2012 ACA SUMMER PICNIC – AUGUST 04
Austin Cycling Association
Update: Summer Picnic online registration extended through Thursday August 2nd!
Come join us for the 2nd Annual CPR Ride and Summer Picnic, aka the Second Annual Memorial Ride and Picnic for the Formerly Late Stanton Truxillo. This ride and picnic, with a free, hands only CPR class, was inspired by the life and brain saving CPR administered by a Good Samaritan when ACA member Stanton Truxillo suffered a massive heart attack on an ACA ride on August 3, 2010.

Last year, we trained about 50+ people on the “Hands Only” or “10 minute” CPR. The CPR class is free to all and will be held at…

Cycle for Hope
Date: August 18, 2012
Location: Lubbock, TX
Contact: UMC Children’s Hospital
Details: Cycle for hope is a 7 mile bicycle ride at the Texas Tech University and UMC campuses that starts and finishes at UMC. The event will be held on August 18, 2012 and we are expecting a large turnout from the community. The event is a fun ride that is targeted for the general public, although cycling enthusiasts are encouraged to attend as well. There will be rest stops available throughout the course. Registration fees are $20 before July 20th and $25 after July 20th.

The Country Life
www.lonestarcyclists.org
Pace: Touring
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012 – 7:30am
Location: Valley Ridge Park in Cedar Hill
Directions: From Lake Ridge Parkway west of Hwy 67, turn west on Texas Plume Road. At the stop sign turn right on Sweeping Meadows Lane. Park in the first lot on the right (Google 32.555106, -97.006745).

Let’s meet at Valley Ridge Park in Cedar Hill and leave at 7:30 AM on routes of 20, 43, and a metric century of 62.4 miles. These routes will take us down country roads with just the right ratio of stop signs to scenery. There are plenty of horses, cows, donkeys, and hawks. Let’s ride by and even send a moo or two their way. We can grab a bite to eat after the ride, too.

2 day trails
by MOSZ            forums.mtbr.com
Are there any good 2 day long trails in Texas? I would like to camp out on a trail somewhere in Texas. I don’t think there is anything like that in my part of Texas Austin/San Antonio. Or anywhere near Texas; New Mexico, Arizona?

Advocacy Organizations Receive $30,000 in Better Bicycling Community Grants
Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, Performance Bicycle has awarded $30,000 in Better Bicycling Community Grants. Ten advocacy organizations around the country received $3,000 to support local efforts to boost the accessibility of bicycling in communities where there are Performance stores. The grants are administered in collaboration with the Alliance for Biking & Walking.

…Bike Austin (Austin, Texas): North MoPac Bike Highway Commuter Route Campaign
Bike Austin is working to establish a 10-mile shared-use path in the MoPac Expressway corridor. The…

Units down, dollars up in June
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—While the average retail price of bikes was up 3 percent, unit sales dipped 4 percent in June, according to RetailTRAK data from Leisure Trends Group.

IBDs sold 277,477 bikes in June, down from 289,992 from the same month last year. Despite the month-to-month drop, overall units sold through the first six months is still up, at 1.23 million bikes, up from 1.21 million through June of 2011.

Total merchandise sales reached $387 million for the month at specialty bike shops, a slight 1 percent gain over…

Respectfully Meaningless
by Steve A            DFW Point-to-Point
This is a topic where I fear to tread. However, the “Institute for Sharrow Research” can remain silent no more. You see, sharrows are one of the subjects on which bicycle advocates MOST love to argue with each other. Which makes it dangerous for me to tread, for fear of being accused of ridiculing same. And hence the title of this post. I really DO mean that first word. I really like the…

How to Recover Fast from Grueling Endurance Exercise
Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine        July 29, 2012
Bradley Wiggins, the winner of the just-completed 2235- mile, 21-day 2012 Tour de France, states that the most important way to recover from grueling endurance sports is to eat as much as you can, as soon as you can, after you finish each competition.

That does not mean that you have to spend your money on expensive special recovery drinks or foods. A study from Oxford University in England shows that advertised claims about performance-enhancing sports drinks are usually not supported by scientifically relevant studies and that more than 84 percent of studies mentioned by the product sellers are studies supported financially by the sellers. (British Medical Journal Open July 18, 2012).

DEFINITION OF FATIGUE: The horrible muscle tiredness that you feel after a…

San Marcos Bicycle Tour
by Justin            Bike Geek
One of many sights as I closed in on San Marcos, TX

Pure spring water bubbles up from the Balcones Escarpment and forms the headwaters of the San Marcos River.  They say this collection of some thirty springs has never run dry.  There’s even evidence that ancient people, some 10,000 years ago, inhabited this area full of clear, crisp water.

If I sound a little obsessed with water, your instincts have served you well indeed.  Water was my lifeline.  Literally.  This past weekend I completed a 121-mile roundtrip, overnight bicycle tour from my home in San Antonio to…

Dallas Gets Sharrows by Waco Moore
by Waco Moore            Biking in Dallas

Here’s a peek at the new shared lane markings (a.k.a. “sharrows”) recently installed on MLK Blvd. in Dallas. These are some of the very first on-street facilities implemented as part of the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan. …

Reveille Peak Ranch Camping Trip
by tonkster            Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
For months we have been talking about camping and riding at Reveille Peak Ranch (RPR), well that happened last weekend.

Although some of our members have traveled to RPR before –  this wknd James, Collin, Mike, Kerry, Gina, Christopher and Joel had the chance to gather in mt bike fellowship and explore all that RPR had to offer.

