DORBA brings off-road biking trails to North Texas

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from SMUdailycampus.com
Thomas Faust, Contributing Writer, tfaust@smu.edu

Imagine the wind sweeping past your face while your hands tightly clench the handlebars of a bike as you ride down a rocky trail. There are tall trees and large boulders surrounding you, creating a possible hazard at every bend and turn of the course.

No, you’re not riding down some mountain trail in Colorado. The same thrill and level of mountain biking can be found in our own backyard.

Boulder Park in Duncanville, Texas, is just one of nearly 30 trails in the North Texas area that is maintained by the Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association (DORBA). So get ready to dust the cobwebs off your old bicycle in the back of the garage and get riding!

Read more at SMUdailycampus.com

Justin at the Bike Geek Blog

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Justin is based in San Antonio. He blogs about his commuting experiences. Since beginning to commute in July he has went over 1,000 miles. According to his blog he usually commutes 3 days a week.

Read about his experiences and some equipment reviews at his blog, Bike Geek.

Super Squadra: Winter Taining Ride Part 2

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Super Squadra writes this in a post on December 1st:
Last week I talked about my winter training ride to Lockhart for some good ole Texas BBQ. To continue my two part series on the best winter training rides, this week I’m going to talk about my ride that I had in Clear Lake, Texas.

Clear Lake is a suburb south of Houston and is the home of the Tilson Homes cycling team. I was down in Clear Lake visiting my in-laws with my wife and wanted to get a good ride in when I was down there. I had done a ride down there before and really loved the different style and scenery that the area has. Coming from Austin, I’m used to doing the same routes and dealing with the same type of rides. Being able to do something new was a great change and really had me excited about the ride.
Read more the Super Squadra blog

Cyclocross North Texas Style

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By DAN X. McGRAW / The Dallas Morning News
dmcgraw@dallasnews.com

High-speed crashes, muddy courses and screaming fans sound more like the makings of a monster-truck rally than a cycling event. But cyclo-cross isn’t your typical bike ride around the block.

A cross between mountain biking and road cycling – with a few makeshift obstacles in between – the sport of cyclo-cross has moved into North Texas.Each Tuesday, Bill Cody Park in Garland transforms into a course riddled with caution tape, logs and 15-inch wooden barriers.

Read more at the Dallas Morning News. There is a video as well.