By Rick Ankrum, on January 18, 2009, 4:20 pm Great mountain biking deep in the heart of Houston? It’s no urban legend. Memorial Park, just west of the city center, has some of the best riding around.
Phil Sandoz is the author of this overivew.
Memorial Park is a gorgeous green escape right in the middle of town–it’s certainly one of the best places [...]
By Rick Ankrum, on January 17, 2009, 11:51 pm by Hugo Martin from the Los Angeles Times
Not the ocotillo. Anything but the ocotillo.
As I flew over the handlebars of my mountain bike on a rocky trail outside of El Paso, I knew my landing would be hard. I just prayed I would not land on those nasty ocotillo plants that bordered the [...]
By Rick Ankrum, on January 11, 2009, 11:22 pm Durango blogs about learning that Texas has some hills to challenge his MTB skills.
An excerpt: When I moved to Texas, I assumed I would be unable to continue with my mountain bike habit, due to Texas being a little short in the mountain department. Well, that erroneous assumption is my favorite of all my [...]
By Rick Ankrum, on January 9, 2009, 10:59 pm James and Nate did the 2009 Torture Test (official name Excruciation Exam) on January 3, 2009. This is a mountain bike marathon race that combines approx. 30 miles of single track with 50 miles of rual country roads in a grueling test of endurance. The race starts out at Bluff Creek ranch in Warda, Texas [...]
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My bicycling passion was rekindled in 1979 with a Huffy bicycle from Woolco. From early rides around my neighborhood my enthusiasm grew to tackle my unsupported first century. From there I discovered organized rides all over Texas, races and mountain bikes. Many bikes and miles later the enthusiasm is still there.
Thanks to my wife, Hazel Marie, for her support over the many years, miles and rides.
In 1999 Texbiker.net was born to help my fellow bikers have ready access to all of the information about the Texas bicycling scene.

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The thrills and spills of mountain biking in El Paso, Texas
by Hugo Martin from the Los Angeles Times
Not the ocotillo. Anything but the ocotillo.
As I flew over the handlebars of my mountain bike on a rocky trail outside of El Paso, I knew my landing would be hard. I just prayed I would not land on those nasty ocotillo plants that bordered the [...]