Daily Blog and News Roundup for June 4th

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Civia Challenges Bike Industry to a Showdown » Bike Rumor
by editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler…
The Austin Commuter Challenge, a city-wide promotion by the Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin, Texas, encourages residents to bike further and more often. So far the challenge, which started May 4th and runs through the end of the month, …

Canton Woman Finishes Cross Country Bike Ride
by Canton Journal – Raynham,MA,USA
… I couldn’t really imagine them riding a bicycle across the country. I felt fortunate to be able to do it for them. Traveling through East Texas (it …

Custom City Bikes From Violet Crown Cycles
by Tim
Austin, Texas based bicycle builder Violet Crown Cycles launched in May and is accepting orders online for the Ferguson, their line of custom city bikes hand built and tailored to customer’s bodies and tastes. …

Houstonian riding 4000 miles in memory of mom
by abc13.com – Houston,TX,USA
By Bob Allen On Sunday, June 7, Courtney Summerville gets on a bicycle in Austin. In late August, she’ll get off that bike in Anchorage, Alaska. …

San Antonio Recreational sports calendar

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Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 884-9470.

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

Bicycling: June 13, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (830) 931-9744.

Bicycling: June 14, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Central Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. 210-533-3416

Bicycling: June 14, 8 a.m., Fair Oaks Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.

Bicycling: June 20, 8 a.m., Kendalia Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, public library, Kendalia. 830-996-1161

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

Bicycling: June 27, 8 a.m., Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 and 39 miles, city hall, Cibolo.361-701-5369

Bicycling: June 28, 8 a.m., Marion Ride, 20, 36, 44, 50, 57 and 64 miles, high school, Marion. (210) 289-8905.

Bicycling: June 28, 8 a.m., Leon Springs Leaderless Ride, behind Starbucks at corner of I-10 access road and Boerne Stage Road (exit 551).

Daily Blog and News Roundup for June 3rd

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Viva Catie II is on the move
by Clarksville Leaf Chronicle – Clarksville,TN,USA
At 4:25 this afternoon, the Viva Catie II bicycle team left Clarksville. The team, bicycling to Texas to raise money for cancer research, was en route to …

Wonder World extension 70 days ahead of schedule
by The San Marcos Mercury – San Marcos,TX,USA
“This project will provide access to both vehicles and bicycles on the roadway and to bike and pedestrians trails adjacent the roadway along a scenic part …

Every Spark: A Bike-Ride in Texas
by EverySpark
With so many advantages of riding, finding a negative aspect of bike riding was almost impossible until yesterday. YESTERDAY, on the way home, I came within two inches of riding directly over a rattlesnake. Oh, Texas . …

Daily Blog and News Roundup for June 2nd

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331 Miles: Building a Hybrid Trailer-Pulling Bike
by 331 Miles
Building a Hybrid Trailer-Pulling Bike
Now that my spouse is employed and I’m staying home with our two girls, I can’t continue with my current cycling lifestyle.  In other words, during the work week, I won’t be leaving the house alone to take my road bike out and ride without the girls. …

Stoked News »  Cycling Road Fundraiser – Cyclist’s …
by admin
For David Sloan, online social networking doesn’t mean Facebook. It means raising more than $20,000 for the American Diabetes Association using his personalized Tour de Cure Web site. …

what’s the rush? let’s take the one: Ah, Wilderness!
by Maureen Grady
A weekend in the greatest out of doors, Austin, Texas. Friday was a lovely day- I honestly do not recall what I did with the day, worked probably. I do remember the night! I decided on a last minute whim to head to Barton Spring Pool for free … Andy brought out his new tall bike and let everyone have a go at riding it. So much fun! I was totally freaked about the mount and dismount process, but it is so much fun to ride!!!!!!! I finally totally get the Tall Bike craze! …

Corbett’s Ramblings…: Real Ale Mishaps
by Corbett
This past weekend was the annual Real Ale Ride, sponsored by (and leaving from) the Real Ale brewery in Blanco, TX. I rode this last year for the first time, and really like it: it’s very scenic and probably the most challenging ride in the area …. The next day, I took my busted front wheel by Bicycle Sport Shop to see what (if anything) could be done about the front wheel. A guy in service said that it would (in theory) be possible to replace the busted hub and respoke …