Dear Dr. Mirkin:  What should long distance runners and bicycle racers eat to help them recover faster?
During their recovery periods, they should eat huge amounts of foods loaded with protein and carbohydrates. Since the 1930s, athletes have known that they can recover faster from hard workouts by eating extra carbohydrates: fruits, vegetables, and whole grain bakery products and pastas. The carbohydrates refill their muscles with glycogen (stored sugar).  Sugar requires less oxygen to fuel muscles during…

All of us have seen the riders with the strange looking Mohawks on their helmets at bike rides. If you have wondered how they made them this next article from Make Magazine will show you how to dress up your helmet.

How-To: Helmet Mohawks
via Make: Online by Sean Michael Ragan

A commenter on yesterday’s CRAFT-y Bike Projects round-up alerted me to the DIY bike helmet mohawk phemonenon. Those pictured at left are from 2009 by Instructables user dan. The bright orange model is made from cable ties. To lower right is a helmet mohawk made with…

Urgent call to action on TX Complete Streets Bill from Bike Texas
We have just received an urgent alert from Bike Texas on the Complete Streets Bill making its way (hopefully) through the Texas Legislature.  This bill would help the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Commission transition to full consideration of all road users in all decision making and projects.  This would mean better sidewalks, better compliance with ADA requirements, more safe bike routes, and the proper consideration of all of these things throughout the design and implementation of projects. …

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Oncor Transforms Rights-Of-Way In Richardson
by dickdavid

Several folks have been sending us information about Oncor and their efforts to improve north Texas cities through the creation of hike and bike trails through their transmission rights-of-way. As reported through Pegasus News, the Oncor Texas Trails SM program will produce trails that “will help create pathways that will be integral…

Kids Kup this weekend – time change
by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
The BikeTexas Kids Kup on Saturday, April 30 will take place earlier than usual due to a busy race schedule at the Mellow Johnny’s Spring Classic at Juan Pelota Ranch near Dripping Springs.

For this day only, Registration will be 9am to 11am, with the Kids Kup safety clinic and race taking place starting at 11am sharp. …

High School State Championships
by League Director
The final of seven weekends on the Texas High School Cycling League road race series schedule is heading to the Houston area next weekend with the Medical Colleagues of Texas RR in Coldspring, TX on Saturday May 7th and the Mother’s Day Crit in Houston on Sunday May 8th. …