Daily News Roundup February 20th – Texas Bicycling

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Waco Bicycle Club
Sunday Beginner Mountain Bike
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BikeHouston Spring Calendar
from BikeHouston » Blog by Darren Sabom
BikeHouston

BikeHouston Annual Meeting
from BikeHouston » Blog by Darren Sabom
BikeHouston

Whitewater bike-maker to take product to national show
by Pierce County Herald
WHITEWATER – A bike builder from Wisconsin tries to take his business to the next level by taking his wheeled products to a national show in Austin, Texas, next week. John Sotherland has been building Sotherland Custom Bicycles since 2006. …

Team LIVESTRONG Challenge – Dripping Springs, TX

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LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin
Date: Saturday October 15, 2011 to Sunday October 16, 2011
Location: Austin, TX
Type of Event: Touring

Event Options: 5K and/or 10, 20, 45, 65, 90 mile bike option
Event description: Our final event of the Series is held in conjunction with the Ride for the Roses weekend. On Saturday, October 15 enjoy a 5K run/walk through Austin. Then on Sunday, October 16, choose from one of our multi-distance bike rides ranging from 10–90 miles. Our post-event party is a great way to celebrate all the miles put in training, all the hard work put into fundraising and the end to another great Series.

On Saturday, October 15 enjoy a 5K run/walk through downtown Austin, including a tour along Austin’s eclectic South Congress Avenue. Then on Sunday, October 16, join us at Dripping Springs Middle School to see the best of the Texas Hill Country with one of our multi-distance bike rides including a 20-, 45-, 65- or 90-mile options.

Registration fees:
$45: January 1, 2011–May 31, 2011
$50: June 1, 2011–October 16, 2011

*Virtual participants can register for free at any time.
**The registration fee to participate in the 5K and the ride is $75.

Contact Email: teamlivestrong@livestrong.org
Contact Phone: 512-236-8820
Fax: 512-236-8482

Register

Our final event of the Series is held in conjunction with the Ride for the Roses weekend. On Saturday, October 15 enjoy a 5K run/walk through downtown Austin, including a tour along Austin’s eclectic South Congress Avenue. Then on Sunday, October 16, join us at Dripping Springs Middle School to see the best of the Texas Hill Country with one of our multi-distance bike rides including a 20-, 45-, 65- or 90-mile options. Our post-event party is a great way to celebrate all the miles put in training, all the hard work put into fundraising and the end to another great Series.

Last year, 5,500 dedicated participants raised over $3.1 million for the fight against cancer. This generous donation will continue to help cancer survivors live life on their own terms and build and support programs and initiatives to help raise awareness of and improve the lives of the 28 million people living with cancer today.

Every flag I saw today… – February 20th Bike Ride

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The wind kicked up today from yesterday’s ride. Every flag I saw today was standing straight out from the 16+ mph south wind. This was great for the first part of the ride when I had a tailwind. When I tuned into the wind I could tell my muscles were not ready after yesterday’s ride to move at more than a crawl. The 76 degrees and mostly cloudy skies made me think spring had arrived. I hope this is the case but I should know better. No other riders today.

Ride mileage as of today:

  • February miles 217.6
  • YTD miles 435.59

2-20-2011 Ride data

Additional charts and map. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 19th

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Urgent: Funding Cuts for Ped / Bike Projects
by Aaron Chang with 1 Comment
Recent proposed funding cuts threaten to delay existing bicycle / pedestrian projects and gut plans for new bicycle connectivity trails for the foreseeable future. We have until Friday Feb. 25, 2011 to get this changed. …

Whitewater custom bike builder will debut new line at national bike show
by Wisconsin State Journal
That will change next week when the Whitewater bike shop owner officially launches his Sotherland Custom Bicycles line at the National Handbuilt Bicycle Show in Austin, Texas. Last year, the show drew 150 exhibitors and 6000 attendees. …

Hundreds of cyclists turn out for Jalapeño 100
by Brownsville Herald
Jalapeno 100
By ISAAC GARCIA Valley Morning Star Jorge Martinez was short of breath after completing a 100-mile bicycle run which took him round trip from Harlingen to Port Isabel in the 21st annual Jalapeño Hundred Bicycle Ride. Martinez, 19, and an estimated 600 …

Bike Brookshire
Ride Routes
A collection of several routes to start you on your journey thru the back roads Brookshire and Waller County.
Brookshire-Simonton-Fulshear – Mostly flat route from Brookshire, South…

Texas Spring Race Circuit – Mountain Bike Forums
from forums.mtbr.com
I just registered for my first mountain bike race at Warda in a couple weeks. I will be racing category 3 19-29 y/o. If I like it I plan on doing at least 3 …

Early Season CAUTION !
from Home by mike.emmons@verizon.net (Mike Emmons)
A lot of us are not riding the miles that we had been and with the bad weather in the last few weeks, fitness has slipped for some of us and our reflexes are not quite what they were before the winter hiatus.  Add to that the sand and increased potholes and you will certainly see more riders doing scary things and making poor…

Fish Creek continues north over FM2854
from WCC by sschoger@comcast.net (Steve Schoger)
OK, good news and bad news!  Fish Creek will be continued northbound, without having to exit left onto Leah and then to Honea Egypt and then to 2854.  The bridge over FM2854 and the rail road tracks (Fish Creek had previously dead-ened before these two E-W transit ways) will be dedicated and opened up to vehicle traffic on Wednesday, February 23rd.  Precinct 2 Commissioner Craig Doyle, a friend of cyclists…