Daily News Roundup February 11th – Texas Bicycling

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All PUDDLE FOR THE DUCKS Registered Riders First, we want to thank each and every one of you for your support and encouragement last week while we were struggling with the decision on whether to postpone, cancel or attempt to continue with the 2011 PUDDLE FOR THE DUCKS. As everyone is aware, we ultimately decided to postpone the ride in the hopes of being able to hold it on a later date.  Because of the number of recommended rides in the Houston area, finding a date which does not have a ride committed is nearly impossible. Therefore it was determined that partnering with an existing ride would be the best alternative for this year's PUDDLE FOR THE DUCKS ride.  We have agreed that we will partner with the 2011 Spring Breakaway on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Beginning at 8:00 AM, the ride will start and finish at the Katy Mills Mall location of Sun & Ski Sports, a sponsor for both rides. …

Volunteer Information/RSVP Fayetteville Stage Race Volunteer Information The club needs your help March 18 – 20 (Fri – Sun) to help put on the race.  This race is the main fund raising event for the club and helps provide funds for club parties, volunteer clothing, and community donations.  Volunteers receive a club t-shirt, as well as earn a free piece of club clothing for each volunteer day (up to two pieces).  Meal tickets are provided for one meal on Saturday and/or Sunday.  The club rents out two local cottages so you can sleep…

Zavala Elem. & Austin Safe Routes to School Host BikeTexas SafeCyclist Training from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford) Safe Routes BikeTexas conducted the first SafeCyclist Certification Training for this grant year on January 26, 2011. The training provided twenty-three elementary Physical Education teachers, public safety officers, and youth professionals with…

ROTOR Q-rings and Cranks: The Cycling God’s Gift to Men from Texas Racing Life by Ken A product that I use and love is the ROTOR Qring and crank setup.  I also have a Quark Power meter that fits nicely with the setup. A Qring is a special type of chainring that is asymmetrical, meaning it is thicker through one cross section than another.  In effect, my 53 tooth outer chainring is a virtual 55 tooth during one section of the pedal stroke and a 50 during another section of the pedal stroke.  This is designed to work with the design of…

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 10th

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Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine
February 13, 2011
Cycling Does Not Weaken Bones
A recent article from France may explain why some top bicycle racers have low bone densities, indicating an increased risk for breaking their bones (The Physician and Sportsmedicine, October 2010).  Nobody has ever shown that bicycling or any other type of exercise weakens bones.  I discussed this in detail in…

portrait: Eric Pulido
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
This post kicks off a Bike Denton portrait series that emphasizes the human over the bike, the personality more than the commute and gear details. I tend to not think of us as cyclists, but people who ride a bike…

Complete Streets Bills Filed in Texas Legislature
from BikeDFW by marc@mcmumby.com
biketexas_leg_alert_300Bike Texas has been working to get a Complete Streets initiative passed by the Texas legislature. BikeDFW is also a big supporter of Complete Streets and this filing is a big step in the right direction. Here’s the message from…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events 2/10/11 to 2/16/11 | Austin On Two Wheels
Austin and Texas Bicycle Framebuilders … Austin Bicycle Shops Reviewed by A2W … Texas Cycling BlogsOutside of Austin. Beginning Bicycle Commuting …

Lake Corpus Christi State Park will open mountain bike trails this year
By Alissa Inman
from www.caller.com
The park is planning five miles of single-track trail winding in several loops through 300 acres. Although it is difficult to predict until the trails are cleared, the wooded, brushy terrain should lend itself to…

The Racing Post – Dirt Ridin’ by Kathy Duryea Hudson | Facebook
Snow reminds me it is January, and that just around the corner, the Texas mountain biking scene will be heating up with the Spring TMBRA racing series. …

Cycling notebook: Dierker takes different road
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
There may be larger, lankier riders in the BP MS 150 come April, but there won’t be any more conspicuous, recognizable ones among the thousands on the road than the newest member of the Houston Builders team. …

Schulenburg Texas Dance Hall Cycling Tour – Schulenburg, TX

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Schulenburg Texas Dance Hall Cycling Tour 2011
Start: Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 9:00 AM
The Greater Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce
618 N. Main Street   Schulenburg, TX
Registration Closing Date Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 11:59 PM

Directions
Leaving Houston, take I-10 West 88 Miles. Exit US-90, exit 677. Turn left onto US-90. Turn left onto TX-222 SPUR/LYONS AVE. Turn right onto N Main St. 531 N Main St. is on your right.

