HBC Columbus – Weimar Loops Ride
October 9th 2011
Distances:  24(B), 36(C), 43(C), 50(C), 58(C) miles

Flat to rolling hills, open fields. Good roads and pretty scenery, very little traffic. Its worth the extra few minutes drive. Weimar cafe closes at 1:00 (old-fashioned shakes). Take plenty of water.

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Wednesday night ride
Description:     Leaderless rides leave 5:30-5:45PM from either River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd. or Rio Plaza (Upper Valley and Artcraft) 20-24 mile Upper Valley ride, at various paces. Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza.

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association – Mountain Bike Whisperer Radio Show
Episode 15 The Marion SansomPark XC Race with Monty V and LC

This addition of MBW Radio talks about the DORBA North Texas Fall XC Series mountain bike race at Marion Sansom Park. Topics of discussion are course descriptions for all classes including the new CAT3 race loop, the expo area and who will be there and where to park.

October Club Mtg: Is Racing in Your Future?
Northwest Cycling Club
Our October club meeting promises to be the most inspiring meeting of the year.
The 2011 race season is ending. Our Race Team’s 37 racers have competed in 400 road races and countless track races. Our Juniors are ranked #2 Team in Texas. It’s been a terrific year, but they can’t look back because October is when they start training for next year. And they’re setting even BIGGER…

MPO Bike Night
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date:     10/12/2011
Time:     06:00 PM
Location:     San Antonio, TX
Details: October’s Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee (BMAC) meeting is an evening Bike Night Meeting!  Doors open on October 12th at 6 PM.  Light refreshments will be available and you will have an opportunity to speak with…

First Phase of 183A Trail is Complete
www.biketexas.org
On Thursday, September 29, 2011 the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority unveiled the first phase of multi-use trail along toll road 183A. The ceremony included remarks from Mike Heiligentstein, the Executive Director of CTRMA; Ray Wilkerson, Chairman of CTRMA; Cedar Park Mayor Bob Lemon; Austin City Council Member Chris Riley; and BikeTexas Executive Director Robin Stallings. Each person spoke glowingly of the…

Sunday morning trail
by katiejo        Austin On Two Wheels
It’s 8 am on a Sunday morning. The people awake and already going  this early on the last day of the weekend I mentally divide into three categories: 1)fitness fanatics worshiping their bodies, 2) late nighters that never fell asleep, and 3) parents like myself, who feel lucky if my…

Trail Under Renner Progress – Forms Are Up, Cement Is Being Poured
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

It’s been a couple of weeks since our last progress report. The city is finally getting close to completing the trail under Renner Road. All of the forms are up and they’ve started pouring the concrete on the north side. What’s interesting about this part of the process, compared to when they worked on the trail under Central, is that the…

Bike couriers converge in Austin this weekend
By Pam LeBlanc        Fit City
Steely-nerved bike messengers from around the continent will converge in Austin this weekend to determine the best urban package purveyor on two wheels.

While they’re here, they’ll also hobnob at local bars, cruise the city by bike and listen to music written and performed by a band made up of Austin’s professional bicycle couriers during the…

October 11 Member Meeting and 2012 Board Candidates Slate
by Veljko Roskar        GHORBA
The next general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, from 7-9 p.m. in the Star Pizza party room at the Norfolk location. There will be free pizza and soft drinks for those in attendance. This will also be a chance to meet the current officers and learn about the positions. Many of you have great ideas about how to improve our club, trails, etc. and serving on…

Brownie’s Take: Pros & Cons of Off-Season Weight Training
by Doc        McKinney Velo Club

Mike “Brownie” Brown (pictured here securing his annual victory in the Copperas Cove season opener to another Texas road racing season) just finished his 2011 season where it all started – on the top step of the podium in Copperas Cove. Brownie’s most recent Copperas Cove victory made him the 2011 Master’s Age 45-49 State Champion… which makes a nice bookend for the P/1/2 State Championship Brownie won at Chappell Hill in 2001. Brownie will be…