Cyclist completes the ride of a lifetime
by MAURICIO GUERRERO , HOUSTON CHRONICLE
His rear bicycle tire touched the Atlantic Ocean and his front tire touched the Pacific.

Dustin Orrick went on a three-month adventure as he rode his bicycle across the United States, traveling 3,743 miles. He began his trip April 23 and completed it July 22.
TransAmerica trail
Orrick cycled about 65 miles each day to get from Virginia Beach to Florence, Ore. …

Texbiker.net Bicycle Shop Directory

I have been working on the bike shop directory page. I filled in many blanks and sadly I have deleted a few shops that no longer appear to be in business. I suspect they might have been victims of the economic recession over the last several years. I will be working on this more now that I have a little more time. Check the list out and let me know of any corrections or additions. I am down through the Houston shops.

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Tour de La Mesa
Description:     Meet at La Mesa at Severino’s Restaurant (on Hwy 28 across from the grocery store) for a ride on the rollers at Vado and beyond. Meal option at Severino’s after ride. 40 miles at a moderate pace. Linda Price, 915-433-4188

Honeymooner’s Ride
www.lonestarcyclists.org
Pace: Easy and Touring
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011 – 7:00am
Location: Martin Luther King Jr Sports Center, 7001 Golf Club Dr Arlington, Texas
You may remember the first time Karl and Sandy led this ride – they weren’t there! Karl claimed they had to go shopping for Christmas ornaments. The missing newlyweds have been found and promise to attend their ride this time, Christmas shopping not being an issue. Sandy will lead a 30 mile route at a conversational pace along shady roads that are…

DORBA awards tool grant to Querencia
by bikedenton
Tuesday night, I traveled to Rowlett to watch Querencia accept a tool grant from DORBA. DORBA awarded 4 tool sets with stands and pumps to qualifying nonprofits, including Querencia and the West Dallas Bike Co-op.

It’s great to see cultural overlap between community bike initiatives and mountain biking enthusiasm, because in…

Way To Go, Plano!
by dickdavid    Bike Friendly Richardson
Fwd: City of Plano City Council to approve On-street Bicycle Signage project 8/8 7 PM
From: “Renee Jordan”
Date: August 2, 2011 2:37:09 PM CDT
To: Plano Cyclists
Subject: City of Plano City Council to approve On-street Bicycle Signage project 8/8 7 PM
Hello,
I wanted to let you know that on Monday 8/8 our City Council has on its agenda 2 items that might be of interest to you. …

Thursday Morning Commute (Video)
by marc@mcmumby.com     BikeDFW
A shaky attempt at trying to capture how awesome it can be to commute to work by bicycle. Even though it’s supposed to be 108 today, Dallas has it’s moments! …

Member Meeting at Spring Creek Barbeque, League City, Wed. August 17, 7PM
from www.ghorba.org
Please join us down South at Spring Creek Barbeque, 2710 Gulf Freeway, League City, TX for our monthly social / meeting.

TxDOT revisits project to widen FM 78
By David DeKunder      www.mysanantonio.com
…A revised plan adds several parking spaces as part of the project, which would widen the highway by adding left- and right-turn lanes, as well as bicycle lanes. …

Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optum Health Signs Chad Haga
from Texas A&M Cycling
Congrats to AMCT Alumnus Chad Haga for being signed with Kelly Benefit!

Memorial Park Crit #9
by Ken   Texas Racing Life
As my offshore visit required me to miss last week’s criterium, this week’s installment of the weekly Memorial Park crit circulated through my thoughts all day yesterday.  I really wanted to do well this week and get a good result.  Going in to the race, I noticed a build up of fatigue from the last couple of days.  Although I designed this…