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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 27th

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El Paso Bicycle Club Upcoming Rides
Saturday, March 2
+ * 3-in-1 Ride-8:30 am
Sunday, March 3
+ * Bike to the Border-8:30 am
Saturday, March 9
+ * Cookie Ride-9:00 am
Sunday, March 10
+ * Spring Forward-9:00 am
Wednesday, March 13
+ * Wednesday Night Ride-5:30 pm
Saturday, March 16
+ * Get thee to the Gap-9:00 am
Sunday, March 17
+ * St. Pats Pedal-9:00 am
Wednesday, March 20
+ * Wednesday Night Ride-5:30 pm
Saturday, March 23
+ * Berino and Back Ride-8:00 am
Sunday, March 24
+ * McKelligon Canyon Challenge-9:00 am

Tuesday: Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills
Houston Cycling Club
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:15 PM
15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, Te (map)
Look for group and ask if it’s us! call me, Jeff @ [masked] if you have any questions or are going to be late.
This will be a medium to fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube/tire, snacks, etc…Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. Wheels rolling by 6:30! See you there

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association March Meeting

The March club meeting of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association will take place at Backwoods (2727 W7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas 817-332-2423) on Tuesday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00pm. Meet upstairs at 7:00pm.

Topics of discussion will be. . . .
– 2013 Fat Tire Festival Planning. Bicycles Incorporated has stepped up BIG time to be the primary sponsor of the festival. We’ll talk about the events and schedule of what’s up at this year’s epic festival of all things mountain bike.
– Facebook and The Demise of Volunteerism. The FWMBA Facebook page has been very popular. Unfortunately, FWMBA volunteerism has fallen off precipitously as more and more people rely on Facebook instead of the FWMBA website. Join in on the discussion on what to do.
– The president of FWMBA has been appointed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Recreational Trails Advisory Board. The RTA Board controls over $3,000,000 to be allocated for public recreational trail projects in Texas. What does this mean for FWMBA?
– More news on the FWMBA Community Center on Beach Street.

San Antonio Cycling Club Rides

Saturday, March 2nd,
Paradise Canyon Ride
9:00 AM
Meet us in Castroville for a challenging 30 mile moderately paced group ride over rolling and one very large hill near Paradise Canyon. Not suitable for beginners. Map W9. Join us for lunch nearby. …
Sunday, March 3rd,
Good Time River and Town Tour
9:00 AM
Don’t miss the original river and town ride with great scenic views. This easy paced ride will start at Lions Field Senior Center, 2809 Broadway. After we travel along the river and through town, we then get on the Mission Reach Trail next to Blue Star Brewery, then on to Mission San Jose. Return…

Texas Flyers Cycling Club of Flower Mound Rides
Bluebonnet Ride (Sunday)
Ride Name Bluebonnet Ride
Day / Time: Sunday 8:00am;
Location: This ride leaves exclusive now from the north Marcus High school parking lot, also, the social group leave at the same time.
Pace 15 – 18 mph (Intermediate Riders)
Description 40+ miles at a moderate pace. A few “friendly” sprints along the way and a few regroups to follow.
Saturday “Mad Duck” Ride
Ride Name Mad Duck Ride.
Day / Time: Saturday 9:00am – eff 4/12/2008;
Location:
Mad Duck Bike Shop in Grapevine; there are two alternate starts beginning 1/2 hour before and riding to Mad Duck.

First alternate start is at Burger King on Main St. Lewisville
Second alternate start is at Bicycles Plus in Flower Mound.
Pace 17 – 21 mph (intermediate to advanced riders)
Description: This ride varies from 40-50 miles when beginning and ending from Mad Duck. This ride is a normal training ride for several area race teams and can get fast paced. When there are larger groups (read warmer weather), the group will split into an advanced and intermediate group.

Texas Cup Action — Pace Bend Road Race


Women 1/2/3 with Lauren Stephens (FCS/Zngine p/b Mr. Restore), Christina Gokey-Smith (ROUSE/OOGIE RACING), and Ginny King (KingRacingGroup) attacking two laps in and holding off the field for 1-2-3.
Photo courtesy of Lee McDaniel.

