Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 8/19- 8/25/10 | Austin On Two Wheels
by elliott
Bicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets …

Chicago Civic Leader and Investment Banker Cycling Across America
by Jewish United Fund
Steve Koch, Chairman of the Board of Sinai Health System, will embark on a 3,100-mile cross-country bicycle ride September 6 to raise money for and awareness of the need for a new Ambulatory Care Center for Sinai Health System, a national model for urban health care delivery that serves a high population of uninsured and under-insured patients.

Known as the Southern Tier route, the ride from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida, is an arduous one with variety of challenging terrain, including many miles through the desert, two mountain ranges, the Texas Hill Country and the bayous of Louisiana. …

C y c l e * D a l l a s: Reed Bates found Guilty of ‘Reckless Driving’
by PM Summer
Reed Bates (AKA ChipSeal) has been found guilty in Ellis County Court No. 2 on a charge of reckless driving for not riding as far right as possible (as stated by the prosecutor instead of the word ‘practicable’) in a 12′ lane with 70 mph tractor-trailer trucks, and for not riding on an inconsistent, broken, and even nonexistent shoulder when directed to ride there by local law enforcement officers, contrary to the requirements of Sec. 551.103  of the Texas Transportation Code. Oddly, the fact that other vehicles were being allowed to exceed the posted speed limit was considered a reason to force a lawfully operating vehicle off the roadway. …

It’s a lot more than just pedaling
by Dallas Voice
In March of 2008, a friend asked me to join her in riding Tour Dallas, a 30-mile bike rally in and around the Dallas area.

It was my first time on a bike since I owned a pristine pink Huffy as a child, and I was more than just a little intimidated that chilly morning as we headed out of the AAC parking lot with thousands of other riders.

Crazy, maybe, but I convinced myself that riding a bike was just like … well, riding a bike. …