statesman.com | Important bill hearing | Road Rash
by Jason Whaley
Exploring Central Texas. And beyond., FROM THE TEXAS BICYCLE COALITION: On Monday, the Senate Transportation Committee will hear SB 2041, a very important bill for the safety of cyclists on Texas roads. This bill will require those …

Cul-de-sacs are a Dead End | m-bike.org
by Todd Scott
Some cities (Charlotte, N.C., Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas) and even states like Virginia are pulling the plug on cul-de-sacs. According to the Washington Post: The state has decided that all new subdivisions must have through …

Pedal Power fundraiser for Hill Country Childrens Advocacy Center …
by Gil Jones
A group is escorting the bicycle ride which is a fundraiser for the HCCAC. See http://hccac.org/howhelp/pedalpower/ for details. Jennifer and I, together with Ralph Mann and Mike Atkinson left Atwoods about 7:45AM after a … and here are some riders leaving the Willow City Loop to enter Texas 16 going North after which they will re-enter the Loop, headed for The Hill which is quite a surprise for the flatlanders who don’t realize where the Hill Country got its moniker. …

Laurey Bikes: Still in Hill Country
by Laurey
I’m in Blanco, Texas tonight. Hill Country. Lavender country, though we’re a bit early for that. And, due to a drought, though we are also in Bluebonnet Country, we might not get to see any. Today’s ride, a gorgeous and perfectly …

Schedule of Cycling Championships – 2009
by About Bicycling
From Texas to California, Utah to Illinois to Pennsylvania, there is sure to be a race nearby where you can see some of the nation’s top riders in action from a front row seat for free. If nothing else, maybe you’ll see some dude in …

Durango Texas: Indian Paintbrush at River Legacy
by Durango
Along with Bluebonnets. The only wildlife I saw today, while riding the mountain bike trail, was a couple joggers and Blonde Bobbi. She must practically live on those trails. My bike is 5 years old. It has over 4000 miles on it. …

The Fire Ant Gazette – A Midland, Texas Blog | “”Breaking Away …
by Eric
Cycling technology has changed dramatically during intervening years, but at its core, the act of riding a bicycle should still be about adventure and making memories. That’s something that transcends technology. …

Riding for life
by Killeen Daily Herald
Wounded warriors from across the country, many of them amputees, began a portion of the Texas Road 2 Recovery bicycle tour Thursday morning at Fort Hood. They were joined by three Vietnam veterans and riders from the Army Cycling Team. …

Bike for Alzheimer’s Research: Krashing to Kerrville
by Nancy Kelley
Nancy Kelley: I am bicycling across the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alambama, Mississippi, and Florida with a host of wonderful women through Womantours, a company specializing in bicycle tours for women. … At that point Michelle decided that all those not presently on the way to Kerrville from Medina would ride the van. Very wise decision. We dropped off our head injury rider at the hospital for a checkup, visited the local bike shop, …

Meanderings on Two Wheels
by Macrobe
Yes, it took that long to ride down to Terlingua. But then, we were already on Terlingua time. After packing the bikes, we headed to breakfast at La Trattoria in Alpine. I had an omelet with a blackberry pancake. … In front of Voni and Paul’s house was a beautiful specimen in leaf and flower. The temptation of photographing Voni’s red bike behind the ocotillo was too tempting. Soon it was time to gear up and ride south to Terlingua. …

Blazing a trail: Work under way on addition to trails at Kit …
by Lufkin Daily News – Lufkin,TX,USA
Funding for the project, which includes a $60000 grant from the Texas Parks and … When complete, the trail will meet International Mountain Bicycling …

Shimano launch new Ultegra groupset, April 2, 2009
Second-from-top road gruppo now 150g lighter
By James Costley-White
Shimano have finally lifted the veil of secrecy on their new Ultegra road groupset. Slotting in second-from-top in the Shimano hierarchy, just below Dura-Ace, the new kit replaces the old Ultegra and Ultegra SL ranges, and weighs in at 151g lighter than the former and 107g lighter than the latter. …