TXDOT releases new guidelines stressing [...]]]> Transportation council commits remaining funds to roads, rail
via chron.com Houston & Texas News on 3/25/11
The regional Transportation Policy Council today voted to allocate its remaining discretionary funds for the next three years to road and freight rail projects, giving no additional money to bicycle- or pedestrian-friendly projects. …

TXDOT releases new guidelines stressing inclusion of walking and biking
BikeTexas is excited to announce that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a new guidance memo affirming the importance of building roads to include space for people to walk and ride bicycles. Released on March 23, 2011, by John…

Ride Into Spring With BFKH This Sunday
by dickdavid
Our friends over at Bike Friendly Knox-Henderson are hosting another Ride Into Spring group ride. Head on down to Mockingbird Station on Sunday and enjoy a fantastic cruise to White Rock Lake.

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2011
Time: Meet at 1:30, Ride at 2:00 pm
Place: near the Angelika Theater at Mockingbird Station
Details: The first part of our ride will be through the M Streets to…

Pedallas presents the Night Shift Alley Cat – April 1st
by The Announcer Guy
Pedallas (one of the coolest bike blogs in North Texas, in case you live under a rock) is hosting an Alley Cat race they’re calling The Night Shift on Friday, April 1st. Starts at 8pm …

Space Still Available For Steam-N-Wheel Bike Race
by KTXS
By Cassandra Garcia, KTXS News ABILENE, Texas — There is still time to sign up for the 19th annual Steam-N-Wheel bike race. Participants will be able to pick from three different distances, starting at 21 miles. The race will start Sunday at 10 am at …

Texas 4000 Tribute Fashion Show
Come out and support the Texas 4000 organization in their quest to fight cancer by attending the 2011 Texas 4000 Tribute Fashion Show.
BoConcept will host a Style Show on Thursday, March 31, 2011 to raise awareness for Texas 4000. The show will highlight local Austin retail stores and…

Killeen: Ride 2 Recovery Cycling Through Central Texas For Veterans
by KWTX
KILLEEN (MARCH 25, 2011)–As an opportunity to raise public awareness of challenges veterans face, the 3rd annual Ride 2 Recovery participants will start cycling on March 28 and end on April 2. The ride started in 2009 to assist wounded warriors coming …

• Where: There are three start-line locations: Rhodes Stadium in Katy, the Omni Hotel (Interstate 10) and Waller [...]]]> Two friends with one goal
Woman have never met, but MS links them
By DALE ROBERTSON, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
2010 BP MS 150 RIDE
• What: the National MS Society’s largest single fundraising event to support MS research

• Where: There are three start-line locations: Rhodes Stadium in Katy, the Omni Hotel (Interstate 10) and Waller Stadium. (There is no Tully Stadium start)

• When: 6:45 a.m. Saturday for all start lines on Day 1, except for Waller Stadium, which is 8 a.m. Day 2 starts at 6:45 a.m. at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange

• Updates: Call 281-657-7156 for weather-related updates. Find Tweets at #MS150.

Karla Zielke and Julianna Dimassis suffer from multiple sclerosis, but they are doing the BP MS 150 together anyway this weekend.

Zielke, 43, will be the one on the bike, riding from Houston to Austin with 13,000 other cyclists. Dimassis, 39, will be the one in the wheelchair, visiting friends in New Mexico. …

Banner’s message: Be kind to cyclists
by KVUE
According to the Texas Bicycle Coalition, an average of 50 cyclists are killed every year in Texas. In 41 percent of those crashes the cyclist is hit from …

Rainy weekend forecast for Houston area
by Houston Chronicle
Riders in the MS-150 bicycle event this weekend can expect to get wet as they near the Austin region. Today, a 20-percent chance of showers is possible in …

City law requires bicycle lighting
from www.mysanantonio.com
More than half the bicycle fatalities across Texas occur at night, said Chief Information Officer Richard Varn. “We have a lot more people dying at night, …

Texas  4000 rides to battle cancer
by UT The Daily Texan

After the ride, he showers, goes to class, grabs a bite to eat and then is back on his bicycle for another tour around Austin. Reynolds, who rides around …

TOYOTA / CYCLING TEAM PRESENTED BY GCCA: Drew Hill 3rd Overall at …
by Jed Rogers
Sunday’s road race is a 74 mile loop that begins on mostly flats and rolling hills for the first 30-40 miles, then is broken up into roughly 3 longer, harder climbs, and then finishes with a long descent down the previous hill climb …. is an elite cycling team based in Texas. Among the team’s many goals, one of which is to compete in criteriums and stage races throughout the United States. Criteriums or “crits” are the most common type of bicycle racing in the country. …

