Border thoughts « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
Texas author Larry McMurtry frequently travels the border roads. In a 2000 book Roads: Driving America’s Great Highways, he wrote of a similar experience near Ajo, Ariz., where two exhausted teenagers had been run to ground by a Border …
Tasty Touring organizes trailer bicycle tour for February | Austin …
by elliott
Local food and eating blog Tasty Touring is at it again organizing what sounds like a really fun bicycle tour of some of the best trailer eateries that have become increasingly popular in Austin in the last few years. They’ll be organizing a self paced trailer tour on Saturday, February 6 from Noon- 6 PM…
Team San Angelo: Looking Ahead
by Bill Cullins
This time last winter I was finishing cyclocross season and starting base training for the upcoming year. The 2009 season didn’t work out the way I had planned, with health issues forcing me to miss most of the events I normally partcipate in. However, I’ve finished all of the cancer-related treatments, and I celebrated by racing the 2010 Texas Cyclocross Championships on January 16…
Campy 10sp or 11sp? – Women’s Cycling Discussion Forums
from www.teamestrogen.com
My SRAM chain didn’t even last a season and replaced it with Ultegra. And I don’t race. Just a casual weekend rider these days. For my casual riding and training on hills with 10% grade, I rarely use the top two cogs anyway. I only use 8 cogs in the rear. smilingcat is offline ….
Lonestar Cyclocross Festival: A Pro Roadie’s Perspective by Kelly …
by jliberles
Wow, Cyclocross is hard. And muddy. But talk about fun! Being from the undisputed cyclocross mecca of Portland, Oregon, I have seen my fair share of ‘cross races this season, but have only competed in one in my entire career. Now I know why: no drafting, no sitting in and no teammates to help you out make for a really hard effort.
I don’t know much about how a course should…
Rat Trap Press: Denim Ride and the Great Southwest Bike Swap
by Rat Trap Press
I can’t believe that I almost forgot to mention Bike Denton’s Denim Ride! If you’re anywhere in north Texas, break out your jeans and make your way out to Denton this Saturday, January 23rd for a leisurely ride around town. …
More protection for cyclists?
by San Antonio Express
“We’re very pleased,†said Robin Stallings, executive director of BikeTexas, the educational wing of the Texas Bicycle Coalition, which worked to pass the …
FtW CycEx: The positive side of averages
by rab
Statistics generally annoy me as they are often used by people with an agenda. Sometimes fairly, sometimes downright fraudulently, which might only be noted by a good statistician, a set that does not include me.
Averages are something I pay a lot of attention to, particularly this time of year, specifically, average temperatures.
The month of December was a good example. I spent…
