Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for November 8th
Riding from the Old Home Place
by 331Miles
On Sunday I went for a 40 mile ride. Not really unusual, except that I left from my parents’ house. It’s the same house I grew up in from 1974 to 1988, and I haven’t ridden a bike there in over 20 years.
I left the house at 7am, and the first part of my ride took me along some back roads that I selected because they helped me avoid a dangerous section of farm-to-market road. When I was a kid…
Ghost Bike Tour this Veterans Day. | Austin Texas Bike… Stuff
Ghost Bike Tour this Veterans Day (November 11th).
Ghost bike tour this coming Wednesday. Ride to honor a fallen friend, or even a stranger.
There they go, all in a row: Freewheeling family rides five-man tandem bicycle …
by Lufkin Daily News
On Friday they were in Texas and made it from Milam to Etoile, a trip of approximately 35 miles. Saturday morning they had made it from Etoile to Lufkin, …
Preparing for Cyclocross | Austin On Two Wheels
by sakrause
… give yourself some time to recover, but capitalize on the benefits of the race season: objectively evaluate your gains, and set a new training standard based on those gains. Sara Krause, M.Ed. is an exercise physiologist and the owner of Krause Sports Performance, based in Austin, Texas. Krause has trained multiple athletes to wins in road, mountain, cyclocross, and triathlon racing…
Mike and Pat’s Travels: Bike trip Nov 1st to Los Ebanos, TX
by Mike McFall
Someday we will come back and take the Ferry over into Mexico and walk or ride our bicycles around the little border town. I understand there is a good restaurant there, but I can’t go the language barrier. …
Bike Photo Friday! On Saturday. « Fussalina
by Fussalina
My favorite trail was dry Friday afternoon. It’s been about, oh, six weeks since I’ve ridden my mountain bike thanks to the rain here in North Texas. Fifteen minutes into yesterday’s ride I could have sworn I’d developed asthma. …
Pedalcycling-A Houston, Texas Bicycling Blog: Interesting . . .
by Ron
October and November are ideal months for bicycling in Houston. Unfortunately, they are also my busiest work months, and I haven’t liberated myself from the car just yet. So, I haven’t ridden as much as I would have liked. …
Big Bend to show off new amenities at Nov. 14 fiesta
by News 8 Austin – Austin,TX,USA
By: Texas Parks & Wildlife
Big Bend Ranch State Park recently acquired 7,000 acres.
Getting folks out to Big Bend Ranch State Park is the goal behind the park’s Nov. 14 fiesta.
The day offers park tours, hikes, guided mountain bike and horseback rides, as well as various demonstrations from desert survival to basic camping, so folks can take advantage of the 50 new campsites in remote areas. …
Each winter, New Mexico’s Enchanted Circle has Texans heading west
by Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA
“Occupying the Enchanted Circle’s high-mountain terrain are the contrasting ski areas and … snowboard and cross-country ski; tube; snow-bike; NASTAR race; …