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Texas Cycling News Digest December 6th

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Fall/Winter riding

by MrMentallo        forums.mtbr.com

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Being in Texas and riding in the summer has it’s mixed blessings. Night rides are a necessity if you don’t like riding in 100+ weather and Hydration is a major concern. That’s why this time of year is my favorite time to ride. I’m more active (weather permitting) this time of year than the hotter months because of heat stroke and so on. I’d rather add layers I can take off than bear through the heat. Plus it doesn’t get really cold that often. Yeah it takes longer for the more frequent rains to dry out, but I’d rather deal with that than riding 15 or 20 miles in 103 heat. Plus here in Austin, we haven’t had accumulated snow in a few years.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll ride all summer long because I gotta ride. But I enjoy …

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Pennsylvania man bikes the U.S. for St. Jude’s

by Andrew Atterbury        www.gosanangelo.com


SAN ANGELO, Texas – Bernie Buffone sat in a bicycle shop with a phone to his ear, his boisterous voice and Pennsylvanian accent resonating over clanking ratchets and hissing air pumps.
Through the black flip phone, basic as they come, he was on the line with his wingman, Addam French, discussing the next place Buffone would sleep.
The San Angelo State Park was Friday night’s destination.
His bike leaned on a glass case inside Concho Bike Shop, bulging with supplies — a jar of peanut butter secured in the water bottle holster, a …

Peddling bike maintenance awareness

By SAM PESHEK        www.theeagle.com

The HUB on Texas A&M campus offers riders means to perform repairs themselves

An estimated 10,000 bicycles can be found on the Texas A&M University campus, and The HUB self-service repair post adjacent to The Commons residence halls on Lubbock Street aims to make sure their wheels keep spinning after its grand opening Friday afternoon.
For just a $5 one-time fee or $20 for a semester pass, Texas A&M cyclists can use The HUB’s tools and equipment to make minor repairs to their bicycles and get back on the road or are referred by the students who staff the building during operation hours to a local full-service cycling retail and repair shop if the job is …

Hell week in Fredricksburg

by paulp1        www.bikeforums.net

I think I want to attend this hell week and would like to know if anyone on the forum has been there and their thoughts,,,any info besides what I read on the website would be appreciated,,,like does it get very crowded?Is it hard to get a room?Does anyone ride to it from the austin area?The little things that you don’t read on the web,,,,,thank you all,,,,

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