UNT Avenue C gets sharrows and signs
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
After UNT announced plans to remove the Avenue C raised bike lanes, concerned citizens contacted UNT and the city, and the demolition was put on hold until recent weeks. Finally, we see that freshly painted sharrows and accompanying “Bicycle May Use Full Lanes” signs are up.  Since the city recently mentioned that Eagle could get bike lanes, this North/South route would tie-in nicely. …

Dad rides 100 miles to raise money for disease his daughter suffers
by The Republic
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – It was a short essay that his 13-year-old daughter wrote earlier this year that led her father, Darren Smith, to train and to travel from Cary, N.C., to ride the Hotter’N Hell Hundred bicycle race in Wichita Falls on Saturday.

Perrie Smith was diagnosed with a disorder called neurofibromatosis, or NF, when she was 2 years old. Despite having more than 50 birthmarks over her body and one tumor, “She has never complained,” her father said. …

Team San Angelo: Fall is (finally) coming!
by Bill Cullins
As an intermediate goal, I’ll race the Texas road championship event in October, where (hopefully) the climbing I did in Colorado will help me handle the hilly state course. Since I haven’t done much road racing for the past several …

10 Questions: Cycling America’s Southern Tier
from travellingtwo.com
Stephane and Sheri Marchiori, a French-American couple, have recently finished a 5-year journey around the world by bicycle.

The last leg of their trip, before they settled down to start the bike touring retailer Cyclocamping.com, was across the southern United States, along the well known Southern Tier route. It took them through some of the most beautiful landscapes of their trip, including the stunning Grand Canyon and the Mojave Desert. …

Social Cycling ATX presents: Thursday Night Social Ride – A ride with a reason?!? Wacky…
from www.atxbs.com
Tomorrow night Keith is taking us out on another weekly TNSR ride, but this time around there’s a little bit more to it than usual:

Ok fellow Social Cyclists, this Thursday Night Social Ride is going to be one NOT to miss. Seriously. We are going to ride our bikes, we are going to get wet on a huge inflatable slip and slide, we are going to have a DJ dance party courtesy of the badasses of the Table Manner Crew AND WE ARE COLLECTING MUCH NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS WHO COME FROM FAMILIES THAT CAN’T AFFORD THEM. All this while enjoying…

How to survive the Hotter than Hell 100 bicycle race and live to …
by admin
Hydrate during the race. I have observed that most riders under hydrate. I plan on stopping at mile 25-30, 50, 70, and 90 miles. Bring 3 bottles with you and make sure they are gone before you get to the rest stop. …