Daily News Roundup February 9th – Texas Bicycling
Rough Rider2
from www.youtube.com 5:36
08nwsula’s Channel
This is my coverage of the annual Rough Rider Event in western TX . Had a great time and I hope to attend again next year.
First ever diet…..at 39 years of age…. – Low Carb Friends
by TexasCop
The reason I’m embarassed is that I’m a bicycle patrol police officer. I can go out and ride my bicycle 20-40 miles a day and am in great aerobic health. However, I mistakenly believed that, with so much exercise and carb burnoff, ….
9th St. Bicycle Park in Austin Texas in HD
from www.youtube.com 3:11
by TexasHighDef
Some kids in Austin got together and built this park on a old lot and then went to the city and asked if they could keep it. The City said yes!! It is Austin after all! LoL
Bike Fort Worth | The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
by admin
Bike Fort Worth is the City’s comprehensive bicycle transportation plan for developing a friendlier bicycle environment. Recommendations for supportive policies, programs and facilities are included to increase bicycle transportation within the City of Fort Worth.
The City has identified three goals to benchmark the success of the plan:
* Triple the number of bicycle commuters
* Decrease bicyclist related crashes by 10 percent
* Attain official designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community through the League of American Bicyclists
Team San Angelo: Wet and Winter
by Bill Cullins
I spent the longest winter of my life stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. The weather there seemed to be 35-40 degrees and raining most of the time, and I’m starting to think that West Texas has become another Washington State. Our unusually wet and cool weather this winter is causing me to spend more time on the indoor trainer than usual, and I’m even getting some use out of the heavyweight polypro gear that I purchased while living…
Popping the Cycling Rally Cherry – Freeze your Fanny, Longview, Texas
When gas prices started sniffing five bucks, I bought a Vespa for my work commute. When gas prices went back down to two fifty, I sold it and bought a Trek.
In my mind, my first cycling rally was going to be on a nice, sunny, flat, still, 72 degree day in the spring. My brother-in-law, Chris’ riding clan, the Wheel Brothers, told me otherwise. “There’s a ride in February†Eugene said, “you’ll do that one with us.†I was still unsure just two weeks before the race, but a preview 30+ mile ride with Ron, Dieter, Chris and Eugene persuaded me to train for the rally and be ready. I went about 25 miles that day before I hit the wall, but I never stopped pedaling. I rode the trainer a lot and got in a 25 mile outdoor ride prior to the Freeze Your Fanny rally that took place in Longview, Texas. …