AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
I’m back to riding my bike to work. Just this morning, after downing my Wheaties, I pedaled the Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail, raced a squirrel along a sidewalk and sloshed through a water crossing on my way to the office. I’ll take that over stop-and-go motor traffic any day.
Now’s a great time to get back on your bike, too. May is Bike Austin Month, and lots of events are planned.
Link to the full article at American-Statesman Newspaper
The Wichita Falls TimesRecordNews online reports:
FORT DAVIS, Texas — Jason Short, a first-year cyclist for Midwestern State, won the Fort Davis Hammerfest, the most difficult and prestigious multiple-event stage race in Texas, on Sunday.
Link to the full article at The Wichita Falls TimesRecordNews
Ken Hoffman describes his MS150 adventure as only he can in his column April 14th.
Link to Ken’s column in the Houston Chronicle.
The Look A396 pedals on my Mercier road bike are showing some age. Besides being scraped from several unplanned side crashes at rest stops the bearings were slow and stiff. I received a coupon for 25% off at Bike Barn from Nuride.com and was trying to think what did I need. Answer: Look Keo Sprint pedals.
Weighing 130g and made of some composite material the pedals look sweet. Itching to get them into service I installed them on the Mercier Friday evening. The first thing I learned is it takes a large hex key to tighten them on the crank arms. I rummaged through my assorted bike tools and finally found the correct hex key.