A new study in London found that bicycle commuters had 2.3 times as much black carbon in their lungs [...]]]> Biking to Work Is Ruining Your Lungs
gawker.com
Aside from the issues of safety and the ongoing bike lane wars there’s another reason that riding your bike in the city sucks: it makes your lungs black.

A new study in London found that bicycle commuters had 2.3 times as much black carbon in their lungs as those who get to work on foot. What does that mean? Well, cyclists breathe harder so…

Three Exciting Bike Happenings in San Antonio!
www.biketexas.org
San Antonio cyclists – mark your calendars for three important bike events in the next week:

The San Antonio Bike Plan.  The bike master plan will be at city council this Thursday, Sept. 29 as item #27 on the agenda.  If you’d like to speak on the plan, to offer comments or support, you should arrive at Council Chambers before 9 a.m. to sign up. (City Council Chambers are located in the Municipal Plaza…

SWCC Race Team Party
The SWCC Race Team will hold an end of season party on Friday, September 30th from 6-8 PM.  If you are a current SWCC racer or are interested in racing for SWCC you are invited.  Contact Race Team Director Jeff Dingler (jeffrey.dingler@gmail.com) for more information.

The Peddler Dirt Derby mountain bike & cyclocross series starts tonight!
by elliott        Austin On Two Wheels
Tonight is the season kickoff of The Peddler Dirt Derby now entering its 5th season of dirty fun. The weekly Tuesday night affair offers a lighted course for short course mountain biking and cyclocross at the Del Valle Motorcross. The guys at the Derby are kicking it off in style with a Ladies Night for the opener: all ladies and…

Mother’s diagnosis of cancer motivates daughter to ride
By JENNIFER SUMMER       www.yourhoustonnews.com
The first in her family, the diagnosis of breast cancer was a surprise for Heather Zeboski.

During a routine check-up in March, her doctor found a lump that she had not felt herself through self-examinations and immediately scheduled a biopsy.

When the lump was removed, doctors realized the severity of the lump as Zeboski was diagnosed with invasive ductal incarcinoma, which could have spread if it had not been caught in the early stages.

“The diagnosis changed everything. For years, I had regular mammograms, but last year was the first year I missed an exam. My well woman doctor had left so I was referred to a new doctor, but when I went they would no…

Local Cyclist Tries To Raise Bike Safety Awareness After Being Hit By Car
By Braid Blanks, KTXS News
ABILENE, Texas — An Abilene man was hit while biking on a busy roadway this past Saturday.

Former KTXS sports director and Football Friday Night contributor, Mark Rogers, was riding down Highway 351 when a car hit him. It was a very close call.

Rogers said he wants to use this accident to remind people about staying safe while sharing the roadways. …

Ride Recap 9/26/11, River Legacy
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Tonight was perfect for a quick mountain bike ride. My wedding is only 12 days away (holy crap!) and I needed a little time in the trees after work tonight. Since River Legacy is only about 9 miles from my Bedford office I decided this morning to take full advantage of it.

River Legacy is in tremendous shape after the rain we got in the prior weeks. I rode the trail for the first time about one month ago and it wasn’t looking great. The soil then was cracked and brittle making some of the hard cornering a little more difficult. Today the trail was smooth and the flow was…

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received four [...]]]> Rocky Mountain Bicycles recalls some cyclocross bikes because of fork failures
via VeloNews by VeloNews.com on 3/10/11
Procycle Group, Inc., the parent company of Rocky Mountain Bicycles, is recalling about 325 cyclocross bikes because the steerer tube on the bikes can fail.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received four reports of injuries, including three reports of cuts and scrapes and one report of a broken wrist. …

Making the case: The National BIke Summit
from The Blog www.peopleforbikes.org
Every March in Washington, D.C., hundreds of bicycle advocates and industry leaders convene for the National Bike Summit. It’s a chance to share lessons and best practices in advocating for bicycling, but, more importantly, to make bicycling better through the only way possible: asking.

Bicycling in America has its issues, and we’ve learned that if we want to make it easier and safer to ride a bike, then we have to have a seat at the…

Bicycle-commute benefits go beyond saving on gas
by San Angelo Standard Times
By Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas — Gas prices hit $3.45 a gallon this week. It may be time to seriously consider parking the car and riding a bicycle to and from work. Bike commuting might be one way to get back at the oil and gas market speculators. …

Bike Club, Park Department [...]]]> Suburban Shift » Back on the Bike Commute
by Bob
Now, I feel very luck that my town, Richardson, Texas, and the town where I work, Plano, are both layed out so that I can ride to work safely. Richardson, in fact, has an ever-expanding system of? dedicated bike paths, …

Bike Club, Park Department to host bike race on Sunday
by Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Bicycle Club and the Parks and Recreation Department of Texarkana, Texas, will host the American Heritage Classic Criterium bike race Sunday.

The race begins at 7:45 a.m. at Spring Lake Park. It is a North Texas Regional Cup event consisting of seven categories. Races will be held on a half-mile, two-lane closed course with four 90-degree turns. …

Caution urged for Valley drivers, cyclists
by Monitor
At least twice a week, Jorge Guerrero straps on a helmet and hits the roads on his bicycle.

