Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner/intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, March 7, 2013        4:30 PM
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
This will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.

If someone is willing to lead a faster group then we can have an intermediate group also.

Please be there and be ready to roll by 4:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island. …

Lone Oak Ride
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Sunday, March 10th:  Ride starts at 9:00 a.m.  This is a 27 mile and slightly hilly but very scenic ride on the east side of San Antonio.  Bring plenty of water and snacks as this ride is mostly along country roads without service station stops.  Meet at the Lone Oak Café (closed except for the parking lot).  Directions: Take Hwy. 87 East towards Loop 1604.  Turn left at…

San Antonio Wheelmen
Read the March edition of the The Pedaler.

Tern to offer bike shares at SXSW again
by Steve Frothingham    Bicycle Retailer
AUSTIN, TX (BRAIN) — For the second year, Tern will provide a bike share service at the SXSW new media and music conferences in Austin, which are held March 8-17 this year.

This year Tern’s bike share program is being sponsored by NBC’s Revolution TV show.

“Last year was a pretty amazing success with thousands of people making use of the bike share program,” said Andrew McCalla, project manager at Tern. “It was pretty incredible to see the streets fill up with bikes…

Cyclist stuck and killed on northeast side roadway
by KENS 5 Staff
Bicyclist struck
SAN ANTONIO — A young man was struck and killed by a car on Wednesday night while riding his bicycle along Seguin Road.
San Antonio police said the driver was…

Trail users share memories of hike and bike trail
By Pam LeBlanc            Fit City

When The Trail Foundation put up a huge timeline and asked trail users to write down important things that had happened to them on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail, they got swamped with responses. …

Buy Local
by bobdole            GHORBA
A refrain now heard throughout Houston restaurants, microbrews and farmer’s markets. In addition to being associated with freshness and high quality products, the message that all of us benefit when we support local businesses. But what about brick and mortar stores who provide support to the cycling community? It seems that “buying local” should apply to these business as well.

As the Board prepares for the Big Ring Challenge, I am reminded of the importance of the brick and mortar stores who support our race and support cycling. Without the support of these businesses, the BRC would not be what it is. Yet it is not just our race, but road races, triathlons, other cycling events they help support. They help us not just with monetary contributions, but donating the time of…

Brownsville, Texas Bicycling the United States
www.tubegle.com
Alton Gloor Bike Trail Brownsville Texas

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