Austin Rattler 100/Leadville Qualifer, Pre ride
by Il Pirate        Austin Ridge Riders

Austin Rattler 100/Leadville Qualifer, Pre ride
When? February 22nd at 8:30 am , Where Rocky Hill Ranch
Who? Well, David Wiens 6 time Leadville 100 trail winner will be there and anyone else who is interested in seeing the coarse that we will be using. We will do a slow first lap, followed by a more painful second lap.   And,  this day of riding will be…

Dates & locations for 2012 American MTB Challenge revealed
www.usacycling.com
The 2012 American Mountain Bike Challenge starts March 18 in Gainesville, Fla.
USA Cycling announced Thursday the dates and venues for its 2012 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC). All AMBC events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships.

Entering its 16th year in 2012, the 23-race AMBC series will visit 16 states in a six-month span. Racing begins with the U.S. Cup East Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) #1 in Gainesville, Fla., on March 18, and concludes with the Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival in Rocksprings, Texas on Sept. 1-2. The complete AMBC calendar is as follows: …

Corinth Cyling / Harden Dental Looks to Build On Win
The Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental race team kicked the 2012 season off in style on Saturday as Bob Baatz (ET) took home the win in the 4/5 category. The race, on a closed circuit course, saw both CCHD and Sun & Ski attacking the field. The second attack split the field with Bob and a Sun & Ski rider forming a two man break that would stay away. After working together for a few laps, Bob was able to drop his challenger…

The March ride list is up. Please go to the Ride Events page for all of the exciting details!
Fort Worth Bicycling Association Club
Burleson and Beyond, Burleson TX (details)     Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:00 am
The Rusty Chain Gang Romp, Benbrook TX (details)     Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:00 am
Weatherford Pedal Series, Weatherford TX (details)     Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 am
Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie TX (details)     Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 am
Ride Across Johnson County, Burleson TX (details)     Sunday, March 4, 2012 9:00 am
The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble, Fort Worth TX (details)     Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:00 am…

The snow is foreign to Houston but I don’t miss it.

Bicycle Dreams Part 2
by Steve A        DFW Point-to-Point

At the end of my first night dream, Buddy had simply gone off with someone and was nowhere to be found. When I awoke, this was disturbing, but I knew the bike was not really gone. Or at least so I though. I didn’t actually go check.

Then, the following night, I experienced a continuation of the dream. As mysteriously as it went away, the bike simply came back. And, as strangely, it’s return seemed simply ordinary. At the end of it, I concluded that bike…

Volunteers
GHORBA
If you ride the trails around Houston, then you need to contribute to trail maintenance. Without volunteers, there would be no off-road bike trails in this city.

One of the greatest assets we have to offer land managers is our ability to organize volunteer labor for trail building and maintenance. This means we need you!

‘Nuf said, we think, apart from to mention that trail work parties are posted on our Trail News, Calendar and Trail Conditions pages. …

Bicycling and Walking Around Kirksville
Walking and bicycling for transportation, fitness, and fun in and around Kirksville.
By Rachel Ruhlen            www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com
Kirksville doesn’t have a bike shop…yet. I know someone who is planning on opening a shop and I will do my best to help him advertise because I would love to see a bike shop succeed here. In the meantime, here are some resources.

There are two bike mechanics in town, Ivy Fixes Bikes and Kirk Ranson. Both of them do great work. …

Cycling advocate gets shot down at Texas Transportation Forum
By Michael Lindenberger/Reporter        Dallas Morning News
I am at the Texas Transportation Forum in San Antonio, which is the state’s annual gathering of politicians, lobbyists and government engineers.

Some brave soul just stood up and asked a speaker from Illinois whether the transportation advocacy group he has just finished touting as essential speaks up in favor of pedestrian and cycling options?

“Your blunt-speaking mayor of Chicago , Rahm Emanuel, took office and said the city was going to build 100 miles of (dedicated) bike lanes. F Portland, except he said the word. I’d like to ask” … if your group stands up to support bike lanes and other pedestrian friendly improvements. …