Reveille Peak Ranch – Sweet Skull JUMP session video

by hunrugger        forums.mtbr.com

First, I want to say that RPR is tits, even after a couple of days of rain. The day and night before we rode on Sat was raining just about all day and all night, but RPR was in excellent shape. There is NO mud there. The water on the rocks at VERY few spots can get slick, but nothing like limestone. Personally, I think the water make RPR come alive – all the creeks and …

Family of teen killed in bicycle accident speaks out

by Nora Salinas        www.valleycentral.com

Family members say 15 year-old Juan Manuel Cordova and his friend were riding their bikes, when a car hit both teens head on.
One of the teens was critically injured, while Cordova died immediately at the scene.
Texas Department of Public Safety says it happened on Saturday night on Minnesota Road east of Val Verde Road in Donna.
Cordova’s mother tells Action 4 she fell into shock when she heard the tragic news about her son.
“It was like 10 or 10:30, I got a message saying my son had an accident and he …

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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run on the Southeast Side

By Mark D. Wilson        www.mysanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO — A bicyclist died Sunday morning after being hit by a car on the Southwest Side.
The bicyclist, identified by police as Melvin Lee Etchison, 46, had been riding south in the middle of the northbound traffic lane of the 1100 block of Dollarhide around 2 a.m., according to police.
An unknown vehicle headed the opposite direction slammed into Etchison, whose bicycle was not equipped with lights, according to police.
The driver of the vehicle took off …

Corinth Cycling Is Moving

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We have decided to change the start locations for our Saturday and Sunday group rides.   These rides will now be departing from the North Central Texas College parking lot at 1500 North Corinth Street in Corinth.  Please park or meet in the northwest parking lot which is identified by a red maker in map found at the URL below.
http://goo.gl/yMuljF
We are making this change for a number of reasons:
1)There is a donut shop and two restaurants across from the NCTC campus.  This not only allows riders a chance to grab some coffee or …

Jonathan

by Bike Friendly Fort Worth

Name: Jonathan McMillan, BFFW Board Member
Age: 35
Hometown: Truro, NS, Canada
Lived in Fort Worth: 13 years
Occupation:IT

Tell us about one of the bikes you own and what kind of cycling you usually do.
I own an All City Space Horse. It’s a road bike with a comfortable geometry and largish tires for a smooth ride. Most of the riding I do is in the city for fun with friends and family. My wife and I like riding to neighborhood restaurants and pubs when we go out. Living in a tight-knit community means that we often see friends riding or walking too, and it’s …

Two Wheels of Awesome – Episode 5

The Ghisallo Foundation

At Consuelo Mendez Middle School we’ve been able to get the students off-road more than ever before.
Dove Springs Rec Center has a great network of trails. These are in a beautiful wooded area backed up to Williamson Creek.
This is a type of cycling that few of these kids have ever been exposed to before. They have really taken to the thrill of flying downhill and …

A popular place to MTB

San Antonio could annex all of Government Canyon

By Vianna Davila        www.mysanantonio.com

Government Canyon State Natural Area is 12,000 acres of big trees, scrub brush, wildlife and hiking trails, on the edge of a large metropolitan area. But for now, some of the land is still part of unincorporated Bexar County, while the rest is in the city.
Now the entire park — which is the largest preserve of karst limestone caves in the country, according to …

2014 Year in Review

www.wheelbrothers.com

What an amazing year it’s been! Thank you to everyone – thank you for sharing your memories with us… Happy New Year!!

USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships take place at Zilker Park this week

by Pam LeBlanc        fitness.blog.austin360.com

Think of cyclo-cross racing as steeple chase contested on bicycles instead of horses.
Competitors zip around a short course, leaping on and off their bikes, dashing over obstacles like rocky steps, steep hills or downed logs, and getting covered in mud. The fan base mirrors the sport – spectators get rowdy, cheering on their favorite athletes, drinking beer (and even offering it to passing cyclists) and getting splashed with mud themselves.
This week, the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships take place at Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road. Cyclists will scramble through woods, cross railroad ties, hop down limestone stairs and over wooden ramps, carrying their bikes on their shoulders at the toughest points as they compete for the national crown.
The athletes ride bikes that combine elements of road racers and mountain bikes – they’re lightweight with …

Nation’s top CX riders to heart of Texas for Nationals

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Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 5, 2015) – Riders from around the United States, ranging from ages 10-81, will descend on Austin, Texas, Jan. 7-11 for the 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships, where they will vie for more than 40 Stars-and-Stripes jerseys at Austin’s Zilker Park.
Katie Compton looks to defend her title in 2015. (photo by Eddie Clark)
37-FOR-37
The Cyclo-cross National Championships return to Austin for the first time in 37 years, where 37 competitors return to defend their 2014 crowns. Among the defending champions are 2014 elite champions Jeremy Powers (Easthampton, Mass./Rapha-Focus) and Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross Collective), as well …

Announcing the 2015 Elevate Cycling Team

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2015 looks to be another big year for the Ft. Worth, Texas based Elevate Cycling Team (formerly Think Finance). Following a merger with Boneshaker D1 Racing, the team has now set its sights toward developing the best amateur riders in the country, with the goal of placing them in a UCI Professional Team. Elevate Cycling will target UCI Americas Tour, USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar (NRC), selected National Criterium Calendar (NCC) events and major Texas races (TXBRA).
“The merger adds more depth and experience to the roster. Elevate Cycling will be great for rider development both on the bike and in ‘real life.’ 2015 should be …

