US Senate Again Rejects Anti-Bike Amendment
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Grassroots support makes the difference.
The U.S. Senate resoundingly defeated Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s proposal this morning to strip the transportation enhancements budget and reallocate money traditionally spent on bicycling and walking infrastructure to bridge repairs. The vote, 60-38, affirms bipartisan support for cost-effective investments in…

Bicyclist killed in traffic crash
By MIKE GLENN, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
A bicyclist was killed in a traffic collision when he was hit by a car as he pedaled along an unlit road in rural northeast Harris County Monday night.

Russell Brandon, 58, died in the 27000 block of Huffman Cleveland near FM 2100 about 8 p.m., according to the…

Fort Worth Bicycling Association
November Paceline Newsletter
This year, the FWBA organized or participated in several multi-day tours.  Last month, we did the last one of the year with the Leakey Death Ride.  Jerry Trimble led a great ride deep into the Hill Country.  He had a great crew of volunteers that made the ride one of our club’s great events.  Every year, I’m sure Art Cowsen is pleased with the work Jerry does on this event.  He also had a great set of…

Thursday Night Rider – Howl at the Moon Edition Nov 10th
Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Let’s add a little fun to our Thursday Night Rider.  We have a full moon on November 10th and we plan to do some howling on our ride.  Get out your lights and head to the parking lot behind Burger Girl.  Regardless of the group you ride with, we guarantee a nice ride and some…

Shimano Deore DX And Rarity
by Justin        The Plano Cyclist
I love rare things – but I never finished college, so I will never be able to afford to buy the rare things that anyone else wants. Therefore, I have to work very hard to discover what is rare, worthwhile, and inexpensive. Once I acquire those things, I have to work even harder to make people know just how rare they are by writing a blog post about them. You thought you were hardcore with your hobbies? Pfffft.

Thankfully, bicycle components meet all of my criteria above, and today I’m going to tell you a little about one of Shimano’s mountain bike lines, Deore DX. Shimano’s top of the line system was Deore XT, and DX was the step below that from 1990-1993.  I’ve tried to find the…

Cycling – Ride to Walden Planation for Lunch
by donbynum                Don Bynum’s Blog

On October 26th, John Chalmers and I decided to ride from Lake Buchanan over to Walden Plantation, a really nice Bed & Breakfast that also has a grill and does gourmet burgers at lunch.  It is a good thing that it is a 55 mile round trip.  The 4,500 calories that Garmin thinks I burned on this ride might, maybe, offset the calories supplied by the burger, fries, sweet tea and Pecan Pie Muffins (oh!  those…

City’s Bicycle Advisory Council looking for new members
By Pam LeBlanc             Fit City
Austin’s Bicycle Advisory Council is looking for four new standing members and six alternates.

The council advises the city of Austin on cycling issues. Members review and make recommendations on city planning documents and funding priorities for bicycle and pedestrian programs. They also provide bicycle information and recommendations to the Urban Transportation Commission…

FWBA Ride List
Beginner’s and Casual Ride
Date     Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:00 am
Type of Ride     Club Event
Location     Art’s Park Trail Head Benbrook
Email Contact     david.jinkerson@yahoo.com
Phone Contact     817-269-0734
Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is primarily a training ride for those new to cycling. Any level cyclist is welcome and club members will be…

It’s a bronze for bikes in The Woodlands
By LINDSAY PEYTON, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT
The Woodlands is officially a “Bicycle Friendly Community,” having received the bronze status designation from the League of American Bicyclists.

The subdivision was one of 11 new communities to receive the recognition. In addition, 14 communities had their bicycle friendly status renewed. Now in 46 states across…

Cyclist says car accident won’t stop him
By VIMAL PATEL            Theeagle.com
World-traveling bicyclist Hans Frischeisen, 70, recuperates at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan on Monday after his cross-country journey was put on hold. He was in an accident in Brazos County on Friday while riding on the shoulder of Texas 21 East.

A man who has biked in several dozen countries over two decades, including brutal hotspots like the Sudan, says he never had an accident — until a recent crash on Texas 21 broke his arm and injured his leg.

But Hans Frischeisen said Monday, three days after the incident, that he plans to recover and continue his neverending journey of traveling the world that began after he retired as a sales rep from IBM in 1990. …

SAVE THE ANTHILLS
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Postby rafdog (read the complete thread for more information)
As some of you know or may have heard, the county has been developing a plan to solve flooding issues that involves building retention basins along the bayou from the dam down to the beltway. The basins will result in large areas of the south side of the bayou clear-cut and dug out, eliminating existing trials and forest. Although the proposal seems…

Week 1: Deliverance, East Texas Style
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October 22 – 28: College Station TX to Leesville LA

Well, we’ve officially had our first week on the road bicycling from Texas to Florida… kind of. I say “kind of” because, although we set out on Saturday, October 15th, we had a week long setback which brought us back to College Station until the following Saturday.

Failure to Launch
When we initially rolled out we were joined by one of Jason’s college friends, Mikey, who camped with us the first night in Richards TX and headed back the next morning. The first and second days were short (~30…