Parking
Plenty of free parking and showers will be available.

Art/Craft Show & Activities
An arts/crafts show and children activities will start soon after the 9am send off, for family and friends waiting on the riders. Musical entertainment will start around noon and activities will flow into Sengelmann’s Dance Hall early in the afternoon.

Additional Information
Sugar Cycles, presents the Second annual Texas Dance Hall Ride, that will take place on Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Schulenburg, TX. Multiple ride options include 35, 45 and 65 miles. All distances start in front of the historic Sengelmann’s Dance Hall on Main Street. Riders of all capabilities will be able to tour the famous Painted Churches constructed by German and Czech communities during the 1890s. The riders will also get to experience three of Texas’ many historic dance halls, all over one hundred years old, Sengelmann’s, Swiss Alp’s and Moravia.

Proceeds go to support the local Boys and Girls Club of America.

Texas Bicycling News and More for February 9th

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TBi Wednesday Night Criterium

Every Wednesday Night in March, but we’ll extend it to every Wednesday between April and the end of August at 1900 Gravel Road (don’t worry it’s paved) Fort Worth link has a map showing reference to 183 and 820.

Frame of Mind: Inside the Art of Building Handmade Bikes
By Chuck Squatriglia from www.wired.com
Frame of Mind
Every bike starts with a conversation. Where do you ride? How do you ride? What do you like in a bike? What do you want from a bike? Most of his customers are buying their third or fourth bike and know exactly what they’re looking for in a ride.

Once Sycip has an idea of who you are, how you ride and what you want, he’ll measure you like an obsessive-compulsive tailor to make sure your bike…

RedBud Sports Pace Bend Road Race : Sunday, Feb. 20th 2011
from CycleATX.com – Cycling Events, Groups and Bike Shops in Austin, TX by CoreyCarter

Red Bud Sports
Presented by Team Hotel San Jose, the RedBud Sports’ Pace Bend Road Race returns for 2011 on Sunday, February 20th at 8am. The race will be contested on a 6.2 mile circuit or rolling hills in Pace Bend Park near Spicewood, TX. This USA Cycling sanctioned race is a…

Woman charged with intoxication assault after striking cyclist
by Monitor
EDINBURG — A woman police say was driving drunk when her vehicle hit a cyclist Tuesday night was charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle, said Johnny Hernandez, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.

McAllen resident Jessica Lee Whatley, 27, was arrested after stumbling…

Tour de Ranch Festival opens Reveille Park Ranch
by Marble Falls Highlander
By James Walker Reveille Peak Ranch, which touts itself as the Texas Hill Country’s … Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association and Reveille Peak Ranch. …

Alsatian Country III Race Report
from Mike’s Bike Blog
This past weekend in Castroville, TX, just outside of San Antonio was the third running of the weekend races. Saturdays criterium is on a .7 mile jogging/bike path. The course is what I would consider flat with one small rise. The past 2 times they’ve held this event I’ve always pasted on it, it was just far enough of a drive that I couldn’t justify the hotel expenses. However this time around under Holland Racing’s direction they added a…

San Antonio Wheelmen Rides
Saturday, February 12, 9:00 AM, Boerne “is this the last hill?” Ride (NNW) [H].
Routes vary from 25-70 miles and go through Comfort, Sisterdale, and Waring-Welfare and for the really stout-of-heart, Old Hwy 9 to Luckenbach. The Boerne ride is one of the longest running rides offered monthly by the…
Sunday, February 13, 9:00 am, Woman Hollering Creek Ride (E) [F to R].
Routes of 26-70 miles available. This popular ride features the rolling farmland east of Bexar County, fresh hot pies at the stop in New Berlin and, of course, the…

Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Thursday NiteRider NOT CANCELLED!!
from Shawnee Trail Cycling Club by sooner1
Thu NiteRider is moving under the bigtop this week.
Given the pretty solid forecast of COLD weather and the very likely possibility that some of this lovely stuff on the street will still be there – we’re taking our show indoors! …