Syncros Partners with IMBA to Support and Reward Mountain Biking Advocacy
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
Syncros provides discount product coupons to IMBA members and volunteers as rewards for creating, enhancing and preserving mountain bike trails around the world
SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Aug. 10, 2009 – Syncros Applied Technologies today announced its partnership with the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) to provide IMBA members…

I have a new SRAM 10 speed chain waiting in my garage to replace my current Wippermann chain. I guess I will need to check this out.

SRAM issues voluntary recall of 10-speed PowerLock connector links
from The Journal of Competitive Cycling – by cpelkey
SRAM, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of the SRAM 10-Speed Chain PowerLock connector links. SRAM reports that the PowerLock outer connector plate could crack during installation or early use, …

These bikers may be coming to a church near you.

Bike & Build riders get warm welcome

Young adults ages 18-25 ride cross-country each summer through the nonprofit Bike & Build.
By Mary Jacobs
Staff Writer – United Methodist Reporter

United Methodist hospitality is getting a lot of positive, unsolicited buzz this summer from young adults participating in cross-country tours for the nonprofit Bike & Build.

Churches across the U.S. are hosting teams of young people, ages 18-25, who travel for two months to raise money and awareness for affordable housing organizations. …

Nighttime Bike Race (Austin, TX)
from www.youtube.com    time: 10:04
This is a short doc on a weekly Cross Club bike race around Lady Bird Lake on the hike and bike trail. The race is at night and it brings out all …

City CIP plan keeps moving : Newstreamz San Marcos
by Bill Peterson
The plans provide for a 10-foot bicycle and pedestrian sidewalk. The scheduled construction is set for February through November of 2010. The project will be coordinated with Texas State and TxDOT Loop 82 Overpass project. …

Bike Industry Profile: Brad Beneski of FlashBak | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
He started developing an amber colored system but needed to deal with Texas law which requires rear lights to be red. “I spoke with the Travis County District Attorney’s office, and they indicated that they would not prosecute someone …

Move over, Lance!
by Curetoday.com (press release)
Craig Broeder has picked up his bicycle and turned his love of cycling into a worthy cause–celebrating his wife’s 20th year of survival from ovarian cancer …

I suspect the bikes in this auction are not the top of the line models but there might be a diamond amongst the turnips.

Annual UT bike auction set for September 3 | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
Once a year, the University of Texas Police Department holds an auction of unclaimed or seized bicycles from the UT campus. It has been scheduled this year for. …

Volunteer Call: Losing the Training Wheels | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
The Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas is seeking volunteers to assist at our Lose the Training Wheels camp for children with disabilities. This camp teaches the skills needed to ride a bicycle without training wheels. …

Bicycling Author Shares Experiences: TEXAS STATE TIME TRIAL …
by Jerry Dusterhoff
TEXAS STATE TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. I’ll just hit the high spots, use your imagination to fill in details. Last month I signed up for the ITT (Individual Time Trial) in Castroville, a distance of 20km. …