REI awards $100,000 grant for green lanes
by BRAIN Staff
Riders on a New York City green lane last summer.Riders on a New York City green lane last summer.

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — REI has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Bikes Belong Foundation to expand its Green Lane Project.

The Green Lane Project is in six focus cities – Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; and Washington, D.C. – to help develop green lanes, which are dedicated bike lanes with…

Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental Team Introductions

Michael Jester – Michael is a freshmen at the University of North Texas, loves cycling for the physical fitness it provides and it drives him towards his goal of becoming a CAT 1 racer inside of 4 years.

Michael loves people and is destined to soon be known as thunder thighs…Michael is a great asset to the team and we all look forward to supporting him and our other youngsters.

Corinth Cycling

Todd Gray – otherwise known as Beaker (Todd’s a science teacher) races for the adrenaline rush and really enjoys when local fans hold their babies high in the air as he races by and shout “There goes Todd Gray”. His goals this year include limited road rash, top 5 in mtn bike series and to avoid being a mental midget which he feels prevents him…

DATES ANNUAL MEETING
When:  Sunday, January 27, 2013 @ 5:30 PM
Where:  Aboca’s Italian Grill
10455 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75231

(west side of 75 off the frontage road, south of Royal, north of Meadow Road, in the center with Tom Thumb)

Join us for an evening of fun and Italian food. We will have the restaurant to ourselves and Aboca’s is a BYOB establishment. You may bring your beverage of choice!

Entree choices include the following: …

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Texas Cup — The Most Awesome Cross Race
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The entire Pro/1/2 field circle the Vortex of Doom at The Most Awesome Cross Race to close out the year. Photo courtesy of Corvin Alstot.

Here is our 2013 Road Series
by League Director in News
Texas High School Cycling League
We hope you are as excited about our fast approaching 7th annual scholastic road race series as we are.  Here’s our full 2013 road series schedule.

Pre-season fundraiser race: Feb 9-10 in Cedar Hill (Volunteers needed!)
Feb 16-17: UT race in Austin
Feb 23-24: Texas Tech in Lubbock
March 2-3 A&M in College Station
March 9-10 DFW area races
March 23-24 MSU in Wichita Falls
April 13-14 TX State in San Marcos.
April 20-21 Baylor in Waco
May 4-5 Scholastic State Championships in Houston (worth double points)

We will once again have 4 scholastic race category offerings (Men’s A, B, & C and…

CHeWing ThE PHat: Tire Boot!
by Shawn                Texas Mountain Bike Trails
I heard the rock resonate off the front tire and a loud rubber-ish crunch followed, slime and air leaving the front tube at a rapid rate.

It’s only flat on the bottom, right?

I’ve only ripped a couple of tires while off-road riding in my life and without a fix it’s going to be a long walk or run out of the woods.  The last catastrophic tear happened during an endurance race that left me running the bike until a good hearted soul gave a “tire boot.”  With…

Feature: Zoe Fitness Cycling Club
by WB admin                The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas

1. Who founded the club and how did it come to life?

I founded my Team in 2010. I was scheduled to race the Texas Marathon Series. I had previously been a member to Team NRC/Pedalmasher. When Pedalmashers folded I decided,
I would brand myself, and raise money to help me race the series, while advertising for people who believed in me. Since then, I decided to invite friends that I have developed relationships with over the years, people, who really demonstrate the idea of Zoë fitness: Zoë meaning , life; so in essence people of…

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— Bob Simonette (@Bongo_Bob) January 3, 2013