Houston Bicycle Club
Upcoming Rides
When: Program: Sunday 05/22/11 at: 8:30 a.m. Lucky’s Pub, 801 St. Emanuel Annual HBC Club Picnic – Meet for a morning ride, then return to Lucky’s at about 11:00 for lunch paid for by the club. After lunch, we will have a brief meeting, mainly to install the new officers, then take a ride over to the Art Car Parade.

WTCA Post to Gail Ride
Date: April 16, 2011
Location: Post, TX
Contact: Steve Crowell
Details: Steve Crowell is hosting the Post to Gail ride. Meet at the Courthouse square in Post at 9:00AM. The ride is an out and back. Post to Gail is about 32 miles, so about a 100K round trip. However, since it is an out and back you can choose to ride as far as you want and Steve will be providing SAG support. The Fluvana road is at approximately 25 miles for a 50 mile round trip. It is a nice scenic ride with small teeny climbs up the Cap Rock. $5.00 charge to ride.

El Paso Bicycle Club
Climb to the Top
Description:     Meet at Power Shots, 965 N. Resler, and ride up Transmountain to & through Tom Mays Park. Return via the rollers to Anthony and back. 35+ miles, moderate pace. Blanca Harp, 915-422-2238 & Sylvia Mejia, 915-740-9033.

Sights on the 2011 Houston-Austin MS150 Route
from Bike Brookshire
Are you participating in the 2011 MS150 from Houston to Austin. Check out these sights and point of interest along the route this year.
MS150 Route Maps – by Map My Ride
Day 1 – route map
Day 2 – route map – Bechtel Challenge route thru the hills
Day 2 – route map – Pfizer Express bypass route

Help prevent weakening of bicycle accommodation
by marc@mcmumby.com (Administrator)
from the League of American Bicyclists
AASHTO wants to weaken US DOT bicycle accommodation policy
Take Action!
Contact Amadeo Saenz, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation to tell him this is a bad idea!

On Friday, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a letter and supplemental document, which asked the US Department of Transportation to weaken their guidance on accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians. …

Complete Streets Bill Gets First Senate Hearing
by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
Complete Streets Senate Hearing
The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee heard SB 513 — the Senate companion to the Complete Streets bill in the House — on Wednesday, April 13. …

Plano Council Survey Front Page
by Rusty@PlanoBicycle.Org (Rusty Nail)
[City of Plano]
Plano Bicycle Association City Council Survey Responses. Read what your Plano city council candidates have to say in response to the PBA survey sent out a couple weeks ago…

Cycling notebook: Rider personally invested in MS fight
by Dale Robertson Houston Chronicle
Like many of his fellow BP MS 150 cyclists who will be on the road from Houston to Austin this weekend, Rick Scheuring takes the fight against multiple sclerosis personally. …

Spring/Early Summer Racing in Houston
by Ken
Late spring and early summer racing is already upon us! It’s hard to believe how fast the first part of the racing season has passed us by, buy I am excited to start racing the weekly criteriums and track races. I decided to have a post outlining all the different races that Houston has to offer during the week in the summer. …