Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 22nd

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Training or Unfinished Business? LA Registered for Texas MTB race
from singletrack.com
…To see Armstrong registered for the 2010 Miles of DisComfort Mountain Bike Marathon in Comfort, Texas on Jan. 30 could mean a couple of things: He’s looking to get in some mountain bike saddle time or finishing something left unfinished in 2008 — namely the Miles of DisComfort. …

Cycling & Houston Sustainability | Ernesto Aguilar
by Ernesto Aguilar
Gina Mitteco, pedestrian-bicyclist coordinator of the Houston-Galveston Area Council, will talk on the future of bicycling in the region Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Annual Meeting of BikeHouston, Houston’s organization that advocates making the city safe and accessible for cyclists. …

Dishevelled Stars: The Bicycle-Skirt Dilema
by Amanda
Sometimes I worry Lennon and I are too on the same page.  I’ve had the skeleton of this “skirts + bicycles” post up and ready for completion since I finished breakfast and left for work, and then I came home to find Lennon espousing the never-before-realized joys of cut off denim shorts on Facebook – all because of his new love for bicycles!  He has a pair of terrible cut-off denim shorts that look like something Huck Finn would wear if he had been alive and playing hookey circa 1970.  Lennon then posted this picture, with a note apologizing to hipsters of the world for all of the flack he’s given this hipster-favored look in the past: …

Bicycle  Corridors « Easy Street Articles
by “Kansas” Chuck
Isn’t my town already bicycle friendly? A white line painted on the street provides no protection to walkers, runners, skaters, or bikers. The few existing bike paths in Texas cities are useless for commuting unless and until they are …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/21- 1/27/10 | Austin On Two …
from Austin on Two Wheels
Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:30 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave

Bicycle Advisory Council
6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room

Thursday Night Social Ride
7:30 PM, The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. (Corner of 4th and Navasota

Austin Bike Polo Birthday Bash
2 PM, Bartholomew Park, 5201 Berkman Drive

SkelliCyclists present: The Ninja Ride!
1 PM, Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd St

Sunday Morning Fixie Ride
10:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St

Weekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny’s
3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St

Bike Pub Crawl presented by BeerTownAustin.com
4 PM, Crown & Anchor, 2911 San Jacinto

Tuesday Night Bike Polo Match
5 PM, Joslin Park, Manchaca St & Redd St

Hump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
Noon, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake

Weekly Bike Maintenance and Flat Repair Classes hosted by Mellow Johnny’s
6 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St

Wednesday Night Road Ride XXVIII
7 PM, Check site for start location

Easy Street News, January 2010 « Easy Street Articles
by Mike Librik
But, since we’ve now done so much work to develop a community of recumbent riders here in central Texas, we’re trying to add more content to our current customers and riders in general. … This bike generated some buzz last year after winning its division in the cross-country Race Across America. Note that we carry the eponymous X-Stream, which has a front road brake, Hoagie seat, and 650c wheels, and is primarily targeted at recreational road riders. …

What time do your weekday rides start? « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
Here’s a question from Bike Noob reader Ramon H. in the Rio Grande Valley of far south Texas: Lighting the way before dawn.*. Currently, we have a small group that rides on Tuesday and Thursday at 5:15 a.m. We ride for about 1.5 hours …

Sassy & Thin in 2010: Mirror mirror, the MS150, and My Readers
by Olivia
Okay, moving on….Yesterday I sent out an email to friends/family/coworkers telling them I have signed up for the MS150 (A bike ride from Houston to Austin, Texas to raise money for multiple sclerosis.) When you sign up for this bike ride you are required to raise at least $400 before the ride. I hate asking for money, but I don’t really have $400 to throw at this, especially since I need…

Ride it like you stole it, fat boy: beggars can’t be choosers
by Andy Brickell
Just finished sending out begging e-mails to all my friends. No, I haven’t blown the family savings on a new bike, I’m kicking off my fund-raising for the MS150, and everyone has been incredibly generous in the past. If you’re reading this…

USA Cycling announces Regional Development Camp schedule for 2010 …
by Cycling Guy
Open to all athletes between the ages of 14 and 22, the regional camps provide aspiring young riders with opportunities to develop their skills while learning from some of the top coaches in the nation. Camp discussions cover topics ranging from event preparation to becoming a healthier cyclist. Daily on-the-bike skills work includes cornering drills, paceline/echelon riding, and practice taking a feed, among other skills deemed essential by the USA Cycling National Team Coaching Staff.
ROAD CYCLING
June 6-11: Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas

