SA to Emma Long Park
by jbarr999            forums.mtbr.com
Hit Emma Long park for the first time this morning, what a great ride. Obviously I had to hike a bike the 2 ft steps, but what I did get to ride was fun. I love the trails that push you, especially since I ride solo. Highly recommend the park. Wish it would have been longer, those 6 miles went by quickly. Being from SA, I appreciate what austin has for trails. …

2012 Texas State XC Mountain Bike Championships Race Report by Joseph Lao, Cat 2 35-39
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Race Report for the final race of the 2012 Texas State XC Mountain Bike Championships. The race for CAT 2 Men’s age 35-39 started with a total of 30 racers who lined up. I was situated in 5th place for the season and got called up the front line of top ten season riders. Surveying the sheer volume of riders and my competition up front, I knew my only chance to be competitive was to start strong and dictate the pace in front long enough to…

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Look at all those TXAR jerseys, gettin’ it done!
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Camp Eagle – Spread Your Wings Adventure Race 2012

HBC Columbus – Weimar Loops Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Sunday 06/10/12 8:00 AM
Distances: 24(B), 36(C), 43(C), 50(C), 58(C) miles
Flat to rolling hills, open fields. Good roads and pretty scenery, very little traffic. Its worth the extra few minutes drive. Weimar cafe closes at 1:00 (old-fashioned shakes). Take plenty of water.

2012 Racing Schedule now posted!
Alkek Velodrome
The track is one for training on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from around 6-8pm. For more information, check out the Track Calendar.

Injured veterans bicycle the road to recovery together
by Kathy Stewart, wtop.com

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Hunt, 31, before taking off on the Memorial Challenge. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
ARLINGTON, Va. – On Memorial Day, more than 300 bicycle riders and hand crank cyclists left on a rehabilitative ride.

The cycling event, Memorial Challenge, is a part of an alternative therapy program for wounded warriors who have suffered physical or mental disabilities.

The group will ride from Arlington to Virginia Beach over five days – trekking 325 miles, says Debora Spano, with Ride 2 Recovery, which sponsors the Memorial Challenge.

It was the fourth year Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Hunt, a 31-year-old from Texas, participated. He says his first year was the hardest. …

Knickerbocker Combination
by Roy and Christine        Pedal Pushers

Saturday, May 26, Memorial Day Weekend. The route was going to be a combination of going to Knickerbocker, Tankersley, Guinn Road, and return to the “equalization bridge” staging area. Thirteen of us were to start at this point. Pictured left to right: Dara Jones, Jeremy Jones, Christine Jones (we are not kin to Dara and Jeremy although it would be nice), Eddie Trevino (in green), Connie Dunagan, Mike Blakeman, Brian Backlund, Rick Ogan, Velma Ogan, Donna Durbin, and David Durbin…

Darn You Wind!!!
by Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
I was out riding today and I realized something that I thought was funny.

I’m on my road bike putting in a long 45 mile ride to try and build up some endurance before the fall race season. There was one thing nagging me the entire ride…
That Blasted Infernal Texas Wind!

SERIOUSLY! AAHHHH!

I spend most of my time on a mountain bike and it’s not something that you have to deal with. The trees block just about all of the wind, except for on open field sections. So fighting a headwind isn’t a problem. Lord knows here in DFW we have TONS of…