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Cycling 360 media
By Victor Jimenez, Darryl Kotyk, Rob Grissom
Cycling 360 is a round table podcast from cyclists for cyclist. The Cycling 360 team will cover topics ranging from bike tech, nutrition, fitness, training, coaching, technique and bike fit. Join your Cycling 360 hosts, Darryl Koytk, blogger from lovingthebike.com, Victor Jimenez pro bicycle fitting expert from bicylelab.com and Rob Grissom cycling coach positiveperformancecoaching.com, every couple of weeks to learn even more about the sport we love.

League of American Bicyclists – Now is our chance!
To Ensure the Safety of All Road Users

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider an amendment offered by Alaska Senator Mark Begich on Wednesday morning to provide safe and adequate accommodations for all users in all federally-funded street projects.  This means safer roads for everyone, including those who walk, bike, ride transit, or drive cars.

Your Senator is a member of this Committee, we need you to voice your support TODAY for the Senator’s amendment S. 1950, “safety for motorized and nonmotorized users.”

This is the first time in over six years that our federal representatives will take a vote on Complete Streets language — take action now!

2012 Webberville Cyclocross
www.violetcrown.org
presented by Bradley Houston, Louis Garneau, and Betty Chang Realtor on December 11, 2011 was a HUGE success!

Webberville Cyclocross course co-designer John Bartle takes it easy before his race. (Photo: Scott Yates)
most recent Violet Crown race results…
December 11 | Webberville CX
Men 60+ – John Bartle 1st
Men 50+ – Joe Haas 10th, Jay Bond 11th
Men Cat 3 – Jamie Mitchell 22nd

December 10 | Cyclocross Scuffle, Austin
Men 60+ – John Bartle 1st
Men 50+ – Jay Bond 8th
Men 40+ – Jamie Mitchell 11th

Saving time or enjoying time
by katiejo            Austin on Two Wheels
I never thought riding my bicycle would make me an advocate for change…but somehow I find myself in that boat, er, rather on that bike.

A comedian that makes me laugh so hard I cry, Louis C K, says “Everything’s amazing & Nobody’s happy.” He talks about the current shifts in time and technology. An example he uses that I can identify with is the rotary phone. When I was a little girl I remember using a rotary phone at my grandparents’ house. When grandma…

2 Mile Radius
By Jenny Rilling        Bike Freindly Richardson
Richard’s post over at Suburban Assault of the League of American Bicyclists “Bicycling and Health” infographic reminded me to share a handy map radius tool that I sometimes use for work. As the infographic says, 70% of American’s car trips are under two miles. Many times, these 2 mile and under car trips could be replaced with biking.

Here is a picture of a circle with a 2 mile radius around my neighborhood of Highland Terrace: …

Last Minute Holiday Gift Idea – Bicycle Advocacy Group Membership
by dickdavid            Bike Friendly Richardson
If you’re looking for that last minute gift to give your bicycle enthusiast friend, you might want to think about giving them a membership to a bicycle advocacy group  – or perhaps making a donation in their name.

No, not to Bike Friendly Richardson. We’re not set up to take in and allocate funding. Quite frankly, there are other organizations who are much better advocates for bicycling. Here are just a few: …

The Dallas Cycle Chic Boutique Ride was a hoot
by Christopher Curnutt            Biking in Dallas
The Dallas Cycle Chic Ride was a fun one.  It was more of a shopping and social excursion on bicycles than a formal ride. We ended the day at Barcadia for food and drinks.  There were several people who had never been on one of the many leisure rides in Dallas and it didn’t take them long to meet everyone and fit right in.  Be sure to drop by the Dallas Cycle Chic site and look at the photo slideshow they put together.  I took numerous photos myself, I’ll be posting more here and on my…

Dallas Christmas Light Bicycle Tour Thursday, December 15th
by The Announcer Guy        Biking in Dallas

From the DORBA website:
Dallas Christmas Light Bicycle Tour
Event Date & Time:
Thu, 12/15/2011 – 7:00pm – 10:00pm
This is the traditional ride in the Dallas area touring some of the most beautifully lit neighborhoods in the area. Be sure to decorate your bike and yourselves. …

Bikes & Boutiques Holiday Ride Great Fun!
by UrbanPedal            Dallas Cycle Chic
We all had a fantastic ride to the boutiques in West Village and Henderson Ave Sunday afternoon. We found some real gems of  shopper’s paradise, got some killer Christmas gifts… for ourselves *wink*, and got to know more cool folks in our bike community here. Then most of us stuck around for dinner, drinks, and games at Barcadia. Don’t worry though if you had to miss this one – we’ll have more Chic Boutique Rides to come.  And if…

Guide to Finding Your Perfect Bike
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
The first question that every new rider asks is

“What kind of bike should I get“.

That can be a complicated question.
There are a lot of factors that are going to influence your final purchase. Maybe you just want something to commute back and forth to work on, or maybe your biggest deciding factor is that it has to have pink unicorns and fluffy streamers hanging off the handlebars (you may be in the wrong…

4 Tools You Need On Every Ride
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
In February of 2008 I bought my Felt Q620 mountain bike. 2 hours later, I had my first flat.

Yep, my first flat. Squabble Creek has a lot of thorns and I had picked one up in my rear tire. I ended up walking my new bike 1.5 miles through the trail and another 2 miles to get home. This was a pretty…

If you want cyclocross the West Texas Cycling Association has the races for you.

West Texas Cycling Association
–West Texas Premier Cyclocross Series Race 4
Date: December 18, 2011
Location: Lubbock, TX
Details: KastMan Park, (Joliet & South Loop 289). Course is available for pre-ride at 2pm and wheels roll at 2:30. Weather doesn’t matter!
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–West Texas Premier Cyclocross Series Race 5
Date: January 15, 2012
Location: Lubbock, TX
Details: Hodges Park, (Marshall & North University). Course is available for pre-ride at 2pm and wheels roll at 2:30. Weather doesn’t matter!
–West Texas Premier Cyclocross Series Race 6
Date: February 5, 2012
Location: Lubbock, TX
Details: Maxey Park, (30th & Nashville). Course is available for pre-ride at 2pm and wheels roll at 2:30. Weather doesn’t matter!
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–West Texas Premier Cyclocross Series Race 7
Date: February 26, 2012
Location: Lubbock, TX
Details: Mae Simmons Center, (MLK & Canyon Lakes Dr). Course is available for pre-ride at 2pm and wheels roll at 2:30. Weather doesn’t matter!