Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 27th
February ARR Club Ride
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Saturday, February 9, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:00 AM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)
Ask at the pay station and look for the banner
Never been to Pedernales Falls State Park? Now is your chance! ARR encourages you and your friends to come out and ride with us and learn all about the potential for trail expansion in the beautiful park. Discussions with Texas Parks and Wildlife Staff have already begun and we have big ideas for expanding and improving the trail system for MORE mountain biking. This place is huge and we are very excited!!
We will be starting at the Wolf Mountain Trail head.
Look for the ARR Banner and we’ll be sure to let the park staff know where we will set up for lunch so they can direct you once you get into…
Rocky Hill Ride Pics – 1-27-13
AustinBike.com
We hadn’t been to Rocky Hill Ranch in quite a while, so it was good to get back out there and put in a lap. There was a ton of new trail both at the beginning and towards the end. The overall trail conditions were good, but, as always, riding on sandy dirt is always a challenge.
While we said a 9:00 start, I am starting to learn that when you grab people from…
2013 Miles of Discomfort & Overall Results
by tonkster            Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
Mike and I had the oppurtunity to travel to Comfort this weekend to compete in the final race of the 2012-13 TMBRA Marathon Series. On the drive we saw the result of a volcano erupting.
Erupting Volcano in Tx!!!
After a few miles of warming up we join all the participants for the full marathon at the starting line. The whistle blows and we’re off. It was drizzling at the start line and drizzled for about an hour into the race. These condition would make the rocky terrain slippery. Not exactly what we we wanted. On the positive side we both have experienced this type of riding condition and knew we would have to be focused and…
Adkins Junction Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date: Â Â Â 02/03/2013
Time: Â Â Â 09:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Â Â Â Adkins Junction Strip Mall
San Antonio, TX
Details: Adkins Junction Ride (SSE) [F to R]. Routes of 20, 24, 33, 45, and 50 miles.
This is a resurrection of a popular Wheelmen ride that we haven’t done for several years. If you are looking for a change of scenery from rides on the north side of town, then try this one south of town. The routes are mainly on local country roads. The starting point is at the Adkins Junction strip mall on Hwy 87.
Directions: Take Hwy 87 south of San Antonio (one option is I-37 South, exit I-10/Hwy 87 towards Victoria and Houston, then exit Hwy 87 South. Once on Hwy 87 South (don’t miss the turn when 87 takes a left), drive through China Grove (don’t blink or…
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Neat ride tracker of some cycling buddies riding from Texas – Kansas in one day. http://t.co/yhFuriaz @benkfoster @ZackSutton Press on!
— Jon Yuhas (@JonYuhas) January 27, 2013
That was some interestingly warm weather today. Every time I looked outside I thought it looked cold… But it wasn't.
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) January 28, 2013
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A sneak peek at some of the details on our cycling clubs' jersey! pic.twitter.com/RNxEmqXr
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) January 27, 2013