Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 7th
Resolution for Frame Manufacturers: Use Stack and Reach to Denote Frame Size (and measure it to the top of the headset upper bearing cover).
from Velonews.com
Frame sizing was simple when steel lugged frames with level top tubes were king. There was variation in where the frame size (i.e., seat tube length) was measured to, but once that was sorted out, you could almost compare apples to apples by…
Winter biking keeps your heart warm
via The Blog by on 1/6/11
Throughout much of the country, we’re in the heart of that time of year characterized by frozen precipitation, darkness, and cinnamon scented candles. For many people, it’s time to hang up the bike and hibernate. Certainly there are compelling reasons why it might be safer or smarter to leave your bike…
Upcoming Rides
from houstonbicycleclub.org
When: Program: Tuesday 01/11/11 at: 7:00 PM HEB Community Room at I-10 and Bunker Hill Find out what the club has in store for you in 2011 Next Club Meeting…
4th Annual Great Southwest Bike Swap & Race
Start: Jan 16 2011 – 9:00am
End: Jan 16 2011 – 2:30pm
This year’s swap will include both Crit & Cross races. Swap will be held in the gym so weather will not be an issue this year for checking out the vendors.
location:
1100 Circle Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76119-8111
Miles and Miles in 2010
January 5, 2011
Corinth Cycling finished the 2010 season off in strong fashion as the club logged 150,999 collective miles. That total ranked 9th in the world on bikejournal.com and 2nd in the state of Texas. Total mileage slightly declined from the previous year when Corinth Cycling pedaled 174,733 miles. …
The Grim Subject of Bike Theft
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
Have you ever had a bike stolen from you? I haven’t yet I’ve had plenty of other valuables taken from me over the years and I’ve been burglarized 3 times.   Having something stolen from …
Precision Bikes: Excruciation Exam Mountain Bike Race
by Webmaster
Mark Miller and Glenn Richard will be representing Precision Bikes this weekend at the Excruciation Exam Mountain Bike race outside of Austin, Texas. It is a 85 mile race consisting of single-track, dirt, and gravel roads. …
Brazos Bend – Texas cycling and sailing with Dennis
by Dennis and Michele Starkey
This park has 35 miles of trails that are flat and have a good surface like the one pictured above,it also has good roads in the park you can cycle on. We did a lot of hiking and riding the bikes, some areas had meadows with the tree’s …
Flat Rock Ranch Comfort Texas Paydirt Schedule 2011
Flat Rock Ranch will be working Paydirt on the following days in 2011.
Sunday January 9th
Sunday January 16th
Saturday January 22nd
Sunday January 23rd
Saturday February 5th
Saturday February 12th
Saturday March 5th
The workdays will start at 9 a.m. We plan to work for approximately 4 hours; I do have most of the required tools. We’ll have lunch afterward, and ride the trail latter. Remember if you work, you ride free the workday. If you work at least…