Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 17th
Roads to close Sunday for MS 150 Bicycle Race – Community Impact …
by ms 150 houston – Google News
Roads to close Sunday for MS 150 Bicycle RaceCommunity Impact Newspaper, TXThe homestretch of the MS 150 bicycle route between Houston and Austin will finish on the north side of the Texas Capital on Sunday, April 19, resulting in road …
Cycling advocates press developers for more bike infrastructure
by Austin 360 – Austin,TX,USA
It’s working with the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas to test sharrows and other markings not yet formally accepted in …
Dallas Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day at Texas Scottish Rite …
by PRLog.Org (press release) – TX,USA
Each participant will receive a free bike helmet and have their name entered into a drawing to win a free bicycle. Lunch will be provided for children and …
www.biketexas.org – Additional 2009 Bills of Interest
by www.biketexas.org
Texas Bicycle Coalition. … This bill relates to the definition of electric bicycle for purposes of regulating the use, registration, and licensing of electric bicycles, and is authored by Representative Ellen Cohen (D-Houston). …
Industry employees raise funds for MS
by Brazosport Facts – Clute,TX,USA
ConocoPhillips’ 400-member team mostly is made of corporate office people, but Sweeny refinery operator Paul Richard and his 30-year-old bicycle plan to …
Cross-country cyclists visit Marshall
by Marshall News Messenger – Marshall,TX,USA
By Terri Hahn, News Messenger Traveling the country by bicycle is like a “mobile retreat” for the 22 members of the 2009 Spring Wandering Wheels group. …
thy neighbor’s bike » MS BUST.
by liebo
In all honesty I haven’t really been training for the 170 mile ride from Houston to Austin and haven’t even been paying much attention to any of the details, so it’s not like I had a lot invested in this race, but regardless it was still … And cmon, this was a race where people were coming in from not just all over Texas but all over the country as well. How many people do you think didn’t even get the email? MS150 has all of our numbers, figure out a program to mass …
UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » Day 1 of 2009 BP MS 150 Cancelled …
by Robbie Cooper
I guess it’s better to be safe than sorry, but it’s unfortunate that this will be the first cancellation of any part of the ride in 25 years. The irony is that we are under severe drought conditions here in Texas, and have had very …
Inside the Bay Area: A weekend of riding: This blogger does the MS 150
by Diana North
But I’ll be doing this ride with lots of other Bay Area residents who signed up for this year’s MS 150 during the seven hours it took to fill every one of the 13000 slots available. And the money I raise goes to fight Multiple … I’ve avoided Texas-sized charity rides because my personality changes as soon as I clip into my Speedplay pedals. Normally an approachable mixture of friendly and curious, I become aloof and self-absorbed on my road bike. On my hybrid bike, …
Time for the MS 150 « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
We have to pack our bags and tote them over to the headquarters hotel, where they’ll be put in a team truck for delivery to our halfway stop in LaGrange, Texas. A shuttle bus will run us across I-10 to Tully Stadium, where the ride …
Friday Film Fun: The Bicyclists | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
So I’m not sure how I’ve been doing this online cycling coverage for so long and never heard of The Bicyclists until last week. It is an online TV series. … Texas Cycling Blogs (Outside of Austin). Bicycle Commute Houston · Bike Friendly Oak Cliff · TexBiker.net …
Any mountain bike clinics in Texas? | Cheap Mountain Bikes, Used …
by admin
Ceci G asked: I’ve recently taken up mountain biking, but I would really like to have some proper skills training in order to avoid injury and/or embarrassment. …
mtb law girl: Cyclist fatalities within the last week..
by mtblawgirl
This week has been a very upsetting one for Texas cyclists with the death of Houston cyclist, Leigh Boone, the accident involving local cyclist, Anthony Kaim, and the struggles with the Safe Passing Bill in the House. …