Another opportunity to help with Trail Work this weekend.
by Il Pirate             Austin Ridge Riders
Hi Everyone,
A few of us will be making a foray into Barton Creek Greenbelt this coming Sunday morning January 29th to remove more environmentally invasive Chinese Privet bushes using weed wrenches.  With the previous two workdays we made a lot of progress, and we should be able to near the end of the task (for the area of the project) of removing this plant. We would love to see any of you who are able and inclined to join us! …

Bike Commuters Already Rolling
bikehouston.org
The Houston Chronicle Editorial “Bicycle commuting: It’s already rolling”  for Jan. 27 comments about the .5 percent of Houston commuters that make there journey to work by bicycle.  The Chronicle, quoting  the League of American Bicyclists 2010 survey, said that the 4,300 commuting cyclists is more than Dallas or Fort Worth has.

The Chronicle also expressed support for improved infrastructure for commuting , support for more…

Editorial: Bicycle commuting: It’s already rolling
Houston Chronicle
You may not think it, given our sprawling freeways, but a growing number of Houston’s commuters get to work on bicycles. A 2010 survey by the League of American Bicyclists reported that 0.5 percent of all Houston commuters get to work via bicycle. That may not seem like a large number, but it puts us far ahead of Dallas or Fort Worth. And in a driving city like Houston, even getting about 4,300 drivers out of cars and onto bikes can make the difference between a slow drive and a traffic jam. The expansion of bike lanes into downtown, such as…

Cycling added to area high school athletics
By Bill Cullins            San Angelo Standard-Times
The term “high school team” usually brings to mind sports such as football, basketball, track or baseball.

That’s rapidly changing across the nation. It’s also about to change locally with the development of the new San Angelo Composite High School Mountain Bike Team.

This San Angelo area team will complete in the Texas High School Mountain Bike league…

Texas High School Mt. Bike League Races
www.texasmtb.org
The first annual Texas High School Mountain Bike Race Series will commence in 2012 on the following tentative dates.

Texas state parks current outlook
By Angelina Perez        www.newschannel10.com
Canyon, TX – Texas state parks continue to suffer with a budget crisis after a year of fires and drought.

State parks have suffered a four-point-six million dollar shortfall, but they say after a month of fundraising, they are hoping donations and visitations will go up.

“Right now we are encouraged since we launched the fundraising campaign back in December, we just recently topped a million dollars towards that 4-point-6…

…”Overall at Palo Duro Canyon we have a few events that are scheduled for this spring. We are trying to increase our visitation through mountain bike races, trail runs, that kind of things, so we are really encouraging people to come out and participate even if it is as a spectator in some of those events,” said Evans. …

Dinosaur Valley State Park Mountain Bike Trails
by Shawn            Texas Mountain Bike Trails

Dino Valley and Solavaca trails from Braham B on Vimeo.

Located in humble Glen Rose Texas about an hour and a half southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth. Yes, this park used to have real dinosaurs and the trails here actually take you right by their fossilized tracks. This excellent state park sits on 1500+ acres of land surrounding the Paluxy River. In times of heavy rain this trail dries pretty quickly because the ground is mostly made up of limestone and…