Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 27th

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Conroe Ride
Woodlands Cycling Club
Thursday, May 02, 2013, 06:00pm
Start location: Carl Barton Jr Park (click for map)
WCC Thursday Evening Conroe Ride
Purpose:
To provide a safe, fast-paced training ride to the members of WCC/WCCRT and guests, while ensuring that all rules of the road are followed; all participating cyclists are to keep safety for the group as a primary focus. Our goal is to get the best training with zero incidents. This ride is for advanced level cyclists and racers.
Ride Description:
The pace is fast (20mph-28mph) and geared toward advanced/faster riders. A second group of intermediate/slower riders will also meet and start at the same time – but will form a secondary group to…

Fort Worth Area Cycling Clubs
by jeffon2wheels        NTC Forum, The Home Of Cowboys Cycling
I went out EARLY this morning – it was a bit chilly – went out in the OLD Cowboy’s kit…I saw many cyclists – most not in kit, but some in kits I’ve never seen before.  I was thinking about taking pics of cyclists as I come upon them or go by them, and trying to collect pictures and identify the various clubs in the area – maybe make a blog or some sort of posting about it – trying to find out as much as I can about each club, local riders, etc.  Maybe make something of a “bio” of the D/FW area clubs and riders I find and can talk to.

Been done before?  I think not – and it might be kinda fun!!

Bike To Work Day Bag Stuffing Party
www.austincycling.org
Tuesday May 14 from 7 – 9 PM

Bicycle Sport Shop – Lamar
517 S Lamar Blvd  Austin, TX 78704

Come hang out with bike friends, have some pizza (maybe some beer) and help put all the cool swag in the souvenir Bike To Work Day grocery bag. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow members, and help us keep our organization rolling. Bring a friend-the..

Build Your Own Bike Light with a Spice Jar
lifehacker.com

If you ever ride your bike at night, lights are an absolute must. If you don’t have one handy, or just feel like tinkering, you can make your own with a small spice jar and a few spare parts.

You’ll need a spice jar with a plastic lid, an LED bulb, watch battery, some eye bolts, and a few other odds and ends. The light will attach to the screws of of the eye bolts, and the battery will…

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Splendora Before Storm – April 27th Bike Ride

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I rode to the north with a temperature range of 75 to 79 degrees. Splendora is a nice ride in the country.

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Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com.

April 26th Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup

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Let’s Talk Mountain Bikes
By Darryl            LOVING THE BIKE
It’s another one of our Let’s Talk features, and my good friend Shawn is in to get you talking about mountain bikes.

Shawn runs the website, www.texasmountainbiketrails.com and in this video he poses an interesting question to all of you….especially if you’re primarily a road cyclist. Oh, and Shawn just happens to be a video graphics master and includes some cool stuff in this one. …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kIeu1ZDv8ko

Austin City Council may give more consideration to clarity of bike parking requirements
BY HANNAH JANE DECIUTIIS        The Daily Texan

Cyclists may soon receive more consideration from city officials regarding the convenience of parking downtown as Austin continues to strive to be a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city.
An ordinance proposed by the city’s Planning Commission and Public Works Department amends Austin’s Land Development Code to redefine and clarify bicycle parking. The ordinance would clarify various parts of the code, including taking bike parking into consideration when modifying parking for motor vehicles for…

Vote for the Face of Biking in Dallas, then Party!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
Voting is up!

And so are all the rest of the photos from Dallas Cycle Style’s 2013 Cyclist Census.

Who do you think should be crowned 2013 Face of Biking in Dallas? We have some great candidates, including a notable OC resident, Marcy

Voting continues through Saturday 4.27.13 at high noon and we’ll announce the winners at the bicycle party that night! …

BIKE REPAIRS
Building a Temporary Workshop
by John            AustinBike.com
We are going to be doing some remodeling in the fall and one of the pieces of the project is a bike workshop in the garage.  Today I have to pull the car out to do work on my bike and that is a complete pain.  I had some free evenings this week and decided to set up a temporary workshop for the time being.  This is a few feet narrower than the final in the plans, but it will…

This Is The Sight I Want To See In My Town
suburbanassault.org

I was heading home down Arapaho Road in Richardson, when a small group of cyclists caught my eye. This wasn’t the typical lycra clad, roadie group that you see running a training ride through my town. Instead, it was a bunch of regularly dressed, casual cyclists making their way to the…

Why Did You Start Mountain Biking?
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
Super simple question, and I want to hear your story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8_5zAOniW0A
Watch me tell why I started mountain biking in the below video.

Link to BSS Pace Bend Race results

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by Il Pirate Austin Ridge Riders

Here the links to all of the results (Pace Bend Race, Overalls & Team Challenge):

Pace Bend Race: http://www.tmbra.org/results/statexc_13/austin/tresults.htm

Overalls: http://www.tmbra.org/results/statexc_13/html/tresults.htm

Team Challenge Race: http://www.tmbra.org/team_chal/teams13.html

Team Challenge Table: http://www.tmbra.org/team_chal/teamstable13.html

 Message from ARR President and Race Director Cindy Weisinger
by Il Pirate
Thanks to all who came out to Pace Bend for the race this weekend! We couldn’t have possibly had better weather and the trails were in superb shape. Everyone seemed to be having a good time out there, and I do hope my perception on that is accurate!

Many thanks to Bicycle Sport Shop and ALL our incredible sponsors for helping make this a…

Race Photos from Pace Bend Weekend
by Il Pirate        Austin Ridge Riders
All XC photos from last weekend are up! Get them here:  http://www.ingotimaging.com/Pace-Bend-Race-13-April-20-21

And don’t forget to search for your bib number! There were a fairly high amount of untaggable photos at Pace Bend, so check the galleries manually if the search doesn’t give you what you want.

Big props to Cindy, Leif, and all of the other volunteers and race crew that…

Know rules of road when walking, running, cycling
By Bill Cullins        San Angelo Standard-Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Observe the cyclists, runners and walkers you see the next time you’re out on streets in our community.

You’ll see numerous violations of basic bike-pedestrian safely guidelines and probably spot several people who are breaking the law without knowing it.

In fact, many of those individuals might flunk the following “quiz” related to…

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Checking Out the Road – April 26th Bike Ride

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Today I rode 38.95 miles over to Stroker Road and the grass farms north of Crosby and south of Huffman. Watch my video recap of the ride and the slides below for the details.

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