We all arrive at different times on Friday and after getting camp somewhat set up Mike, Collin and Joel took off for a quick ride up to Decision Point, the highest point on the property.  After about and hour and half of riding we arrive back at camp.  Only of few minor mishaps but…

Cycling – Tour de Longneques 28 July 2012
Don Bynum’s Blog

On the morning of July 28, 2012 sixteen seriously deranged folks mounted-up and headed off into the Texas summer to make the 36 mile ride from the ”so weird it makes Austin look normal” community of Castell eastwards on FM152 to the Llano Courthouse Square and back.  As is the custom, many partook of a curative soak in the Llano afterwards as well as pouring carbs in the form of…

Portion of Lance Armstrong Bikeway reopens
By Pam LeBlanc             Fit City
Heads up, commuter cyclists.

The Lance Armstrong Bikeway between Third Street and Cesar Chavez Street has reopened.

The stretch of trail closed last October due to downtown construction of a wastewater tunnel project near Shoal Creek. …

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – Aug. 1, 2012
by San Antonio Express
Bicycling: Aug. 12, 8 a.m., Toutant-Beauregard Ride, 21, 35, 47 and 58 miles, across from Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-725-4438. Running: Aug. 12, 7:30 a.m., C.O.P.S. On the Run 5K Fun Run/Best of Texas Race Series 12K, La Tuna and Blue Star …

The Pedaler Newsletter – August
San Antonio Wheelmen
Spoiler alert:   Skip the next paragraph if you don’t want to know who won today’s women’s Olympic time trial race…

This morning, I watched the women’s Olympic time trial race.  The Olympic organization had three golden chairs set up near the finish.  Those three chairs were for the women who currently had the top three times.  It was amusing to watch a rider “lose” her chair when a rider came in with a better time.  I don’t think those chairs are a good idea!  In the end, American Kristin Armstrong (no relation to Lance) was in the center golden chair…

STCC Strava Time Trial
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
This is for Shawnee Trail Cycling Club members only – want to find out how to join?  Click here.

We’ve been asked many times for the club to stage a Time Trial event.  Although an official Time Trial takes planning, preparation, coordination with municipalities, licensing and many, many other things – and we wanted any contest we put together to focus on fitness and the enjoyment of being on a bike.  So, we thought we’d take advantage of our use of Strava and stage a roaming time trial competition utilizing Strava segments.  If you aren’t signed up for Strava and want to know how, visit www.strava.com.  The basic account is free.

Each month, we’ll search Frisco and the surrounding communities for an appropriate segment for you to ride and compete against your peers.  The segments will be from 1/2 mile to 10 miles long and will be on segments of road with minimal or no stops and with as little traffic as possible.  Remember these are open roads and…

Frisco Mountain Bike Trail Update Aug 1, 2012 ITS DONE!
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
The Frisco City Council approved our mountain bike trail at Tuesday night’s session.  Once the agreement has been signed by the City Manager, expected within a week, the official “building” of the trail will begin.  Exciting times!!  We’ve been telling you to get your shovels, rakes and lawn mowers ready – now you can put them in the car and wait for our team to make the call to work.  We’re hoping to have a 2-3 mile track ready for September use.  The organizational team is meeting in the next week and…

Hot Rocks Bicycle Race and Ride in Rockwall, TX
The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
The Hot Rocks Bicycle Race and Ride,  fundraiser for Rockwall Rotary Club invites you to join their ride on August 11, 2012 starting at Wilkerson/Sanders Memorial Field, Rockwall

We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Bart Miller, coordinator of Hot Rocks Bicycle Race and Ride to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.

Why join this year’s Hot Rocks Bicycle Race and Ride?
It is a great experience, a real community event put on by Rockwall Rotary Club’s 100+ members. Free Food after the race courtesy of Applebee’s and all the ice cream you can eat courtesy of Blue Bell. Our ride has greatly improved routes over previous years – thanks in large part to the recently completed John King Blvd/I-30 interchange. This enables us to fully utilize this…

Free CX clinics for junior riders! @CXProject2015 orientation FRIDAY @BSS_Austin's Lamar store. RSVP now! http://t.co/iJvYg5n9 #TXCX

— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) August 1, 2012

We have 19 Alumni Riders registered. Any guesses on who was the first Alumni to register?

— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) August 1, 2012

http://t.co/JTkQ0CbD Future of Houston's bike sharing program looking hopeful!

— PedalHouston (@PedalHouston) August 1, 2012

http://t.co/dF4IuiBQ checkout our growing pinterest boards

— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) August 1, 2012

San Marcos Bicycle Tour – snakes, oppressive heat, great food – http://t.co/2wWqyfh0 @bikeovernights @TourSanMarcos

— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) August 1, 2012

Exactly one month till the 4th annual Tynan Law Firm Tour of Austin. 3 Days of racing, Gran Fondo, 5K Fun Run &… http://t.co/TVRNISyi

— HOLLAND RACING (@HOLLANDRACERS) August 1, 2012

Calling all Volunteers! Houstom tomorrow needs your help to investigate the amount of walking and biking taking… http://t.co/4o4SwWPk

— Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) August 1, 2012

I might have too many cycling jerseys, but I'd still like to earn a few more of these. #texas #state champion pic.twitter.com/jgm6unTQ

— Jason Betz (@JWBetz) August 1, 2012

@taswell I go to Wichita Falls, Texas every year for a cycling event and there is an old cowboy hat having Arbys nearby. I love seeing it.

— Dave Frasier (@_DaveFrasier) August 1, 2012

my wife, my children, my values & beliefs, my integrity, my mental & physical health. Those all come before cycling.

— Chris Carlson (@Kiss_my_Panache) August 1, 2012

Hey Juniors and Masters! It may not be Nationals, but a three day weekend of racing is a great place to show off… http://t.co/yiLMx15H

— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) August 2, 2012