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The ABC’s of A,B, and C Cyclist Categories | Austin On Two Wheels

by marcus

Comfortable access to destinations, preferably by a direct route; either low-speed, low traffic-volume streets or designated bicycle facilities. Well-defined separation of bicycles and motor vehicles on arterial and collector streets (bike lanes and shoulders), or on separate paths. Group C cyclists are pre-teen riders whose roadway use is initially monitored by ….

Peanutt’s Pursuit: New carbon steed

by Peanutt

Turns out, after I listed my MTB on craigslist and had a few offers that didn’t really pan out, I got a response from a guy who lived less than a mile from my house who had this carbon Specialized Epic Pro (with Sidi shoes) and was ready, willing and able to trade the same day. Took it out for an inaugural ride out by Possum Kingdom lake, about 100 miles west of Dallas, and it did great. ..

Bike Blogs & News February 13

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Nearly Famous Fred – Texas Cyclist: When all else fails, lower the …

by Nearly Famous Fred

While it may be a lot of fun to go out and ride in a fake Tour de France peloton, and Lord knows that nobody appreciates more than I do how much it impresses the girls, understand that when you do so, you are breaking the law. … If you are on a multi lane road, the law says that bicycles are entitled to a lane, meaning that you do not have to single up and allow cars to pass. The law simply states that cyclist may “not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic on …

VO2-to-the-max: Performing a cycling VO2 max test « Texas Tailwind

by Ben

I didn’t realize I could have brought my ipod for the test (I always wear my ipod when I ride indoors), but one of the grad students had a boombox with a great 80’s mix, so that helped. The test started easy enough; however, …


Bicycling News & Blog Digest, February 12

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Things go downhill fast for cyclist arrested in Fort Worth

by Fort Worth Star Telegram – Fort Worth,TX,USA

Riding a bicycle without a headlight at night violates the Texas Transportation Code, the report states. Things continued downhill when the cyclist ignored …

Portland ‘bike queen’ finds worldwide niche

by Lake Oswego Review – Lake Oswego,OR,USA By Jennifer Anderson
Mia Birk, Portland’s former bike coordinator, now is a consultant advising Dallas, Texas, on how to make its streets more pedestrian- …

MTB Race News: 2009 Texas Spring Pro Class Mountain Bike Racing …

by mtbracenews.com
With the Texas mountain bike racing series set to kick off February 14th in Terlingua, Texas, the following is a preview of some of the front runners from last year and what to expect this year. Check back with MTBracenews.com for full …

Bike Geek: Crash on the commute this morning…

from Google Alerts – Texas bicycle tour by Justin
My guardian angel has been working some serious overtime today.  About 57 minutes into my bike ride to work this morning…

Bicycling does Austin « Bike Noob

by rainycamp
bicyclingmag As I’ve mentioned previously, I have a love-hate relationship with Bicycling Magazine. Well, right now, I’m lovin’ it. The March issue, pictured here, has a one-page feature on biking in Austin, Texas — my hometown. …

The World of Vanderkitten

by Vanderkitten ViP Team
Madeleine McDuff, the reigning Texas State Junior Champion in Criterium, won both the Time Trial and Criterium during the Alsatian Country Omnium on Saturday, February 7th! … She is a cycling leader in her community as she founded the Beckendorff Junior High School Cycling Club. With her season now underway, she is excited to promote both junior and women’s cycling in her Vanderkitten kit.

Wheel building class to be offered at Mellow Johnny’s in March …

by elliott
While I was putting together the weekly round up of cycling culture events this week, I came across the announcement that Mellow Johnny’s will be having a wheel. …

Dick Beardsley: 5 weeks post-op total knee replacement

by Dick Beardsley
Yesterday I actually got on my mountain bike and did a 40 minute bike ride! This morning I grabbed my Nordic Poles and did a 3 mile brisk power walk and felt very good, although my knee did start to tire towards the end of my walk. …

Desert Mountain Biking | Mountain Bike Blog || SINGLETRACKS.COM

by trek7k

The Denver Post published a good article about mountain biking in the area around El Paso, TX that got me thinking: desert mountain biking could definitely be fun this time of year. While riders in the northeast and midwest are stuck …

Getting Around Harris County on a Bike Is Not Easy

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Dale Robertson’s Cycling Notebook in The Houston Chronicle today reports on Peter Wang’s goal for improving the biking mobility in Harris county. Houston’s bike routes are planned but Harris County does not appear to factor bikes into the transportation scene.

Read Dale’s full column in The Houston Chronicle.