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Weekly race series, group rides help Austin’s bike racing scene …
by admin
Here in Austin, home of perhaps the most powerful pair of quads in the world, plenty of bicyclists are trying to find out.

They gather for weekly hammerhead training rides that depart area coffeehouses and bike shops. They line up for a 33-week bike race series staged on a track in East Austin. They drop $3,000 to $5,000 on road racing bikes that weigh considerably less than the tricycle you had as a kid. …

Texas  Tidbits: Bike Out Hunger Ride
by Dallas Baptist Standard
Texas Baptists have planned a 445-mile bicycle ride to raise money for the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger and to raise awareness about how Texans can be involved in fighting hunger and making the state food-secure by 2015. The April 19-24 Bike Out Hunger event begins at First Baptist Church in Ballinger and concludes at The Fellowship of San Antonio. Riders are welcome to participate for the entire trek or for just one leg of the journey. To find out more or to pledge a donation for a specific rider, visit http://texasbaptists.com/bikeout/.

Sunday Morning RIDE – It’s hard out there for a hater. | Austin …
from Austin Texas Bike Stuff
It’s what made the Bicycle Crazies stomp their little feet when Tony Kornheiser ran his head. And until we let go of it, we’re nothing more than a bunch of ideological cheerleaders, shouting at each other. How productive is that? … This is a 25-30 mile ride over typical Central Texas terrain. If this is consistent with your riding experience, or is perhaps slightly more challenging than what you’re accustomed to, you should have no problem going the distance. …