Fort Worth Bike to Work Day
Celebrate National Bike Month in May by participating in Bike to Work Day!
Friday, May 18 is Bike to Work Day in Cowtown! Hop on your bike for one of four organized group rides into downtown or ride in from your home. Meet fellow cyclists at the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) Intermodal Transportation Center (1001 Jones St.) from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. for The T’s celebration, offering light refreshments, exhibits and bike racks. At about 8:15 a.m., remarks by Mayor Betsy Price, an…

June 9 Club Event @ Reveille Peak Ranch
Austin Ridge Riders
Saturday, June 9, 2012 – 09:30
We’re really looking forward to our June Event at beautiful Reveille Peak Ranch.

As usual, we will break into groups based on skill level and how long riders wish to ride. “No Drop” policy in effect so if you have been looking for an opportunity to to explore RPR, now’s your chance!  RPR gate fee is $10 per person. Members in good standing will receive the…

Bike Bot Fash Bash, Saturday, May 19th
by Il Pirate        Austin Ridge Riders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PumzbgMSk0
BikeBOT is throwing their first annual BikeBOT Fash Bash on May 19th from 8pm to midnight at the Pine Street Station in East Austin. The BikeBOT Fash Bash is a cycling fashion show produced by BikeyMeLikey that will pull together local businesses with the cycling community for one night in order to promote cycling in Austin and beyond. We love riding our bikes and we love doing it in style – the goal of BikeBOT Fash Bash is to show the world that you don’t have to sacrifice your self expression just because you’re on two wheels instead of four. Proceeds support local cycling…

Did you notice more bikers on the road or at rides?

Warming trend continues at IBDs in March
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Overall merchandise sales at IBDs surged 29 percent in March as the warm weather continued to smile down on dealers, according to Leisure Trends Group’s RetailTRAK data.

Merchandise sales totaled $322 million for the warmest March on record, with unit sales jumping 33 percent as average selling prices inched 3 percent lower.

The strong month fed into quarterly sales of $634 million, up 21 percent from the first quarter of 2011. All major categories saw double-digit dollar growth in March and the first quarter, Leisure Trends said in a statement.

IBDs sold almost 237,000 bikes in March, up 24 percent—or 45,000 units—from a year earlier. Bike dollar sales rose 25 percent $174 million, and the average sale price ticked up 1 percent to $736. …

TCS ATP and More
by Steve A        Dallas Point-to-Point
John Romeo recently made a post about what he called “Total Cycling Support” versus “As Traffic Permits.” IMO, it was a thought-provoking and important post. Go read it if you haven’t already. Clearly, based on THIS post, it provoked some thought at this locale. After consideration, I’ll toss out the notion that, in reality, it isn’t really one versus another. For TCS, simply look here. We might debate the relative importance of various elements under various circumstances. But I think we really pretty much agree. JRA noted the Netherlands as an example. I think the Dutch would mostly agree with the LAB link. Indeed, I just saw an interesting post about the role of education in Dutch cycling, here. TCS consists of…

Who Wants Saddle Sores?
by Darryl        lovingthebike.com
Getting or having saddle sores is probably something us cyclists would like to keep to ourselves, right?  I don’t get them very often, but here I am publicly announcing that I just so happen to have a couple right now and they sure did make today’s ride a little uncomfortable.  Yeah, it’s a nasty subject to talk about so I’ll keep things very…

Ride of Silence Wed May 16th, 7pm
by The Announcer Guy        Biking in Dallas
The Dallas Ride of Silence will occur this Wednesday at 7pm.  We’re meeting about 6:45 and then at 7pm we’ll begin the 9 mile ride around White Rock Lake.  Meet at 4200 W. Lawther (between Fisher…

Momentum Magazine and Robert Cherry
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas

A short while back my friend Robert Cherry told me that a magazine was going to publish his comments in an upcoming issue and asked if I’d take a photo or two that they could use.  Well of course.  So we met in Deep Ellum where I took a handful  of shots of him with his bike and some of his family.  I asked him to send me a note when the magazine came out.  Well he did and I think this could be the best cycling magazine I’ve ever…

My Big Fat Greek Bike Ride
by Ray Garza        Ciclistas Urbanos
Another week passed us by and it’s time for another Ciclistas Urbanos (CU) club ride. This week the main event is cycling over to Feldmans Market Center for lunch. Other stops along the way was planned such as Moonbeans and the Food Revolution in McAllen. Even a movie at the Cine El Rey theater to view part of the Fooducation movie series.

My plan for the day was to drop off the car at D-Tronics in Edinburg at 8 am. I need to get the windows tinted before next weeks trip to Austin for the Viva Street festival. This was really the best time for me to get it done. …

Our Town Events
By – Bill Knox / For Our Town        amarillo.com
Amarillo’s eighth annual bicycle Ride of Silence begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Potter County Courthouse, Southeast Sixth Avenue and Taylor Street.

The free memorial ride with an Amarillo Police Department escort honors local bicycle riders killed or injured by motorists. Donations will be accepted before the ride for Anna Isom, …

Georgetown Grand This Weekend
by Keith Hutchinson            news.georgetown.org

Professional cycling rolls into town this weekend on May 19 – 20 for the Subaru of Georgetown Grand by Holland Racing, which is the state criterium championship. Races will be held Saturday and Sunday on the one-mile downtown criterium course sanctioned by USA Cycling. Find a spot on the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas to watch top cyclists speed around eight turns on the double-loop course as they compete for…

Bicycle rides in the State of Texas for the month of June, 2012
The Wheel Brothers

Every month we present to you all of the bicycle rides and criteriums in the state of Texas in less then 90 seconds. Look through the rides, pick your rides or criteriums, on our pages you will find all the registration information including maps on how to get there.

Ira David Levy’s “Pedal America” show pushes pedaling to a broader audience
By John Greenfield        gridchicago.com

As a sustainable transportation devotee, sometimes I have to remind myself that not everyone in this country is as fanatical about biking as I am. But “Pedal America,” a new travel series on PBS created and produced by Chicagoan Ira David Levy, aims to spread the gospel of cycling to the unconverted. “I think that with a lot of bike advocacy, we tend to talk to each other, people who are already enthused,” he says over drinks at a Gold Coast café. “But if you’re going to reach the masses you need to find a way that…

Action Alert! Cedar Park Adventure Bike Park and Trial System Project Meeting Tonight!
by djcurtin            It’s Time To Ride!
In the last couple of posts I’ve talked with our Director of Advocacy and made mention about the importance of investing in cycling infrastructure. It makes for safer bike riding, increases ridership across every level of rider ability, and supports healthy living and lifestyles. Whether it’s a bike lane, a new trail, or a traffic signal, each of these investments can pay off by make riding safer and more enjoyable.

But what does that process look like and how does it start? It’s not as if you can walk into City Hall and order up a new bike lane or…

La Vernia-Floresville Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date:     05/20/2012
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location:     LA Vernia, TX
Details:     Great flat to rolling routes  in the area southeast of San Antonio around LaVernia to Southerland Springs. The longer routes go to the Floresville area. Routes are 25, 30, 55 and 65 miles.
From Loop 1604 (southeast of San Antonio) take HWY 87 to LaVernia. Turn left on San Antonio RD and follow to the City Park on the left. Park on the grass outside the gate (the gate may not be open at 8:00).