Wurzbach Parkway crossing to McAllister Park from Salado Creek Greenway is CLOSED
by John                www.bikemojo.com (San Antonio)
Due to construction on Wurzbach Parkway (formerly Starcrest) at the southern entrance to McAllister Park, the street crossing for cyclists, joggers, and pedestrians has been closed. It is now marked with signs and barriers showing that the crossing is closed. Yesterday, the Park Policeman, who I have met several times as he is regularly assigned to Tobin Park, was waiving off cyclists and runners who were trying to cross the street and ticketing those who crossed despite the warning. Unfortunately, a male-female cyclist couple were arguing with the officer and yelling profane epithets at the Park Policeman. As the police officer who is part of the Bike Patrol is a nice guy, I was embarrassed by the cyclists behavior and repeated attempts to break the law.

Please be nice to the Park Police, especially when they are just doing their job. In this case, with the speeding traffic on Wurzbach Parkway, the officer was just trying to save lives at a dangerous crossing.

Beginner and Intermediate Group
El Paso Bicycle Club
The Beginner and Intermediate Group (B/IG) rider training program will kick off the 2012 program on Thursday, April 5th at 5:50pm. Please note the ride night has changed to Thursday. The meeting location will be the same as last year Rio Plaza at the intersection of Artcraft and Upper Valley Road.

If you are just getting into cycling, want to learn more about the sport, or would like to meet new friends to ride with then the B/IG ride is for you.  B/IG rides are designed to be both educational and fun.  Each week before the ride a different cycling related topic is presented.  Topics…

More Than Hypothetically Delayed
by Steve A                Dallas Point-to-Point

I apologize to my loyal reader, who wondered what I might be getting at when I posed the question:

“Has anyone out there really added up the time cost of stopping at a stop sign compared to nonchalantly riding through same?”

Perhaps noting that I had an ulterior motive got comments off on the wrong track. Perhaps I have been too strident in the past. For, you see, sometimes a question is EXACTLY what it seems. You see, this post is not hypothetical, as Pondero couched his theory. Then he and others talked about momentum lost and rhythm. Khal even touched on a hot button of mine when he used that “w” word. Well, all that goes into the hopper for a future post, but today, simply, this post is about who gets delayed – cyclists by motorists or motorists by…

Russell Metoyer wins Fayetteville road race!
by velossimo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF7sh6625so
Wow what a punch in the last 200m to seal the win! Congrats Russell!

Gallus Cycles visit
by bikedenton

Last fall, I stopped by Gallus Cycles in Fort Worth to see what Jeremy Schlacter was working on. Jeremy hand builds (brazes) bike frames, and his work has been turning heads at the Southwest Swap Meet and NAHBS. He studied framebuilding with Doug Fattic and Koichi Yamaguchi, and he’s been making frames ever since, without…

Graduate student trains for cross-country bike ride
Anthony Santigate                 www.sbstatesman.com
Three thousand, nine hundred and seventy-four miles, 11 states, four time zones and a whole lot of peanut butter. That is what graduate student Jay Epelman, 23, has in front of him this summer.

As a member of the 2012 Southern U.S. Route team for Bike and Build, an organization that raises funds for affordable housing projects by biking across the country, Jay and 24 others will bike from Jacksonville, Fla. to Monterey, Calif. Through the official website, bikeandbuild.org, anyone can follow his bicycle trip, learn about…

Construction Warning for Cyclists on Ronald Reagan Blvd.
by djcurtin                Bicycle Sport Shop’s Offical Cycling Blog
The good folks in Williamson County have asked us to share the following information regarding planned construction work on Ronald Regan Boulevard.  Please make note of this planned road work and take extra caution when riding in this area.

“Williamson County’s contractor, Ramming Paving, is scheduled to start the asphalt repair and overlay on the portion of Ronald Reagan Blvd., a popular road for cyclists, from RM 2243 to SH 29.  This work began on Thursday, March 15th on the northbound lanes near RM 2243.  It will take approximately 4 weeks to complete the work (weather permitting) which will consist of making repairs to the pavement, paving a new 2 inch asphalt…