Why 2011 Was the Best Year of My Life
By Shawn        Texas Mountain Bike Trails
As much as I look forward to 2012, I will always look back at 2011 as one of the best years of my life.

I don’t often talk about what is going on in my personal life, even outside of my twitter feed (@TexasMTBtrails), but this marks the end of a year and I want you to feel like you know a little bit about who I am. I want you to feel like I am the kind of guy that you want to race through the trails with or grab coffee with. I am a fanatic fan of both.

For those of you reading who don’t know anything about me personally, you are about to receive a brief crash course. Today’s post is entirely about the things that have happened in my life over the…

Year End Airing of Grievances – Bike edition
by minorbaker            Austin on Two Wheels
The time is now for everyone to stand around the Festivus pole and air our grievances. I see it as my purging of the bad mojo before the start of a new year. As a highly cynical individual I have plenty of people and situations I would like to grieve, but for the purpose of this post, I will keep it to bike related items.

Rear Derailluer adjustment is for the birds….at least in my case. All other elements of basic bike maintenance I can now perform to at least an adequate level, but no matter how much I read, or how many YouTube videos I watch about adjusting the rear derailluer, I still struggle to make it function perfectly. When I do stumble into a…

Spring Creek Trail Looks Worse Than I Thought
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

Last week the City of Richardson announced that they would be closing off portions of the Spring Creek Trail for repairs. Since I typically ride the west section, from the Routh Creek Parkway ramp to the Central Expressway underpasses, I didn’t know the extent of the wear and tear on the trail.

I took a spin thought the entire length this morning and discovered that it was much worse than I thought. Here are some pics of just a few areas marked for…

I have to admit I would not be caught dead with a bike bell but this looks very sharp.

Crane Bike Bell, life’s simple pleasures
by Christopher Curnutt            Biking in Dallas

The Dallas Chic Boutique ride began at Transit Bikes the other day and it was awfully nice of them to serve us all Mimosas while we waited in their shop for everyone to arrive.   I wasn’t really in the market for new bike bits until I saw the modest collection of bike bells.  I recalled I’ve meant to add bells to all of my bikes so I took this opportunity to pick out a nice, shiny, brass bike bell made by Crane.  In fact it’s so shiny I could not take a close…

St. Kitts-Nevis Association of Houston, TX Donates to Police Force
By L.K. Hewlett            www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com

The St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Houston, Texas has donated two bicycles to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.

At a brief handing over ceremony at Police Headquarters on Wednesday (Dec 28), SKANA Houston’s representative Dennis Warner presented Police Commissioner CG Walwyn with the two Smith &Wesson bicycles. Warner said it was more than a privilege to be able to give back to the…

Evolution Resolutions Love
“All endeavors start out stupid; the trick is making them smart” – The Plano Cyclist.

The only thing that has been consistent about this blog for the past few years have been the “resolutions” posts that I put up at New Years, so even though this is Friday and I should be linkdumping, I’m going to be resolving instead. So here we go:

1. I want to continue to grow my readership. As you can see, I have put up a ton of posts this year, adding product reviews, a regular feature (Linkdump) and a little more structure to the blog. I have nearly reached 10,000 views, and I hope to…