Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for February 9th
This is from Canada but the bike skills could drift down to Texas.
Road bike stunts by Fair Wheel Bikes
Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental Set for 2012 season
The Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental racing team will kick off the 2012 season this weekend at the Cedar Hill Race Festival in Cedar Hill State Park. Racers will compete on Saturday and Sunday for over $1,500 in prizes. Representing the CCHD team this weekend will be Roland San Miguel, David Carter, Luke Slavens, Bob Baatz, Derek Cooley, Paul Wells, Todd Gray and Devon Coetzer. Wells will be making his racing…
2012 Lancaster Rally Musings
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Rally Pre-Amble as in Ambling down to the site of the rally. GDB Board Members Mike Eipper and Princess made a pilgrimage to the rally site on Thursday, January 26. Checks to various municipalities and cities were distributed for the year’s previous rally. Here’s how it went down:
We ambled into Ferris and meet the City Manager Eric Strong. Presented a check and “checked” out a few things on the rally checklist. We then ambled on to visit the Chief of Police Sam Love. The City of Ferris was more than welcoming to us, and will be helping with traffic control on major intersections…
Willow Park Revisited – Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring, Long & Easy Pace, Fast-Pace Option
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012 – 8:30am
Location: Aledo
We’re going to Willow Park to re-visit last April’s ride. We’ll explore scenic Willow Park, Lake Weatherford, and the rolling hills and diverse terrain that surround the lake! We’ll have plenty of fun and quality miles with 40ish and 60ish mile routes.
Take I-20 west to the Willow Park / Ranch House Road exit, U-turn onto the service road, and park near the Shell station (in the Brookshires parking lot). …
ARTCRANK…Austin…Be There
by Darryl         lovingthebike.com
The Austin ARTCRANK show is just a couple weeks away, and if you don’t already have plans to be there…let me kick your butt just a little bit harder. I’ve been actively promoting and recruiting for this fantastic bicycle art event both online and in person, and anticipation of this show is really starting to build. If you’ll be in or anywhere near Austin on February 24th, you absolutely need to stop in and view all the amazing bicycle inspired…
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2/9- 2/15/12
by elliott         Austin on Two Wheels
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all . As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.
…Friday, February 10
The Soup Peddler 10th Anniversary
4- 7 PM, The Soup Peddler, 2801A South Lamar Blvd.
One of Austin’s first bicycle based businesses celebrates 10 years in business. Live music, games and prizes, free soup, free beer!…
Bike share project rolling along at PAC
By Alicia Millan      www.theranger.org
Mass communication sophomore Justin Overmiller joked around by singing “Do your chain hang low, do it wobble to the flo” (from “Chain Hang Low” by Jibbs ) while holding a bike chain for his partner, Noel Vargas, community volunteer who also donated a bike.
The Go Green! Viva Verde! Committee at Palo Alto College is putting together a bike share program for students and staff to improve air quality, reduce usage of…