ChipSeal: Perilous Journey
by ChipSeal
I rolled out of my driveway at about 2:30 on a trip to Waxahachie. It was warmer than it had been in days, even though it was cloudy. The weatherman had predicted a high of 55 degrees, but it was already warmer than that. Rain was scheduled to start the next evening. I had some extra pieces of warm clothing in a small back-pack, just in case I was caught out after dark. …

Discovering America on 2 Wheels: Man- talking ’bout a rush…
by Wills on Wheels
I’ve begun a series of cross-country bicycle treks beginning in my hometown of Lake Jackson, Tx. Leg 1 began in Lake Jackson Tx and traveled northwest into the Hill Country of Texas to Inks Lake State Park 50 miles northwest of Austin. …

Whitney Schultz: Last Semester of Undergrad
by Whitney
…January 11-14th  was the Texas Cycling training camp, my last big project and contribution as Vice President! It was a little bittersweet for me because it’s crazy that I am already graduating, but it will be good for me to do a little less for the team so I can find a job. Camp itself was good- we had 40 people go and many were newbies. We had two beautiful days of riding…

Biking at Memorial Park (Houston)
from www.YouTube.com (italianvampichi)
That would be me mountain biking at Memorial Park’s bike trail in Houston Texas on the 16th of April 2009. The biker who falls down in the video is not me (just for the record); I simply thought it was hilarious.

Bike MS Cactus n’ Crude – Midland, TX

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About the ride:
The Bike MS Cactus n’ Crude is a two day, 150 mile ride that begins in Midland, overnights in Big Spring, and ends in Post.
Around 7 a.m. Saturday, July 17th, about a dozen members of the West Texas Cycling Association, along with 200 other riders, will head south out of Midland. About 20 miles on down the road, we’ll head east and then back north on into Big Spring where we’ll recuperate after the first day’s 75 miles. Sunday morning at 7 a.m. we’ll head north out of Big Spring and begin the second day’s 75 mile trek heading for Post.

Donation Information:
The dozen or so of us who will be riding the ride would like to raise $7,500–about $600 each. $600 is quite a bit, but certainly attainable with your help.
Any amount is OK (in past years we’ve received individual donations from as small as $5 to as much as $300).

Fund raising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, West Texas
Join us for a ride that you will never forget.  Enjoy the West Texas scenery and the one of a kind camaraderie.  On day 1, the ride will start in Midland and take you 75 miles through Garden City to Big Spring where you will overnight.  Day 2 will take you another 75 miles from Big Spring through Gail and on to the final destination in Post.  This thrilling weekend ride is fully supported with SAG vehicles, route mechanics, massage therapists, festive rest areas, plenty of food, and lots of wonderful volunteers.  You don’t want to miss it!
Bike MS Cactus n' Crude
National Multiple Sclerosis Society • West Texas Office
3610 22nd Street, Suite 301 • Lubbock, TX  79410
office (806) 687 4816 • toll free (888) 999-7992 • fax (806) 687-4817

Fayetteville Stage Race – Fayetteville, TX

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Fayetteville Stage Race
Presented by Southwest Cycling Club
Fayetteville, TX
Saturday, March 20, 2010 to Sunday, March 21, 2010
Online Registration Closes Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET

Welcome to the 12th Annual Fayetteville Stage Race!

* Stage 1 road race has an initial 2.7-mile stretch leading in to a 22-mile circuit over rolling terrain.
* Stage 2 time trial consists of a 6.6-mile loop, over rolling terrain.
* Stage 3 road race has an initial 2.7-mile stretch leading in to a 15.5 mile circuit over rolling terrain.

Total Prize List is $9000.00
GC Prize List is $8000.00
Road Race Stages Prize List is $1000.00
Individual road races will pay out the top 5 places in the P/1 & Cat 2 race and the top 3 places in the Cat 3, Cat 4, and Women Open races. The general classification is time-based and requires participants to start and finish each stage before being eligible to start the next one.

***The Masters 40+ 1/2/3/4 field will be split for TXBRA points but will race for a single prize list of $800.00.  Please make sure you register for the correct sub-field where you want your points to go.  Once the combined registration of the 3 sub-categories (40+,50+,60+) reach 75, the category will be closed.***

There will be NO Race Weekend Registration.

SWCC

Third Road Ride This Week

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The weather was picture perfect today. By the time I got home the sun was on the way over the horizon and the temperature was starting to cool. It was 71 degrees when I left on my ride and 60 degrees when I got back. I had some how guessed on the right amount of clothing and was comfortable the whole ride. Maybe I can get some fitness in. Here are the charts and map. Total distance was 18.26 miles in 1:24:12 time.

Route for January 21st from my Garmin Edge 305

Elevation and distance

Speed vs. Distance