Free Maintenance Classes available at The Bicycle Sport Shop University
from Austin Ridge Riders    by Laura Scagno
Now that you are riding, it’s time to learn how to perform a few important trail side repair and maintenance. One thing I’ve noticed is that when you have a mechanical probelm on the trail, other riders are always willing to offer to help, provide a tube or a patch, fix you chain, etc. to get… More

Vittoria Tubeless Tires (video)
by Ken     from Texas Racing Life
Via cyclingtipsblog.com, I have discovered some awesome social media content by Vittoria tires. Being an engineering nerd, I was especially interested in this video on how they make tires.  I actually ride Zipp tubeless right now, but I’m sure it’s all the same factory in China or Malaysia or Thailand!… More

Beat the heat at beginner-friendly Lake Nasworthy Tri
by San Angelo Standard Times
By Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas — With the current string of early summer 100-degree days, the concept of splashing around in cool water, going for a refreshing bike ride with the breeze in your face and topping it off with a relaxed early morning … More

Texas Doctors Hand Out 100,000 Free Bike Helmets to Kids
By Nathan Bernier     www.kutnews.org

When family doctor Bruce Malone was in the intensive care unit at Austin’s Brackenridge Hospital about ten years ago, he saw something that disturbed him to his core: an 11-year-old child who was brain dead after he… More

Using a geographic information system (GIS) for bicycling facilities development in rural East Texas. ($)
by Kathleen D Seal        Wayne State University
Abstract or Introduction
This study develops a set of criteria for cycling routes. This was accomplished by surveying the active bicycling community in rural East Texas. The survey was designed to determine demand, preferences and cyclist’s experiences on existing routes. Demand was determined by days and miles per week cyclists… More

Sharing the road an ordeal for some cyclists
By Kyle Martin        chronicle.augusta.com

Cyclists across the country have their share of stories about sharing the road with motorists, from firecrackers exploding under their pedals to T-bone wrecks in the bicycle lane. …

…Steve Sterling of Dallas, Texas, was downtown Friday with his 17-year-old daughter, who has been competitively racing for two years. … More

Alton Gloor MTB Trail Brownsville Texas (Video)
www.youtube.com        Uploaded by josejulian47 on Jun 18, 2011

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