Thule/Chariot recalls bike trailers and kits
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WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN)—Thule Child Transport Systems is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 44,000 Chariot bike trailers and 70,000 trailer conversion kits.

The trailers’ hitch mechanism can crank and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bike.

The company has received reports of 24 incidents worldwide, including three in the U.S. No injuries were reported.

The recall involves trailers with serial numbers from 1205-xxx to 0710-xxx, which represent manufacture dates…

Tour de Life
Jan. 3: Carlos & Shiro, Tiny Spots Along the Way to Huntsville on TX 30
by Steve
Carlos was a tiny little place where i stopped for a min to try to come out of my East Central TX allerginess a bit more. Sort of refreshingly sparse landscape, population probably in the 100’s for both towns, with lots of farmland. Shiro was a bit more of an extended stop, a tiny bit bigger. The bull in the attached pic was in Carlos I think, while the “Have a Nice Day” was in Shiro, i believe. Either way, was a cool, mostly low traffic day. Biggest drama came from learning to live…

The Hump Day Quick Tip – Get Rid of Butt Pain
by Shawn            Texas Mountain Bike Trails
One of the first complaints that new mountain bikers have is that their butt hurts.

As active as mountain biking is it still puts you sitting square on your butt for some pretty long periods of time. Texas mountain biking covers a lot of rough terrain that intensifies the soreness when you hop over a rock or a root and feel your seat jab into your rear.

Today’s quick tip is how to deal with that discomfort and overcome the pain you feel. …

Circumnavigation Diary. Exploratory Report.
By Justin            The Plano Cyclist

In the year of our Lord 2012, I have determined that it is necessary to navigate every mile of bicycle path in the city of Plano. I will document the excursion here in my “web log”, and hope that the knowledge I bring will be used well by those that come after me. Should I survive, I expect to be feted and recount the incredible tales of my adventure over countless glasses of sherry. Plus…

Fort Worth toll road paves the way for cyclists
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by CASEY NORTON
FORT WORTH — The North Texas Tollway Authority isn’t just about cars.  Bicycle riders and joggers are about to get some new lanes thanks to the Chisholm Trail Parkway.

The $1.4-billion project includes connections and access ramps for bike paths to cross the Trinity River and the new toll road.  The most obvious improvements will be near…

Boulder’s Valmont Bike Park one of three finalists to host national cyclo-cross championships
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Boulder’s Valmont Bike Park is one of three locations selected as finalists to host the 2014 and 2015 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships, city of Boulder officials announced Wednesday.

The other two finalists are the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., and Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

“The news that Valmont Bike Park is one of three finalists to host the 2014 and 2015 United States Cyclo-cross National Championships further establishes Valmont Bike Park as an industry leader in…

Recreation calendar, sign-up sheet, camps, clinics: Jan. 11
www.mysanantonio.com
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
Bicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. 210-325-2500, 210-524-9393.
Bicycling: Sunday, 9 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. 496-693-8247. …More

UNL grad’s two-year bike trip crosses countries, cultures
By PETER SALTER / Lincoln Journal Star
His co-workers thought he was cheap, this Nebraskan living in Austin but not really living.

Trevor Wright didn’t go out. Didn’t eat out. Didn’t buy drinks. Didn’t drive. Shared a room to cut rent.

He was socking away more than he was spending, collecting enough cash to get out of Texas, out of the United States and out of North America. Two-and-a-half years later, he had saved $35,000 — more than enough to spend the next two years seeing, and tasting, South America from two wheels. …

Bike tour returning to Houston
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
The tour, now in its seventh iteration, will return March 18 courtesy of the Apache Corp., which has sponsored the charity ride after a lack of funding caused the event to not happen last year. An Apache representative said the Houston-based oil and gas company, which just planted its millionth tree in the city and wants to plant 3 million throughout seven states, was willing to sponsor the event if all proceeds could go to the reforestation program. Susan Christian, director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, said Parker is appreciative of corporate efforts to save the event after economic hardship claimed it last year. …