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I use a pair of Look KeO Sprint pedals. The manufacture date is 2004 and 2005.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: KéO Bicycle Pedals

Units: About 80,000 (40,000 pairs)

Distributor: Look Cycle USA, of San Jose, Calif.

Hazard: The steel axle inside the pedal can break, posing a fall hazard to cyclists.

Incidents/Injuries: Look Cycle has received 14 reports of incidents with broken pedals, including 7 injuries which resulted in scrapes, cuts, contusions, elbow pain, and a knee injury.

link to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall information

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Bud Kennedy writes in The Fort Worth Star Telegram on Sunday, August 3, about the increased traffic in Parker County and the danger this could bring to the cyclists as they ride the scenic hills.

An excerpt:

“It’s a great place to ride for the beautiful scenery,” said Brent Baker, a college official and director of the Peach Pedal, the popular annual Parker County Peach Festival ride. “But it’s also getting more dangerous. The cars and trucks are coming fast.”

In a year when more Texans than ever are parking their Suburbans and buying bicycles for commuting or errands, more cyclists are jockeying with drivers for room on the road.

link to the full article at The Fort Worth Star Telegram

from gosanangelo.com (link to the full article)

BY SUN CHA , Special to the Standard-Times

It’s expected to reach 101 degrees, but Sunday’s temperature won’t deter bicycle enthusiasts from riding up to 100 miles to help fight hunger in the Concho Valley.

As of Friday morning, 30 people had registered for the annual Biscuits & Gravy Rotary Ride for Hunger, said Margaret Charlesworth, ride director. More will register today and Sunday morning before the race.

…”Everybody rides across the (O.C. Fisher) dam,” she said. “Isn’t that just a gorgeous sight? People from out of town just can’t believe the spectacular scenery that we’ve got here. … They get up to top of the hill and they see miles and miles of Texas. It’s just like the commercial.”

from The Houston Chronicle Cycling Notebook (link to the full story)

by Dale Robertson

…To say that Quinn fell hard for cycling is something of an understatement…

…For Quinn, a tax accountant by day, long leisurely rides eventually gave way to all-out racing. He wound up promoting the Texas Time Trial because: “I got tired of driving up to Dallas.” He found the course out of Pattison to be perfect because it’s mostly flat, so he submitted his proposal and won out.

This is the fifth time the state championships have been held there.

from the Dallas Morning News online (link to full article)

Kennard, 69, was part of Texas Instruments’ winning team at the United States Corporate Athletics Association’s national relays in San Marcos, Calif., on July 19-20.

TI won its 12th championship and ninth consecutive title. TI competes in Division II, which includes companies with 10,000 to 49,999 employees.

Kennard, a Richardson resident, said she didn’t run her personal best, but the combination of her time and her age produced the team’s highest score in the women’s 5K and its second-highest score in the 10K.

from The Wichita Falls Times Record News

by Jenara Kocks Burgess

Bruce Williamson, a former Wichita Falls resident and now the Hotter’N Hell Hundred’s graphic designer, is collaborating with famous sports artist Bart Forbes to honor the cyclists who survive the ride year after year and the organizers who make it all possible with their artwork.

“I always thought if I rode 100 miles in 100-degree heat, I would want more to show for that effort than a T-shirt and lapel pin,” Williamson said.

link to the full article at The Wichita Falls Times Record News

from The Denton Record-Chronicle

By Brad McDonnell / Staff Writer

Bryan Fawley saw his opportunity to win the Age-Based State Criterium Championship open up toward the finish line, and he took advantage of it.

“We came in pretty slow to the finish,” Fawley said. “Everyone kind of sat around and watched. At about 200 meters, I jumped on it and sprinted to the line.”

link to the full story at The Denton Record-Chronicle

from The Abilene Reporter News

By Grace Broyles

While the early morning mist was still hovering in southern Taylor County, more than 200 bicycle riders took off in stages for the Tour de Gap bicycle race Saturday from the Old Settlers Grounds in Buffalo Gap.

The 70-mile riders went first at 8 a.m. followed by the 48-, 25-, and 10-mile riders. Within 10 minutes, all were heading south on FM 89 on their various routes.

Biketown, one of the main sponsors of Tour de Gap over the years, was running the tour this year for the first time.

link to the full report at The Abilene Reporter News