Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club Rides
January 1, 2012 10:00 am
New Year’s Day Family Ride
January 7, 2012 9:00 am
Bullis Park Bear Moon Bakery Ride
Bullis County Park, Bullis County Park, San Antonio
January 8, 2012 8:30 am
Leon Creek Greenway ride from Drury Inn / Valero Trailhead
Leon Creek Greenway, Valero Trailhead, Sann Antonio
January 14, 2012 10:00 am
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Ride
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Wildlife Circle, Austwell
January 15, 2012 10:00 am
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Ride
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Wildlife Circle, Austwell
January 21, 2012 9:00 am
Sammy’s 471 Ride from Castroville
Sammy’s Restaurant, 202 US Hwy 90 EAST, Castroville
January 22, 2012 8:30 am
Toyota Applewhite Ride
Bill Millers BBQ, 7081 Rockport Road, Von Ormy
January 28, 2012 9:00 am
Rudy’s Ride
Rudy’s Barbecue, 10623 Westover Hills Blvd, San Antonio

Final Rider of the Year standings posted
Alkek Velodrome, Houston

bikeschool: Ryders Caliber Photochromic Review and Giveaway
by Darryl            lovingthebike.com

We’ve got Professor @egggman in today with a review of the Caliber Photochromic sunglasses from Ryders Eyewear.  Mike is a year round cyclist and experiences all seasons and conditions over there in Ontario, so he’s sure to provide a full review on their performance.

2012 Webberville Cyclocross. (Photo: J. A. Hicks)
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Plano Bicycle Association – entry – Wheelbrothers / UClear favorite Texas cycling memory of 2011
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Plano Bicycle Association put together a group ride for the Hotter ‘n Hell 100 and I just think that the picture that Tim Elliott took over his shoulder was superb.  This picture was taken at approximately 70 miles into our ride.  I believe the final numbers were 18 started with 18 finishers!  We had all Century Men and Women with a finishing…

I Bike Richardson – Jonathan Guzman
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce, Jonathan Guzman. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy: …

Dude, where’s my bike lane?
by Christopher Curnutt            Biking in Dallas
Back in June of this year cyclists in Dallas celebrated as the Dallas City Council adopted the 2011 Bike Plan , and with ease it seemed.  Everyone who participated in the many planning sessions, provided feedback, contacted their council members, and provided other contributions were rewarded for their effort.  As as Bike…

Reece and his work rig a year later
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas

While there are many bicycle commuters in Dallas, it’s not often that you meet someone who uses a bicycle as their primary work vehicle.  Reece makes his living salvaging and recycling stuff, which is to say he finds items that seemingly  have no value (at least to the former owner) and then sells them to those who see the value. Coincidentally I last wrote about Reece a year ago this month; and while I often see him pedaling around…

David Nowlan Preparing for Cross Country Bike Ride
By: Michael C. Bailey            www.capenews.net
David Nowlan is used to challenges, but in April he will face his greatest test yet as he bikes across the country to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Mr. Nowlan, a product line director for the Hyannis-based Dialogic, will in April embark on a 3,350-mile, five-week trek from Encinitas, California, to his home in North Falmouth, covering the entire route on his modified Cannondale R800 road bike.

…“It was bringing me through Colorado, and now it’s bringing me a little farther south through New Mexico, into the panhandle of Texas, then up through Oklahoma and Kansas,” he said, approving of the changes. “The flatter the better.” …