Daily Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 30th
Music festivalgoers have added parking options this year
by Austin American-Statesman
All 150 of the shop’s bicycles have been rented for the weekend, with 30 to 40 of them coming from Bike Texas, an advocacy organization, she said. …
Jack and Adam’s Bicycles: Keep Austin Beautiful Awards
by Jack and Adam’s Bicycles:
Jack & Adam’s Bicycles recycling campaign called The Green Team Bicycle Re-Cycle Project has been awarded Honorable Mention in the 2009 Keep Austin Beautiful Awards. The KAB Awards recognize the efforts made by individuals and groups to …
LOBV meeting draws cycling leaders, plans for future | Austin On …
by elliott
At the meeting were leaders from most of the larger cycling organizations in town including Austin Cycling Association, Austin Ridge Riders, Yellow Bike Project, and Bike Texas as well as community outreach staff from Bicycle Sport Shop …
LyondellBasell Bike Around the Bay
by Family Badge
The ride will once again start in Anahuac, Texas and continue along a scenic route that includes many fascinating sights and highlights. …
dailymile | 2nd Annual North Texas Bicycle Rally
by dailymile
2nd Annual North Texas Bicycle Rally (Road Race) has 1 participants on dailymile. The North Texas Bicycle Rally (NTBR) is an annual fund raising event that …
I plan on riding the Pineywoods Purgatory this Saturday as well.
The New Me: planning for the purgatory
by Chrissy
The Pineywoods Purgatory, an organized bicycle ride through East Texas, is this weekend. If you read my other blog, Long Distance Vegan, you know that I signed up for the 72 mile route. Yes, that’s right. 72 miles. …
Gears & Sore Rears: Finally, the Gulf
by Gears and Sore Rears
Texas quite abruptly flattened right out. Flat like a pool table. Today continued much the same. Flat land cycling is the hardest. You can give me mountainous, or even hilly cycling anytime. Flat land cycling offers no gliding or free …
Gears & Sore Rears: The Punisher
by Gears and Sore Rears
Good cycling today. Highs were in the 90’s which we are quite used to at this point. Gentle grades made it easy, although this Texas chip coat is rough and slows the bike somewhat. Leaving Eagle Pass we cycled through desert of course, …
Long Distance Vegan: overly ambitious
by Chrissy
The Pineywoods Purgatory is an organized bicycle ride that winds along the hills and forests of East Texas. Participants can choose between routes that vary in length and include 25, 52, 72 and 102 mile long routes. Last year, I rode the 25 mile route on my … It was, at the time, my longest ride to date and also did I mention I only had a mountain bike? This year, I have an actual road bicycle AND I’ve been on a number of long rides, the longest of which was a 50 miler. …