The Ride for Heroes – Aledo, TX

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The Ride for Heroes Inc. supports those individuals who unselfishly volunteer their time and talents to make East Parker County a better place to live. The Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes is a bike ride held each year benefiting the Aledo, Hudson Oaks and Willow Park Fire Departments. This year we will also be including the volunteers of the Parker County Sheriff Reserve and the Campbell Emergency Response Team. The Ride for Heroes helps support various student clubs from Aledo High School as well. And as always we also support the Texas Bicycle Coalition working for safer cycling in Texas.

Routes: 8 miles, 20 miles, 40 miles, 62 miles, 75 miles, 100 miles.

Start Times:

  • 100, 75 mile | 7:30 am
  • 62, 40, 20 mile | 8:00 am
  • 8 mile | 8:30 am

Cost:  $25 ($30 after March 22)    $16 per child ages 7-17   Free for children 6 and under

Ride for Heroes Website

Bike Noob Blog Writes About Saddles

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Ran across this new blog from a rider in Austin. Bike Noob. As the title shows the writer is a new bicyclist. The particular post that caught my eye is his experiences looking for the perfect saddle. Visit his blog and read about it. Good pictures as well.

Tour de Houston = Fabulous! (Again)

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Last year I used this same title and this year’s ride is a repeat. Weather in March can be unpredictable but today the blue sky and north tailwind for the return to downtown made the trip picture perfect. While the route this year is entirely different, going north instead of south, the experience of riding on the Hardy Toll Road without cars was special. It reminded me of years ago when the toll road first opened and the kickoff included a bike ride from the Spring toll plaza to Beltway 8 and back.

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