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Law enforcement agencies from across the state worked together to bust a bicycle theft ring Tuesday. According to Austin Police, the theft ring rented, failed to return and then sold high-end bicycles across Texas. APD says each of the bikes cost between $3,000 and $4,000.
“They had recently rented a bike in Plano, and the officers found that the bike — within hours — here in Austin on Craigslist,” explained APD Downtown Area Commander Troy Officer.
Austin’s own Bicycle Sport Shop and Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop …
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Paris Jr. High student, Sahil Prakash presented a bicycle awareness project to the Paris City Council Monday night. In an effort to make Paris a more bike-friendly town, Prakash spoke about Project Pedal On.
Prakash began, “This year my goal is to get more people on bikes. Project Pedal On is dedicated to increasing bicycle riding resources in Paris, so that more …
by BRAIN Staff      www.bicycleretailer.com
FORT WORTH, Texas (BRAIN) — Mellow Johnny’s — the Austin, Texas, destination store co-owned by Lance Armstrong — is expanding to a second location to be housed in the new Clearfork Trailhead Cycling and Fitness Center in Fort Worth, set to open in late spring. The full-service shop will also include rentals and training.
Clearfork is a mixed-use development of residential, retail and restaurant businesses next to a cycling and hiking trail that covers more than 40 miles along the …
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Four people have been charged in a high-end bicycle theft ring in which investigators say they rented bikes from Texas businesses and sold them online.
Austin police say one person was arrested after …
by Crystal Morgan      thevermilion.com
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Cycling Club is preparing for a cycling competition this March in Austin, Texas.
This spring, UL Lafayette Cycling will participate in the road discipline. Cycling disciplines correspond to different seasons. The road discipline is in the spring, the track discipline is in the summer, the mountain biking discipline is in the fall and the …
Get to Know You Ride and Lunch
Saturday, Jan 24, 2015, 11:00 AM
Location details are available to members only.
31 Members Went
One lap around the lake (about 11 miles). We’ll gather up in the parking lot behind Dallas Bike Works and behind The Lakehouse.Beginner pace (8-10 mph pace): one lap will take about 65 minutes. This is a no-drop ride. We will not leave you.Please wear your helmet and bring something to drink during the ride. Any bicycle in good riding condition w…
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The following letter was sent to 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships riders last night with further explanation of events that transpired over the weekend in Austin. USA Cycling recognizes these issues impact all membership and wanted to make the letter public for its membership to read now that those riders directly impacted have been contacted.
Dear Members,
In light of the events of this past weekend at the 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships, I wanted to take time to address a few of the circumstances, decisions and reasons for those decisions that went into the timeline of events from Sunday morning until the competition’s conclusion on Monday. I hope that the information below will answer some of your questions and provide you with a better understanding of what exactly happened in Austin this past weekend, particularly regarding the Sunday postponement and the decision to …
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I did not realize, until this 3rd Saturday of the New Year, how much I have been missing the blue sky of Texas, when the sun which that blue sky lets shine, heats the air to a temperature allowing outer wear of the t-shirt and …
BikeHouston
Thank you to Houston Matters for the Q&A with the people responsible for Houston’s Bicycle Master Plan. Read their description and listen below.
“The City of Houston is launching a $500,000 effort to develop a citywide bicycling plan. It’s the first such comprehensive effort since 1994. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss efforts underway to develop the bike plan, its potential benefits for the city and …
by Jack      bicycleaustin.info
bizikletari wrote:
Jack wrote:
Mostly, it seems to be analysis of “perceived safety” (…), and thin on actual safety
“Perceived Safety” carries a lot more weight than what it seems you imply it has. Perception of safety is one of the main arguments Americans invoke to shy away from bicycling. It is the main cause why Americans do not allow their children to bike to school or other activities. ***
I think it may be useful to rethink the profound impact that perception of safety has in everybody’s lives and use that understanding to build facilities that promote cycling.
A new study on cycling risks, according to this http://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/01/09/s … -you-wear/ “Researchers found that people who were injured while riding on sidewalks or shared-use paths tended to sustain worse injuries, even compared to cyclists riding on major roads with no bike infrastructure. These …
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Austin, TX
3,937 Mountain Bikers
Meet other local mountain bikers to organize rides, review trails, gear and trade tips. All skill-levels welcome. We’ll try to organize rides that fit all experience levels. M…
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by Chris Roark      starlocalmedia.com
Three people have been arrested in Austin in connection with a bicycle theft ring that police say targeted several North Texas shops, including one in Flower Mound.
According to a press release from the Austin Police Department, 30-year-old Jonathan Lee Oldham rented “an expensive†bicycle in the …
American-Statesman
Zilker Park, which is now crisscrossed by wide muddy gashes, will be repaired by the cycling organization whose event caused the damage.City officials and a USA Cycling spokesman said Thursday they expect the restoration of Austin’s central park to start in just over a week, with grass sprouting in the torn-up areas within a month. The park will remain open while the grounds are restored….
by cykelk      forums.mtbr.com
It struck me that we needed a general place to post up local ride photos and video. If you’ve got some stuff from a recent ride that you don’t feel like starting a new thread for, show it off here!
I’ll kick it off with some footage from last week on Barton Creek side trails. Cool out but very nice riding. …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hGUzMmHfNE
by Kat Hunter      texasbikeracing.com
Cycling has many breeds: roadies, track racers, mountain bikers, commuters, cyclocrossers, and even stranger subsets of the two-wheeled. Ash Duban is somewhere at the center of cycling’s complicated Venn diagram of how to be on the bike. A 5-foot-2 redhead with a big engine, she’s ridden everything from underground alley cats and cross-country tours to velodrome events and …
Pit’s Fritztown News
Today I did my exercise again, the same route as last time, only a few hundred feet more, to the intersection of Kneese and Lower Crabapple Roads. Everything went well again and I was within the same pace and heart range as before, when all of a sudden, after about three quarters of my walk, my Garmin showed a heart rate of way over 200. The maximum …
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Hundreds compete in Comanche Cross
On Saturday it was a sight that most people in West Texas haven’t seen in a few weeks. The sun was shining and temperatures were optimum but there was …
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