Super Bowl Sunday Wrapup
Greater Dallas Cyclists
Thanks to all the area cyclists who braved the cold weather conditions and joined GDB on our 27th Annual SuperBowl Sunday ride the West End. We had a great turnout for the annual ride-despite the rather chilly weather! It was great to meet new friends, and of course, see old friends. Dick’s Last Resort did a great job with the food and service at the place was packed!

Princess got “punked” by Richard from the FWBA. Richard saw The Italian parked outside the restaurant, and couldn’t resist lifting the bling off the saddle bag. Princess got her bling back the day of the…

Texas Is Not Flat
Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 – 9:00am
Location: Vandagriff Elementary School, 408 S FM 1187, Aledo
Patricia knows great roads around Aledo! We’ll be in a scenic area with lots of variety and not much traffic. We will be pedaling along rolling hills in the countryside with routes of 40 and 53 miles. We’ll start at the elementary school with the option of lunch at Jorge’s Mexican Restaurant on South Front Street in Aledo afterward (located next to the railroad…

February 2012 Newsletter
Tyler Bicycle Club

Tern sets up bike share program at SXSW festival
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN) Feb 14, 15:07 MT—Tern Bicycles is working with organizers of Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest Interactive festival to provide a bike share program at the huge conference next month.

It will be the festival’s first-ever bike share program and Tern will be its exclusive cycling industry partner. Dubbed “SXcycles,” the bike share program will be available Friday, March 9, through Tuesday, March 13. …

City Council to vote on Bike Plan next Tuesday 2/21
by bikedenton
After years of work and growing momentum, Denton’s Bike Plan is finally going to city council next Tuesday for a vote. I’ll keep this short and say this is the time to show up and support the plan, if you want it to pass. Even if you think it’ll pass, simply showing up and filling out a comment card or speaking will add tremendous weight to…

Safe Passing Approved In Plano
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson
BFR stopped by to show our support for cyclists who were working to get a Safe Passing Ordinance approved in Plano – which was on the Plano City Council’s meeting agenda last night. There was a crowd of  about fifty cyclists, who also came out to show their support.

I have to give some recognition to the Plano City Council. Not knowing what to expect at this session, I was worried that there might be some hesitation or debate with passing this ordinance. Fortunately, the vote was…

Seen at the VELOntine Ride
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas

Thanks Cycle Celebration (and Colin and Andee) for organizing the VELOntine Ride.  We started with a nice brunch at Buzzbrews in Deep Ellum. After filling up and running out of orange juice for Mimosas we took off for Valentine’s Day card making at We Are 1976  then it was off to Fitzhugh Urban Flats for hot dogs, drinks, veggies and assorted fun. Then it was back to Deep Ellum. …

Bike ambassadors wanted
By Pam LeBlanc            Fit City

Imagine pedaling around town, spreading good cheer from the seat of your bicycle.

The City of Austin needs volunteers for its new Bicycle Ambassador Teams. The ambassadors will scatter across the city on a mission to encourage bicycling as transportation and promote safe, law-abiding behavior among cyclists and motorists. …

Thank You Bike Texas
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff

Bike Friendly Oak Cliff was named Bicycle and Pedestrian Activist of the Year for our efforts to bring safer street to our city.  Congressman Oberstar was on hand at the Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference in San Antonio to…

Farenthold’s tribulations over trail funding
By Editorial Board            Corpus Christi Caller
CORPUS CHRISTI — U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold’s vote against federal funding for hike and bike pathways puts him in an interesting, difficult position, having said no to a vocal constituency. There seems to be some misunderstanding as to whether he broke a promise. But voting yes would have contradicted both the Corpus Christi Republican’s philosophy on federal spending and the promises he made to voters. …

Highland Village receives trails of Texas Great Trail Head Award
From staff reports                     www.lewisvilleleader.com
Highland Village recently received the Great Texas Trail Head Award from the Texas Trails Network. The award was given in recognition of the planning and design of the city’s Inland Trails System. Highland Village received the award as part of the Trails of Texas awards program in conjunction with the Texas Trails Network annual conference.

Highland Village’s Inland Trails system is a concrete paved, multi-use trail network connecting virtually all areas of Highland Village as well as providing connectivity to adjacent cities. The Inland Trails system was designed for walking, jogging, bicycling, meandering throughout the city’s…

Cedar Park Day Two
by Doc            McKinney Velo Club

Saturday he had a solid day of road racing — 5th in the 1/2/3 in the morning before helping launch Brandish and Hobson into 4th and 5th in the 40+ that afternoon. But on Sunday, Brownie came out ready to seize the prize Sunday. After initiating a three man break, he did just that, taking the 40+ victory. Behind, ‘Seabass’ Brad Price battled a trio of OKC guys before finishing a solid 7th. Congrats boys on the start of what promises to be another solid season for MV.

The following post applies to the road as well as the trail.

Trail Courtesy
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
This is brief, I just want to ask you one question.
What do you do when you see someone stopped on the side of the trail?
This weekend I had the unfortunate experience of getting a flat and as I was stopped to fix it I noticed something very interesting…

1/4 of the other riders might ride by and just ignore you, but the other 3/4 of riders will stop and genuinely ask you if they can help. They will give you a tube, help you fix a flat, or even mend a chain. Even President George…