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Any other downhillers/freeriders in East Texas (around Nacogdoches)?
by PeytonP        forums.mtbr.com
I’m tired of riding alone…

I know one other guy who rides big bikes but he’s gone for the summer. I’m more that willing to show anyone around the trails in Nacogdoches and introduce them to short but sweet downhills we have. They’re getting old for me but have enough features to keep you entertained and your skills up. The SFASU campus is across the street with its stair sets and a few things to session- so is some…

West Texas Cycling Association Next Monthly Meeting
Date: July 9, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Host: TBA
Where:     Lubbock, TX

Helotes-Castroville Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date:     06/24/2012
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location:     Helotes, TX
Details:     Helotes-Castroville Ride (NW) [F, H] Routes of 26, 45, and 58 miles. Routes vary from fairly flat to hilly.  Meet at the parking lot across from the John T. Floore Country Store.  Take Hwy 16 to Helotes, turn left onto the Old Bandera Road.

Texas Bicycle Safety Tip: Helmets every time
Texas News Service
AUSTIN – Wear a helmet every time. No exceptions.

That’s the message from the American Academy of Pediatrics this summer. The group confirms that riding without a bike helmet significantly increases the risk of head injuries if a bicyclist crashes, and crashes can be serious even when just riding around the neighborhood.

Emergency room doctor Mike Gittleman, co-coordinator of the Comprehensive Children’s Injury Center at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center, says wearing a helmet can reduce head-injury…

Texas 4000: riders with cause
by Airman 1st Class Alexxis Pons Abascal
27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.  — More than twenty cyclists crossed the New Mexico border just east of Clovis, N.M., in late afternoon on June 7. This year’s Texas 4000 team was in high spirits after their race to the border from Farwell, Texas, into Clovis. One rider simply let out a sigh along with the words, “finally made it to the land of enchantment!”

The Texas 4000 was founded in 2003 and is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world. Traveling more than 4,000 miles by bike, those cyclists are dedicated to the fight against cancer through sharing hope, knowledge and…

Recreation calendar, camps & clinics: June 13
www.mysanantonio.com
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. 210-862-6559. …

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