Daily Texas Bicycle Blog and News Roundup for October 1st
Denton Downtown Crit 4/5 Race 2009
from www.youtube.com
10:01
The 40 minute race split up into the interesting 10 minutes. Crazy tough course. This was the Open 4/5 race, not the 35+ 4/5. … cycling road …
Area mayors to ride in Make-A-Wish benefit
by Allen American
The 100K bike rally is the inaugural cycling event of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas. Cyclists will begin at Plano’s Frito-Lay headquarters and …
Cyclesomatic Dallas (Prolly Is Not Probably)
by Prolly
Events will include a history-themed group ride, bicycle competitions, Bike to City Hall, Biketoberfest! in Bishop, an Urban Bazaar, a “Kiddical Mass†Ride, Bike to School Day, BBQ, Bands, Bicycle Films at the Texas Theatre, …
Another bicycling tragedy in the San Antonio area.
Woman killed when truck hits, drags bicycle 200 feet
by WOAI
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A woman in her mid-30’s was killed after she and man were hit by a truck as they were cycling Thursday morning. …
Married couple on bicycle killed in collision
by San Antonio Express
Gregory and Alexandra Bruehler were southbound on the shoulder of Texas 16, about three miles north of Helotes, when a pickup struck them from behind, …
The great question: where is the perfect saddle?
What saddle do you ride? — The results « Bike Noob
by rainycamp
Dave, from Round Rock, Texas, said of the Aliante, “I have been on a lot of saddles and this is the first one that I can train on regularly and keep my saddle sores manageable.†It’s a very different ride than the two from Brooks. …
ChipSeal: Nice Meeting You, Officer Watson
by ChipSeal
545.363 which applies to motor vehicles, not bicycles. But he missed that opportunity to avoid embarrassment. I tried Officer Watson. I am sure that there are many places in the Texas Transportation Code (TTC) that you know better than I do , but I am confident I know my way around … (a) a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless: …
Across the nation, bicycling a ‘chick thing’
by San Antonio Express
Robin Stallings, executive director of Bike Texas, says that an increase in hosted group rides in which no one gets dropped also are attracting more women. …
Riding with a Purpose
by Herald Zeitung
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lone Star Chapter will celebrate its 20th annual South Texas fundraising ride to support the estimated 20000 …
This is a long ride to try to win a $250 gas card.
Man’s bike trip could win Facebook contest
by Naperville Sun
Broeder’s trip began in Austin, Texas, on May 15 and continued clockwise around the US He finished back in Austin 100 days later. …