Houston Bicycle Club February Meeting
When: Program: Tuesday 02/14/12 at: 7:00 PM HEB Community Room at I-10 and Bunker Hill At the New Year’s Day ride, we had a Travelon bicycle with continuous gearing and no derailleurs. The company that makes the bike has offices in Houston, and they will be at our meeting to tell us about their product.

Toyota Applewhite Ride – Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Start: January 22, 2012 8:30 am
End:   January 22, 2012 12:00 pm
Venue: Bill Millers BBQ
Address: 7081 Rockport Road, San Antonio, TX
Meet at 8:30 in the parking lot across from Bill Miller’s BBQ at the intersection of Hwy 16 South and 1604 for a 27 or 36 mile ride on the Southside near the Toyota plant on Applewhite road.  This ride is mostly flat with some rolling hills.  Directions:  From the north side of San Antonio take Hwy 35 south towards Laredo, exit Palo Alto Rod (Hwy 16), and proceed south past 410 until you reach 1604.  Turn left and the parking lot will be on your left.  From the west side, take 410 south, exit Hwy 16 South, and proceed south until you reach 1604 and turn left.  Lunch will be decided upon at the time of the ride. For more information contact ride leaders Diana Valdez (210-535-3373) or Randy Frazier (210-237-8740).

San Antonio Wheelmen
Upcoming Rides and Events:
Saturday, January 21:  Big Joshua Creek Ride
Sunday, January 22:  Elmendorf Ride
Sunday, January 22:  Leon Springs Ride (Leaderless)
Saturday, January 28: Cibolo Ride
Sunday, January 29:  Urban Breakfast Ride
Sunday, January 29:  Comfort-Ladybird Loop Ride

Giant road bikes recalled because of forks
www.bicycleretailer.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) —Giant Bicycle is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 900 road bikes because their forks can crack.

No injuries have been reported as a result of the fork problem.

The recall involves all 2012 model year men’s Giant Defy Advanced 0, 1 and 2 model bicycles and the women’s Giant Avail Advanced 0, 1, and 2 model bicycles.

The bikes were sold from August 2011 through November 2011 for between $3,000 and $4,550. …

Using P90X2 to Improve Your Cycling
by Darryl        lovingthebike.com
Odds are that you’ve heard of the P90X home workout program, but what about using it to improve your cycling?  I was contacted by Denis Faye, a writer for Beachbody, about posting an article on using the P90X2 program to help make you a better cyclist.  Beachbody is the maker of several fitness products, including this and other home based fitness programs and they have done quite well for themselves….and the P90X is definitely their…

Setting the 2012 Results Bar High…
by Doc            McKinney Velo Club
Congratulations to MV’s Julian Howitt who secured MV’s first road race 1st place (the rhyme rolls off the tongue much like Julian rolled across the line) of 2012 in the first road race of 2012 – the 1/14/2012 TRP Winter Crits. Julian took the victory in the 3/4 crit and then for good measure, placed 4th in the 4/5 race that followed. Way to set…

Bike Rage
by katiejo            Austin on Two Wheels

For the  most part, bicycles ride are peaceful and fun. If bicycle rides weren’t something I enjoyed I would not ride nearly as much or at all. Basic Pavlovian response stuff. I do what feels good to me. Yet, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows and unicorns all the time when on two wheels.

Similar to road rage, there is a feeling of aggressiveness that surges up at times when on the road on a bicycle seat. Naming this feeling “Bike Rage” (like Road Rage when in a car)  is not quite right. I rather like to think of it as Bike Pet Peeves. *Note: Multiple occurrences of Bike Pet Peeves in one day could steer any cyclists down…

Plano On-Street Bicycle Signs and Routes
by bergerandfries        Bike Friendly Richardson
Hello there, bergerandfries with my first BFR posting. Our friends in Plano have kicked off a project to make Plano easier to ride by bicycle!  Plano has a great off street Multi-Use Path system, but now they are implementing On-Street bicycle signs and routes.

What will the signage be?
The signage is in accordance with the Texas Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a code that regulates traffic signage at the state level, ensuring that all traffic signage is consistent. This code also dictates how signs are placed in terms of location and frequency and how they are displayed. Most of the signage is green and…

Mostly Annual Farm to Ranch ReTREEt – Bastrop
by The Announcer Guy         Biking in Dallas
Local cyclist, Grady McGahan, is organizing an effort to replant native trees and other growing things as they cycle the gorgeous area around Bastrop, Texas this Friday, January 20th.

Join us as we ride from Austin to Bastrop and Paige for a few days of roving reforestation. Our merry band of reTREEters will work with local nurseries to plant native trees on private property, where people are more likely to do what is needed to keep them going for the long haul. …

Girl on Bicycle Struck by Vehicle
by MyFox Houston
SPRING, Texas – A second grade student in the Klein Independent School District was taken to a hospital after she was struck by a vehicle as she rode a bicycle in northwest Harris County. The accident took place around 8 am on Castlemont Lane near Lost…