Ken Hoffman (Houston Chronicle): Sign up early for the MS 150

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Registration for the wildly popular but space-limited MS 150 charity bike ride from Houston to Austin will open precisely at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 15.

That’s an odd time to open registration, but it’s the least of your problems. Just do it, so you don’t get shut out.

If you want to ride, click on www.ms150.org. It will cost $100 to register, and you have to promise to donate at least $400 more to the Lone Star Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Charity.

It only took 11 days for the 2008 ride to fill up.

Read Ken’s column in the Houston Chronicle for his thoughts about the route and the Corpus Christi ride last week end. Link to ken’s column

Bicycle Commuter Act Passes House, Senate

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I don’t know whether to be glad or sad. The passage of this act was tied to the financial rescue package. This act was part of the pork barrel spending that was attached to the rescue package.

from ppolnews.com

“The Bicycle Commuter Act was added on to last week’s bailout bill and will provide a $20 tax credit per month to employers of bike commuters. The credit is intended to go toward adding provisions for bike commuters, like racks and locker rooms, for those who decide to go car free. However, many are decrying the act because it is part of an assortment of pork added to the bailout that some find frivolous–other items of which include tax credits for NASCAR track owners, film companies, and manufacturers of wool clothing.”

Mission to Mission Charity Bike Tour – San Antonio, TX

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Saturday, December 06, 2008, 08:30 AM
Mission County Park #1
6030 Padre Drive

Three bike routes and one walking tour are offered

The Family Tour pedals along the San Antonio River on the historic Mission Trails from Mission Concepcion to Mission Espada. The route is principally on hike and bike paths with opportunities to visit four of the five Spanish Missions. A 15 mile option meets BSA merit badge requirements.

Extended Tours continue beyond the Mission Trails along city and county roads toward Braunig Lake. The 34 mile route proceeds past Mission Espada onto Hwy 181 to Braunig Lake Old Corpus Christi Hwy and back. The 58 mile route continues south on Old Corpus Christi Hwy through the community of Elmendorf to 1604 and along “El Camino Real” (Spanish Colonial Royal Road) and around Calaveras Lake to north on Hwy 181 and back to start.

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