Bike Frame Bike Rack blog.makezine.com This colorful bike rack made from old bike frames was spotted in New York City by a BikeHacks reader. According to him, they were made by a local metal fabricator in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. What an excellent way to put scrap frames to [...]]]> Hang onto those old bikes.

Bike Frame Bike Rack
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This colorful bike rack made from old bike frames was spotted in New York City by a BikeHacks reader. According to him, they were made by a local metal fabricator in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. What an excellent way to put scrap frames to good use!

Swap Meet
by Steve A        DFW Point-to-Point

Last year I went and found, among other things, a very nice Topeak mini pump for 50 cents, and other good stuff. Last year it was in January. Anyway, it is good to have on one’s calendar…

5th Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap – March 4, 2012
by dickdavid            Bike Friendly Richardson
For some reason, I always miss this event. This year, I’m going to do my best to make it out to the 5th Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap Meet. This is a one-day event where bicycle shops, frame builders and independent bike geeks can buy, sell, trade and show bicycle stuff. Sounds like a perfect way to spend a Sunday.
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Location: RESOURCE CONNECTION OF TARRANT COUNTY
1100 Circle Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76119-8111
The Resource Connection of Tarrant County Campus is located on the south side of…

Texas A&M Cycling MLK Century
David Riggs

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/19- 1/25/12 by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week [...]]]> Fort Worth Bicycling Association Club February Rides Announced
The February ride list is up. Please go to the Ride Events page for all of the exciting details!

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/19- 1/25/12
by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.
Thursday, January 19
Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:00 PM, Metz Park, 2407 Canterbury St
The Austin Bike Polo Club’s holds 3 hardcourt matches a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, at Metz Park. All bikes and skill levels are welcome and spare mallets and balls are available if you don’t have…

Dallas Parks and Recreation Happy Trails Program is on Facebook
by Christopher Curnutt            Biking in Dallas

Just a quick note to say that one of the least known yet best resources for information regarding hike and bike trails in the City of Dallas might be the Dallas Parks and Recreation’s  Happy Trails program which can now be found on Facebook.  Go here as they say.

While the funding (and construction) of many of the trails in the City of Dallas might be a joint City/County/other effort, most of the hike and bike trails are managed by the Dallas Parks and Rec department, so keeping up with…

Bike, coffee shops partner up
By Jordan Gass-Pooré Contributing Writer    www.mysanantonio.com

Local Coffee owner Robby Grubbs’ fondest memories are hanging out and studying with friends at coffee shops on snowy days as an undergraduate in Colorado.

Grubbs hopes to keep the buzz alive with the tentative March grand opening of Local Coffee’s second location next door to Bike World Alamo Heights, 5911 Broadway.

Independently owned and operated local companies Local Coffee and Bike World Alamo Heights began…

Mountain bike festival set for February
www.alpineavalanche.com
The Chihuahuan Desert Dirt Fest mountain biking festival will take place Feb. 16-18 in the Terlingua and Lajitas area.

The featured route will be the 54-mile “Epic Ride” in Big Bend Ranch State Park on Feb. 18. It can be done in one or two days, said ride organizers.

The three-day event will offer riding opportunities for all levels of mountain bikers, ranging from the mostly flat ranch roads to the Dome Trail and Rincon Loops, or the “Epic Ride,” which goes up Fresno Canyon to Sauceda. …

Outdoor notebook: Mountain-biking picking up speed at Texas State Parks
By RAY SASSER                 www.dallasnews.com
Mountain-biking is picking up speed at more than 40 Texas State Parks, even those without mountains.

“Many trails in state parks provide great opportunities for all levels of mountain-bike riders to test and develop their biking skills, get a good workout, refresh their minds and spirits, spend family and friend time together and experience the great outdoors,” said Dan Sholly, deputy director of Texas state parks and an avid mountain biker. …

2012 AMCT Alumni Banquet
Texas A&M Cycling
Howdy!
Please join us for our Annual Alumni Banquet. Come one, come all for a night of wonderful enchantment and an opportunity for the old to meet the new. A delicious and nutritious, gourmet meal (Italian), served to you by the current members of AMCT. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who may not be an active listerver! We hope to see you there replenishing the calories you burned at the day’s race!
When: Saturday March 3, 2012 @ 7pm-9pm
Where: The Garden Room in the Rec Center
Cost: $5 for current members, $0 alumni (*charitable contributions are appreciated)

Winter Training Update
by Ken            Texas Racing Life
It only seems like yesterday, in some ways, since I got off the bike after an exciting sprint to end my 2011 season.  It has been about 4 months since the Ft Hood State Championships.  The last 3 months have been spent training for the upcoming road racing season.  In October, I knew I would have to work hard to make the complete jump to the Big Leagues and be competitive in Texas’ top category: P/1/2.

Each year in my short 3 years of cycling, I have made huge improvements in the off season.  This year I was fearing that my progress would plateau without fundamental changes in training efficiency, time management, and…

I use my time biking to think, maybe that is why I have trouble getting my average speed above 15.x!