2015 Texas Cross Country MTNBike State Championship Series

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Sun & Ski presents The Rocky Hill Roundup
Feb. 8, 2015
Rocky Hill Ranch
Smithville, TX
Mellow Johnnys Classic
Feb 28 – March. 1, 2015
Flat Creek Crossing Ranch
West of Austin, TX
Hill Country Mountain Bike Challenge
March 15, 2015
Flat Rock Ranch
Comfort, TX
Bent Wheel Bash
March 29, 2015
Buck Creek Trails
Abilene, TX
Bicycle Sport Shop Pace Bend Mtn Bike Fest
April 12, 2015
Pace Bend Park
Austin, TX
DORBA Prayer Mountain Pedal
April 25, 2015
Big Cedar Wilderness
Dallas, TX
GHORBA Big Ring Challenge
May 3, 2015
Double Lake Recreation Area
Coldspring, TX
Sugar Cycles presents The Warda Race
May 17, 2015
Bluff Creek Ranch
Warda, TX

Ride Across Texas early bird registration now open

Spinistry        forums.mtbr.com

Registration now open for Solo-Self Supported
The Ride Across Texas will start in Texarkana, AR and end in Tucumcari, NM. The total route will be about 900 miles with 25,000 feet of climbing according to ridewithgps. Please note, the course is intended to be over 90% dirt/gravel roads. The Solo Self Supported category will essentially follow Tour Divide inspired rules. Other categories could be added later in the year (solo supported, relay teams etc). We are now only accepting registrations for solo self supported riders.

Legally blind six-year-old can finally ride bikes with sister

Ashley Claster        texas.icito.com

Hundreds of high school basketball players, their families, and fans traveled to Lubbock for the 56th Annual Fibermax Caprock Classic. Net proceeds from the tournament go to local charities and towards the Lubbock Caprock AMBUC’s Chapter’s goal of creating independence and mobility for people with disabilities. The many stand-out sports highlights from the championship games shared the spotlight with several recipients of adaptive bikes the AMBUC’s club provides called Amtrykes.
Meanwhile during the tournament, we caught up with previous recipients to check how the Amtryke is affecting their lives.
Bryce Johnston is learning to read braille.
“Right now, Bryce is legally blind, and in some lighting she is completely blind.  In some lighting, she can see a little bit,” Bryce’s mother Cassie Johnston said. “Her hearing is still very good right now.  But …

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

New Bike Event: Race Around Austin – Austin, TX: When: Sat Jan 24, 2015 9am to 3pm 
CSTWhere: Austin Tri-Cycli… http://t.co/hfGY5XaZKz

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2015

Tweets

Ready to be back on the country roads of West Texas it's been too long #cycling #Lubbock #black&white… http://t.co/gNXNyiOWgO

— Elias Valverde (@elias_valverde) January 6, 2015

Five Rock Creek Velo riders are making the trek to Austin, Texas for the 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National… http://t.co/IadaM4GAND

— Rock Creek Velo (@RCVelo) January 6, 2015

My bad. Whole kit pictured here. Alumni order form on http://t.co/oxlq9lewDX pic.twitter.com/lbPApO1c80

— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) January 6, 2015

Set up and ready for @AustinCX15. Are you? @TrekFactoryMTB @TrekBikes @TrekFactory pic.twitter.com/PQeWTaqw9Z

— Matt Opperman (@mattotrek) January 5, 2015

Who's ready for a little bike race? #CXnats @usacycling pic.twitter.com/FulfcpnYja

— AustinCX15 (@AustinCX15) January 5, 2015

Good luck to everyone headed to Austin for #CXnats this week. PS- don't try this. It's not as fast as he thought. pic.twitter.com/fRfzoaEKVd

— ROAD iD (@ROADiD) January 5, 2015

This weekend the #kolopromo team took to the #resolutioncx UCI race in Dallas. We had a blast seeing… http://t.co/5IvzH4WEWV

— KOLO Promo (@KOLOPROMO) January 5, 2015

The Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail is officially closed off friends. pic.twitter.com/Gw2QR68GrT

— Amanda Dugan (@mandydugan) January 5, 2015

There was some impromptu break dancing going on at #ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/KBFEmBzfTf

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

@ducksaucesoysauce decided there weren't enough barriers on the course. #ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/k77GMw3zh0 pic.twitter.com/dp4pVFH4VL

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

Poppin wheelies and taking names. #ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/vPPr5uEatO

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

Smile or grimace you decide. #ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/PXkpCryrk0

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

#ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/JqrMKwfoPF

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

#ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/taAWTCqGli

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

#ResolutionCX #txcx http://t.co/SIKHGVtURl pic.twitter.com/dFlUnbb6md

— Chris Jennings (@jenningschris) January 5, 2015

@USACycling's @austincx15 runs Wed-Sun in Zilker Park! Check out all our events on the "parties and events" tab! http://t.co/0FTJ7fXJkd

— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) January 5, 2015

RT @JoJoNoFingers: Two great days of racing in Dallas, TX on fun courses. Thanks to @TexasCX for #ResolutionCX. < That’s all @txcxsynd!

— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) January 5, 2015

Course get faster, or strategic racing? Both? Top 4 men set fastest laps on last lap of #ResolutionCX : http://t.co/iUCibjTFYo

— Cyclocross Magazine (@cyclocross) January 5, 2015

Event Reminders

2 Day Alert: USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships – Austin, TX, Jan 07, 2015 08:00AM – Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX, USA(CST)

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 5, 2015

2 Day Alert: Wednesday Walnut Creek Social – NEW WINTER TIME 6:30pm, Jan 07, 2015 06:30PM – (CST) http://t.co/6uVKmh7Cs6

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 6, 2015