Mountain Biking is a Family Affair
by Laura Scagno         Austin Ridge Riders
I always enjoy reading George’s insights regarding rides and racing. Partly because he is so knowledgeable and entertaining but also because he is such an inspiration to so many in our community. I won’t share his secrets but George aka: GJD races in the 50+ category because that is generally as high as they go.

But George is an incredible mountain biker, strong and fearless and he stays young at heart by hammering the trails and showing all the youngin’s how it should be done. George introduced the sport to his grandchildren and they are obviously following in his footsteps towards the podiums. I can still remember the first time I saw…

Tyler Bicycle Club
Rides
Saturday 8:00 a.m.
Faulkner Park 30+ miles
@  15-18 mph

Sunday 2 p.m.
UT Tyler 35-55 miles
@  15-18 mph

Sunday, 2pm,
Owens Elementary
Beginner’s Ride 15-20 miles
@ 13-15 mph…

Another Success in Atlanta: Q&A with Action 2020 Workshop Participants
Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
The Advocacy Advance team took a trip down to Atlanta for an Action 2020 Workshop this month and met with more than 50 advocates, agency staff, and elected officials from across the region.

The free, one-day training empowered attendees with a wealth of information about federal, state, and local funding sources and practices, and how to make bicycles and pedestrians a local priority. It also provided a unique and productive chance for…

Texas Motor Speedway Paceline – Winter training update
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Just got back from an hour of unintentional interval training that was supposed to have been a fast group-ride with me tucked safely out of the wind.  Minor difference.

But it had turned windy this afternoon — surprise!  By rush-hour flags were starched stiff against the sky, and I wasn’t even sure it made sense to ride.  Owning an indoor spin bike tends to make one wimpy about going out in wet, cold, or windy.  I’m not proud about it.

But when it came to the prospect of spinning inside on an awfully pretty evening, I sucked it up and headed to Texas Motor Speedway in north Fort…

Dallas Bicycle Cafe… the most bike friendly business in Texas?
By Marc Mumby                BikeDFW

If you’ve ridden, run, or walked the White Rock Creek Trail in the last few months, you’ve probably noticed the gradual conversion of an old Lake Highlands liquor store at the Northwest Highway and West Lawther intersection into a super bike friendly café.

The Dallas Bicycle Café opened on Februrary 4th. I sat down with owner Armando Guerroro last Sunday to find out more.

The first thing you notice, in case you haven’t guessed from the furniture built with bicycle parts, is that Mr. Guerrero is a huge fan of cycling, running, and healthy lifestyles. He’s a competitive cyclist and triathlete, as well…

Cycling angel smoothing bumps on the trail
By Pam LeBlanc            Fit City
A cycling angel is running amok somewhere in Austin.

See the little cement ramp in the photo above?

I snapped that shot the other day, while riding my bike along the Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail, where it passes underneath 10th Street just east of Lamar Boulevard.

For years, I’d either have to hop my front tire up slightly or suffer a spine-crackling jolt as I rode over the 2-inch…

Funny mountain biking video with slowmo. Bike jump and crash in San Antonio, Texas. (00:30)

MTB rider putting on a clinic showing proper jumping skills at McAllister Park in San Antonio, Texas. Listen for the sound I make when I stick the landing.

Ridden & Reviewed: Michelin Pro4 Service Course Tires
by djcurtin                It’s Time to Ride    Bicycle Sport Shop

Kelly, our parts and accessories buyer took pity on me. I was bugging him mercilessly about swag from Frostbike and he relented, loaning me a bran new pair of Michelin Pro4 Service Course tires to ride and review—but not to keep. Needing every ounce of help I could get for this past weekend’s races, I decided “no time like the present” and quickly mounted the new tires.

Michelin’s Pro 4 is actually not a single tire model, rather an umbrella name for a family of tires. The Pro4 Endurance replaces what was know as the Krylion and is designed for longevity and puncture resistance—a true training tire. The Pro4 Service Course that I’m riding is most directly comparable to the Pro3, which it replaces. Billed as somewhat of an “all arounder,” the Pro4 Service Course improves on its predecessor by relying on…

Walburg Road Race 2012
by Ken            Texas Racing Life

For some reason, the word epic has become grossly overused in the cycling circles around the US.  Cycling Texans love this word just like the Californians or Coloradans, except epic does not describe long climbs or descents. It describes wind and occasional rain/cold. Walburg Road Race is no exception to this, as the course is almost completely flat and loops its way through treeless farmland.  It is the closest thing we have to a Belgium classic.  It can get windy, but this is something I deal with on a daily basis in Houston.  Doing 300…