Spook ‘n Spoke Bicycle Ride & 5k Fun Run – Wichita Falls, TX

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Spook ‘n Spoke Bicycle Ride & 5k Fun Run
Presented by Texoma Cycling Center – BikeUSA.com
Wichita Falls, TX
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Online Registration Closes Monday, October 24, 2011 at 11:45 PM ET
The Ride:    Who says Trick-or-Treating is just for kids and can’t be done on a bike?  Put on your costume and join us for some Halloween fun on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM!  This spooky trek will offer four different routes:  6 miles, 20 miles, 35 miles, and 62 miles (100 K) and LOTS of fun for your entire family.  Rest stops will be conveniently located throughout the routes and our volunteers will be ready to serve you, your favorite treats…sports drinks, fruits, and cookies.  The ride will start and end at Texoma Cycling Center, 502 Wichita Street, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Info:  All entrants will receive a long sleeve t-shirt.

Cost:  $25 per event, if you wish to do the Run and Bicycle Ride cost will be $40 and entrants will receive only one t-shirt.

Tour de Cypress – Mount Vernon, TX

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Eighth Annual Tour de Cypress
Saturday, April 21, 2012, Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas

See if you can tame the most wicked, winding 100K in Texas, or ride a friendly 10 mile, caustic 30 mile or beautiful 45 mile route.
100k Ride $20.00
45 mile ride $20.00
30 Mile Ride $20.00
10 Mile Ride $20.00
Single start time 9 a.m.
Well marked routes and rest stops. Excellent SAG support provided.
Kids 12 and under ride free with adult registration.
T-shirts for first 500 riders or those registered before 4/07/12.
Free Hamburger lunch after ride. Free dinner 6 p.m. Friday at airport.
Pancakes for sale on the square.
Music on the square.
Don Meredith Exhibit, Rare Bird Egg and Butterfly Collections open in Old Fire Station Museum.
Events planned for the entire family including art shows and sales, historical tours.

All four routes will be well marked and there will be rest stops approximately every five to ten miles for each of the four routes. Excellent SAG support will be provided on all four of the routes. Goody bags and T-shirts for registered riders will be given out before the event starts.
Camping and RV sites are available near town and at beautiful Lake Cypress Springs. Local hotel accommodations are also available.

Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bike Tour – Blanco, TX

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7th Annual Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bike Tour
Date: October 23, 2011 @ 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Blanco High School
1215 Fourth St. Blanco, TX

The Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bike Tour is back for its 7th year as the primary fundraising event for the University of Texas Cycling Club on Oct. 23, 2011 in Blanco. The event supports Texas Cyclings’ 2011-2012 racing season, rider development, and the club’s efforts to increase participation in the sport of cycling in the UT and Austin communities. Mellow Johnny’s is a proud sponsor of the team and encourages the community to come support the team and ride the challenging hills and beautiful vistas of the Texas Hill Country.

The tour will include 10-, 25-, 45-, 60-, and 80-mile routes. The 80-miler includes a stop in the famous Luckenback, TX. Join us post-ride for a party with music, an all-you-can-eat catered barbecue feast and refreshments.

Registration is $40 per rider and closes on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 11:50pm PST. For more info and to register, visit www.utexascycling.org

Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup September 13th

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Bastrop Wild Fire Benefit at RHR!
Incase you have not heard, Rocky Hill Ranch is holding a fundraiser for the Bastrop firefighters this Friday and Satuday September 16th and 17th.   There will be music on Friday as well as food for sale and free beer both Friday and Saturday.  All proceeds including entrance fees will be dontated to the Bastrop firefighters.  For more information check out RHR’s…

Weehoo Recalls Bike Trailers Due to Fall and Crash Hazards
www.bicycle.net

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers
Units: About 2,700
Manufacturer: Weehoo Inc., of Golden, Colo. …

Do you bike and vote? Tell our Senators not to gut bike/ped funding
by elliott        Austin On Two Wheels
League of American Bicyclists mounts e-mail campaign “I Bike, I Vote.”

Since they were elected into power on Capitol Hill last fall, Congressional Republicans have been on a war path to eliminate government spending they consider wasteful. The latest project on the chopping block is the Transportation Enhancements (TE) program which creates safe space on the roads for vulnerable users like cyclists and pedestrians and to a lesser degree highway beautification. In a move to encourage more active…

Missoni Bicycles for Target, who knew?
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking In Dallas

Missoni for Target collection

Missoni is an Italian fashion house based in Varese that’s known for making colorful knitwear, housewares and such.  The kind of stuff your wife asks you to go shopping with her for and you’d rather have a root canal instead. Turns out they partnered with Target stores not long ago to produce affordable apparel and other goodies known…

Bastrop State Park will close at least through October
by By Pamela LeBlanc        Fit City
Texas Parks and Wildlife just sent out this press release about Bastrop State Park:
Sept. 13, 2011
Cleanup efforts underway at fire-blackened Bastrop State Park

BASTROP – Bastrop State Park will be closed through at least October as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel continue to douse hot spots on the mostly-burned property and begin assessing damage as well as developing a plan to get the park reopened to the public.

Tuesday, a week after the fire situation at the park reached its worst point, TPWD firefighters and other personnel were working to put out lingering hot spots from the wildfire that first began threatening the park on Sept. 4. Crews also were busy cutting and…

Construction means 10-month detour on Lance Armstrong Bikeway
by By Pamela LeBlanc        Fit City
Heads up, bicycle commuters.

Downtown construction of a wastewater tunnel project near Shoal Creek will mean a 10-month detour along the Lance Armstrong Bikeway.

From Oct. 3 to July 2012, the section of trail next to Shoal Creek between Cesar Chavez and Third streets will be closed. …

Blue Line gets (well-deserved) national notice
blog.chron.com
No one has to tell Heights residents what a great bike shop Blue Line Bike Lab is, but now the local business is getting some well-deserved national recognition as well.

The League of American Cyclists has awarded Blue Line, 3302 White Oak, a Fall 2011 Silver Level honor as a Bicycle Friendly Business. The only other Houston area bike shop to be so honored by the group is Bikesport, 2909 Joanel, a bronze level winner in 2010. Other Houston area businesses on the…

Fort Belknap: The ‘silent jewel’ of Young County
by David Rupkalvis             www.grahamleader.com
Fort Belknap is a jewel in Young County, but it should be used more to attract tourists.
That’s the message county commissioners heard Monday when Margaret Hoogstra, executive director of Texas Forts Trail, discussed the trail that includes eight frontier forts in north and central Texas.

Hoogstra explained that for decades, Texas has been split into 10 travel regions to attract tourists. The forts trail is designed to draw those interested in Texas history. Best of all, the regions do their job. …

Truck on the trail.
by Justin        Seen On The Train
…I am back into the swing of riding, and feeling pretty good about myself. I did try to go for a longer ride on Labor Day, but the wind was terrible, and I found myself lying by the side of the road about twenty miles in, with my chest heaving like I just started riding. This weekend I’m working the RV Supershow, but I’ll do my best to squeeze in a ride on Sunday morning. I need to do at least 35 or 40 miles in order to build up to…