What’s Turning the Spokes on the Net August 2nd
Renowned Bicycle Injury Lawyer Jeff Nadrich Comments on Injury of Famed BMX Cyclist James Shepherd
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BMX legend James Shepherd was recently released from a Texas hospital after sustaining serious injuries from a bike-car collision in Austin on the Fourth of July, according to a news report from ESPN. The 42-year-old competitive cyclist—who rose to fame in the early 1990s—was reportedly riding his BMX along the city streets when a car ventured too close, causing Shepherd to swerve into utility pole. Noted bicycle injury lawyer Jeff Nadrich recently weighed in on the…
Building a low-cost Presta Air Chuck
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Having an air compressor in your workshop is a necessity these days, especially if you have a tubeless wheelset. But what you will quickly find is that all of the compressor tools are designed around schrader valves, not presta. There are specialty companies that sell a presta tool, but they are expensive.
Digging around on the internet, I found a better solution that was much less expensive.
My solution requires 3 different pieces, bought at 3 different places. While that sounds like a lot of work, they are places that I either go to all the time or are next to places I frequent (like Fry’s), so there wasn’t any wasted trips.
To make this tool, you need 1.) a cheap schrader air gun, 2.) a schrader/presta adapter and…
Reimers Ranch Ride and post ride watermelon
Austin Ridge Riders
Sunday, August 4, 2013 – 09:00
It seems the best way to bring on rain these days is to call a ride but Trail Stewards Mark and Brad are going to try again.
This coming Sunday at Reimers starting at 9:00 am. Look for the group ride at the MTB Trailhead. Mark is going to chill some refreshing watermelon for after the ride and maybe even a cool swim.
Day Use fee is…
LMRA Bicycle Club August Rides
 2013 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships
Major Taylor Velodrome
Indianpolis, Indiana
August 2, 2013
Men’s 45-49 Flying Time Trial
1. James Lawrence (Colorado Springs, CO/CP Racing) 11.393
2. Brian Abers (Aloha, OR/Bike Central) 11.489
3. Nelson Li (Mckinney, TX/ThinkFinance Racing) 11.816…
Leisure Trends: Retail sales down in units but up in dollars for June
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BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Retail sales for June were down 2 percent in units but up 1 percent in dollars, coming in at $391 million, according to Leisure Trends Group’s RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Year-to-date sales are still down 5 percent and off by $88 million compared with the same period last year, despite two straight months of dollar gains.
Bicycle sales were up 3 percent from June 2012, but road bike sales…
Cannondale recalls some Slice bikes
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — Cannondale is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 500 Slice time trial bikes because the “brake plate” can loosen. The company has received one report of the loosening and no reports of injuries.
The affected models are 2013 model year Slice RS bikes including the Black Edition, Ultegra and Ultegra Di2 bicycles and framesets. The Black Edition bikes come in black and the word “Cannondale” is in green on the top tube. The Ultegra and Ultegra Di2 are white with red trim and “Cannondale” is in black on the downtube. …
Erwin Park Summer Series August 8th Race
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Pre-registration closes at 1pm on race day (August 8th). On-site registration begins at 5:30pm on race day and is cash only ($15).
There are 3 races this week.
6:00pm – First Time Racers/ Juniors under 12; 1 laps
6:30pm – Cat 3/2 race; 2 laps
7:00pm – Cat 2/1 race; 4 laps
Course Used
We will be using Course #2 for the August 8th race. Course is subject to…
August Newsletter Published
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
The August edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes the following:
Upcoming Rides
Round and Round the Lake Series
McKinney – Van Alstyne Ride
Let’s Make a DATES for Wednesday
Ride Reports
DATES Round and Round the Lake Ride
Norma’s Brunch Ride
DATES 4th of July Ride, Cookout, and Swim
DATES Rides & Activities…
Tweets
Austin, Texas…..man, I sure do miss cycling your back roads: pic.twitter.com/pwKlifDs1U
— Darryl lovingthebike (@lovingthebike) August 2, 2013
Felt like we were back in #wichitafalls today… Hot and windy 4hr ride in 100+F w/ @MSUCyclingTeam alumni Adam Biwan today.
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) August 2, 2013
Another night of podium finishes for the MSU cycling team. http://t.co/yYpU1xJxZ0
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) August 2, 2013
Event: Cranksgiving 1st Meeting (Mission) – When: Mon Aug 12, 2013 7pm to 8pm CDT Where: 202 W. Tom Landry,… http://t.co/ReDoh13661
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 2, 2013
28.85 mph average at @DrivewaySeries tonight. uufff.
— rob kane (@arrrkane) August 2, 2013
See all of our pics from today's #MetroTrail opening here: https://t.co/9Anq4n8UPR
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 2, 2013
Tom Wald, Linda Watson, and Chris Riley ride through the ribbon to open the new trail! pic.twitter.com/kBDFtBnV2i
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 2, 2013
Our own Jake Lanoux stormed to the podium last night in the 3/4 race at the Driveway! Nice job, Jake!… http://t.co/MI4IDW1F2n
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) August 2, 2013
BikeTexas' @RobinStallings with @CapMetroATX's @JMVC_ATX at the Red Line Trail Grand Opening. pic.twitter.com/wzotbwtsTu
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 2, 2013
We love the 3-place bike racks! Fort Worth and Austin have them; anybody else? RT @cheekysu: pic.twitter.com/WmJJoQNXjh
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 2, 2013
Congrats to Hoang Le on being the 5,000th person to try out Fort Worth @bcycle! Have you tried #bikeshare yet? pic.twitter.com/nONueqnzps
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) August 2, 2013
Last night I was honored to see the debut of the new film from texas cyclocross legends Team Super Awesome. LoL! http://t.co/hudVktdaLp
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) August 2, 2013
Great racing at Driveway Criterium in Austin last night. Strong competition Good prep on how racing goes here before the Tour of Austin.
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) August 2, 2013
Bike share demo set up for you to check out this morning at Highland Station at our Commuter Breakfast! http://t.co/H6Fobe3ngm
— Capital Metro (@CapMetroATX) August 2, 2013
Bikeshare demo & grand opening of Crestview/Highland Trail @ MetroRail – Highland Station http://t.co/AMD0455PbR
— David Serrins (@davidserrins) August 2, 2013
Tomorrow – Blazing Saddles, Tour de Jalapeno, Tour de Cure and lots of local rides.
Be careful out there… http://t.co/5Y91unyJZ1
— WheelBrothers (@WheelBrothers) August 2, 2013
15 miles on the bike to get this Friday started. Now to eat 6 or 7 free donuts at work…
— Jeff C. (@331miles) August 2, 2013