El Paso Bicycle Club
March Rides

Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
2011/03/06 Somerset Backroads Ride
Start:     March 6, 2011 9:00 am
End:     March 6, 2011 5:00 pm
Venue:    Somerset Backroads Ride
Address: 3965 Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, 78264
Sunday, March 6th:  Wheels down at 9:00.  Meet at the Park and Ride on hwy. 16 south and loop 1604 across from Bill Millers.  Ride is approximately 35 miles over mostly flat to gently rolling hills with light traffic on back country roads and on main roads with wide shoulders.  Lunch afterward at Benjamin’s for the best homemade tortillas.  For information contact ride leaders Diana Valdez at 535-3373 or Randy Frazier at 237-8740.

March 19, 2011 9:00 am
2011/03/19 New Berlin Ride
Brietzke Restaurant, New Berlin
March 27, 2011 10:00 am
2011/03/27 Vanessa Leal’s Half Century Birthday Bike Ride
McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio
210-410-8923

Are you sitting crooked or lopsided on your saddle?
from BikFit Blog by Eric Bowen
Does any of this sound familiar?
* One knee goes up and down perfectly straight, and the other one wobbles.
* Saddle sores, but usually only on one side.
* One sit bone feels like its getting more pressure from the saddle.
* The saddle nose has accidentally been forced off center to the right or left. …

Good Reads: Embrocation
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
I was glad to receive the latest issue of Embrocation before the recent snowpacalypse. It’s a nice mix of photographs and writing. I read my other bikey magazines (Bicycle Times, Dirt Rag) way too quickly, so the…

Fort Worth Adopts Safe Passing
from BikeDFW by marc@mcmumby.com
The Fort Worth City Council adopted a Safe Passing ordinance on Tuesday night (March 1st), becoming the eigth city in Texas, and the first in North Texas, to adopt a Safe Passing ordinance for vulnerable road users (which includes cyclists). Here’s a video story from NBCDFW and see additional coverage at Pegasus News. …

8:00am – CCC Group Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8am to 11am  CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Saturday Group Ride Information All rides depart from Ronny Crownover Middle School in Corinth 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 Group A: 50 – 70 miles This is a fast paced group ride at an average speed of around 20mph with faster points. You may get dropped on this ride so be prepared. Ride Leader – markm@utechdallas.com B Killers: 50 – 70 miles This is a intermediate to fast paced…

Bike Manufacturer Faces Lawsuit over Cyclist’s Brain Injury
by Lawyers and Settlements
Marshall, TX: A manufacturer of bicycles is facing a lawsuit after a cyclist claims the handle bars on his bike collapsed, causing him to crash and suffer a severe brain injury, the Southeast Texas Record reports. The lawsuit against Trek Bicycle Corp. …

Cyclists spin for charity
by Woodlands Online, LLC
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The South Montgomery County YMCA Cycling Instructors recently hosted their annual Spin-a-Thon. The charity event features a 3 hour ride on indoor cycling bikes. Participants can choose to ride for a 1, 2 or 3 hours. …

Amarillo Proclamation-what is missing
from Old Tascosa Cycling Club
The City Commission will read “May is Bicycle Month” proclamation this year that I am preparing. What are the events missing from this paragraph?

Whereas, Amarillo will host several local bicycle rides and regional mountain bike races each year attracting hundreds of local and regional bicyclists including the Monday and Wednesday night rides, the Saturday and Sunday afternoon rides,  the Ride of Silence, the Winter Solstice Holiday Lights Ride, the Thin Mint Challenge and Pain on the Plains. …