Caught by the rain on my ride this afternoon, I thought I might be able to wait the rain out at a somewhat dry spot but the rain clouds kept moving through. So a call to my wife for a rescue was made. She came through in fine fashion and I was only somewhat soaked rather than fully soaked. I guess that is what I get for trying to add to my April mileage. Going out of town on business the last two days for the month means Tuesday is the last shot at making it to 550 for the month. I am at 532 now.

Duke of Data Blog: The Long Road Back: A Texas bicycle ride helps …
by djc
The Long Road Back: A Texas bicycle ride helps wounded veterans rehabilitate and reconnect. San Antonio, Texas In late July 2008, as Chad Fleming sat on a stool during a crowded happy hour at Bobby Van’s steakhouse in downtown …

ghettoGEEKS: Gift to the Graduates!
by OuttaBoundz
Texas A&M University: Fall 1995. It did not take long to notice that bicycling was a common mode of transportation on campus among the student population. My parents liked the idea of biking and they decided to purchase a bicycle for me …

Deep in the heart of Texas | So So Velo | Cycling in Oregon
by Cait
Yes, we’re still in Texas, and all’s quiet on the Southern Tier. The thrill of crossing state borders has gradually faded into a vague memory as we continue to. …

Complaints spur UTPD crackdown of cyclists
by UT The Daily Texan – Austin,TX,USA
“I was just trying to get to the library so I could study for my test,” said Rocco Bernardoni, sweating through his T-shirt as he dismounted his bicycle in …

CycleBum: More pictures less words…
by CycleBum
The life and times of a Bike Bum in Austin Texas. … Then I got a flat. Right about here: P1010714 · P1010712 · P1010713 Sunday: Did the Jack & Adam’s ride. It was good. Except, some tricyclist lost a water bottle that went straight for my front wheel. If it were not a wet morning, my tire would have gripped the bottle instead of pushing it out of the way. I was lucky. No pictures for that ride …

Dacri’s Closet » Blog Archive » Where Does the Time Go?
by Heather
A lobbying day at the Texas Capitol for bike safety laws. We visited the House and Senate chambers, then went off to visit our lawmakers. I had appointments scheduled with both our Senator and our Representative. Our Senator didn’t bother to show up that … He rode in the Muenster Metric Century bike ride this weekend. He did the 65k route, which is about 40 miles. And he’s been riding to work everyday when the weather or wind isn’t nasty. He’s my studmuffin cyclist! :o) …

Cycling Blogger Profile: Jeff Contreras (331miles) | Biking To Live
by Biking To Live
A: I rode from McAllen, TX to San Antonio, TX in 2 days during the summer of 2008. 100+ miles each day. Q: What’s one thing you’d like to accomplish with your cycling but haven’t yet? A: I would like to race sanctioned races (of course …

Mountain Biking and more: I had to, just had to
by MTB’in
MTB’in: Austin, TX, United States: My name is Mike and I live in the Austin, Texas area. I wanted to start a blog for me to be in contact with my friends and family. I will be posting on here about my Mountain Bike trips / experiences …

Bicycle helmet laws could do more harm than good
by Ewen Callaway
Mandatory bicycle helmet laws could do more harm than good, a new study claims.

Helmet laws like those in effect in Australia levy a substantial cost on healthcare systems because savings from fewer head injuries pale in comparison to the costs incurred by decreases in cycling, a mathematical model concludes.

Piet de Jong, a mathematician at Macquarie University…