Springtown Spin – Springtown, TX

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Springtown Spin takes place in Springtown, TX, just northwest of Fort Worth. The Springtown Spin, benefitting the Tarrant County Youth Collaboration (TCYC), provides cyclists with beautiful, rural roads and the opportunity to help decrease social isolation as an effort to prevent child abuse and neglect. There are four routes, 20, 40, 60, and 100 miles long so that cyclists of all levels are able to participate.

Registration is $25 for pre-registration and $30 the day of the rally. The rally will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Springtown High School (915 West Hwy. 199, Springtown, TX 76082). You can register online at www.tcyc4kids.org or at the event. For more information, visit our website or call (817) 496-6099.

Blogs and News Roundup March 18th

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brother can you spare a dime? « a UU Deist in Texas
by jules
I’m writing about this because I want to let you know I’m riding my bicycle half way across Texas in an effort to raise funds for researchers to find a cure for MS. I’m riding in the 2009 MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin. …

Easter Hill Bike Race
Easter Hill Country Tour, Kerrville, TX, www.ehct.com, Three day ride in the … Great Southwest Tour Del Paso, El Paso, Texas, Bicycle Race sanctioned by . …

Austin Bicycle Tour Video | Road Trip
by Nick Loomis
Austin Bicycle Tour Video. // March 18th, 2009 // Video. By Nick Loomis. We were told that bikes are the best way to get around Austin, so Chand, Kate and I wanted to see if that was true. Being that it was 80 degrees and sunny after a …

Wildflower Walk and Bike Tour at Jones Park | thepapermagazine.com
by thepaper
Participants ages seven and older are invited to join naturalist Anita Howlett on a leisurely two-hour bicycle tour through the park that includes brief interpretive stops in the floodplain forest. Reservations are required and may be …

Great Austin to Shiner Pedal – Austin, TX

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Cyclists will depart from Austin and ride 100 miles through small towns and scenic byways on the way to the historic Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas. Website

Online Registration by April 19, 2009 $40.00
Mail-in Registration by April 19, 2009
Entries must be postmarked on or before 4/19/2009.
Downloadable Registation Form Coming Soon		 $40.00
Online Registration from April 20, 2009 – May 1, 2009 $45.00*
Mail-in Registration by April 19, 2009 $40.00
May 1, 2009 (Ride morning) $50.00*
Return Bus Fee (optional)** $25.00*
Partner Pass (optional) $20.00*

Daily Blog and News Roundup March 17th

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Peddles on the bricks to help a personal cause
by Hope Star – Hope,AR,USA
By Grace Leonhart Two friends embarked on a bicycle trek from Houston, Texas, to Little Rock and came through Hope in the rainy and blustery weather Friday. …

Spring Fling Part IV — Trinity River Bike Ride | Fort Worth …
by Sonja
“How would you like to go on one of those bike tours they have?” I asked. “Do you think we could try?” Optomism was the order of the day. If you’re interested too, you could check out Bicycle Tours listed by month on Bicycle Texas. …

Wheeling for Women; The Heroine’s Journey: Foggy morning and bluebells
by Wheeling for Women; The Heroine’s Journey
This morning, Tuesday March 17, 2009 St. Patrick’s Day in Beuscher State Park, TX.  Yesterday I rode both in Austin and then the park here on the hills again.  Changing the way I manage the gears has made the hill climbs easier.  Bluebells were seen from the rode side yesterday and would like to see them a little closer. …

Bike 4 Gus » Blog Archive » Riding into Red Neck country wearing a …
by tony.thompson
Lot of road kill in Florida and Loisiana including a Bob Cat but nothing live and very little dead here in Texas. Wonder why? Plenty of interesting birds, don’t know what they are but Clarence is very knowledgable about these things. …

Jake and Marty’s Bicycle Trip Across the USA: St Patty’s day – a …
by Jake
We got to Alpine Texas (again with the Alpine thing) in what seemed like no time at all. Alpine is a dang nice place – seriously. Surrounded by amazing scenery, it is a real town – university and all. As we wondered why it is we always …

Austin Flyers » Past Events » Austin Flyers Party Ride
by jawporta
Thanks to everyone who came to Austin Flyers Party Ride, sponsored by Bicycle Sport Shop, Red Licorice Events, Tiff’s Treats and Texas Bicycle Coalition. The weather could have been better for the brave souls who did the ride but the …