Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 31st

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ChipSeal: A Major Step In Austin!
by ChipSeal
So trumpets the Texas Bicycle Coalition. (TBC) With such wonderful successes, TBC is in danger of becoming irrelevant, because what they define as a success looks exactly the same as what went on before! …

Katy, Texas: Katy Mills Mall Hosts Tour De Donut Bicycle Race
by Justin Bailey
Serving as many delectable donuts as you can eat, the Tour de Donut is a special bicycle race where riders embark on an appetizing 28-mile journey with rest stops along the way. … Go Back to: Katy, Texas Blog · Katy Tx New Homes …

I believe there is a part of the law that covers this; I don’t know where it is though.

Riding On Texas Sidewalks « Suburban Assault
by dickdavid
Explore Your Neighborhood By Bicycle … For me, it’s a perspective of Texas drivers and the fear of bike verses SUV physics. I feel more comfortable distancing myself from fast moving, heavy traffic. The actual purpose of this post is to raise the question: Is there an actual Texas law that states whether riding a bike on Texas sidewalks is legal or not? I’ve been all over Google and discovered several links to similar information like this on biketexas.org. …

Drowning out the bubba babble « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
KOUNTZE, Texas — My middle son, Matt, suggested that I do a blog post about the daily routine on this cross-country bicycle trip. I wondered whether such minutia would be of interest to readers, but my sister-in-law Rennae thought it would be a capital idea.
So here’s a snapshot of daily life on a self-contained journey on two wheels: …

Cypress Bend Park site of Cyclocross
by Herald Zeitung – New Braunfels,TX,USA
… 130 cyclists from across Texas and beyond came out for the WurstCross-O-Ween, the third weekend stop of the 2010 Texas Bicycle Racing Association …

First Ever High School Track Race Texas High School Cycling …
by League Director

Texas High School Cycling
Posted in October 31st, 2009. by League Director in News. We just finished up our first ever high school track race. It ended up being a beautiful day and a lot of great racing. Here is a picture of our podium finishers. …

obfuscated.org » Blog Archive » October Riding
by cp
We had signed up for the Livestrong challenge in Austin, planning to do the 90 mile route through Texas hill country. While we didn’t do the 90 — for various reasons that I’ll get in to soon enough — we made it to the ride, …

BILL CULLINS: Don’t let the weather get in the way of your cycling
by San Angelo Standard Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — I have male cycling friends who profess to be the quintessential tough guys on bicycles mountain bikers, triathletes, and long distance road racers. They’re all pansies, however, compared to the lady who is my toughest training partner. …

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 29th

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Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 10/29- 11/4/09 | Austin On …
by elliott
The Roll Beyond Coal Coalition will be hosting Roll Beyond Coal Bike Rallies Across Texas.The Austin Bike Rally will begin with a rally on the steps of a City Hall, consist of a 5-10 mile bike tour of clean energy across our city, …

Some perspectives on the ride « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
COLDSPRING, Texas — A friend, neighbor and bike-riding buddy in Fort Worth, Erik Hansen, drove down to Austin last weekend to ride one day with our transcontinental bicycle caravan. We had spent three nights in Austin — a little more …

Cyclists Will Pedal 850 Miles Across Texas in the Rise Across …
by SYS-CON Media – Montvale,NJ,USA
Lance Armstrong Is Honorary Captain, Mack Brown and Gene Stallings Honorary Coaches
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — To celebrate his 50th birthday Austin businessman Steve Hicks hosted 100 friends at a Caribbean getaway; Jimmy Buffet and the Beach Boys entertained. Hicks turns 60 in February and will mark the milestone in a dramatically different way: rallying 49 people to join him in bicycling 850 miles across Texas. …

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 28th

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Father Son Tour – Livestrong Challenge Austin, 2009
from www.youtube.com
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Bill and Liam (age 9) take part in the 2009 Livestrong Challenge in Austin, Texas. The 5k run and 65 mile bike raise money for the Lance Armstrong …

