Back in 1987-1988 I subscribed to a newsletter title “Bike Tech” from Bicycling magazine. This newsletter covered the tech side of bicycling. It was only published for 2 or 3 years before it died from lack of subscribers. One of the things I remember was the discussion of CAD and how it would affect the manufacturing of bicycles. The software was 10’s of thousands of dollars back then. Along came AutoDesk and the price dropped quite a bit. Now this could go even lower.

BikeCAD
via Make: Online by Adam Flaherty
Make subscriber Scott House wrote in to let us know about BikeCAD and associated cycle design software from BikeForrest. BikeCAD is a parametric CAD tool used to design hardtail mountain bike and road bike frames. Other variants of the…

HBC Houston Sans Car Ride
This is an informal, leader led ride, at a leisurely pace ( Ride speed:  11 to 14 mph )  for those who want to know Houston  and many of its special places, by bike.  Learn basic bicycle commuting safety with a friendly group.  Rest stop will include one of the city’s independent coffee houses.  This ride is normally…

West Texas Cycling Association

Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center at 6:00pm. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area at the intersection of Slaton Hwy & FM1585. TT will start no later than 6:45pm. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Due to our…

Central Texas Digest: Austin bicyclist dies of injuries from Saturday wreck
COMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS
Bicyclist dies after hit-and-run

A man injured in a hit-and-run crash about 11:44 p.m. Saturday on South Lamar Boulevard later died, Austin police officials said.

The man, whom police did not name Monday, was riding south in the…

Mellow Johnny’s Spring Classic this weekend
by Austin 360 (blog)

A kickoff party benefitting the Texas High School Mountain Bike League, which will host its inaugural season in 2012, is scheduled for 7 pm Friday at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St. The league is part of the National Interscholastic Cycling …

The San Antonio Wheelmen will sponsor a memorial ride for Don Schwartz on Friday, May 27th, of Memorial Day weekend. Don was a retired Army veteran who commanded the Ft Sam Dental Clinic at one time and provided dental services to President Johnson and his family. Don was a founding member of the Wheelmen and developed most of the club routes and ride maps currently used by the club. He had a deep interest in veterans’ affairs and wanted to do an…

The Warrior 100k – bike ride in the Big Bend, Texas area

On April 25-27, 2011, fourteen servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan will join President George W. Bush for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in the Big Bend. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Social Enterprise Initiative, the W100 will highlight the bravery and physical strength of the warriors…