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Texas Bicycling News Digest June 26th

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Juniors Track National Championships commence in Carson

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Carson, Calif. (June 25, 2014) – The five-day 2014 Juniors Track National Championships kicked off on Wednesday at the VELO Sports Center in Carson, Calif., with men’s and women’s 15-16 500m time trials, as well as the men’s and women’s 15-16 and 17-18 200m sprint qualifiers.
Victor Morandi (Houston, Texas/Northwest Cycling Club) and Summer Moak (Katy, Texas/ TWENTY16 Pro Cycling) took the first two gold medals at the 2014 Juniors Track National Championships, winning the men’s and women’s 15-16 500m time trials, respectively. The event led off the 15-16 men’s and women’s omniums. Morandi clocked a 34.932-second trial, besting Sandor Delgado’s (Hialeah, Fla./Interactive Metronome Development) 36.039-second run and the…

Cyclist passing around petition advocating safety

By Christine Broussard        dailysentinel.com    Subscription Required

A Nacogdoches cyclist has distributed a petition to several local businesses that advocates for increased cyclist safety and awareness among city law enforcement and motorists.
Fred Graham of Nacogdoches said he wrote the petition after being struck on his bicycle several times since November.

Memorial Park Crit 6-25 2014 3-4 Finish

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Four Pedals of the Rose Trail Wins Award for Tyler

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The Texas Trails Network honored the Tyler Parks and Recreation Department, the Tyler Bicycle Club, Smith County Court-at-Law No. 3, and All Saints School with the “Great Texas Two Step Award” at its recent state conference in Fort Worth.
This award was presented for the partnership between these groups for the design and creation of the Lindsey Park Mountain Bike Trail.
The award recognizes special cooperation between various government, citizen, and non-profit entities with regard to trail use, planning, design or implementation. According…

Trek, Scott recalling 125k bikes because of problem with SR Suntour fork

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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Trek and Scott are each recalling thousands of mid-priced bikes sold between 2010 and 2013 because of concerns about the SR Suntour suspension forks used on the bikes.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Scott is recalling 5,200 bikes and Trek is recalling 120,000 bikes. Scott has received one report of a broken SR Suntour fork with no injuries reported. Trek has received 28 reports of broken forks with five injuries reported, including minor bruises, a separated shoulder and broken bones.
Consumers are being told to immediately stop using the bikes and to bring them to a Scott or Trek dealer for a free repair.
A Trek safety notice indicates that the problem is with the fork dropouts breaking. In some fork models, the danger of breaking can be eliminated by use of a special front quick release with extra washers positioned between the…

Bandera Texas Mountain Bike Crash

by James Upton        www.crashaccidentvideos.com

Mountain biking at the Dixie Dude Ranch in Bandera, Texas. First crash of the trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eQ7J6WgrtuY

Cyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run accident in Crowley

By Matt Peterson        crimeblog.dallasnews.com

A bicyclist was seriously injured Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Crowley, police said.
The crash happened about 8 p.m. when the victim got off his bike to tie his shoe in the 1800 block of FM 1187. A witness said the suspect vehicle, a small white or gray sport utility vehicle, braked for a second before veering around something in the road. The suspect kept driving west before turning north on FM 1187 Business.
When the witness got closer, he saw the cyclist lying in the road with…

Texoma Cycling Club Ride Schedule

Saturday, June 28
7:00am
Monster Road Roll: Road 13M/P1&P2/T2.8 Together (Green & Yellow)
8:00am
Gunter: Road 55M/P4/T1.6 Regroup (Red)
8:00am
Lariat: Road 30M/P3/T2 Regroup (Blue)
Tuesday, July 1
6:00pm
Tuesday All Out: 3 Distance Options, Self-Paced, Limited or No Regrouping
Wednesday, July 2
6:00pm
Wednesday Green & Yellow: Road 13M/P1&P2/T1.6 Together
Thursday, July 3
6:00pm
Thursday Social Ride: Road 25…

Tone Deaf

Bike Noob

A few days ago, I posted about a ride I took that tired me out much quicker than it should have. I thought it was because I had had too little sleep the night before. Wrong-o.
The next morning, as I rolled the bike out of the garage to put it in my car for a trip to the bike shop, I noticed the rear wheel was binding a bit. At one point in its rotation, a definite drag could be felt. I examined the brake, and saw that the right side of the rear brake rubbed the wheel at that spot. Ah ha! With that drag on the wheel, it was no wonder I was tired trying to keep up.
Later, I rolled the bike into the bike shop. “I need a new chain,” I told…

Wednesday Night Ride

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014, 5:45 PM

River Run Plaza OR Rio Plaza
1071 Country Club (River Run) or 6205 Upper Valley (Rio Plaza) El Paso, TX

1 Cyclists Went

These are leaderless rides of 17-25 miles leaving from River Run Plaza 1071 Country Club Road or Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft).Ride options vary — most involve going up Upper Valley to Borderland to Strahan to Bosque Rd to Vinton Road. Various options include taking N. Vinton to Westside Dr. to Washington to Gadsden High, then re…

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