This Friday! Discounts for Cyclists @ The Texas Theatre « Bike …
by mannytmoto
The historic Texas Theatre is offering $2 off ticket prices at the door for all who arrive on bicycle for the May 1st showing of the 1923 Lon Chaney classic, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. The silent film will be shown accompanied by a …

Florida No. 1 Again in Bicycle Fatalities
by Bicycle Retailer – Laguna Hills,CA,USA
Texas, another warm weather state with more residents than Florida, had 48 bicyclist deaths in 2007—or a bicyclist fatality rate of 2.01, less than a third …

MapMyHike.com | View Copy Of Austin Hills in Austin, Texas
by MapMyHike.com
Bike Ride Description This has got some of the best hills in SW Austin. I especially like North River Hills Road in the middle of the ride. It’s just under 2 miles and has the feel of a gradual mountain, as opposed to some of the …

the pudge budge: 154
by totegirl
My legs were killing me on my bike ride, but I powered through because I am a bad ass! Food has been pretty good with the exception of some pizza on Monday night. But I only had one slice of pizza and 3 small cheese sticks. Not stellar, but not my old habit of a whole thin crust large pizza. I’ve come a really long way from those … totegirl: Austin, Texas: My main goals in life are proper diet and sufficient exercise. Can I go from pudge to fit? View my complete profile …

C y c l e * D a l l a s: Frisco Starts Installing Bike Route Signs
by Jeanne
Every person riding a bicycle shall be granted all rights and be subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle. — Sec. 551-101 Texas Transportation Code . …

EcoVelo » Blog Archive » Violet Crown Cycles
by Alan
AUSTIN, TX- Austin based bicycle builder Violet Crown Cycles launched this week accepting orders online for the Ferguson, their line of custom city bikes hand built and tailored to customer’s bodies and tastes. … Violet Crown Cycles will be holding a launch party open to the public on Sunday, May 31, 4- 6 PM at Mother Egan’s Irish Pub, 715 West 6th Street in Austin with a social ride afterwards starting at 6 PM. There will be sample bikes to view, door prizes, …

statesman.com | Why ride? Free breakfast and more! | Fit City
by statcomed@statesman.com
Shiner Ride: Saturday, May 2. Cyclists depart from Austin and ride 100 miles through small towns and scenic byways on the way to the historic Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas. Rest Stops every 12-20 miles will be stocked with food, … City Hall Plaza; Bike Texas (1902 E. 6th St.); Mellow Johnny’s (4th and Nueces streets); Wheatsville Coop (3101 Guadalupe St.); Bicycle Sport Shop (517 S. Lamar) Blvd.; Freewheeling Bicycles (24th and San Gabriel streets); Orange Bike …

Caught by the rain on my ride this afternoon, I thought I might be able to wait the rain out at a somewhat dry spot but the rain clouds kept moving through. So a call to my wife for a rescue was made. She came through in fine fashion and I was only somewhat soaked rather than fully soaked. I guess that is what I get for trying to add to my April mileage. Going out of town on business the last two days for the month means Tuesday is the last shot at making it to 550 for the month. I am at 532 now.

Duke of Data Blog: The Long Road Back: A Texas bicycle ride helps …
by djc
The Long Road Back: A Texas bicycle ride helps wounded veterans rehabilitate and reconnect. San Antonio, Texas In late July 2008, as Chad Fleming sat on a stool during a crowded happy hour at Bobby Van’s steakhouse in downtown …

ghettoGEEKS: Gift to the Graduates!
by OuttaBoundz
Texas A&M University: Fall 1995. It did not take long to notice that bicycling was a common mode of transportation on campus among the student population. My parents liked the idea of biking and they decided to purchase a bicycle for me …

Deep in the heart of Texas | So So Velo | Cycling in Oregon
by Cait
Yes, we’re still in Texas, and all’s quiet on the Southern Tier. The thrill of crossing state borders has gradually faded into a vague memory as we continue to. …

Complaints spur UTPD crackdown of cyclists
by UT The Daily Texan – Austin,TX,USA
“I was just trying to get to the library so I could study for my test,” said Rocco Bernardoni, sweating through his T-shirt as he dismounted his bicycle in …

CycleBum: More pictures less words…
by CycleBum
The life and times of a Bike Bum in Austin Texas. … Then I got a flat. Right about here: P1010714 · P1010712 · P1010713 Sunday: Did the Jack & Adam’s ride. It was good. Except, some tricyclist lost a water bottle that went straight for my front wheel. If it were not a wet morning, my tire would have gripped the bottle instead of pushing it out of the way. I was lucky. No pictures for that ride …

Dacri’s Closet » Blog Archive » Where Does the Time Go?
by Heather
A lobbying day at the Texas Capitol for bike safety laws. We visited the House and Senate chambers, then went off to visit our lawmakers. I had appointments scheduled with both our Senator and our Representative. Our Senator didn’t bother to show up that … He rode in the Muenster Metric Century bike ride this weekend. He did the 65k route, which is about 40 miles. And he’s been riding to work everyday when the weather or wind isn’t nasty. He’s my studmuffin cyclist! :o) …

Cycling Blogger Profile: Jeff Contreras (331miles) | Biking To Live
by Biking To Live
A: I rode from McAllen, TX to San Antonio, TX in 2 days during the summer of 2008. 100+ miles each day. Q: What’s one thing you’d like to accomplish with your cycling but haven’t yet? A: I would like to race sanctioned races (of course …

Mountain Biking and more: I had to, just had to
by MTB’in
MTB’in: Austin, TX, United States: My name is Mike and I live in the Austin, Texas area. I wanted to start a blog for me to be in contact with my friends and family. I will be posting on here about my Mountain Bike trips / experiences …

Bicycle helmet laws could do more harm than good
by Ewen Callaway
Mandatory bicycle helmet laws could do more harm than good, a new study claims.

Helmet laws like those in effect in Australia levy a substantial cost on healthcare systems because savings from fewer head injuries pale in comparison to the costs incurred by decreases in cycling, a mathematical model concludes.

Piet de Jong, a mathematician at Macquarie University…