Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 25th

Rick Ankrum — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:27:06 +0000

Getting Ready for the Weekend! « Connie’s Bike MS: Sam’s Club 2010 …
by connie98
Besides that event on Saturday, AND if the weather cooperates, I’ll be riding with Team ICS-IAS at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Their captain has graciously offered up the opportunity to ride laps with them. …

Livin In The Bike Lane: Roadside Assistance
by LivinInTheBikeLane
I have been out in Texas all week for work, and am in a small town that doesn’t have a single bicycle facility to be found. It is pretty amazing when you go from a place that you would feel comfortable biking anywhere, to a place that …

Ultra-Endurance racing: training to go the distance
If you’ve read my bio, you know that my favorite cycling discipline is ultra-endurance mountain biking, which has gained a lot of popularity in recent years because of its fabled races and seemingly super-human athletes. USA Cycling defines Ultra Endurance as an event lasting over 4 hours, which includes the Marathon format (which is limited to 47-62 miles), ultra marathon and timed events such as 6, 12, and 24 hour racing. This series of articles…

Images by Heather: Bike Race….
by About the Family
Only in Texas…. Go for a Sunday drive by the lake and come up with a bicycle race….. Always an adventure when we go for a drive… Ready to go? Crazy, Crazy, Hill Country… I LOVE it!!!!

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Team San Angelo: Race Across America?
by Bill Cullins
Most of us consider 30-40 miles to be a nice long bike ride. Not so for cyclist Dex Tooke of Del Rio – he’s planning to ride across America, west coast to east coast, solo and with very little rest time. Now, Dex isn’t your average cyclist. For starters, he’s 60 and thus considered to be a senior citizen by cycling standards. But more importantly, he’s an accomplished ultra endurance athlete with an impressive resume of long distance events…

Mad Duck Adventure Sports – The Bicycle Boutique | Grapevine TX
by Joe Thomas
So take a few minutes to stop in and check out a cool bicycle shop with some great people working there. You may just find yourself out for a ride with these guys this weekend. Located at: 721 East Northwest Highway Grapevine, TX 76051- …

Day 20: Van Horn, Texas, to Marfa, Texas « Just Another Bike Ride …
by brendanpleonard
Lots of people have told me that what I would remember about this trip is the people we meet. Well, we had a blast today, a few miles out of Van Horn, starting with, “Are those bikes behind us?” and a few minutes later meeting Bruce and Dana, then playing leapfrog with them and chatting with them at our rest stops all the way to Marfa, Texas this afternoon.

Bruce and Dana are retired teachers from Tacoma, and are taking on…

Blog hiatus of sorts | Road Rash
By Jason Whaley
Road Rash. A guy. On a bike. Exploring Central Texas. And beyond. … Being off the bike stinks for several reasons, including the fact that I cannot attend or be a part of the wonderful cycling events and rides around town. I do not want to cheat readers by just re-posting stuff from other sources, so until I am fully capable of doing what I love to do, this blog might not be as complete as in the past. I will keep everyone up to date on my progress and return to the …

Daily News Roundup December 28th – Texas Bicycling

Rick Ankrum — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:30:26 +0000

Houston Bikeway Program: Free Bicyclist Education is now available from the City of Houston
Educating Houstonians in the fundamentals of bicyclist safety is one of the primary goals of the City of Houston’s Bikeway Program. It’s one of the six categories considered by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) when awarding its Bicycle Friendly Community designation. Approximately 90 communities throughout the United States have been awarded the “Bicycle Friendly Community” status (the City of Houston received an honorable mention in 2007).

The City of Houston had partnered with the League of American Bicyclists to program free web-based bicyclist education. The website address is: www.bikeed.org

Old Fat Man Adventures: Long Distance Fishermen
by Barney (The Old Fat Man)
Rockport, Texas A bright sunshine day with cooler temperatures and a damp wind gave me fits trying to have fun. A little too windy for comfortable bicycle riding and a little too cold for my fingers to handle a fishing reel, …

Vic On The Move: Upcoming Training
by vickirieger
My husband and I will be transfering in April and I will be training the next four months for a half ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride finishing up with a 13.2 mile run) in Texas. I’m getting really excited about the training …

PowerCranks Review: Can they improve my cycling? « Texas Tailwind
by Ben
PowerCranks are independent bicycle cranks. This means one leg cannot help the other and in order to pedal the bike you must push all the way through the pedal stroke – no relaxing on the back stroke. You’re forced to raise the pedal using … with PowerCranks, then I’ll do another test each month to monitor the progress. My plan right now is to ride the PCs 3 times per week for 90 minutes per workout. Maybe in a couple weeks I’ll be brave enough to ride them outside. …

Cruel Joke « Off the Gravel Road
by rao
True, I was looking forward to riding the canyon, but the main reason for me wanting to take my bike home was so that he could see it and ride it around a bit. The drive home was an exercise in uncontrolled terror. … That drive encompasses 4 counties in the Texas panhandle. The highway departments for the last 2 counties apparently had a moment where they thought, “You know, it is our job to work on these roads. Considering all the holiday traffic, we might want to do …

San Antonio Bicycle Tours
Let San Antonio Bicycle Tours show you the true beauty & culture of San Antonio at your pace, with 2, 4 & 7 hour tours (7, 14 & 27 miles) that cover much more than just the Alamo. Bring your own bike (yes, dust it off & pump up the tires), or you can rent one from a local shop (we can point you in the right direction). SABIKETOURS caters to riders of all experience, who want to spend a relaxing, self-paced morning or afternoon ride with a guide that can show ‘em the ropes of San Antonio urban bicycle riding, while providing a tour with plenty of early Texas history, some local culture & yes, even a little paronormal history.
e-mail SABIKETOURS@yahoo.com or MYSPACE.com/SABIKETOURS for more info.

It’s time to get back on track | Road Rash
By Staff
Road Rash. A guy. On a bike. Exploring Central Texas. And beyond. … A good way to start the new year right is the the Bicycle Sport Shop Resolution Ride on Jan. 1. The details. … ResolutionRideBanner.jpg. Resolution Ride, Jan. 1, 2010, 10 a.m., 53 Mile Loop. Join us in celebrating the New Year on a cruise around the city. We will be leaving our central Location at 10 a.m. and taking the in-town loop to the north location. We will meet the north crew at 11 and head out …

Pedal Brain iPhone kit smartens up your bicycle
from Engadget by Donald Melanson
Cyclists already have a range of dedicated devices to choose from that will help them with their training, and it looks like they’ll soon have an iPhone app / accessory kit to call their own as well. While the folks behind it are apparently still working on the finishing touches, they’ve nonetheless decided to get official with their so-called Pedal Brain kit, which more or less…

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