Bicycling ‘Roadeo’
Students get safety tips for bike riding
Kristen Duwe/Times Record News
Children at Notre Dame Elementary School in Wichita Falls put their bicycle safety training wheels on at the first Bicycle “Roadeo” on Wednesday.

The “Roadeo” was a joint effort between Notre Dame Elementary’s physical education teacher Mary Cluley and the Texas Department of Transportation. The event was in celebration of…

Safety forums, University event raise awareness for Bike Month
By William James
Austin drivers could see some relief from usually hectic traffic throughout May as citizens participate in National Bike Month.

To kick off the month, UT Parking and Transportations Services is hosting Bike to UT Day today, where breakfast will be available at five guard kiosks to encourage participants. …

I remember back when Cannondale bikes first started to be popular. There was a big to do about how large the tubes were. I have owned several over the years. The SpendMatters blog covers strategic sourcing, my profession.

Car Wars! Steel vs. Aluminum — Not as Cut and Dry as You Think
Jason Busch, Metal Miner
Years ago (I’m talking 1991/1992) when I was into Cat 2/3 competitive cycling, we used to make fun of all the nut jobs riding those fat, ugly aluminum bikes made by Cannondale (they used to be much fatter and uglier than today). However, the massively oversized tubes made up for aluminum’s rigidity loss, given the technology and alloys available at the time. And the ride and response was actually quite good, especially looking at value for the dollar (carbon and titanium frames were outrageous at the…

Bicyclist killed in northwest Houston
By DALE LEZON HOUSTON CHRONICLE
A 51-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after he apparently rode his bicycle into the path of a pickup in northwest Houston, authorities said. …

San Angelo Bicycling Association
Burma Road Time Trial Series
The dates for the 2011 Burma Time trials are June 5 and September 11, starting at 9:00 AM.

Directions from San Angelo: Head west on Avenue N/Arden Road. About 6 miles out, turn right on Burma Road. The start is near the intersection. The course is 11-13 miles of rolling hills, out and back.

There will not be a fee for participation; however, we will have a free will donation box available. It is suggested that members donate $3 and non-members donate $5.

Bike-friendly champions in May 14 council election
by bikedenton
On May 14th at these locations, you can cast your vote for city council candidates. Early voting runs through May 10 at the Joseph A. Carroll Building (401 W. Hickory) or the new Denton County Administrative Complex (535 S. Loop 288). Some of us like the ritual of voting on election day and will enjoy a nice ride to our polling location. …

It’s Already May – National Bike Month!
by dickdavid
It’s time to celebrate the League of American Bicyclists – National Bike Month. I know for some of you, EVERY month is bike month. I agree. However, it’s nice to know that biking gets some recognition for a month, and we embrace it. …

TMA to Give Away More Than 2,000 Bicycle Helmets to Texas Children in May
…Texas physicians want to ensure Texas children are doing all they can to stay safe. Wearing a bicycle helmet, and wearing it correctly, is a simple way to prevent injury. Head injury is the most common cause of death and serious disability from bike crashes. …

Dallas Unveils Trail Safety Campaign
by KERA
DALLAS, TX (KERA) – The Dallas Parks Department is rolling out its “Happy Trails” safety campaign. The 82 thousand dollar public education campaign comes after the death of a jogger who collided with a bicycle on the Katy Trail last year. …

Performance Bike signs on at Valley View Market
by Bizjournals.com
The 25-year-old bicycle mail order and retail shop has 100 stores nationwide and this will be the company’s fifth North Texas location. Performance Bike signed a lease for a store in Southlake in January. The Retail Connection’s Steve Lieberman, …

Gallery exhibits art prints based around bike theme
from www.dailytexanonline.com
By Ali Breland
Austin, in all its diverse glory, isn’t built on the traditional American apple pie and baseball paradigm, but instead on the bike and art one. It is only fitting that this Thursday, Austin’s Gallery Black Lagoon plays host to the Poster Cabaret Bicycle Print Show. The print show appropriately comes at the beginning of National Bike Month. …

Dallas hoping safety campaign leads to ‘Happy Trails’
by Dallas Morning News

Bud Melton, a longtime Texas cycling advocate who attended Thursday’s rollout, said the campaign will work if people adopt the program. Melton, who was on the steering committee that helped develop the campaign, says he hopes trail use can be more like …

Tyler cyclists participate in cross-state ride to help hungry
Posted by Kerri Compton
With the road beneath them, a passion in their hearts and their sights set on ending hunger in Texas, a team of Tyler-area residents will join roughly 30 people from across Texas as they ride from Beaumont to Texarkana May 9-14 in an effort to raise awareness about hunger needs and funds to meet those needs. …

Tour du Rouge pushes toward Crescent City
Event features 74 riders, aids Red Cross efforts in Gulf Coast
By DALE ROBERTSON
For the determined Tour du Rouge peloton, which has reached Morgan City, La., it’s four days and 360 miles down with two days and 166 miles to go. …

…The Texas Rando Stampede, the first-ever 1,200K (720 miles) brevet held in the state, starts at 5 a.m. Wednesday in Waxahachie and will skirt the Houston area, passing through Sealy, Waller, Magnolia and Huntsville next Thursday afternoon and evening en route back to the finish, also in Waxahachie. …

Bear Creek Criterium #1 P/1/2/3 2011
by Ken
Bear Creek Crits are during the month of May in Houston.  They start the real criterium racing season for the Texas Gulf Coast.  The course is really amazing (rivaling the Driveway) with smooth roads and an interesting 270 degree turn about 300 yards to the start/finish line.  The other turns in the course are very sweeping and easy.  The only thing that the driveway has that this doesn’t is more options for different courses. But, they had free…