The City of Dallas Clarifies Its Support for Implementing Bike Plan
by marc@mcmumby.com         BikeDFW
The City of Dallas issued a press release today to help clarify its stance on implementing the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan following the confusion resulting from a briefing of the City Council Quality of Life Committee on Monday, December 12th. See the articles below for more information.

The press release states, in part that, “You may have heard in the news some confusion about the implementation of the Dallas Bike Plan. The City is enthusiastic about the Dallas Bike Plan…

8:00am – Harden Dental Team Ride
Corinth Cycling Club
by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8am to 11am  CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental race team. This is a 62 mile loop on an established route. Expect a fast pace and be prepared to fix your own mechanicals. There are no stops on this ride. -8:00am- http://ridewithgps.com/routes/337788

Racers represent San Angelo well in local cyclocross series
By Bill Cullins        San Angelo Standard-Times
Upcoming Events
Dec. 17: Abilene cyclocross race, angelo.edu/asufit.
Dec. 17-18: Texas cyclocross championships, http://txbra.org/events/?page=texasCup.
Dec. 31: Resolution Run half marathon, roadlizards.org.
Feb. 19: Frost Yer Fanny duathlon, ironheadrp.com.
March 3: The Crazy Desert Trail 50K/Marathon/Half Marathon, roadlizards.org.
SAN ANGELO, Texas — The final race of the 2011 San Angelo cyclocross series took place on Dec. 3, with local cyclists battling racers from Abilene, Fredericksburg and Midland/Odessa for series awards.

The races were held on the campus of Angelo State University and organized by the university’s ASUFit program in collaboration with the San Angelo Bicycle Association. …

Euless cycling enthusiast killed in North Carolina accident
by JONATHAN BETZ        WFAA
HURST – A North Texas cycling community is mourning the death of a young college athlete.

Megan Baab, 19, of Euless was killed Thursday afternoon after a truck hit her while on a training ride in rural North Carolina.

“He hit her head on,” said her father, Chris Baab. “It was devastating.” …

T.V. Face Time for Matt Brady.
by Doc            McKinney Velo Club
Earlier this week, friend of McKinney Velo, Geoff Godsey, appeared on Good Morning Texas to discuss gifts for people with active lifestyles. Geoff brought gift ideas for show and tell, and used MV’s Matt Brady to model use of a stationary trainer. Check out Matt and Geoff’s television appearance here. [MANDATORY FBI DISCLAIMER: Matt was used for display purposes only and is not for sale.]

Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
By Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve is the perfect place to escape from the hustle of the city. This 2 mile trail sits in the heart of Plano Texas and provides a great piece of singletrack for after work riders and weekend warriors. You can find the trail ocated just south of where Dallas North Tollway and the 121 Tollway intersection.

Like many of the North Texas trails it has plenty or roots with minor elevation change. The soil is hard-packed and rides very fast in some areas, during the dry summers it can become very dusty and easily crumbles under hard turns at high speeds.  Arbor Hills Nature Preserve is ideal for beginners…

The Wheelbrothers Christmas contest – share your favorite 2011 Texas cycling picture/story
The Wheelbrothers and Uclear have teamed up for an amazing Christmas contest!  We are giving away 2, yes TWO – UCLEAR HBC130 Bike Helmet Communicator units and 3 Wheelbrothers T-Shirts to people that share their favorite 2011 Texas cycling moment with us.

What is the UCLEAR HBC130?  Imagine doing the “Ride for Heroes 2012? in Aledo and being able to take an important call from a client, patient or your family without pulling over to talk.  No more worries that your group…

Participate in the National Launch of the 2012 Benchmarking Report
Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog

The Alliance is finalizing the last details of the 2012 Benchmarking Report: Bicycling and Walking in the United States and invites you to join us as we prepare for a national release of the report in January.

The report contains data on the state of biking and walking in the 50 states and 51 largest U.S. cities including data on biking and walking levels, safety, funding, policies, advocacy, and programs.

The release of the report is an excellent opportunity for you to engage the media and local decision makers and let them know how your state or city stacks up. This report will reveal where…

USA Cycling announces winners of the 2011 “CLUB OF THE YEAR” AWARDS
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dec. 16, 2011) — USA Cycling is excited to announce the recipients of its 2011 “Club of the Year” awards. In addition to being recognized for outstanding programs, the ten winning clubs will also receive complimentary renewal fees in 2012.

…Matrix Cycling Club (Dallas, Texas) took the top honors as “Overall Club of the Year” in Division I. Founded in 1984, the club has a nearly 30-year history of supporting riders of all ages and ability levels. Of its 210 members, 65 are junior riders. The club’s mission to promote and develop cycling is met through various initiatives like its first-time racer clinics at…

Chocolate Milk as Recovery?
by Kelli        lovingthebike.com
After a super-tough ride on the bike, what’s your best nutrition option for recovery?  In the world of sports nutrition, there’s a lot of buzz about low-fat chocolate milk.  Since I generally like simple, whole-food nutrition over chemicals and processed foods, the thought of it appeals to me (although many cheap chocolate syrups are made with chemicals – more on this below).  While there are…