El Paso Bicycle Club Rides
B/IG Ride – Road Hazards
Description:     Meet at Rio Plaza, Upper Valley Rd at Artcraft. Arrive 15 minutes early. Information: Margaret O’Kelley, 588-3825, or Bob Lynn, 915-443-4226. Training topic: Road Hazards. Visit the B/IG webpage for more information about the B/IG program.
Training Material – Road Hazards for Cyclists

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association
MAY FWMBA CLUB MEETING
The May club meeting of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association will be held upstairs at Backwoods (2727 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107, (817) 332-2423) at 7:00pm on Tuesday night, May 3, 2011. Topics of discussion will be . . .
– May meeting with Parks and Community Services ay MSP
– Tuesday Night Time Trial briefing
– MSP parking lot progress report
– Club plans for the summer
– Movie benefit ideas
– Club Financials
– Club Membership Numbers

National Bike Month
As you know, May is National Bike Month.  San Antonio Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has a calendar of events and rides that is getting filled with lots of fun stuff for cyclists in the region and can be found at www.walkandrollsa.com.  More events are being added almost daily. …

Ex-Prez Bush Rips It Up with Veterans
By Jamie Bate from singletrack.competitor.com
…The former president, who turns 65 in July, is riding a Trek (Fisher Collection) Superfly 100, a full-suspension 29er, through the desert of West Texas. Bush took up mountain biking in 2003 when a knee injury put an end to his running. From all accounts of people who have gone riding with Bush, the former president rides fast and has gained more technical skills over the years. …

Richardson Urban Bicycle Club – Idle Ride – Tomorrow Night
by dickdavid

Our friends over at the Richardson Urban Bicycle Club are hosting another fun event called the Idle Ride tomorrow night. As with most of their rides, this one is slow paced and geared for adults. …

Bush, Armstrong join wounded vets for TX bike ride
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA – Wed Apr 27, 5:37 pm ET
TERLINGUA, Texas – Kenneth Butler touched the metal end of his prosthetic arm instinctively as he recalled the horrors he witnessed in Iraq.

Four years after losing his limb when his vehicle was hit by a bomb in Baghdad, the retired army staff sergeant got his first chance this week to meet…

UT not on list of most bike-friendly universities
from www.readthehorn.com
The University of Texas was awarded an honorable mention, but the League of American Bicyclists says it needs to implement more policies and programs in order to become a bicycle friendly university. …

Bicycle Riding – Velo San Antonio
from www.meetup.com
Our group is dedicated to promoting fun, safe bicycling – both on the road and on the trails – for all women and men at all levels in beautiful San Antonio.

We ride year round at various organized and non-organized rides through out the San Antonio area. Check out our calendar & blog to find some great rides near you.

We teach & promote cycling, safety & skill-building on super-beginner, beginner, intermediate & advanced levels of recreational riding! …

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – April 27, 2011
San Antonio Express-News
Bicycling: Today, 9 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Comal Elementary Ride, 28, 48, 55 and 72 miles, parking lot across from Comal Elementary School.
Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville. 830-931-9744. …

US Pro XCT racers prepare to battle Texas heat at Mellow Johnny’s Classic
Round four racing at Lance Armstrong’s ranch
By: Dave McElwaine from www.cyclingnews.com
Round four of USA Cycling’s US Pro XCT series will happen at Lance Armstrong’s ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas, this coming weekend, April 30. Many of the top pros in the country will be attending, including those who have just flown in from the opening World Cup race in South Africa. …

Mountain Bike Camping in an Urban Wilderness, Conroe, Texas
KennethKramm fro youtube.com

I went mountain bike camping for Earth Day, 2011. The location I selected was several miles from my home in Conroe, Texas. After asking the land owner for permission to camp on the property for 24 hours, he said, “No problem, enjoy being close to…

Red River Riot Report P/B The Pub McKinney
by MC
Brandish’s Red River Riot report brought to you by the Pub Mckinney
Red River Riot II (2011)
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I had done this event last year so I knew how hard it was going to be. Only difference is, last year I was actually doing long solo gravel rides leading up to it so I was sure I could do it. This year I haven’t done any rides over 4 hours on the road or gravel. So I have to admit to being a big nervous about how things would shake out for me. It was good to know that we had a short afternoon option if we needed to use it. …