La Vernia Wild West HammerFest Bike Ride
Saturday, September 18, 2010 @ 8:00 AM local time
La Vernia City Park
San Antonio Rd and Warren St  18 miles east of San Antonio, TX
Fees $25 before 8/16/10; $30 thereafter
To promote, through the sport of cycling, the appreciation of the unique history and heritage of La Vernia and the surrounding areas, and to support the La Vernia Heritage Museum and the La Vernia Veterans Memorial Project.
Riding this week has been throttled by almost constant rain. This has to be one of the wettest July’s in many years. Hopefully I can ride tomorrow evening. At least I got to watch stage 17 of the Tour de France in its entirety. Andy and Alberto are awesome going up mountains.
NTX Bike Polo holds court, and you’re all invited
from Bike Denton by howard
What brings Dentonites out into the blazing sun, once or twice per week, to ride in circles and chase a ball for 4 hours? Bike polo. I tried it, and I can’t help but continue playing. You’re hearing this from a skeptic, now fully converted. It’s so fun I didn’t stop to take pictures or footage till my third trip. …
Greenbelt’s ‘Hill of Life’ surely will be the death of me
by Austin American-Statesman
There are more than 130 miles of trail in Central Texas, Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club president Judi Ronkartz says, so living here provides ample …
Suit claims exercise bicycle unreasonably dangerous for unattended minor
7/21/2010 8:50 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
SHERMAN-A mother has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of an exercise bicycle after her unattended child got his hand caught in the equipment and lost his fingers.
Josh and Diane Willeford, individually and as next friend of L.W., a minor, filed suit against Romfab, also known as Four Minute Workout, also known as Fastexercise, on July 19 in federal court in Sherman. …
Bicyclist hit by truck is on the road to healing
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
At 53, budding triathlete Terry Woods was in the best shape of her life, her husband, Ron Woods, said.
Before riding her bike in Stephenville’s Firecracker 100 during the July Fourth holiday weekend, she had been ramping up her game for the past six years, adding speed and endurance and perfecting her nutritional regimen for her break-out race next month. …
Remembering cycling advocate who was killed
by ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
AMARILLO, TEXAS — She was a cycling advocate in our area who was killed over the weekend in US 87 south of Canyon. Thursday Cindy Whitney was remembered by …
Texas Chainring Massicre 6-Hour Race
Presented by Viva Terlingua!
Comfort, TX
Saturday, August 14, 2010
USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2010-2470
Online Registration Closes Friday, August 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM ET
Flat Rock Ranch – Comfort, Texas
Saturday, August 14th – Start Time: 5:00 PM
Proceeds benefiting the Austin Parks & Recreation Junior Mountain Bike Racing Team
USA Cycling Event Permit Pending
Categories
Solo Men Open – 50% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Women Open – 50% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Men – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Women – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Two person team Men – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Two person team Women – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
¡SINGLE SPEED! – All solo participants that chose to race on single speed bicycles will be broken out into an additional group and be eligible for another 25% cash payout through 5th place.
Example: First placing solo women also races on a single speed, and amongst all single speed participants earns 3rd place, she would get the first place prize money for solo women as well as a 3rd place cash bonus for the singlespeed group. Racers need to announce their intention to race in the additional Single Speed group when they pickup their number plate onsite.
White Rock Trail bicycle crossing at Lawther still open for now …
from www.txcn.com
But West Lawther still will be closed to motorized traffic at that intersection, said Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Cynthia Northrop. …
Return to the Alamo: Music, food and a benefit ride
by Dallas Morning News (blog)
Bicycle and motorcycle competitions. Stunts. Free admission. Time: 5 to 9 pm, starting with bicycle and motorcycle ride from the Grassy Knoll downtown. …
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A Reverence for Riding
by The Interior News
By Andrew Hudson – Smithers Interior News When 55 University of Texas students roll through Smithers July 22 on an Austin-to-Anchorage charity bicycle tour, …
Touring West Texas – For the bicyclists, there was the joy of sweet tiredness, never wearisome, for a worthwhile cause.
from www.mywesttexas.com
It was an amazing heartiness devoid of tedium yet whacked, but not defeated, by the weekend ride in the summer heat, challenged by the rising landscape, a hill that never seemed to end horizon after horizon. The last endurance climb came in the rolling plains, neighboring the Cap Rock Escarpment, west of Gail and meandering upward toward Lamesa’s vast cotton country. …
Encourage people to walk, cycle | palo, cycle, alto – Viewpoints …
from www.brownsvilleherald.com
I am grateful to our city for providing the excellent bike trail from the Palo Alto Battlefield to Brownsville’s old cemetery. It is thrilling to ride along the trail and watch birds, rabbits, ground squirrels and the occasional snake as well as see happy families and friends bicycling, jogging and walking their cheerful dogs. Of course, we need to extend…
Texas cycling and sailing with Dennis: Lake Mineral Wells Trailway …
by Dennis and Michele Starkey
Michele and I had planned a trip to ride the Lake Mineral Wells Trailway on Saturday the 17th, the weather forecast was for hot, hot, hot, and we were glad when Marla and Rick accepted our invitation to ride with us. We met at the trail head to find the gate locked even though the sign on the gate…
Law of 3’s
from Mike’s Bike Blog
I’m not sure if this is a written rule but crashes usually happen in 3’s, celebrity deaths happen in 3s. My last 3 rides fell to this pearl:
Sunday
First thing in the morning Jack and I got out for an hour of pace line work and descending drills. After that I was going to ride for another hour. I headed out on Limecreek Road towards Volente Beach. 2 Miles into it I hear a loud pop and the hiss of the air being released from my back tire. Upon inspection my tire had a severe blowout. I booted the tire with a dollar bill and changed the flat and rode home. That evening at the boys’ soccer practice…