Biking In Dallas » No Town and Country for Old Men
by Hubbard
The 3rd Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap Meet is being held Feb 7th from 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County Resource Connection (Building 2300) in Fort Worth, Texas. I attended one of their swaps and …

DFW Point-to-Point: Son of Bike School
by Steve A
In the case of a shoulder that is a full traffic lane wide (such as the I-35W Service Road north of Cabela’s), I sometimes elect to treat the shoulder as equivalent to a traffic lane, much as motorists do on roads in rural Texas. …

SafetyLit: An analysis of bicycle route choice preferences in Texas, USA.
from www.safetylit.org
The data used in the analysis is drawn from a web-based stated preference survey of Texas bicyclists. The results of the study emphasize the importance of a comprehensive evaluation of both route-related attributes and bicyclists’ …In the US, the rise in motorized vehicle travel has contributed to serious societal, environmental, economic, and public health problems. These problems have increased the interest in encouraging non-motorized modes of travel (walking and bicycling). The current study contributes toward this objective by identifying…

Borderland cyclists compete in El Paso Puzzler race today
By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times

Cyclists started off on a 35-mile race just after 8 a.m. during… (Rudy Gutierrez / El Paso Times )

BOWEN RANCH, N.M. — Mario Lopez, 42, a schoolteacher, was pumping air into one of his mountain bike tires minutes before Sunday’s 2010 El Paso Puzzler race.

“This is my first time with this race,” the El Pasoan said. “I’ve prepared for this by riding two to three times a week. However, because of daylight savings time, sometimes I could only ride twice a week. Right now, I’m just getting my bike ready.” …

Crack the puzzler: Area’s toughest mountain bike race draws 125 endurance bicyclists – El Paso Times
By María Cortés González / El Paso Times
Posted: 01/16/2010 12:00:00 AM MST
EL PASO — If you’re not a mountain biker, you may not appreciate El Paso’s great biking trails.And you may not know that the coming El Paso Puzzler race is the toughest mountain bike race in Texas and the border area.

But that is exactly what is appealing to 2000 Olympian cyclist Travis Brown. The professional cyclist will join about 125 other cyclists Sunday in the third annual race, beginning in the Northeast at the Bowen Ranch.

The Puzzler, sponsored by Hunt Communities, features a 50-mile race and a 35-mile category. …

The younger set show their wheel skills.

Kids race at Flat Creek Ranch Texas
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Broken Oak Mountain Bike Race Texas. www.therealpedalmasher.

ChainReaction Ministries: January Work Day Report
by ChainReaction Ministries
A project of Memorial Drive Christian Church in Houston, Texas – ChainReaction Ministries rebuilds unwanted bicycles and finds them new homes. We currently provide bikes to Westside Homeless Partnership in Houston, Texas. … Jay cleaned up a MTB, Will repaired flats, and Milt helped prioritize the builds. Clark Martinson stopped by around 11:00 and brought his portable bike shop with him. Clark demoed the proper way to overhaul a coaster brake hub. …

Team at&t-Brain and Spine Cycling at 2010 State Cyclocross Championships
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2010 Texas State Cyclocross Championships

Bike ride on Austin’s hike and bike trail.
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Completely unedited and recorded with my Flip camera on 1-16-10. It was a beautiful January day today in Austin, only 60 degrees and sunny …

devotion frees: Warmshowers in McAllen TX
by Greg McCausland
www.warmshowers.org is a hospitality site for touring cyclists similar to couchsurfing.org. Staying in a campground by myself, except for the pigs & coyotes, was getting old, and staying in affordable motels surrounded by 55+ communities wasn’t lightin’ my fire either so i figured this hospitality thing might offer a welcome change of pace. So, i joined and found a place to stay…

Biking In Dallas » Promise of Peace Community Garden/Santa Fe …
by Hubbard
The wooden structure is the pier that will support the new bicycle bridge, and the crane is being used to pour the concrete. Here is a view from the other direction: I love the synchronicity of these two seemingly disparate projects coming together in the same place, and at the same time. …

Bicycling in Austin, Texas by austin
by tummadamon
Austin, Texas, has always boasted a highly active population and is often listed among the cities healthier and more active in the country. Cycling plays an important role in the field of fitness-focused city, with a wealth of resources available to cyclists of all ages and skill levels. Austin ‘s unique landscape and proximity to the rolling Texas Hill Country makes it unique, both in mountain biking and running the same mobility and the two sports enthusiasts flock to the city…