Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 29th

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October 24: Bike In Single File
from TylerPaper.com
RANT: I wholeheartedly agree with a previous writer regarding bicyclists on Loop 49 between Texas Highway 155 and U.S. Highway 69. However, I would like to add one more bit of advice to these bicyclists: Bike in single file, not double file. When you are…

Kevin Schwantz Wins Again
by Cycle News
Ben Bostrom isn’t the only motorcycle racer making news with pedal power. A day after Bostrom won the Singlespeed World Championship in Rotorua, New Zealand, Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc World Champion, was part of the four-rider Team Cycle Progression/Brand 34 squad that won both their class and the overall victory in the 24 Hours of Rocky Hill, at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas.
Smithville Texas
Schwantz and three friends, with help from a two-man support crew, completed 28 laps of the nearly ten-mile course, each riding seven…

Trans Am Bicycle Ride to Fill this House 2010: A “Comfort” able …
from transam2010.blogspot.com
Charles Breer here guest blogging on Week 4 of the Fill This House Transcontinental ride of Peter Conway and Carl Tippit. I’m Peter’s cousin and just thrilled to be able to join him during part of his long-time dream to ride across the country.

What a day we had today! We managed to successfully navigate about 30 turns on our winding route through the heart of the Texas Hill Country…

Intervals to Improve Both Endurance and Speed
from drmirkin.com
Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine
October 31, 2010

In last week’s eZine I explained why intense exercise is necessary for both *maximum health benefits of exercise and *maximum speed and endurance in athletic competition. This week’s issue describes how to use interval training for these benefits.

Cyclists, runners, and almost all other athletes have to move very fast in training to be at their best in competition.  owever, you can’t move very fast over long distances, so athletes…

Black Eye Pea Ride – Texarkana, TX

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2011 Black Eye Pea Ride, Texarkana, TX- The Edge City Cycling invites you to the 2nd annual Black Eye Pea Ride will take place on New Year’s Day- 01/01/11 at Grady Wallace Park in 3419 Leopard Drive, Texarkana, TX. The group start is at 10 AM and ride whatever distance you want. There will be 4 circuits mapped out- so ride whichever and however many of them you would like to. Courses will range from a 3 mile circle to a 13 mile circle (don’t just stop at one circuit). A poker ride will be set up to make riding the circuits more interesting. A big pot of black eye peas, cornbread, and cabbage will be at the rest stop (along with the normal fare you would expect).

Daily News Roundup October 28th – Texas Bicycling

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Product Recall – Easton Sports EC90 Seat Post
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
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: Bicycles with 2010 EC90 Zero seat posts.

City of Austin building $1.1M in bike lanes
by Bizjournals.com
Austin City Council approved a deal Thursday with the Texas Department of Transportation to build 10 miles of new bicycle lanes. The city and the state are …

Austin bike lanes

New events can help change culture of health in Corpus Christi
by Corpus Christi Caller Times
I hear it all the time, Corpus Christi residents complaining that Austin is so much more fun, so much more beautiful, just plain better than Corpus Christi.

I disagree with all those, and for the record, think comparisons between Corpus Christi and Austin are patently unfair. Corpus Christi never will…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events 10/28/10 to 11/03/10
from Austin On Two Wheels
Sweatin Burnt Orange Bicycle Tour 830 AM Blanco High School 1215 Fourth St Blanco TX In its fifth year the Sweatin Burnt Orange Bike Tour has established …

100 Days As A Cyclist
Published on 25 October 2010 in Journal. from silver-starlight.net
One hundred days ago I bought my first nice bike (a.k.a. my first bike purchased from a bike shop and not a department store). What possessed me, aside from the thrill of learning that I’d passed my quals for the last time ever? Well, Joe and I had rented bikes to ride the Cades Cove loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks earlier, and, despite the absolute clunkers we rode and my abysmal performance as a rider, I’d had just enough fun to consider taking the plunge. …

Nicole

Texas High School Mountain Bike League Launch Party
from weareaustin.com
The Texas High School Mountain Bike League and its sponsor, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, will host a launch party for the league, which will introduce the sport to Texas high schools.

The League was selected to be a part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association in 2010. There will be skills camps and training…

Daily News Roundup October 27th – Texas Bicycling

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Biking for transportation is more than riding to work
from The Blog peopleforbikes.org
A recent post on the Copenhagenize blog brought up an important topic for us at peopleforbikes.org. Mikael Colville-Andersen wrote, “The act of riding a bicycle for transport often only gets mentioned as a way to get from home to work and back again in North America, Australasia and Britain.” He’s right: in the U.S., biking for transportation is essentially synonymous with bike commuting. When we talk about making…

2010 Mellow Johnny’s 6-Hour – Volunteer Signup
Presented by 2010 Mellow Johnny’s 6-Hour
Dripping Springs, TX
Saturday, November 13, 2010
The 2010 Mellow Johnny’s 6-Hour race is fast approaching. We’re reaching out for volunteers to make this event a success. Any proceeds from this one will be going to LiveStrong and we are excited about the opportunity to help this wonderful organization out!

The race flyer can be found here. Please read through it so you understand the event logistics prior…

Cross Country bicyclist makes a stop in Anahuac
by Anahuac Progress
Clayton is traveling cross country by bicycle celebrating his sixth year of being cancer free. He began this leg of his journey in Dallas circumnavigating …

Shared paths cause concern | North Texas Daily
by Managing-Editor
UNT students are debating the safety of bicycle riders and pedestrians sharing the sidewalks on campus after a woman was struck and killed by a cyclist in White Rock Lake in Dallas.

Lauren Huddleston, 28, was jogging along Katy Trail in White Rock Lake when she was hit by a bicycle. She died three days later on Oct. 3 from the head injuries sustained in the accident. The cyclist is…

SkelliCyclists present The Skeleton Ride 2nd Bone | Austin Texas …
from www.atxbs.com
Skellies Get excited for our annual Skeleton Ride Were going to bike around town and make a few … ATX Bicycle AdvocacyInfo. Austinand Texas Bike Laws …

The Bike. The Cause. The Family « Word4Women’s Blog
by word4women
I was writing this on Saturday night/ Monday morning & couldn’t contain my thoughts.  After a couple of days, I think I’m ready to finish it.
Cure for Cancer
Good morning.  I should be in bed asleep recharging to do the Ride for the Roses this morning, but I can’t sleep.  There is a lot that is on my heart & mind.  I have had a great time in Austin with all of the P3C3 family.  Most importantly, I had an amazing time on the journey getting here.  The trek halfway across the country with people that you…

English couple cycling through Clovis, Portales to promote charity
by Clovis News Journal
Two English Rotarians cycling 10,000 miles to raise awareness about disaster relief charity Shelter Box are expected in Clovis and Portales, according to a press release.

Huw and Carolyn Thomas of Cornwall, UK, riding in tandem with a green Shelter Box in tow, are traveling across Canada, the U.S. to Florida…