Dallas/Ft. Worth LBS and training areas???

Richardson Bike Mart in Richardson is supposed to be a great bike shop.  For riding, there is a place called River Legacy Park in Arlington, and it is a fantastic place to ride.  Eight miles of nice paved trails, along the trinity river....very pretty setting, shaded, and a great place to ride.  I rode there in July and rode 20 miles that felt like 10 because it was such a nice ride.  Here's the website:

http://www.riverlegacy.org/abouttheparks.html

Edited by OldAg92 2005-09-04 1:20 PM

Welcome to the area and sorry for your displacement. I don't know much about the Ft Worth area, but if you get over to Dallas, White Rock Lake is good for running or cycling. There are running and bike trails surrounding it for a total of about 10 miles or so. Good luck and we will keep you and the rest of those affected in our prayers.

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Edited by JeepFleeb 2005-09-04 4:31 PM

the only bike store worth even bothering with in Ft. Worth is 'Ft. worth bicycling and Fitness Center'. The other stores are either too small or have horrible service. Richardson Bike Mart in Plano is a long way away but the biggest/best store in DFW. For places to ride, a lot of people ride at Benbrook Lake. You can hop the gate halfway along and continue into the private campground. They don't mind. but the total length of the ride is pretty short, unless you like going back and forth. The good news is you can swim in the lake and there are horse trails along it that are excellent for running or MTB. I rode the FM roads around there, as well as in Crowley, Burleson, etc. There are some nice roads around Aledo, and you can take backroads all the way to Weatherford. There are even a few hills out there. check out FM 1187. All this is in SW Ft. Worth. Can't help you on the north side, and Arlington was mentioned as another possible place. Joe Pool Lake out there near Grande Prairie is where they run several triathlons. The roads are pretty busy though. I found it easier in Ft. worth to ride convoluted courses made up of city streets in the nicer residential areas, say around TCU. You can do a short ride of about 30k that way. For a long ride, hit the highway.

thanks all