Daily Blog and News Roundup March 22nd

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San Marcos Record, San Marcos, TX – American Legion post to host …
by San Marcos Record
… to the American Legion Hall (1705 IH-35 N., San Marcos) at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, when San Marcos American Legion Post 144 hosts a dinner for the men and women participating in the “Road 2 Recovery” bicycle ride’s Texas Challenge. …

Jim’s Phredly Blog: Ferdericksburg Texas Week
by Jim K
I am an uninteresting and overly-ordinary guy that spends an inordinate amount of time riding my bicycle. I created this blog only because everyone else has one. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Ferdericksburg Texas Week …

Bike Riding in Austin Can Be Dangerous | Austin Personal Injury …
by christy
Unfortunately, a large number of bicycle accidents are the result of hit and run drivers who leave the scene and the carnage behind them. In many instances, the drivers are not found, but in cases in Texas where they are found, …

www.usacycling.org — Rogers, Daniels claim BMX national titles in …
by alee@usacycling.org
Desoto, Texas (March 21, 2009)—The third-annual USA Cycling BMX National Championships welcomed nearly 500 athletes to suburban Dallas on Saturday as competitors of all ages and abilities raced for national titles in the newest Olympic … Hosted by the American Bicycle Association, the 2009 USA Cycling BMX Championships comprised the second of three consecutive days of world-class racing in Desoto. Sunday will feature another UCI North American Continental Calendar event …

A&M plans $10 bike fee | Bryan/College Station, Texas – The Eagle
A&M plans $10 bike fee was published on 3/22/2009 inside the The Eagle in Bryan / College Station, TX.
A proposal drafted by a Transportation Services Advisory subcommittee would impose a $10 fee on all bicycles that are “parked, stored or operated” on the A&M campus. A mini-populist revolt is unfolding at Texas A&M University. …

Bicycle Commute Houston: Traffic Skills 101 coming up soon!
by Peter
This is the course that teaches you how to mix it up safely with cars on everyday roads, not on the law-enforcement-controlled pay-ride routes.This is the one that you really need to have if you want to be a bicycle commuter, for example. … Location: REI Willowbrook, 17717A Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX 77064. Fee: $60 class fee (waived if hardship; family discount) Description: Do you want to learn to cycle confidently and safely in the Houston area? …

In My Opinion, I am right: My Weekend: 1.5 mile run, 48 mile Steam …
by Kevin W
Yes, it is normal to feel every single bump in the road. 6. When they say it feels terrible to be “dropped”, it is the truth. 7. Flying down hills is as much fun now as it was when you were a kid but now it’s faster. 8. When I am wearing my bike shorts and stop at a convenient store people avoid making eye contact. 9. Padding cycling shorts are awesome. 10. No it does not hurt them because I don’t sit on them. … 2009 Steam-N-Wheels…

Keith Burgess-Jackson: Cycling
by Keith Burgess-Jackson
Cycling. Two of my friends met me in Mineral Wells, Texas, this morning for a training ride in the beautiful countryside west of Fort Worth. It was windy and overcast, but the temperature was good and there was no rain. …

Blog and News Roundup March 21st

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C y c l e * D a l l a s: Making lemonade out of Lemmon.
by PM Summer
The results of driving a bicycle like a vehicle are the same if it is just one cyclist, riding either in the middle of the lane, or where an automobile’s left wheel would ride. In Texas, cyclists may legally take the full lane (“command …

mtb law girl: I like it here….
by mtblawgirl
I couldn’t help but smile and agree when I overheard a young boy tell his mom “I like it here.” Have a wonderful day – I’m headed out to enjoy a SXSW venue crawl via bicycle. Posted by mtblawgirl at 1:33 PM … Jen: Austin, TX: I’m an attorney living in Austin, Texas. I’ve also lived in Boston, Dallas, and Nashville. Once upon a time, I raced mountain bikes. Now I ride for fun, fitness, and transportation. I just ran my first ever half marathon and had a blast. …

Jake and Marty’s Bicycle Trip Across the USA: Off The Course
by Jake
Jake and Marty’s Bicycle Trip Across the USA. Two 46 year-old guys pedaling 3100 miles – could be a good idea! Saturday, March 21, 2009. Off The Course. By the way, we are off the Adventurecycling course – we shot down through San …

Biking Bis – Bicycle Touring and More :: Handing out bicycle …
by Gene Bisbee
Greater Houston Off-Road Bicycling Association—Double Lake Trails Expansion (Texas) — A $10,000 grant will go to the Greater Houston Off-Road Bicycling Association (GHORBA) to help expand the trail network at Double Lake Recreation Area. Although Bikes Belong supported this project last year, Hurricane Ike destroyed nearly 2,000 volunteer-hours worth of GHORBA-built singletrack shortly after our grant award was given. This was a huge setback for the group and required that volunteers spend last year rebuilding rather than expanding their trail system. This grant will help provide matching funds for a Recreational Trails Program Grant, enabling GHORBA to proceed with their expansion efforts this year.

Hundreds to compete in mountain bike race in Northeast
by El Paso Times – El Paso,TX,USA
Race coordinator Mike Rosson said he is hoping to get more than 200 racers from all over the region, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. …

Bike 4 Gus » Blog Archive » A resume especialy for all the new …
by tony.thompson
Well this is not my first long distance bike ride as you can probably see from the photoes. However, it is the first for 19 years – when I had hair and it wasn’t grey, as you can see also from the photoes. … There were three of us but Don had to speed on ahead due to time constraints and last i heard he was in Kirbyville and plans to finish at the Texas/Arizona border. The two others Jim and Alex have taken a more Southernly route (ACA) and we are in contact by cell …

From the battlefield to a bike
by Austin 360 – Austin,TX,USA
Along with family members and local cyclists, the veterans pedaled up Congress Avenue, through the University of Texas and on to Camp Mabry. …

Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park (Houston) Bike Depot

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There may not be public parking for cars at the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park, but this year there will be a Bike Depot for the safe-keeping of bikes.  I thought you may want to know about the KPFT 90.1 Bike Depot that will help Festival goers decrease their carbon imprint.  For a $2 donation, KPFT volunteers will lock up Festival-goers’ bikes on a bike rack watch them all day.

Thanks to Susan Farb Morris for this information.

Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park is Houston’s spring art awakening each March. Kicking off with “Legacy at Memorial First Look Friday,” March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the award-winning juried art event is the only festival to take place in Memorial Park, the city’s premiere public park enclave.

Shovel Ready Work Stops Bike Route

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I was not able to make the organized ride in Kountz that I thought about doing so I decided to drive to Splendora and start my ride there. This was necessary due to all of the construction on US59, FM1314 and FM1485 that I use to as jump off roads for my weekend rides. The shovels were flying and the concrete is pouring. This sign about sharing the road was fitting since I am sharing with all of the construction vehicles and workers.

Share the road on FM2090 west of Splendora

Share the road on FM2090 west of Splendora

I decided to record the route using Bikely.com. I have not used Bikely.com before so there was a learning experience figuring out how to get the route to appear.

Link to my ride today.

The wildflowers are starting to bloom and I had my camera.

Bluebonnets along Loop 336 in Conroe

Bluebonnets along Loop 336 in Conroe