Sunday Night MTB Ride – Bike Mart, Bikemart, Richardson, Dallas …
from bikemart.com
Join us on Sunday evenings at one of our local mountain bike trails for some fun in the dirt and camaraderie over burgers, dogs and beverages. …

Bicycle-Riding Christmas Tree Thief » Popular Fidelity » Unusual Stuff by Ron Hogan It was the perfect crime.  Phillip Menefee was going to hit the Mathisen Tree Farms in Portage, Indiana, pick [...]]]> This doesn’t take place in Texas (thank goodness) but I could not pass this story up. Another one of the dumb crook incidents?

Bicycle-Riding Christmas Tree Thief » Popular Fidelity » Unusual Stuff
by Ron Hogan
It was the perfect crime.  Phillip Menefee was going to hit the Mathisen Tree Farms in Portage, Indiana, pick up a Douglas fir when nobody was watching, and make his escape.  Unfortunately for Phillip, his get-away vehicle was a bicycle.  It goes without saying that he didn’t get terribly far from the scene of the crime trying to transport a stolen Christmas tree via bicycle. …

Old Fat Man Adventures: Beach Riding
by Barney (The Old Fat Man)
Beach Riding. Flour Bluff, Texas All morning was a heavy wet fog making itself a pain. Suddenly after lunch the sun broke through and the fog disappeared. By the time the Team was ready to go for a bike ride it was nice sunny and warm. …

Editorial: Keep it wild | Campaign for America’s Wilderness
from Wilderness News
We were shocked recently to find out that Texas’ best-loved wild place, Big Bend National Park, isn’t in the top tier of the nation’s best-protected public land. Big Bend hasn’t been designated a wilderness, so it doesn’t fall under … Human activities are restricted: You can backpack or ride a horse or conduct scientific research. But you can’t drive a motorized vehicle or even ride a bicycle. (In the wrong places, bikes can cause erosion and other environmental damage. …

Riding in Street Clothes « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
One afternoon last week I got home early enough that I thought I could squeeze in a bike ride before it got dark. But it was unusually cold for Central Texas — around 42 degrees. I decided to take my mountain bike out for a spin around …

Texas Monthly: Backtalk
Your bike is calling, and it wants you to saddle up against multiple sclerosis (MS) for the 160-mile Bike MS: Sam’s Club Frisco to Fort Worth Ride 2010 rolling out May 1-2 from Dr. Pepper Ballpark. Overnight pit stop at Texas Motor …

I know my answer to this question; anything below 60 degrees.

How cold is too cold ? ? ?
by Mike1jw
Here in Central Texas real cold is usually accompanied by rain which I detest on my commute. Way too dangerous. If it’s sunshine or no rain forecasted I will also layer up and ride in 40 degree Weather. It rarely gets below that here. …

The Art of the Postcard
by Kerry Jeffrey
While I’m certain that Texans could ride bicycles before Lance Armstrong came on the scene, his story can’t have hurt. In that vein, the members of Texas 4000 are biking from Austin to Anchorage AK next summer. I’m looking at the route, …

Cold equals less riding, more fat | Road Rash
By Staff
Exploring Central Texas. And beyond., Stupid weather, go away. Seriously. This is not the type of environment that is helpful when trying to pedal off holiday cheer. I’ve overextended my fitness credit and the fat cells are threatening a takeover … I had signed up for the Urban Farm Bicycle Tour and was really looking forward to the experience. I woke up and rolled out of bed around 8 a.m. I went down stairs and looked at the outside temp reading, 29 degrees. I debated. …

On the Trail with IMBA » Blog Archive » Waco, Tx: Humans and the …
by chrisandleslie
IMBA – International Mountain Bicycling Association. What would we do without trails? … Throughout Texas, Cameron Park is known and loved for its challenging trails. Undulating topography and exposed rocks and roots combine to make an ideal mountain bike setting. Beyond the trails and recreation lies a unique natural resource for the city. During our four days working in the park we encountered a broad range of the local population. From cyclists to hikers to exuberant …

uscyclingreport.com – Bridging the Gap November 30th Through …
Finally, a race from November 22-the Mellow Johnny’s Classic mountain bike event in Rancho de Juan Pelota, Dripping Springs, Texas. While race organizer Lance Armstrong flatted out of contention, the husband-wife duet of Jeremy …