Guerrero, 26, of McAllen, is a cyclist who shares the road with vehicles. He uses bike lanes on the street to get where he needs to go.

But sharing the road isn’t always an easy feat for area cyclists.

“(Drivers are) pretty aggressive,” Guerrero said. “I’ve had several incidents…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/30/10- 10/6/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Bike Barrel Racing! Fixie Sprints! Prizes! Screenprinting! Beer Garten! general Drunken Hootenanny! Scantily Clad Libertines! Alley Cat will start at Austin Bikes and end at party. First band around 8 More Details later, but mark your calendar. … 5:30 PM, Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park, 15400 Pearce Ln, Del Valle, TX Austin’s weekly cyclocross series returns for its fourth season at the the fully illuminated motocross course and surrounding fields at Austin/Del Valle …

Half of the coast conquered
by Corpus Christi Caller Times
In the weeks leading up to the Conquer the Coast cycling race, a colleague regularly stopped by my desk to convince me to sign up for the 65-mile ride around Corpus Christi Bay.

He didn’t succeed. I had settled on doing the companion 25-mile race along Ocean Drive. This was my first cycling race, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t want to overestimate my ability. …

Mellow Johnny’s » 2010 » October » 16
from www.mellowjohnnys.com
The Middle of the Road rides are hosted by the University of Texas Cycling Team and are a great fit for the intermediate rider who has spent some time on the bike riding in groups and on urban roads but is looking for a bit more challenge in distance and speed.   This no drop, co-ed ride averages 14-15mph and covers on average 30-35 miles on in-town bike routes and/or on roads with low…

A post about why it sucks to get older – My Grand Illusions
by Kristie
*I know I said I went mountain biking and technically that’s what it’s called but we don’t have a single mountain in this part of Texas. We might have an ant hill, but that’s about it. But still, some of the trails around here are …

Enter ice cream recipes now
by Jack County Herald
In support of the Texas Forts Trail Bike Tour, the Jack County Museum will sponsor the second annual Ice Cream “Crank Off” Friday, Oct. 8.
First place winner will receive bragging rights, an announcement in the local newspaper and a White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer, donated to the museum by Nash Hardware where it is on display.
The White Mountain has a reputation for being the “Cadillac” of ice…

City’s trail network has you covered
Area projects coming together; more under way
By DALE ROBERTSON
Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle
Sept. 29, 2010, 10:01PM
With this gorgeous weather, it seems prudent to provide another update on the progress of the local bike trail system. There’s good news on most fronts, with two significant links almost completed and two more under way.

Both the Heritage East trail from San Jacinto to McKee north of downtown and the new bayou crossing into Herman Brown Park north of I-10 and east of the East Loop will be open by the end of the year, says Dan Raine, the city’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. …

Council votes Thursday on safe passing ordinance [...]]]> 2nd Bike Commute, 1st Injury
by 331 miles
Late last week I installed my new bike rack and panniers, and properly mounted my taillights. I also fabricated a very basic bracket to attach the front fender to the fork. When finished, the commuter rig looked like this: …

Council votes Thursday on safe passing ordinance
by Austin 360
No charges were filed recently when a car hit a tandem bicycle from behind, killing two riders outside of San Antonio. The law won’t protect cyclists who …

I don’t know if I should take this serious or not.

Texas Oasis: Tour de Fat
by Blueberry
Below was one of the coolest local parade bikes (and the original meanings of “bicycle” and “bike” will be suspended here, because all these contraptions have varying numbers of wheels, but all vehicles are non-motorized). …

Biking Bis – Bicycle Touring and More :: Canadians bike to Austin …
by Gene Bisbee
Among the events at the LiveStrong Village is the Texas Custom Bicycle Show, which features bike makers from all over Texas, according to the Austin on Two Wheels website. The show runs from 9 to 5 on Friday and 9 to 1 on Saturday at …

Bicycle .net :: Living For Cycling? Why?
by System6
And, encouragingly, I found the shop ride that’s virtually guaranteed to get me used to the Texas tempo and take my racing to a higher level. And maybe that’s where it all starts. The “why” of cycling. The answer, for me, …

Texas Custom Bicycle Show Starts Friday
by Bicycle Retailer
AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN)—Coming off a small but successful first year in Dallas, the Texas Custom Bicycle Show is coming to Austin this week for its second year …

Texas Trek: Hey, I’m back!
by AG_PrintMonkey
Carle Aldrete: Austin, Texas, United States: A cyclist, training for the Hotter Than Hell 100. I want to be a lean, green, cycling machine. Anyone want to ride? I am also a blogger, photographer, father and twitter-er. …

Track Certification Class Texas High School Cycling League: The …
by League Director
The Jesuit and St Marks cycling clubs at their track cycling certification class Tuesday afternoon. Getting on the Frisco Superdrome for the first time, getting ready for the high school race on Halloween morning. …