Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 20th
Front wheel drive cars can make sense but I am not sure this works for a bicycle.
Front Drive, Front Steer Recumbent Bike
via Make: Online by John Baichtal
Andrew Saylor of Wichita, KS, converted a regular bike into a recumbent, and it looks great! I love the custom seat, nice touch.
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Avance Bike Tour 2011
Description: Â Â Â El Paso Water Utilities will be organizing a 30 & 60 mile charity bike ride May 22nd, 2011 at Painted Dunes Golf Course. All proceeds from the event go towards Avance El Paso. Registration is $25.00 and will include event t-shirt, SAG support and snack afterwards. More information is available online at http://www.epwu.org/avancetour2011 or contact Scott 915-594-5579 or email: sreinert@epwu.org.
36th Annual Colorado River Bikefest
In conjunction with the Texas Festival For Ethnic Cultures In Historic Ballinger, Texas
Proceeds benefit Journey For Sight – combating blindness world wide, Texas Lion’s Camp for Diabetic and Crippled Children, Eyeglass Recycling, Scholarships, and civic projects
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Begins At 8:30AM Registration Begins At 7:00 AM
Runnels County Courthouse Square (West Side)
Traffic Skills 101 on May 15th
by marc@mcmumby.com
Half-Day Traffic Skills Class
Date: May 15, 2011
Time: 8 AM – 1 PM
Location: Offices of Casteel and Associates, 10031 Monroe Dr., Ste. 105, Dallas, TX 75229
Registration Fee: $50.00…
Ride The Rock in Celebration of 100 Years of White Rock Lake
by The Announcer Guy
From Ride the Rock White Rock Lake is celebrating their centennial this year and local cycling enthusiasts Dan Patterson and Stuart Crow decided that was reason enough to sponsor a bike ride at …
UTB-TSC to celebrate Earth Day
by Brownsville Herald
Campus police representatives will talk about bicycle safety. Some of the information tables will feature campus recycling, the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences’ degrees, using recycled products and environmentally friendly cleaners …
‘Bike to School Day’ planned for Texas State
by San Marcos Mercury
The Environmental Conservation Organization along with the Bike Cave of Texas State University will hold a “Bike to School Day†April 21 in observance of Earth Day. The event encourages the Texas State community to ride a bicycle to class or work that …
Susman Godfrey’s Cycling Team “Swift Justice” Raises $100,000 to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
This past weekend on April 16-17, 2011, 37 partners, associates, staff, family and friends of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. rode 180 miles from Houston to Austin as part of the BP MS150. As part of that ride, the team’s members have raised roughly…
Just another ride … with 13,000 friends
by Gil Jones
Excellence is good — it makes you feel better about everything. The “Bike MS†movement is one of excellence. If you are having difficulty visualizing 13,000 cyclists, so was I. I am not certain that I have fully absorbed the …