Yesterday during the drive home from work I was listening to one of my favorite cycling related podcasts, The Spokesmen Cycling Roundtable. This particular one was #55 and there was a new member on the roundtable. He was James Moss, a lawyer based in Golden, Colorado. He was on the podcast to offer some legal perspective to a couple of recent events in other states. One was in Colorado where a bike rider was run over by a man in a Mercedes who then left the scene and stopped later to call the Mercedes road assistance phone line about his damaged car. He was ticketed but the local district attorney has entered into a plea bargain. The other case is where a man run into a 10 year old boy and killed him. Now the driver is suing the boy’s parents because the boy was not wearing a helmet.

The roundtable members offer their opinions as does James. During this discussion the subject of what should a bicyclist do when you have a negative encounter with a motorist comes up.

I would recommend listening to this podcast for at least the first 30 minutes. The advice James offers could save you headaches when you encounter that irate motorist.

Cycling – 35 mile ride with a new speed record
by donbynum
Today, John Chalmers, another local cycling geezer, and I rode over to Texas Park Road 4 and across it to The Beast of Park Road 4.  More about The Beast later. The round trip was 35 miles as shown…

OE West Texas Championship Series – Final
from www.oldtascosacycling.com
The series has now officially come to a close. It was another great year with some awesome venues and great racing. Overall awards were given out after the Marathon Saturday to the top three finishers in each class. If you happened to be absent, first, shame on you, and second, I have the plaques with me. Phill will be posting the final standings shortly on the WTcycling site.

A BIG thanks to Phill Miller for sticking around Saturday to tabulate the overall points. If I would have…

Pair make their own golden age
The Texas Senior Games, recently held in Houston, at least doubled in participation this year. According to Senior Games Association vice president Ken Leventhal, about 2,200 senior athletes took part in the varied athlete venues across the city.

“We had over 350 participants in our track and field meet which is really high for us,” said Leventhal. “There were almost 140 in our cycling events, double the amount we usually get. We had 38 teams…

December 6th Cycling Forum – WCC Community
While we don’t have a December business meeting, the WCC will be hosting a Cycling Forum, featuring the Adventure Cycling Association (Jim Sayer, executive director) and BikeTexas, aka Texas Bicycle Coalition (Robbin Stallings, executive director). It will be held on Monday, December 6th at 7 pm at Pallotta’s Mexican Grill, 2211 Rayford Rd.

Heart of Texas Lab Rescue News Flash: Paws Up for the DOOG Walkie Belt
by Heart of Texas Lab Rescue
There are certain perks when your best friend is the Fit City column writer for the Austin American Statesman. You may get roped into running a marathon, or maybe you’ll be asked to join her on a relaxing 100 mile mountain bike ride through the West Texas desert. You might find yourself on a 55 mile cruise on your road bike in…