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ATX 6-pack at Pace Bend 7-13<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby John\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.AustinBike.com
\nThe ATX 6-pack race series takes its next stop in Pace Bend park. So get ready for some racing goodness. This will not include any of the playground at the top so you don’t have to worry about the doughboy soil skewer move that is so popular, but it will include the rock garden of greatness.
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Mount a Light to your Bike with a Clothespin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.bikehacks.com
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\nSometimes I see a hack that is so brilliantly simple and cool I wonder why I did not think of it. This hack submitted by Midge from across the pond is one such hack. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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I was a bit peeved with those ugly plastic brackets that spoiled the lines of my beautiful bike so I came up with this ten minute cliplight hack. It’s cobbled together with a Poundland rear light (are they called Dollar Stores in\u00c2\u00a0 the US?), two thin zip ties and a…<\/p>\n

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Putting the Joy Back in Cycling: Getting a Bike Fit<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Ray Garza\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0rgvcycling.com
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\nGetting my bike fitted<\/p>\n

Recently, my riding has sucked. I was just not comfortable on the bike after 10 miles. Pain on my right leg would develop and I would have to shift my butt on the saddle to ease the problem. Then my right knee would be hurting after a good workout and to top it off, my hands were constantly numbing up. I tell you, after 25 miles on the bike, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ready to jump off of it! That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sad because I love to bike! After a lot of self adjustments to try to solve the issues, I threw in the towel and…<\/p>\n

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Intermediate & Faster Ride-Carl Barton Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWoodlands Cycling Club
\nSaturday, July 06, 2013, 07:30am – 11:00am
\nby\u00c2\u00a0 Ellis
\nDirections:\u00c2\u00a0 I45 N exit 84B 336\/Frazier Street.\u00c2\u00a0 Go right on 336.\u00c2\u00a0 Continue east about 3 miles to the park on the right. Turn right into Carl Barton Park at the second exit and park on the left side of the parking lot.\u00c2\u00a0 Restrooms are available.<\/p>\n

Helmets and hydration are required.<\/p>\n

Intermediate group:\u00c2\u00a0 average 16-18 mph
\nFaster group:\u00c2\u00a0 average 18-20+ mph
\nMultiple routes from 40+ miles.\u00c2\u00a0 Route is generally decided at the start of the ride based on the group and…<\/p>\n

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Randonneurs Are In It For The Ride, Not The Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nFor many of us, a single cycling event \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the Tour de France \u00e2\u20ac\u201d defines athleticism on two wheels. The epic race was first organized by a French newspaper editor named Henri Desgrange in 1903. But Desgrange also had a hand in the creation of a very different style of cycling: the randonn\u00c3\u00a9e, a long distance-ride that prizes camaraderie and self-sufficiency over flat-out speed.<\/p>\n

There’s no direct translation for randonn\u00c3\u00a9e (pronounced ran-don-NAY) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it can mean a long outing or trip, or a ramble in the countryside. For its practitioners, called randonneurs, it’s easier to define the event by what it isn’t: a race. There are…<\/p>\n

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El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPecan Pancake Pedal
\nSaturday, July 6 7:00 AM
\nDescription: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Meet at 316 Arboles (corner of Mora, one block north of Lindbergh) for ride to top of Anthony Gap. Route: Ride to Country Club to River Trail to Vinton Road to rollers (I-10 frontage) to O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Hara to Anthony Gap; return via O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Hara and NM 28 and other Upper Valley Roads back to Limbirds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 house for world-famous Pecan Pancakes. 42 miles. Randy Limbird…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Taco truck passed us on the ride today and stopped at home construction site. Came close to pulling out of the paceline and having a taco.<\/p>\n

— Jeff C. (@331miles) June 30, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n