Check out the comment ride report for the Texas Fort Tour from this past weekend by Debbie Breaud.
Zak’s Sidewalk: Missing the point
by Zak
I was reading on the TXBRA.org forums (Texas Bicycle Racing Association) today where someone had posted a lament on Critical Mass. Nasty rumor that there’s going to be one of those “critical mass” anarchy bike rides this week, …
2009 Texas Custom Bicycle Show: Frame Builder Profile: Crumpton Cycles
by info@rideDaltex.com
The Second Annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show will be held Oct 23-25 at the Austin LiveStrong Challenge Expo featuring fine frame builders from the Lone Star State. Bicycles crafted from steel, titanium, and carbon fiber will be on …
MS Alamo Ride to the River | Mom’s Toolbox
by Amy
The MS Society made the right choice, but I must admit I am bummed. This is the third MS ride in Texas this year and the third that one day had to be canceled due to nasty weather. I was signed up to ride in two of them. …
Killeen Daily Herald
by Killeen Daily Herald
“Copperas Cove is Texas’ most bike-friendly city and they’ve hosted the state race here for the last three or four years,” Hollinger said. …
Sometimes you need to ride someplace that you have not tried before. While this is not in Texas the area is a great place to ride. Plus this is from my hometown newspaper.
BOSTON, Pa. — In the end, after crossing six soaring bridges, burrowing through four mountain tunnels, journeying over the Eastern Continental Divide and taking in 330 miles of jaw-dropping vistas, a formerly dubious Lolly Marchant, 61, dismounts her bicycle and declares that given the chance, she’d do it all again.
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Marchant just has reached the end of the Great Allegheny Passage, one in a vast network of bike/walking paths cleaved from abandoned rail lines. Stretching 136 miles from Cumberland, Md., to nearby Duquesne, Pa., the trail links to the C&O Canal towpath that starts in Washington, D.C., creating a traffic-free cyclists’ haven. …
A bicycle and a life built for two
by Belleville News Democrat
“They took a trip to Texas three months ago with one of her sons and his wife. They are always doing something. “For Easter, her and Al would bake cookies …
Cancer survivor rides to bring hope for others
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
“I wanted to do something that got their attention to make them feel like ‘he survived, look at him, and now he’s riding a bicycle around Texas maybe I can …
Prepare at least a little bit for your long ride « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
On Saturday, my wife Pat and I were out in rural Texas, volunteering at the first Mamma Jamma ride for breast cancer research. The ride featured routes of 10, 27, 46, 70 and 100 miles. I was part of the route safety crew for the 46-mile …
mtb law girl has been rather silent on her blog for a while. Finally a new post has arrived.
mtb law girl: San Gabriel Park in Georgetown
by Jen
I am totally digging the little town of Georgetown, Texas. The quaint town square, the lake, and San Gabriel Park. We headed over to Georgetown yesterday for a cookout with friends at San Gabriel Park and play boccie ball, horseshoes, washers, badminton, football (brought our own). ….
Cross Club Bike Race (Austin, TX)
Directed and Shot by Adrian Zamora; Edited by Gabriel Diehl
This is a short documentary on a nighttime bike race around Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas during rainy conditions. Only in Austin!!!By …
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Irving Police on Bikes
from www.youtube.com
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The Irving Police Department is now using bicycles to make Irving even safer. … Irving Police Cops Bikes Bicycles …
We saw miles and miles of Texas « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
Texas flag EL PASO — We crossed on Friday into the fourth state on our transcontinental bicycle journey and what did we see? We saw miles and miles of Texas, more than 1000, in fact — more than a third of our cross-country trip from San …
Huntsville Bike Committee » Why we have a bicycle committee …
by Peter
Robin Stallings, executive director of BikeTexas, the educational arm of the Texas Bicycle Coalition, notes the prevailing sentiment among the many prosecutors and judges he’s consulted. “If we can’t win, we’re not going to try to …
“Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride.”
– President John F. Kennedy
Austin, TX – (September 17, 2009) Wednesday, September 16th the League of American Bicyclists announced Bicycle Sport Shop as a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly Business. Bicycle Sport Shop received the Platinum designation because of their commitment towards a smaller carbon footprint and increased corporate social responsibility. In addition, the store, exceeds requirements for bike parking, showers and a percentage of employees who commute.
