Weekend events, new club aim to boost cycling among minorities
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City www.austin360.com

Take a look around the next time you’re at a group bike ride or cycling event. It’s a pretty white sport.

A national cycling group and a new Austin cycling club want to change that.

This weekend, members of the National Brotherhood of Cyclists, a national organization of African American cycling clubs, will gather in Austin for their first annual Midwinter Southwest Cycling Summit, one of six regional events. …

Desert Riding over President’s Day Week
from Musings of The ArmySlowRdr

Old Ore Rd to Langford Hot Springs in the Big Bend National Park, the Lajitas Trails, and the Contrabando Trail System in the Big Bend State Park were done on successive days over this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

…Awaiting day 2 (Friday) ride of the Lajitas Trail System. It rained buckets and thundered and lightninged for a good while during the night but the 10 AM rides went on. And truth be told, the desert terrain dried quickly and nicely.

Monthly Spotlight Ride
www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com
The February Spotlight Ride is the Best of the Southwest, coming up on February 25th at 9am. You’ll ride on one of the most traveled and well known sections of the Blue Bonnet Trail along the hilly Sugar Ridge Road. This ride will follow the 42 and 63 mile routes of the Lancaster Country Ride rally. Both routes traverse a variety of terrain, from flats to rolling hills, with a few challenging climbs. This…

Alliance Partnership Launches Open Streets Project Website and Guide
Alliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog

In communities across the country, open streets initiatives are redefining citizens’ relationships with public spaces and encouraging millions of Americans to get active. To foster the growth and development of these exciting initiatives, the Alliance for Biking & Walking and the Street Plans Collaborative have launched two new, innovative resources: The Open Streets Project website and…

Shimano recalls PRO Atherton stem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) Feb 21, 12:51 MT—Shimano is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Canadian officials to recall about 300 PRO Atherton stems that can break.

The bolts holding on the front face of the stem can be pulled out of the threads, the company said. Shimano has received one report of an incident where the stem broke and a rider fell. The company is supplying consumers who have the stems with longer bolts to fix the problem.

The stems were manufactured by Post Moderne Corporation in Taiwan. Shimano sold 213 stems in the U.S. and 83 in Canada between October 2009 and November 2010. …

Bike Prom funds Texas State Cycling Team
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Students pulled out old dresses and dingy tuxedos for the Bike Prom at Tantra Coffeehouse Saturday.

The Bike Prom, based on similar events in Austin, was held to raise money for the Texas State Cycling Team.

Colin Bromley, president of the cycling team, said the event included a “cheesy” photo booth. They played tracks from Queen and other ‘80s hits to keep with the prom theme.

Gift cards from Gumby’s Pizza and Zookas Burritos and bike merchandise from The Hub were put in raffle drawings to…

Item 19 – Travis County, Texas
Races vary in distance and duration, and are categorized by gender, skill level, and age group. This event is one of the largest bicycle road race in Texas, …

Rally Calendar
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
If you haven’t followed the Texas Rally schedule in the past, just note that many of the details for these rides aren’t worked out and published by the organizer until the event gets closer, usually within 4 months or so.  That said, the smaller events for later in the year may have the date solidified, but their website and registration information won’t be updated till later.  We’ll update this calendar and our official club calendar as we get the info.

Many of the rally’s held in smaller towns can be the most enjoyable and almost all support some good cause (library, schools, streets, hospitals, etc), so get out and participate – the…

How To Deal With A Lack Of Motivation
by Shawn            Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Just like all aspects of life, mountain biking has its seasons and your riding has its own peaks and valleys.

A peak would be your high points, and a valley the low points.

Sometimes you feel like Lance Armstrong, blowing away the competition, no rider can touch you and your incredible skills.These times are obviously the peaks. The valleys are when just pushing the pedal forward even a little takes everything you have, all of the energy you can muster is sucked out of you with every pedal stroke. …