Fort Worth – Gateway Park Workday – 3/2/2013 – 8:30am

Texas Independance Day
by beechnut forums.mtbr.com/texas
Meet at the gas burn-off turn in. fort worth – Google Maps
Tools, Lunch and drinks provided. Just bring us the bodies!
Come on out and see what we have coming soon on the East side. It’s a great opportunity to share your thoughts on the trail, and influence things to come.

Memoril Park, Houston – Maintenance
by hollar1211 forums.mtbr.com/texas
Hey guys, I ride Memorial about 2-3 times a week as was wondering what it would take to rehab some of the trails. The recent wet weather and trail clearing / maintenance has eroded some of the trails and they could use a little touch up, especially the green trail.

I’m pretty sure we can’t just go back there with rakes and shovels and start patching up divots and covering roots. Who should I get in contact with? If anyone else here is interested in meeting up, me and a buddy work right up…

Biking across America
It’s likely a childhood bike ride with her sisters from Lazy Day Villa Resort in Alexandria to Carlos Corners inspired Megan Ausen to tackle a bike ride across the country in adulthood.
By: Amy Chaffins, Alexandria Echo Press

It’s likely a childhood bike ride with her sisters from Lazy Day Villa Resort in Alexandria to Carlos Corners inspired Megan Ausen to tackle a bike ride across the country in adulthood.

“We would really get into this eight-mile bike ride,” Ausen told the Echo Press. “My sister, Sonja, even strapped a portable radio to the handlebars of her bicycle to provide us with music while we rode.”

Ausen, now 26 years old and living in New York City, will depart for a cross country bike ride on…

Bike lanes are key to the success of this Austin subdivision
People for Bikes Blog »

The first thing that struck me when I walked into the main administrative building for Austin’s Mueller subdivision was the mounted bicycle hanging in the window. I was meeting with some representatives from Catellus Development Group, the master developer of the Mueller subdivision, to find out what motivated them to put green lanes on their streets.

Carl Paulsen, vice president of construction for Catellus, led me into a room while I noted the bicycle on the wall. “Does that inspire you to bike to work?” I asked. “I just got a bike for Christmas so we’ll see what happens,” said Paulsen. He claimed in the past he’d felt uneasy sharing the road with automobiles. Mueller is…

Race Clinics
GHORBA.org
Trail: Memorial Park
Saturday, March 9, 2013 – 9:00am
Whether you’ve never raced or you’ve raced many times but have yet to stand on the podium, we’ve got some help for you to make it happen.

Come on out to Memorial Park on Saturday March 9th from 9 AM to Noon for a fun, informal Race Clinic that is sure to give you an advantage over your competition. The Big Ring Challenge is just a…

Tuesday Ride at Walnut Creek – Intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Tuesday, March 5, 2013        4:30 PM
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
Getting dark earlier so starting this at 4:30 pm so we have time to get a full loop in. …

Tuesday: Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills
The Houston Mountain Bikes Meetup Group
Tuesday, March 5, 2013        6:15 PM
Terry Hershey Park
15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX (map)
Look for my red Jeep with bike rack on back. Or call me, Jeff @ 713-459-4622

This will be a medium/fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube/tire, snacks, etc…

Introducing: 2013 Jubilee Subaru Elite Women’s Cycling Team VIDEO
bicyclesoutbackracing.net

Texas A&M students build vaccine-refrigerating bicycle
by Ted Purlain            vaccinenewsdaily.com
Four engineering students from the University of Texas A&M recently created a more effective means of refrigerating and transporting vaccines.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering students were able to turn what started as class project into a more effective means of getting critical vaccines to remote areas in the developing world, according to TheBatt.com.

Devesh Ranjan, an assistant professor, assigned his thermal fluids class the project to aid them in…

Bike plan rolling along in Burleson
by JULISSA TREVIÑO        www.burlesonstar.net
City officials met with residents last week to discuss a proposed bike plan that could be presented to City Council within a couple of months.

After having initial talks of a bike plan in September, the city now has a preliminary plan of proposed bike routes that could connect residents between various points of interest throughout the city via bicycle.

The network of proposed bike routes, including residential shared bike lanes and off-street trails, could help improve transportation options for Burleson residents, said Jeff Whitacre of Fort Worth-based Kimley-Horn and…

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