Photos for Greenville Cotton Patch Challenge are posted

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September Basic Cycling Skills Class

Easy Riders Cycling Group

Saturday, September 27, 2014
7:30 AM
Ace Hardware,
2422A Bay Area Blvd
Clear Lake, TX

Great Balls of Orange Seal Spray

Turnin’ Cranks

My ultimate demise in the Dirt Remedy mountain bike race at City Park.
Was running a Maxxis Crossmark that is/was due for replacement. Ran outta time or I would have put a new tire on before the race.

No Fallen Trees Blocked Me From Seeing The Scenic Trinity River In Gateway Park Today

Durango Texas

I did not manage to get myself a sufficient endorphin dose via this morning’s long aerobically stimulating pool bout, so around noon I headed west to Gateway Park to roll my wheels and take a picture at my favorite Trinity River photo op location.
What you see in picture is really what the Trinity River looks like under the bright, clear blue sky. I used no special lighting effect or…

Update: Texas Transportation Commission Votes on Transportation Alternatives Program Funding

BikeTexas

People who ride bikes in Texas have stepped up again and again to communicate with TxDOT and show that Texans who care about biking and walking are strong. And TxDOT keeps letting us down.
Back in August, we told you about the public comment period for proposed new rules for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).  You responded to the tune of over 500 comments to TxDOT asking them to adjust the rules to make sure TAP funding in Texas is going to its best possible use.
Last week, we saw the adjusted TAP rules and our reaction was mixed. Because of your voice, the…

Hidden Gems

by bill cullins        Team San Angelo

Last week’s article about the fitness venues around Lake Nasworthy (http://bcullins.blogspot.com/2014/09/lake-areas-need-improvements.html) generated several questions about the Nature Preserve Trail on Spillway Road and the adjacent Spillway Park open space at the end of Spillway Road.
Compared to the other parks and open space around Lake Nasworthy, these two areas get very little usage.  That may be because many people don’t know where they are located or what the areas offer for casual cyclists, hikers, runners or walkers.
Even though these areas are off the beaten path compared to locations like the swim beach and the KOA loop, they are hidden gems and offer some natural amenities that heavier-used areas just don’t provide.
The Nature Preserve Trail is a scenic one-mile loop that begins at a small parking area on Spillway road. To get there, go south on Knickerbocker Blvd past the airport and then turn right onto Spillway Road just before the Twin Buttes dam.  Follow Spillway for two miles to the Nature Trail parking lot which will be…

A Roundabout Ride

Lone Star Cyclists

Pace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option (Touring is a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2014 – 7:30am
Location: Martin Luther King Sports Center, 7001 Golf Club Dr, Arlington 76001
GPS 32.629766,-97.184255
Distances: 32 and 52 Miles
Once again we’ll bicycle toward Burleson, Alvarado, and Mansfield, this time leaving from southwest Arlington at the MLK Sports Center. We won’t actually visit these towns, but will instead skirt the border of each in a roundabout fashion. We’ll be out on country roads within 4 miles of the ride start and will see lots of green fields and have beautiful tree shaded roads to follow. …

Riders Choice Mt. Bike Erwin Park or Road Bike the Tarantula Hills Loop

Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers

Sunday, September 28, 2014
1:00 PM
Erwin Park
4300 County Road 1006
McKinney , TX 75701

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Bike Event: 2014 MDA Ride for ALS – San Angelo, TX: When: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9am to 1:30pm 
CDTWhere: 4160 W… http://t.co/ogyAxN5QL9

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 23, 2014

Tweets

Bike Parking…#austin #texas #bikes #cycling #bikeschool @ RiverView Austin Apartments http://t.co/ZxVZ4VJAer

— Martha A. Boyd (@twittyboyd) September 23, 2014

Great ride Monday Evening Ride tonight from @atctrishop with @preston_glace @787racing @CycleProgAustin & friends pic.twitter.com/7eibwTfsbK

— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) September 23, 2014

Hopping off the @CapMetroATX 803 bus and on an @AustinBcycle! Living #carfreeday right! Heading to #SpiceworldAustin pic.twitter.com/6eM8uAetcT

— Julia Weatherby (@juliaweatherby) September 22, 2014

RT @HoustonDynamo: Get ready for #HOUvCHI w @brianching + Houston bike tour + beer this Sunday. Tickets just $25: http://t.co/JHKBy2QmzD…

— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) September 22, 2014

It's Monday! Our Gus Garcia Park #bike program going strong! Maintenance Lesson: Tire Pressure pic.twitter.com/SON9FhlgQC

— Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) September 22, 2014