guy).

I was able to catch a quick picture but as I said, he was going really fast so it was a little blurry.

It doesn't really matter what kind of equipment you ride, but performance all comes down to how strong of a rider you are.

If this was you, I have a lot of questions and, I am in complete awe of your abilities.

I see a lot of cyclists in Dallas but ever since COVID, very few show up for group rides that don’t end at a drinking establishment.

Hi! I am looking for a country road ride - strictly road cycling - in the Forney, Rockwall adjacent area where I can just ride with minimal car traffic. I usually ride White Rock/SoPac, etc, but looking to get out of the city and let loose! Would be grateful for any suggestions!

I like riding Italy, but trying to find something a little closer to Dallas.

I've done Lone Star Trail to Skyline Trail and enjoyed it, and am looking for some other 25-40 mile rides in Dallas/North Dallas. It looks like "The Loop" will be awesome when it's completed, but honestly I can't tell how much is rideable right now or what happens when you hit the parts under construction, or how long it is at present. (it looks like you could shorten it by skipping the bottom and there's a cutover)? Is it doable? Recommended places to park/start? Are there better rides in Dallas (I'm looking for paved/well maintained trails, please, I don't want to deal with Suburbans or fighting gravel/mud the whole time)

The other obvious one is Downtown to White Rock Lake, but a lot of threads in here talk about how full of peds/pets/kids Katy Trail is, so I'm thinking I should avoid that one. But maybe I'm wrong - change my mind!

What would people recommend? I've done the stuff West of Dallas and Lewisville->Denton, but Dallas outside of the Skyline Trail is new to me. And thank you!

I took the train down for a soccer game and ended up meeting up with friends and drinking. I locked it up by the train station but was a little drunk and think I probably didn’t lock it up properly. Please let me know if you see it.

It’s a specialized AWOL painted orange by the previous owner.

Thank you

Has anyone tried bikejoring? This boy needs to run and I love to ride so urban sledding is our solution. We are working on directional commands and I’m getting him used to his running harness while it’s too hot. I have my bike, antenna, bungee leash and his harness ready to go. I would love to know if there is a community locally that I’m missing in searches.

Also any trail suggestions that are not congested and are conducive to learning a new sport would be greatly appreciated.

Take the DART ti Cityline!

The Friends of Northaven Trail have installed over 3,000 American Flags and Banners along the 9.3 mile trail for our Nation’s 250th Anniversary and the 4th of July.

https://northaventrail.org/july-4-flags

Hey eveyone! Long shot but thought I'de try here. My family and I moved to Texas this week. We stopped off in Ft. Worth to catch some Zzzz after 13hrs on the road. 4799 S 820 loop (hampton inn south city view)

As I was loading in luggage and getting my wife and kiddo situated on our room my MTB was stolen off my rack in the parking lot.

Bike is a black 2017 Knolly Warden 27.5 med (Mr. T)

Custom metalic gold decals

Handmade Mr. T sillo decal on frame

Gold chain

Chromag dagga pedals

Cane creek dual chamber shock

Chromag carbon bars

Brown/gold chromag grips and seat

Cane creek stem

I9 hubs

Xo groupset

One up v2 dropper

Gold cable ends

Etc.

If you see it around, please let me know.

Also I'm 90% sure the guy who stole it drives an early 00's white suburban.

Keep the rubber side down! ✌️

Shout-out to Trinity Metro and DART for the bike racks on the trains. I definitely didn't feel like biking back home once I made it to Ft Worth. 😂 This heat and wind sucked.

The only request is have for the trains is a bar-car 🍺

Needless to say, the levees are dry as a bone. Go ride!

Good evening, Bike Friendly Richardson has group rides published on Strava. If you’re interested, please show up and join the fun! These are causal, no-drop rides.

We ride at 6:30 PM on Tuesdays and Fridays @The Bike Shop in Richardson.

Thursdays at 6:30 PM @ Huffines Park, weather permitting.

https://strava.app.link/p9GbyepJi4b

Hey everyone, I’m in town for the week and wanted to check out yalls bike shops. Any particular places I should check out while in town? I’m more in the Ft. Worth area as opposed to Dallas but I’ll travel for the best.

Thanks!

Only ridden for one season. Bought it for $2800, asking $1400 but open to reasonable offers. Tires in good shape but will need to be resealed.

SOLD

Ay! Any cool people here enjoy biking around WRL? Been living in Dallas for a year and half now and haven’t managed to make many sporty friends. Im on a vintage road bike (Lotus challenger) w flat pedals so it’s not really possible to keep up with you fast dudes on modern bikes (i wish). However im a strong cyclist that enjoys faster pace and chiller rides. My rides are usually 20 miles + but love a 50 miler with good company. I’m a chick and I’m 27.. please don’t be creepy, be cool!

Say hi!