Google Bike Maps Adds Lanes, Trails for 80 Cities
via ReadWriteWeb by Mike Melanson on 8/18/10
Earlier this year, Google added bicycle paths and directions to Google Maps, a feature users had been requesting  for some time. The feature launched in beta, with bike lane and trail information for 150 cities, but the Google Maps team knew even then that it was far from complete.

Now, Google is saying that the “effort to improve our bike maps has surpassed our happiest expectations”, with tens of thousands of suggestions from users across the country.

Bicycle races in downtown Floresville
by the Wilson County News or wilsoncountynews.com.
August 18, 2010
(Video at this link)
The Texas Bicycle Racing Association held State Time Trial Championships Aug. 14 in Floresville. Cyclists started the race from downtown “C” Street in front of the Wilson County News office.

El Paso City Council OKs changes for freeway
by Dallas Morning News
The El Paso Times reported Wednesday that the plan includes walking and bicycle trails on both sides of the freeway. TxDOT says building the freeway, …

El Oso Corredor: OK, It’s humid.
by Tony Maldonado
This past Sunday I went out on a 34 mile bike ride with J. I sure am glad he wanted to ride and not run. I’d missed riding. It was great to be back on the bike. We headed out from Helotes Tx to Boerne Tx. This is the beginning of the Texas Hill Country. ..

Pedal Pushers: My New Bike
by Roy and Christine
Ruby Comp Compact—”The re-designed Ruby works hard to make the long road feel short. With true Encurance Road geometry, a women’s FACT carbon frame and complete synergy of compliance and stiffness, you couldn’t ask for a more comfortable, stable, or better performing vehicle for all journeys on the road”. …

Biking In Dallas » More DMN Bike Coverage: Access to White Rock …
by Michael W. Hubbard
It’s nice to know that both the City of Dallas and the State of Texas responded to input from the bicycling community regarding where to put the trail crossing at Northwest Highway (Loop 12) and Lawther Dr. during the ongoing road …

2010 Texas State Time Trial Championships
from Mike’s Bike Blog
Jack and me headed down to Floresville, TX to partake in the 2010 edition of the Texas State Individual Time Trial (ITT) Championships. This was both of our first times to compete at this event. Jack was in the 10-12 year old division and I was signed up for the 35+ 4/5.

Jack was scheduled to roll out around 7am, so we had an early wake up call. We actually drove down to Spring Branch and stayed with a Cousin Angie so we only had an hour drive to Floresville from there.  For Jack his goal was to ride the 6 mile course and average 17 miles an hour. …