Bike Bridge Up: Santa Fe Trail, meet White Rock Lake
by Michael W. Hubbard
They did it. The first half went up Tuesday night. Here is a view looking southbound on Garland Rd. Another view southbound: And a view northbound: Last night, during a pretty crazy thunderstorm, they put in the other half. …

Please BE KIND to cyclists: Downtown Bicycle Boulevard Project
by Please BE KIND to Cyclists
The net result of our activities will be a decrease in bicycle-motor vehicle related incidents and a concurrent rise in the number of individuals willing to ride bicycles on Central Texas roadways. View my complete profile …

Fast Twitch Mind: Hotter ‘N Hell or Bicycle Heaven
by Fast Twitch Mind
Okay, I get to have all the fun, now I am in Wichita Falls, Texas for the Hotter ‘N Hell bicycle event. My mission here is to show off the Athletes Honey Milk and ride the 50 mile course. This event is to Wichita Falls and bicycle …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/2/10 – 9/8/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
While the weather is still hot, there are also signs of fall. Combine UT football and cyclocross with family cook outs and the 4 day Tour of Austin Race, and. … 5:30 PM, Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park, 15400 Pearce Ln, Del Valle, TX Austin’s weekly cyclocross series returns for its fourth season at the the fully illuminated motocross course and surrounding fields at Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park (ADVMX). There are A, B, beginners, women’s, and children’s races in …

Tour de Austin Starts this Weekend! | FramesDirect.com Cycling …
by Carson Barker
If you live in the Central Texas area, be sure to check out the Tour de Austin bike ride this weekend, Sept 3-6. This event is broken down into 4 races on four separate days. Friday’s race is the time trial with a grand prize of $2500 …

Gaining momentum
More than 2,000 people sign petition against Bartonville ordinance
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe / Staff Writer
BARTONVILLE — Area bicyclists have launched a statewide petition drive, hoping to keep other cities from adopting rules like Bartonville’s new ordinance, which limits the size of bicycling groups riding through town.  …

North Texas Town Limits Cycling Packs
from Google Alerts – Texas cycling by FOX 4 News
BARTONVILLE, Texas – Some North Texas bicyclists have launched an online petition after one local town enacted an ordinance limiting the number of riders in a pack. In the Denton County town of Bartonville, more than 10 riders in one pack is too many.

Bartonville is a small rural town of about 2,000 people just south of…

DFW Point-to-Point: HH100 Report – Bike Town USA
by Steve A
I’ve heard some opine that bike rallies are more part of the cycling problem than the solution. I think that overgeneralizes. Some bike rallies do demonstrable good for cyclists in the communities that they’re held. I think the “Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred” is an example of such. Actually, come to think of it, it’s also the only bike rally I’ve ridden in over the last…

2010 Hotter’N Hell Hundred
Thanks to each and everyone of you that helped make the 2010 Hotter’N Hell Hundred a record breaking event in all respects! We are still wrapping up loose ends!  Here are some answers to a number of questions we’ve had in the past couple of days:

2010 HHH participation:

*HHH Endurance Ride – 13067:  Record Number of Riders!
* HHH USCF Racers – 720: Record Number of Racers!
* Wee-Chi-Tah Off Road Bicycle Race- 315: Record Number of Racers!
* Wee-Chi-Tah Off Road Trail Run- 345; Record Number of Runners!
* Total Weekend Registration: 14,445 Record number of Participants!
* Consumer Show had a record number of vendors displaying their products.
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The Ultra Finish Line Village held record numbers of riders who stayed to enjoy the music, water canon, and comraderie.  Some say the Ultra Finish Line Village is like the atmosphere found at the base area of a ski resort minus the snow.  Sounds COOL!