EARLY SEASON SHAKE-DOWN
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by System6
Saturday morning was fine time for a killing.

It being early April, in much of the country riding and racing is still hit-and-miss.  You get a beautiful day, but it arrives on Wednesday.  Then by Saturday it’s blowing wind and cold rain.  For those of us primarily chasing fun and fitness and hoping mostly to make a good showing at the weekly shop ride or local crit, it’s mentally challenging this far into the year to face yet another indoor spin session.  Great weather teases us — just not when we can take advantage of it. …

Adventures of Ken: Beware the Crashes of Spring
by Ken
At the start of the race, these Gods were already mad. The biggest and most evil of the cycling Gods is Wind. He frequently rears his ugly head in Texas road races and tends to get angrier and stronger as races progress. …

Cancer Survivor Rides Bike Cross-Country To Raise Awareness
by KFOX El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — At the age of 35, Todd Colitti was diagnosed with a disease that typically affects men in their 50s. Now, 10 years later, …

Texas  Roadhouse to Benefit MS
by McKinney Courier Gazette
Texas Roadhouse is donating 20% of their meal proceeds from that day for those that bring in a flyer about the event to the Blazing Saddles Cycling team who …