Thinking hard may make you slow
By Ashley Yeager         bicyclelab.com
Before a big ride or race, you put air in your tires, fuel in your belly and water in your bottles. But, you may be forgetting to check one very important piece of gear – your ego.

Like your tires, you don’t want to over-inflate your ego, but now new research suggests that, like your water bottles and your belly, you don’t want to under-fill it either. …

Gov gets Bicycling’s Wheel Sucker award by Austin 360 “Yet one more ‘bragging right’ that we’re not so [...]]]> Richardson opens new bike lanes on Custer and Grove roads
by Pegasus News
The Texas State Transportation Code states, “A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle. …

Gov gets Bicycling’s Wheel Sucker award
by Austin 360
“Yet one more ‘bragging right’ that we’re not so proud of here in Texas,” says Leslie Luciano, community relations manager for Bicycle Sport Shop. …

I suspect this family learned a great deal about themselves and others as they ride across our country. Hopefully their visit to Texas was a friendly one.

A family that bikes together …
by World Magazine
Bill Harrison hopes his family can arrive there by the end of the year, after traveling through Texas, New Mexico, and California on a bicycle built for …

I have to admit I would not have included MTB as a way to foget about infertiility.

Eight ways to forget about infertility
by Examiner.com
There are more than 20 trails to choose from and DORBA, the Dallas Off-road Bicycle Association, is the club to join to meet fellow bike riders and get to …

Texas Custom Bicycle Show coming in October | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
I’ve been working with Glenn Thompson, the owner of Daltex and founder of the Texas Custom Bicycle Show, to put on the second annual exhibition of hand built. …

15th Annual Search Under Way for Texas’ Top Youth Volunteers
by Reuters
Shelby, Texas’ top middle level volunteer, was recognized for organizing a charity bicycle ride and other events that have raised nearly $400000 for a …

Armstrong Wins Texas Mountain Bike Race
by Bikeradar.com
This weekend, he completed in the Rocky Hill Roundup in Smithville, the series final of the Texas Fall Cup.

After a dusty start, Armstrong – wearing a black and yellow jersey advertising his shop, Mellow Johnny’s – managed to avoid a crash and settled into 10th place as riders funnelled into the singletrack. …

331 Miles: Preparing the Urban Bike
by 331 Miles
Since the conversion to hybrid is basically mechanically complete, as I’ve replaced the tires and front fork with non-MTB versions, I now have to think about the final accoutrement that would make it a nice commuter ride. …

Pedaling Houston: Texas Bicycle Laws
by cesema
Texas Bicycle Laws. So in my 5 years as a road biker I have heard many interpretations of bike laws. I had one car ask me at a red light if it was legal for me to be in the road. I have had quite a few drivers yell at me to ride on the …

Frisco resident pedals for children
by Star Community Newspapers
By Jef Tingley, Special Contributor

After competing for more than four years as a professional cyclist in events throughout the U.S., Central and South America, Frisco resident and father of two Geoff Godsey now finds himself with the bike pedal on the other foot so to speak. …

Ferguson holds fundraising yellow jersey in Give To Live bike tour
by Western Star

Meghan Ferguson is hoping to wear the yellow fundraising jersey when she rides from Vancouver to Austin, Texas in October. The former Corner Brook resident …

Recreational Sports calendar – Sept. 9, 2009
by San Antonio Express – San Antonio,TX,USA
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, downtown Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Walk and Roll Challenge, Pearl Brewery in front of Run Wild Sports. (210) 826-0884.

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Central Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. (210) 533-3416.

Bicycling: Sept. 19, 8 a.m., Big Joshua Creek Ride, 29, 39 and 54 miles, across street from PoPo’s Restaurant, Welfare. (210) 325-3188, (210) 771-1354.

Bicycling: Sept. 20, 8 a.m., Kendalia-Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, public library, Kendalia. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Bike MS Long Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 50 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 and 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.

Bicycling: Sept. 27, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 826-0884.

Bicycling: Oct. 3, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 863-6201.

Bicycling: Oct. 4, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant, Castroville. (830) 931-9744

Bicycling: Oct. 10, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Oct. 11, 8 a.m., Freiheit Ride, 16 to 51 miles, Freheit Country Store, highway 1101 east of New Braunfels. (210) 884-9470

Life Time Fitness » Cycling: Mastering the Road; Flower Mound
by webmaster@lifetimefitness.com
In Flower Mound, Texas, they showed up eager to ride. Sean Thompson conducted a clinic on pace-line and drafting and fielded member’s questions. After the instruction, it was time to hit the road. The group started out together and then …

Learning to Mountain Bike, Day 1 | Rushmonkeys.com
by Hans
So when we decided that we wanted to cover Mountain Biking as part of Rushmonkeys, I knew that I had a long road ahead of me. Luckily, Josh, one of our new Monkeys, has been riding for years and agreed to show me a thing or three before …

AMCT Tips: Passing Racers on Singletrack
So it’s time for a new season and lots of new riders/racers! A friend of mine asked me the other day how to pass properly on trails during races. Sure it’s hard because Texas mt. bike racing is all narrow windy trails. But don’t let slow poke mcgee prevent you from the glory you deserve. …