November Update from City of Austin [...]]]> New Conservation Plan for Hays County – Needs your feedback or it …
by jburatti
I monitored golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) demography at the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area (BLORA) on Fort Hood, Texas to determine impacts of mountain biking since the opening of a mountain bike park. …

November Update from City of Austin on bike infrastructure …
by elliott
It is my pleasure to write about my experience riding the new facilities recently installed as part of the City’s experimental bicycle facility study, in process and in partnership with the University of Texas Center for Transportation …

City of Austin gets Bicycle Friendly Business award
by Austin 360
The City of Austin is currently the only city in Texas to receive the award and is one of only three government entities in the nation designated. …

16 block ‘Nueces Bike Boulevard’ planned for late Spring
by News 8 Austin
It will serve to link areas between downtown and the University of Texas. According to the plan, super routes will be wider and other bicycle or pedestrian …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 11/19- 11/25/09 | Austin On …
by elliott
Bicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets monthly to … The Capital City BMX opened in November 2008 and offers you a chance to learn and race BMX. BMX races are held every Sunday with rider check-in 1-2 PM. Cost $10/rider. (There is also practice time on Monday’s and Friday’s. …

Simpler bicycle design appeals to enthusiasts : North Texas Daily
by Managing-Editor
“There is a really large following in Denton,” said Marty De Voss, who works at Bullseye Bicycle shop and has been riding fixed gears for about two years. “They’re more useful around here than mountain bikes are.” …

Riding cross-country for not 1 cause, but 2
by Dallas Voice – Dallas,TX,USA
15, Lee and Antigone pedaled into Dallas on a cross-country bicycle journey … ride by participating in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walkathon, …

Jack and Adam’s Bicycles: Texas 4000 Fundraiser This Thursday!
by Jack Murray
Texas 4000 is a non-profit organization that hosts an annual charity bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. Around 55 University of Texas students make this trek each year to spread Hope, Knowledge, and Charity across North America. The C4 or Come Cure Cancer Concert will be held on Thursday, November 19th at Scholz Garten from 8 PM to midnight to benefit the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. …

Lone Star Cyclocross Festival Brings Championship Cycling to …
by editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler…
The Lone Star Cyclocross Festival will feature two days of championship racing in Austin, Texas, on January 16 and 17, 2010. Cyclists from across Texas and around the nation will descend on the city for the MLK holiday weekend and the chance to race against the best. Furthermore, the University of Texas Cycling Team will be co-hosting their conference championship at the event. All races will be held at Travis County’s East Metro Park, a beautiful facility featuring an enclosed pavilion with a pier that provides unfettered views of the entire course. …

A group of cyclists in the midst of a fund-raising journey from Texas to Alaska are staying in style at CNC during a two-day break in Prince George.

The college has donated 19 rooms at its residence that will accommodate the first group of riders participating in the Texas 4000 for Cancer. The [...]]]> from princegeorgecitizen.com

A group of cyclists in the midst of a fund-raising journey from Texas to Alaska are staying in style at CNC during a two-day break in Prince George.

The college has donated 19 rooms at its residence that will accommodate the first group of riders participating in the Texas 4000 for Cancer. The Rockies group departed June 7 from Austin, Tex…

…The cyclists arrived in Prince George Sunday. After a day of rest Monday, they pedal 60 miles to Vanderhoof on Tuesday. Their journey ends Aug. 14 in Sutton, Alaska.

link to the full story at Prince George Citizen

link to Beth’s blog ]]> Beth Weaver is blogging about the ride as she makes her way to Alaska. You can keep up her at

link to Beth’s blog

Twenty-seven bicyclists from all walks of life pedaled their way into Winters on Monday afternoon as part of a 4,000-mile journey of a lifetime.

Known as the Texas 4000, the event includes 44 athletes with a passion for people as well as for cycling. No ordinary bike ride, this trek [...]]]> from The Abilene Reporter News

Twenty-seven bicyclists from all walks of life pedaled their way into Winters on Monday afternoon as part of a 4,000-mile journey of a lifetime.

Known as the Texas 4000, the event includes 44 athletes with a passion for people as well as for cycling. No ordinary bike ride, this trek is a fundraiser for cancer research. According to the group’s Web site, each cyclist must raise at least $4,000 to participate. Since the ride started in 2004, it has raised almost $741,000 for cancer research.

Although most of the group, whose ages range from 19 to 26, have University of Texas connections, they had never met before becoming riding partners.

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