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Flintridge Work Party<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nGHORBA
\nTrail: Flintridge
\nSaturday, May 11, 2013 – 9:00am
\nHowdy ladies and gents,<\/p>\n

I’ll be out at Flintridge this Saturday 5\/11\/13 at 9am for a little trail maintenance (mostly trimming brush). Spring has gotten ahead of me and the trail could use some extra help.<\/p>\n

Come on out if you have the time, I’ll have loppers and hand clippers available for use or you’re…<\/p>\n

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The 2013 USA Cycling National Track Calendar begins May 17<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
\nColorado Springs, Colo. (May 9, 2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The USA Cycling National Track Calendar (NTC) begins May 17-19 at the Superdrome in Frisco, Texas, with the Matrix Track Cup presented by Richardson Bike Mart. The calendar features a pair of UCI-inscripted CL2 events: the U.S. Grand Prix of Sprinting at the Velodrome at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 12-13 and the Los Angeles Grand Prix at the VELO Sports Center in Carson, Calif., on Oct. 25-27.<\/p>\n

The seven-event NTC enters its second consecutive season featuring the country’s best track riders. Rankings are kept for each gender in separate endurance and sprint…<\/p>\n

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Second El Paso Bike Month expands events<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Victor R. Martinez \\ EL PASO TIMES
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\nMay is National Bike Month.<\/p>\n

So David Samaniego would like his fellow El Pasoans to consider riding to work, school or play.<\/p>\n

“I got started seven years ago by watching Lance Armstrong on the Tour de France,” Samaniego said. “I realized how fun bicycling is again. When you’re a kid, you know how fun it really is, but as an adult, you tend to forget. I started for fitness, but now I do it because I love it so…<\/p>\n

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About $13 million approved for several Dallas-area hike-and-bike projects<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Tom Benning\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0transportationblog.dallasnews.com
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\nNearly a dozen North Texas hike-and-bike trails will share in a $13 million windfall from the North Central Texas Council of Governments.<\/p>\n

The group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Regional Transportation Council on Thursday approved, as expected, a plan to jump-start bike and pedestrian trail projects in Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties.<\/p>\n

Among the biggest winners are in Dallas.<\/p>\n

The SoPac trail, which runs along the old Southern Pacific rail line near White Rock Lake, go…<\/p>\n

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Tubeless Repair Tricks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby John\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.AustinBike.com
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\nTubeless tires are great, until they aren’t.\u00c2\u00a0 When you first get that set from the shop you can’t believe that you rode with tubes for so long.\u00c2\u00a0 Then you have a blowout down the road, or you just need to change your tires.\u00c2\u00a0 Everything is nice and smooth the first time, but here are a couple of extra tips to help in putting new tires on older wheels.
\nFirst, when you take off your old tires, there will still be some fluid in the bottom of the tire if you are lucky, so try not to spill that all…<\/p>\n

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Windhaven Ride of Silence<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPlano Bicycle Association
\nWednesday, May 15th
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\nTri Shop Parking Lot – 6101 Windhaven Parkway, Plano, TX
\n6:45 PM – Pre-ride instruction, speakers, and introduction
\n7:00 PM – Ride of Silence
\nPost-ride – Chilada’s for food and fellowship<\/p>\n

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Comedian embarks on bicycle trip to Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nbangordailynews.com
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\nChris Quimby is a standup comedian, author and graphic designer who is undertaking an eight-week adventure, Spokes and Jokes, with his family, cycling to Texas with their logistic support and performing in venues en route while staying in the homes of hosts across the nation. The family\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blogs of the mission can be viewed at spokesandjokes.com.<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing to say you believe in something. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s entirely different to allow that stated belief to have it work in you, for good or for bad.<\/p>\n

The evolution of Spokes and Jokes (which rightfully has been referred to as either a mission, adventure, tour or thingie) occurred over the course of about six months, starting as merely a…<\/p>\n

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Bike ride to Alaska starts in Cedar Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.hillcountrynews.com
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\nCEDAR PARK \u00e2\u20ac\u201d On June 1, the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 team will be departing from Cedar Park toward their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska.<\/p>\n

This is the 10th annual ride, which is expected to be a 70-day journey.<\/p>\n

Riders brave rain, sleet, wind, snow, and heat in support of the fight against cancer and will pedal more than 4,500 miles. Throughout their journey, riders visit with cancer survivors, patients and family members to educate people about cancer prevention and the importance of early detection. They…<\/p>\n

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Ride Like a Girl<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nWelcome to the Ride Like a Girl Group!
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