Summer Bicycling Event Call for Volunteers
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Summer bicycling race offers opportunity for Southwestern community to visit and explore Georgetown through volunteering
The Georgetown Grand is a two-day bicycling event held in downtown Georgetown from May 19-20. Presented by Holland Racing, the event features a variety of high speed…

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Join us tomorrow for the Wednesday Night at the Nut MTB ride. Wheels down 6:30 pm at Walnut Creek Park.

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Need some mid-week inspiration? A rider talks about this weekend’s century test: bit.ly/tx4k_ohana

Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome)    via Twitter
New stuff on the website: Race Schedule for Friday, Individual ROY standings, and Team ROY standings…. http://t.co/gzB0rmru

Tuesday Waco Bicycle Club Rides
Cameron Park Beginner Mountain Bike Ride
Tuesday 05:30 PM
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Waco Dam
Tuesday 05:30 PM
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El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Sunday, May 6
Ascend Afton
Description:     Meet at Rio Plaza. Ride up NM 28 to Afton Road (the 10-mile road that climbs up the mesa and continues west), then return on same route. 45 miles, moderate to fast. Rick Rivas, 915-867-7199.

Bike ride to the state Capitol… (more pictures)
by In-Yo-Grill            forums.mtbr.com

Just too pretty Sunday so I had to get out. Buddy and I loaded up the bikes and headed north. Got a nice 16mile ride in around Town Lake and ended up visiting the capitol before eating at Stubb’s BBQ. Great day to be alive…

Big Bend Trail system threatened. Make calls.
by Sage_Cat            forums.mtbr.com
This call for action came out from the Wilderness Alliance of Texas and New Mexico.

Use the number to thank the park for including cycling in public lands planning.

…As we mentioned in a previous e-alert to our Texas members, in December 2010, Our Texas Wild submitted comments to Big Bend National Park regarding a proposed ten-mile mountain biking trail starting at Panther Junction. The trail would be the first of its kind in the US–going into back-country through potential wilderness areas. The trail is a pilot project of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Park Service and the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) to increase biking opportunities.”

Sounds great, right? So, Please support IMBA and MTB trails by supporting the park’s decision to build this trail.

Bp ms150
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wkndwarrior
Quote Originally Posted by grandpiper View Post
This was my fourth year, all with Team BP. I cannot recall struggling as much as I did on Day 1 during any of the prior years. Day 2 was easy. I put my bike in the line in Lagrange on Sunday morning around 530AM, got in line just after 6AM, and was out around 715, which was not bad at all.
Those headwinds on day 1 were brutal.

Did anyone see that one-legged woman who was FLYING past everybody despite the hills and wind on Day 1??? That was beyond amazing.

Day 2 was great, left at 7:30 and rolled into Austin at 12:45, with over an hour total spent at the rest stops. 17.5 mph moving average, mostly cruising at 19 mph, so I am quite pleased with that. …

2012 Texas Custom Bicycle Show scheduled for Dallas Oct 27-28
by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4O5e1hGtc
After a 3 year run in Austin, the Texas Custom Bicycle Show will be returning to its Dallas origins this fall for another exhibition of locally built bicycle frames, components, and accessories.

The showcase will be in the Deep Ellum district right off of downtown Dallas the weekend of October 27-28, 2012. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details soon. …

New cycle track opens on Rio Grande Street
By Pam LeBlanc        Fit City
If you’ve ever pedaled along a busy urban street, you know the unwelcome feeling of traveling on a road built with motorists – and not necessarily cyclists – in mind.

That feeling is gone from a four-block stretch of Rio Grande Street, where officials on Monday unveiled the city’s first “cycle track.”

The heavily-marked, two-way bike lane along the west side of Rio Grande Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 24th Street buffers cyclists from motorists, giving them a more protected route through West…

Biking or walking for short trips makes good cents
By Moe Johnson Columnist        San Marcos Daily Record
San Marcos — One of the more talked about topics recently is the price of gasoline.

For the local area the price is high, but in comparison to other parts of the country, we are doing okay. Even if our area has somewhat lower gas prices it is still high for most of us.

There are a few individuals, or companies, that like these high gas prices. The economy car salespeople who try to make sure you know that their car gets 37+ miles per gallon, and the people that own stock in gas companies and oil are glad to see high prices. After that, there are…

28th annual BP MS 150 bicycle ride photo gallery
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The 28th annual BP MS 150 bicycle ride ended in Austin on Sunday at the Bob Bullock Museum near the state capitol.

Police Bicycle Relay Team Bound for San Diego (video)
by KRISTINE GALVAN, Reporter    www.myfoxhouston.com
HOUSTON – Thirty members of the Houston Police Department are gearing up to pedal their bicycles 1,900 miles to San Diego, Calif. The relay-style ride is an effort to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Houston police have taken part in this event for 31 years, but this year is extra special for the riders.

They are riding in memory of Sgt. Jason Leal, who served with the Houston Police Department for 20 years. He lost his battle with leukemia on Jan. 6, 2012. Leal’s…

Bike tour to come through city
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There will be more two-wheelers on the road Friday in Burleson. A group of 25 amateur cyclists from across the state will stop over in the city on a ride from San Antonio to Dallas taking place through Saturday. The effort is aimed at raising awareness about…

Susman Godfrey’s Cycling Team “Swift Justice” Raises $180,000 to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
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HOUSTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — This past weekend on April 21-22, 2012, 34 partners, associates, staff, family and friends of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. rode 170 miles from Houston to Austin as part of the BP MS150. As part of that ride, the team’s members have raised almost $180,000 to support research to find a cure and treatment for multiple sclerosis. For the first…

Division West Soldiers ride for wounded warriors
By    Staff Sgt. Tony Foster, Division West Public Affairs     www.army.mil
KILLEEN, Texas (April 23, 2012) — First Army Division West Soldiers participated in the annual Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, riding their bicycles from here to Waco, Texas, April 19 to aid in the effort to raise funds for wounded service members and veterans.

“I was just hoping to see the Soldiers from my unit and to have them there cheering me,” said Sgt. 1st Class Michael Nash, 479th Field Artillery Brigade. “It was inspirational and motivational to see them out there.” …

Aero Road Bikes Square Off: Specialized Venge vs. Cervelo S5
by djcurtin            It’s Time To Ride!
Let me start by saying that my personal road bike is decidedly un-aero. It is metal, has round tubes, box-section aluminum rims, and 32 spokes per wheel. It’s a very nice bike by any measure. But it is not a carbon “wonder bike,” and it is basically the polar opposite of the Cervelo S5 and Specialized Venge. So I jumped at the chance to ride these two bikes to see what the deal is with aero bikes.

The aero road bike market, as I mentioned a few weeks back, is growing quickly. And with good reason. There is a real benefit to decreasing aerodynamic drag when riding—less energy required to maintain a given…