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Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest March 13th

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Cycling, R2R helps in recovery process

By Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor

For one Warrior Transition Brigade Soldier, one with nearly 1,000 miles of cycling under her belt from Ride 2 Recovery challenges alone, cycling wasn’t always ingrained in her life like it is today.
In fact, for a stretch of 22 years, from her teenage days into her 30s, Staff Sgt. Kennetta Gunns didn’t even lay a hand on a bike.
“I was 15, and I crashed my bike,” Gunns said. “I hadn’t touched a bike again until I was 37 when I first got here in 2012, probably about two months after I got here (to Fort Hood). I bought a mountain bike, I rode it probably about once every three or four days, because my physical therapist had told me that riding a back would help me stay in shape since I…

League City cyclist killed in hit-and-run collision

By T.J. AULDS        www.galvestondailynews.com (subscription required)

LEAGUE CITY — An apparent hit-and-run driver killed a 45-year-old man riding his bike early Thursday morning, police said.
Shortly after the fatal wreck, a video camera nearby captured what police say could be the driver suspected of hitting the cyclist. …

Katherine’s Story: #myrideto Wellness

by djcurtin            Bicycle Sport Shop’s Offical Cycling Blog

This is a more common story than you think. Even around the shop. Finding the bike and riding it to wellness. We all have to start, or maybe even restart, somewhere. So whether it’s your first foray into cycling with one of our get started bike and accessory packages or you’re climbing on a bike that’s been collecting more dust than miles, Katherine’s story will resonate with you like it did with us.
Katherine’s Ride to Wellness
One morning I realized my life could be different.
I had a serious back injury, which required major surgery. I was so depressed with my life, the constant pain in my spine and leg and the frustrations of limited mobility, that I gained weight to the point of weighing about 270 pounds. I am not exactly sure what made me have that epiphany years ago. All I know is I realized my life didn’t have to be horrible.I decided to take action. I knew I needed help. I called a medical doctor, a counselor and a nutritionist. I wanted a doctor to verify my medical health and…

Bike Thefts Spike in Allandale Neighborhood

by Gene Davis        www.austinpost.org

With more than 20 bikes stolen in the Allandale area over the past two months, the Austin Police Department has issued a warning to residents of the North Central Austin neighborhood to lock up their two-wheeled friends.
Most of the bikes were taken from home storage areas such as garages and sheds, according to an APD memo sent to area residents. (Allandale is the neighborhood bordered by MoPac to the West, Burnet Road to the East, West Anderson Lane to the North, and West 45th Street to the…

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In 1999 I had a burning desire to create a web site focused on Texas bicycling. Over the years this web site has existed many people have visited. As I think of information I need to bicycle I add them to the web site.

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