Point Comfort Elementary Bike Rodeo winners
by Victoria Advocate
The Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a bicycle safety talk at Point Comfort Elementary in Point Comfort on Oct. 12. …

CS to hold meeting on plans for trails | Bryan/College Station …
from www.theeagle.com/local/
A community meeting on the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan is set for Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive. Officials will discuss the implementation, priorities and updates to the master plan. …

City, UT unite to improve cyclists’ safety
by UT The Daily Texan
… University for help studying the devices based on their previous research on bicycle safety, including work for the Texas Department of Transportation. …

It’s WonderFall In Palestine: Oktoberfest Set Saturday
By BETTY WATERS www.tylerpaper.com
…Bicycle rides to benefit the United Way and its 15 partner agencies will begin at 8 a.m. for various distances — nine, 32, 62 and 100 miles. The rides will start and end at the Meals on Wheels/Senior Citizens Center, 200 N. Church St. For riders who did not register in advance, registration will begin at 7 a.m. for $30. …

Competing for a cause in the name of a friend
from www.beaumontenterprise.com


Beaumont native Kathleen Woodhead, right, returned Friday morning to ride with local cyclists as she trains to ride in the Florida Ironman Triathlon on Nov. 7. She is raising money for Beaumont’s MADD chapter in honor of Kelly High School student Kristi McCarthy who was killed by a drunk driver. …

No singin’ the blues in Navasota « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
We arrived in Navasota, in southeast Texas, on Tuesday after a ride of just over 66 miles from La Grange, where we cut short Monday’s ride because the rain that began during the night showed no sign of stopping. …

FtW Cycling Experience: Tuesday
by rab
Beautiful fall day, more in line with what I expected of fall in north Texas. Of course we were inundated Sunday night through Monday, so the ground remains saturated and the river high, limiting ride options.

I stuck with the cx bike and gravel trails along the Trinity, …

MTB Race News: Austin’s Vance McMurry wins $4000 prize package
by mtbracenews.com
Vance McMurry of Austin, Texas came within one mile of the total which was close enough to win him a $4000 prize package. The prize package includes an Ellsworth Enlightment frame as well as: Niterider: Two sets of lights …

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 27th

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White Rock Lake spillway project nears the end of its trail
By JOE SIMNACHER / The Dallas Morning News
The end of the trail is in sight, and that’s good news for runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters who navigate the bottleneck at the south end of White Rock Lake.

The $16.7 million spillway project splits bikers and skaters from walkers and runners, creates new parking areas and adds scenic overlooks. …

BikeDFW General Meeting
Time: 5 PM
Date: Sunday November 1, 2009
Location: 617 18th Street, Suite 103, Plano TX 75074
Join us at Bikin Mike’s Training Center in Plano for the next general meeting of BikeDFW. Refreshments provided.
Tentative topics:
* Reorganizing BikeDFW committees
* Recruiting volunteers
* Iincreasing participation
Contact webadmin@bikedfw.org for more information.

Dirt Derby canceled for this week | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
This is a real bummer as I just built up my latest frame, a cyclocross bike, for my booth at the Texas Custom Bicycle Show and had planned to race it this week. If the Dirt Derby is canceled, that can only mean on thing: Thy Neighbor’s …

a n h – m i n h . c o m: 72 Hours in Austin
by anh-minh
And the night before the bike ride, Jon and I went to Asti so he could load up on pasta. Delicious. (Loved their affogato and donuts dessert.) austin.jpg. We also visited the State Capitol. I just realized that I’ve been to Texas’ …

Bicyclist died of traumatic head injury, ME rules
by TMCnet – USA
Todd Martin, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene while on a club ride Oct. 3. … very fast” according to his bicycle computer, although he said he could …

BEN PASSONS: Consider bicycling as another means of transportation
by San Angelo Standard Times – san angelo,tx,USA
SAN ANGELO, Texas — I discovered the joy of cycling during the summer between 10th and 11th grade. My car, a 1980 Datsun hatchback termed affectionately …