A rare arctic cold air mass is headed for southeast Texas. Unless I want to do my polar bear impersonation this means no outdoors riding this weekend. According to our weathermen the temperatures have not been this low since December 1996. For a temperature wimp like me, anything below 60 degrees is frost bite territory.

New drive to make US universities bike-friendly
by BikeRadar.com
Stanford University in Palo Alto, California has already signed up to the League of American Bicyclists’ programme

The League of American Bicyclists wants to encourage colleges and universities to become more cycle-friendly.

For 2010 the Washington DC-based organisation is expanding its successful Bicycle-Friendly Communities, States and Business programmes to include educational institutions. …

At the end of 2009 there were more than 100 businesses signed up, including four with platinum status: Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin, Texas; Bike Gallery in Portland, Oregon; New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado; and Quality Bicycle Products in Bloomington, Minnesota. …

Texas Hell Week and Other Assorted Death Rides: A New Year, Finally
by Keith
Needless to say I am very anxious for March to roll around and I get to head down to Texas for some cycling, hopefully this year there will be no back related issues. I need to get my butt in gear with some riding though, nothing is as …

Excruciation Exam: 87 Miles of MTB in Texas Hill Country – Highflange
by Milin
…On to the news: I was out in Central Texas for an 87 mile endurance race. Highflange reader Christopher Michael Aguillard, a member of Team Bicycle World and Fitness pestered me into getting off the couch, cleaning the Christmas Cake and French Fry crumbs off my bib shorts and face and hitting the trails. The ride was aptly named.

It began with a lap of the trails at Warda, then a road portion all the way through some paved hills to Rocky Hill Ranch, then a 24 mile lap of Rocky Hill’s trails, then back to Warda…

The 1019 Project
by Nathan
“I wear my bike gear under my work clothes,” she said. “I love to ride.” She is a League of American Cyclists-certified biking instructor and vice president of the New River Valley Bicycle Association. On the day of the crash, Hokanson said … She cited legislation in Texas and Oregon that protects vulnerable road users such as bicyclists and pedestrians. Lohman said this legislation provides a higher level of care for these road users and ensures higher fines against …

Texas or Bust: My Bicycle Trip From K.C. To Austin: Day Three …
by Prolific Tom
I made the short ride to the library. Throughout the trip it was nice to know that I could count on most communities to have a public library with internet access. Libraries are also easy to find in small towns, usually being located on …

The Picture Gets A Little Clearer
by Guitar Ted
I will be going to Frostbike next month, March will see me going to Texas to visit the family I have there and ride the excellent Franklin Mountain State Park trails in El Paso. Then I come back and will be putting on Trans Iowa in …

Extreme Mountain Biking Levelland TX
If you are a very adventurous person, you have high levels of strength and endurance and you are brave enough to challenge difficult terrains and rocky mountainsides, then maybe Extreme Mountain Biking would be great for you. So what is extreme mountain biking? It is not just taking bike tours such as you see in biking magazines; there are a lot of things to consider with this sport, from mountain biking attire to the type of mountain bike tours to do as preparation for events. …

4X Ironman::.: Racing this weekend!?!?
by Tri.Bull.Butter.
I love snowboarding, but living in Texas makes this one a bit difficult. My ipod has close to 5000 songs. All which ive heard. I own a GSXR 750 and love to ride it to work. Its hard for me to admit but I have an addiction to all Zelda … I decided about a month ago that I was going to do this 6hr mountain bike race at one of my local trails. Our local mountain bike association (DORBA) puts it on. I’m excited to see how competitive I can be among our local mtn bikers.  …