I notice many biking accidents happen when it is dark. This project might help.

Project Aura: A Bicycle Safety Lighting System
via Make: Online by John Baichtal

Riding at night can be a daunting and dangerous task; many biking commuters are faced with the issue of being obscured when riding on the streets. Visibility at night is a vital component of biker safety, hence the need for reflectors and attachable lights. However, some of these devices are not always effective especially from the side. …

Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club
Ride Like A Girl – BCGB 360 Access
Monday, May 23, 2011 – 18:00 – 20:00
We will be riding the Barton Creek Green Belt starting at the 360 Access. Please arrive 15 minutes before ride start time to sign your waiver, find your group etc.

Bring plenty of water and don’t forget your helmet!

San Antonio Wheelmen
Big Joshua Creek Ride
Date:     05/21/2011
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Details: Big Joshua Creek Ride (NW) [R to H].
Routes of 29, 39, and 54 miles. A beautiful Hill Country Loop with stops in Center Point, Comfort and Waring. An optional cruise up Skyline Drive awaits those with strong legs and low gears. Meet across the street from PoPo’s Restaurant in Welfare. Please try to keep the area directly across the highway from the restaurant open for the lunch customers. Travel I-10 West past Boerne and take the Welfare exit (exit 533) to PoPo’s restaurant. Contact: Eileen Lafer, 210/325-3188 or Rui Sousa, 210/771-1354

The Collins Street Bridge
by Adam at Bike Friendly Richardson

The Collins Street Bridge is a popular way for cyclists to cross Central Expressway, partly because it has a relatively low amount of auto traffic compared to Spring Valley, Belt Line, Arapaho, Campbell, and Renner (Richardson Traffic Count Map).  However, it is not perfect.  The biggest problem is that many motorists tend to drive well above the speed limit when crossing the bridge and, as with other roads that cross Central…

Be Safe Be Bright – BikeTexas Bike Light Giveaway
by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
The Scoop
Be Safe Be Bright is a statewide bike light giveaway organized by BikeTexas, and people like you!

Through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program, BikeTexas is purchasing a massive quantity of LED lights to distribute to over 40,000 Texas school children.

The lights quickly attach to any bike without tools or hardware. We are using this opportunity to purchase extra lights for adults and teenagers around the state who can’t afford lights. …

Tyler Police Department sponsors bike rodeo, safety fair
By Cathryn Khalil
The Tyler Police Department, Tyler Fire Department, ETMC EMS, East Texas Triathletes Club, Tyler Bicycle Club and Elite Bicycles, will sponsor a Bike Rodeo and Safety Fair on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Robert E. Lee High School parking lot, located at 411 ESE Loop 323, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. …

Texas Trooper Brandon Speed’s Unity Tour Report
by Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 9:58am

Today is the first day of the Police Unity Tour bicycle ride and I have to say that the Texas Wheels of Justice group has represented well.

The day began with an 0500 wakeup (which equates to 0300 Mountain Time back home). I was up until 0130 prepping everything, repacking, and sending email and Facebook updates. Time well spent but it was hard to roll out of my warm bed this morning! We rolled out on the ride at 0700-ish. …

Alaska cyclist pedals to beat breast cancer
RIDING ACROSS U.S.: Fenn raises awareness and funds for research.
By MIKE CAMPBELL
…They are blogging as they go. The last entry was Thursday, their 24th day of pedaling, from Del Rio, Texas, where a severe thunderstorm was threatening to deliver hail the size of quarters.

The 3,160-mile trip that began April 19 has already taken Fenn and Harrision through the Arizona desert, over the mountains of New Mexico and into Texas. …

NMTBP Partners with Groundworks Dallas
Postby fsr » May 13th, 2011, 6:51 pm
Great news for the North Texas Mountian Bike Patrol and Groundworks Dallas.

The North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol and Groundwork Dallas have been in discussion regarding a partnership for a common cause; supporting and building more trails in and around Dallas, TX. Both groups will benefit greatly from this arrangement. Our mutual cooperation will serve a catalyst for each group to achieve our mutual goal of creating the best urban trail systems in Texas and quite possibly the United States. Please give your time and effort to support this cause.

Balance Bar Texas MTB Series Race Results from May 14, 2011

Memorial Day Ride & BBQ
by Rusty@PlanoBicycle.Org (Rusty Nail)
Come ride with us on Memorial day and enjoy a nice BBQ lunch with your friends and family after. Rides will start at 8 AM from Hoblitzelle’s park off of Red River and Legacy.  Please bring your favorite side dish and a beverage of your choice, we will provide the main dish.

Eight days and still riding to raise money and awareness to fight cancer
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News (Video)
There’s a lot of honking going on at the busy intersection of Barton Springs and South Lamar in South Austin and it has nothing to do with the traffic there.
The parking lot of Jack and Adam’s Bicycles on the northeast corner of that intersection is where members of Texas 4000 are having a marathon fundraiser where…

Recent Race Reports
Mik’s Bike blog
We’ve fallen a bit behind on the race reports, so this will be a cumulative report.

Driveway Springs Fling Race Series photos:
Jack took 3rd place for the series, he only made 3 or 4 of the races in the series but scored enough points to hold onto 3rd place. …