A Digest of Bicycle Blog Posts Around Texas
The bicycle blogs have been active. Rather than devote a post to each of these I decided to put them together in a digest format. This also helps me catch up.
from the Law Office of David Bosworth, Attorney (who apparently is a bicyclist)
Kelly (Port San Antonio ) with the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club (hcbtc.org). February 1, 2009.
Of course, it’s another beautiful, clear, cool day in San Antonio – no, we never get tired of them. This was my first time to ride the Kelly ride, which Vern leads every month or so (check out www. hcbtc.org for the next ride.) It’s a great way to see this area that has been so important to San Antonio.
American Red Cross Tour du Rouge…In conjunction with the six (6) day ride, there is now a one day ride being offered from Humble, TX to Beaumont, TX to lead off the Tour du Rouge. All cyclists will leave on Sunday morning from Humble, and the one day riders will be bussed back after arrival in Beaumont. The space for this one day ride is limited to 500 cyclists and online registration will begin on January 31st.
from Beginning Bicycle Commuting
Why do you ride a bike to work?
I get asked that question quite a bit. There are lots of reasons commute to work on my bike.
All the way through high school and college, I didn’t own a car. My only independent means of transportation was my bicycle. After college I bought a car, but since I was newly married and we shared one car, I bought a bike and was bicycle commuting way back in 1984. At the time, the reason was, “Because I can’t afford a second car.”
from Far Out Son of Lung
Super Bowl Ride
The day started early. With a commuter bag packed with an extra water bottle, a sandwich, banana & apple and a camera I set off for Bike Mart North in Frisco. Today would encompass roughly 60 miles of riding from Frisco to downtown Dallas. It is the 24th annual Super Bowl ride, designed to bring cyclists together from all over the Metroplex converging on the West End in downtown Dallas.
from Nearly Famous Fred – Texas Cyclist
I didn’t die, which only added to my enjoyment of the ride
Today I’d like to talk about the Super Bowl Sunday Ride that we did yesterday.
As I mentioned in my last post, every year on Super Bowl Sunday, cycling groups from all over the Dallas/Ft Worth area, ride to the area of downtown Dallas called the West End, have lunch, then ride home. For Team Bikin, this was about a 50 mile round trip ride. Now usually, a 50 mile ride isn’t a lot to get excited about. But since this was the first time I’ve ridden outdoors in over 3 months, I was extremely excited about it. Some might say, I was down right giddy about it. Given to my Lutheran heritage and upbringing, I smiled myself downright silly.
My weekend was filled with a lot of fun- the kind of fun that wears you out so much you pass out asleep with a smile on your face. Greg and I made our way to the team shop for some bike work and then to Warda for some great mountain biking. I’m not sure how many states have this but with TMBRA (Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association) we have what is called paydirt, where you earn standing points and can win some pretty sick prizes by going out and working on the various race trails. Riders are required to put in 10 hours of paydirt. Greg and I got 7 done this weekend. We cut face-slapping branches, hauled junk, and cut a new trail. It was lots of fun and lots of work.