Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 29th

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Cameron Park, Waco, Outback to Baseball Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com  — 03:17
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 10

Cameron Park, Waco, Powder Monkey to Outback Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 07:42
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 09

Cameron Park, Waco, Powder Monkey Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 01:50
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 08

Cameron Park, Waco, Slinky to Torquer Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 01:43
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 04

Cameron Park, Waco, Webers Run Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 01:46
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 06

Cameron Park, Waco, Torquer to Webers Run Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 02:37
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 05

Cameron Park, Waco, Kite Mountain Bike Trail
from www.youtube.com — 03:51
Cameron Park Waco Bicycle Club Advanced Beginner Group ride 08-27-09 video 03

Milder’N Hell 100
by Times Record News
Claire Whelan/Times Record News A rider on a recumbent bicycle chats with another cyclist Saturday as they ride up a hill west of Burkburnett. …

Themed rest stops a highlight of bicycle race
by Times Record News
He stopped at the Margaritaville-themed rest stop, which sat outside Burkburnett at the intersection of FM 368 and Texas Highway 240, and quickly found what …

The darkest place in America? « Jim’s Bike Blog
by jimsbikeblog
But when our cross-country bicycle caravan passes though the vast empty country of West Texas on a 91-mile ride from Van Horn to Fort Davis on Oct. 13, we’ll be in a place with some of the darkest, clearest night skies in the …

Three-day Tour of Austin bike race series debuts Labor Day weekend
by Austin 360
… on the national calendar,” says Willis, a former collegiate national champion bike racer who is also president of the Texas Bicycle Racing Association. …

Bicyclists, motorists advised to shape up
by Times Record News
In Texas, bike riders have the same rights on the roads as vehicle drivers.
On any road on any day in August, you might see a motorist driving behind a group of cyclists. It’s a typical scene in Wichita Falls in the weeks leading…

Under the Dome: Hotter’n Hell 100
by Steve Harrelson
The forecast calls for a high of 95 tomorrow, which will be downright pleasant in comparison. The race has become the largest endurance bicycle race in the country. I’m actually staying in Gainesville, Texas tonight, which is on Hwy. …

I don’t put much news about Lance here since he gets plenty of press from everyone but this is one of those exceptions.

Armstrong tweets during hometown bike ride – My West Texas
by admin
Lance Armstrong went on a leisurely bike ride through suburban Dallas and used Twitter to share tweets from stops along the way in Plano, his estranged hometown. …

Love To Run Love To Pedal: Ride Of Connection
by Joanne
Only midnight, yet only 7 hours away from the big ride. Today Philip is riding the “Hotter n Hell” in Wichita Falls Texas. A 100 mile endurance ride braving the hot Texas sun. Survival is defiantly a badge of cycling honour. …

Texas 4000 Tribute
by Austin 360
At the conclusion of the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, and with a message of hope and celebration, we bring you the Texas 4000 Tribute 2009 …

HHH weekend under way
by Times Record News
Terry said he started cycling 10 to 12 years ago as a way to get into shape — and lost 135 pounds. He’ll ride in this year’s HHH road race and in the …

Day 1 at the HHH in Witchita Falls

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We arrived in town about  some videos 5:00 PM. After dropping our stuff off at the hotel we went to the HHH headquarters to pickup our packet and check out the Consumer Expo. I have some videos (I divided them into 3 scenes. One of the booths was manned by two ladies who have created a slick pouch to store cellphones and other gear in. The pouch is waterproof and has an easy closure method. You can see more at their website www.stowstuff.biz. I had a nice visit with them. They are in the third clip.

I should have some video after the ride on Saturday.

Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 27th

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Cycling Notebook: Parental guidance provides edge
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling Notebook – Dale Robertson
Kevin Kremke is no stranger to the stars-and-stripes jersey awarded to national cycling champions. The Reliant Energy executive, long one of Houston’s premier racers, had already captured two of them. …

Austin Safe Passing Ordinance Update: Ordinance resolution passes …
by elliott
Safe passing image courtesy Texas Bicycle Coalition. The Austin safe passing ordinance and texting while driving ban passed the City Council today on a unanimous vote in support of the measure. Motorists in Austin will now be required …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 8/27- 9/2/09 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Fitness oriented riders and bicycle racers will come to Wichita Falls, Texas, from virtually every state and several foreign countries. veryone does get is a ride T-shirt and water bottle, goodie bag, free stuff from the consumer show, …

Give it a spin
by San Antonio Current
Four wheels bad, two wheels good: SA’s biking community wants to join the gang
Occasionally you’ll spot a lone cyclist braving the heat, whizzing down the access road. They’re doing some serious sweating…

If you look closely there might be a buck or two spent on bicycling related trails and stuff.

$3 Million in Trails Grants Approved for 25 Texas Sites
by ATV Rider Magazine
FORT WORTH < The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 27 approved approximately $3 million for 25 National Recreational Trail Grant projects across …

Texas Mamma Jamma Ride benefits breast cancer causes
by News 8 Austin
The cycling event is a benefit for 10 local nonprofits that support Texans with breast cancer. This year’s honorary chair for the ride is Kerry Tate, …

MTB News & Racing Round-up, August 27, 2009
by Cyclingnews.com – USA
By:Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor
Blue Wolf Events, the company behind some major American mountain bike events like the Sea Otter Classic, was purchased by Promoter Line, Inc. (PLI), effective August 14. The deal significantly increases the Dallas-Fort Worth-based PLI’s client roster.

Daily Blog and News Roundup for August 26th

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Peddling pride
by Cullman Times Online
Compton is riding across the country on his custom made bicycle to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Compton sustained compression fractures in …

Buccaneers on bikes
by Austin 360
By Ian Dille In summer 2006, then-University of Texas graduate student Andrew Stackhouse organized a pirate (or, unsanctioned) mountain bike race around the …

Action Alert: Austin safe passing ordinance at risk, your action …
by elliott
(The ordinance will be based on Bike Texas’s legislation passed in the session but vetoed by Gov. Perry, so it will likely include other vulnerable road users like pedestrians.) A ban on texting while driving (and riding a bike). As most of you recall, safe passing legislation which passed overwhelmingly by both houses of the legislature this spring was vetoed by Governor Perry. We later saw some of the nasty ….

Rails-to-Trails routes in urban Houston – Houston hiking
by Examiner.com
It passes by Texas Southern University, University of Houston, Hermann Park, MacGregor Park, Houston Zoo, the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, …

Recreational Sports calendar – Aug. 26, 2009
by San Antonio Express – San Antonio,TX,USA

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., La Vernia, Wilson County Ride, 20, 30 and 50 miles, La Vernia city park. (210) 373-2010, (830) 660-7570.

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Toutant-Beauregard Ride, 21, 35, 47 and 58 miles, across from Floore Country Store, Old Town Helotes. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Sept. 5, 8 a.m., Bullis Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 826-4869.

Bicycling: Sept. 6, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant, Castroville. (830) 931-9744.

Bicycling: Sept. 12, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, downtown Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Sept. 12, 8 a.m., Walk and Roll Challenge, Pearl Brewery in front of Run Wild Sports. (210) 826-0884.

Bicycling: Sept. 13, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Central Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. (210) 533-3416.

Bicycling: Sept. 19, 8 a.m., Big Joshua Creek Ride, 29, 39 and 54 miles, across street from PoPo’s Restaurant, Welfare. (210) 325-3188, (210) 771-1354.

Run/Walk: Sept. 19, 8 a.m., Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer 5K, McAllister Park (Pavilion No. 2). (210) 219-1837.

Bicycling: Sept. 20, 8 a.m., Kendalia-Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, public library, Kendalia. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Bike MS Long Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 50 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling: Sept. 26, 8 a.m., Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 and 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.

Bicycling: Sept. 27, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 826-0884.

Austin Cycle Camp opens with bike skills, training classes
by Austin on Two Wheels
Austin cyclists Dave Appel and Trey Steele have opened a new cycling training and skills service under the name Austin Cycle Camp. With skills classes on the car free Veloway and weekend class road rides, the classes…