Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 11th
Rocky Mountain Bicycles recalls some cyclocross bikes because of fork failures
via VeloNews by VeloNews.com on 3/10/11
Procycle Group, Inc., the parent company of Rocky Mountain Bicycles, is recalling about 325 cyclocross bikes because the steerer tube on the bikes can fail.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received four reports of injuries, including three reports of cuts and scrapes and one report of a broken wrist. …
Making the case: The National BIke Summit
from The Blog www.peopleforbikes.org
Every March in Washington, D.C., hundreds of bicycle advocates and industry leaders convene for the National Bike Summit. It’s a chance to share lessons and best practices in advocating for bicycling, but, more importantly, to make bicycling better through the only way possible: asking.
Bicycling in America has its issues, and we’ve learned that if we want to make it easier and safer to ride a bike, then we have to have a seat at the…
Bicycle-commute benefits go beyond saving on gas
by San Angelo Standard Times
By Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas — Gas prices hit $3.45 a gallon this week. It may be time to seriously consider parking the car and riding a bicycle to and from work. Bike commuting might be one way to get back at the oil and gas market speculators. …