ACA looking for volunteers for this year’s Wurst Ride | Austin …
from atxbs.com
The ACA folks have recently been given the opportunity to take over the production of the annual Wurst Ride, a fund-raising ride from Austin to New Braunfels which cumulates with beer and sausages for everyone! Not that most…
LSCOL Day 7 – Salado to Austin – Austin, United States Travel Blog
from www.travelpod.com
Almost everyone fit around a round Texas size table for some Texas size portions. . After our delicious lunch, it wasn’t raining but it was cold and windy and we wouldn’t have enough time to ride our bikes all the way to Austin. …
elpasonaturally: Jobe Destroys the Mountain to River Corridor
by Jim Tolbert
Just this past Monday evening Jobe met with the Borderland Mountain Bike Association who first discovered his clandestine slashings of huge swaths of desert. He told them pointedly that he intends to quarry 480 acres of the land that the State of Texas General Land Office … It is a real place such as my hometown of El Paso, Texas along the frontera in the Chihuahuan Desert beneath the Franklins, near the Hueco, Sacramento and Organ mountains, along the Rio Grande . …
ANTHONY WILSON: Some not ready to climb that mountain
by San Angelo Standard Times
Which came as a devastating and complete surprise when I discovered this about 0.3 miles into my first and only mountain bike ride last fall. …
Cycling through history
by Times Record News
By Lara K. Richards That’s the slogan for this weekend’s Texas Forts Tour, an event geared toward promoting bicycle tourism in North Texas. …
Honor Guard Ride « two wheels. one love. no rush.
by KFuller
Rick Perry of Texas recently vetoed a safe passing bill despite overwhelming support from industry and both parties in the legislature. No one really knows why he did that, but I don’t think the bill would have helped in this instance. …
Dallas City Hall Needs a Bike Rack
by Dallas Observer
The plan had received a $400000 grant that came mostly from North Central Texas Council of Government and only partially from the city. …
2009 Valero Alamo Ride to the River Ham Video
from www.youtube.com
BikeMS – Over 2,225 riders braved the storms to raise funds for the National MS Society during this annual event in San Antonio, Texas. About 60 ham radio operators assisted by driving SAG Vans, working the Break Points, running the route checking flooded areas, putting up signage and taking it down afterward, running net control, serving as shadows for tour officials, police cars, and medical personnel. This video is about 9 minutes long. All photos and video shot by Lee Besing, N5NTG
How many times have you met children riding on the wrong side of the street?
Troop 33 Dallas Texas: TR33’s Bicycle Safety presented by Patrol 200
by Troop 33 Dallas Texas
Patrol 200 meet 30 minutes earlier to prepare for their presentation on Bike Safety. Patrol Leader Seth wanted his Patrol 200 to be prepared to demonstrate their Troop bicycle safety for their campout next month. …
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 10/8- 10/14/09 | Austin On …
by elliott
The University of Texas Cycling Club is a great local pipeline for up and coming cycling talent with club members competing in Division I regional and national levels, the highest levels achievable for collegiate cyclists. …
What bikers will be doing on SPI this weekend (South Padre Island)
by Monitor
King of the Causeway 50 Mile Race Registration for the bicycle race starts at 6 am at Port Isabel High School. From there, a car will lead cyclists to the …
LSCOL – Day 5 – Dallas to Waco – Waco, United States Travel Blog
by www.travelpod.com
After mingling with the honorees and snacking on Texas size cookies we rode our bikes a couple miles to the hotel, which is a super nice Hampton Inn. The hotel is not charging us for the rooms. …
vonteity: Texas Time Trial RAAM Qualifier
by von-T
I went down to this qualifier in Texas only having completed an 18 hour ride in which I covered 250 miles. My 24 hour ride was never completed because I developed knee pain 12 hours in. I had no idea what to expect. …
Buyers Rush to Get Cheap Bikes
by KBTX
The Surplus Property Office at Texas A&M is selling more than 800 bicycles that were found abandoned on campus. The bikes were collected last May and went …
Women go cycling for fun, health
by Killeen Daily Herald
… Texas was organized in August by retired chiropractor and experienced competitive athlete Colleen Isdale. Starting with a few cyclists as a healthy, …
I-20 frontage road proposal gains traction
by ReporterNews.com
Jim McDonald, owner of Bike Town, expressed concern for a proposed bicycle lane on Farm-to-Market Road 351. Haynie said more work is needed on the section …
