Some great praise for Advocacy efforts in Houston and Denton, from our National Partners Rails to Trails Conservancy
by Leslie Luciano            Bike Texas

Houston and Denton have turned around their approach to transportation in recent years.  Through well-organized collective efforts, both cities have made huge strides with Houston’s Colombia Tap Rail-Trail and Denton’s Branch Rail-Trail.  Since the success and widespread use of these trails, city leaders are finally taking note and beginning to seeing the significance of infrastructure enhancements as a more affordable and effective approach to connectivity and Complete Streets. …

TTAT Conference Highlights San Antonio Greenway Trails
by Leslie Luciano        Bike Texas

Brandon Ross, Special Projects Manager for San Antonio Parks and Recreation, spoke about the Linear Creekway Parks Development Program at the TTAT Conference. Their mission is to enhance the quality of life for San Antonio residents and visitors through a series of interconnected trails that run throughout the city. Their goals include creating the building blocks for a bicycle/pedestrian system, but also seek to preserve open space and riparian connectivity for…

Legislators Ellis, Wentworth, and Oberstar Support Bike/Ped at TTAT Conference
by  Leslie Luciano            Bike Texas
The best way to learn about a community is on a bike, and people riding them in Texas are predominantly white, according to State Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston). Ellis spoke on “Bringing Racial and Socio-Economic Diversity to Cycling” as his keynote address for this year’s Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference in San Antonio, Texas. According to Ellis, cyclists need to get others involved in the sport, especially those who might not necessarily look like their…

A hearty cause
Burleson man to cycle lower 48 states
By Matt Smith            Cleburne Times Review

Burleson resident Rob Davis already has his 2013 summer vacation mapped out, travel plans many would consider slightly nuts at best.

“Yeah, quite often when I tell my friends what I’m planning they’re like, ‘Now why are you doing this?’” Davis laughed. “So then I explain the heart health issues, my family history, all that, and they look at me and say, ‘OK. Now why are you doing this?’”

The “this” in question involves a scenic 3,700-mile trek from sea to shining sea, California to Maine to be exact. Nothing odd about that really save Davis’ chosen mode of transport, a…

Sammy’s 471 Ride from Castroville
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Association
Start: April 21, 2012 9:00 am
End: April 21, 2012 12:00 pm
Venue: Sammy’s Restaurant
Address: 202 US Hwy 90 EAST, Castroville, TX
Ride starts at 9:00 a.m. from the Park and Ride lot across from Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville.  This is a mostly flat 33 mile ride to the Exxon station on FM 471 (Culebra) and back to Castroville, where we will have lunch at Sammy’s restaurant.  This is a nice ride for beginners, with safe wide bike lanes for most of the ride.  Stops will be at Rio Medina (a good place to turn around for those who want a shorter 12 mile ride) and the Exxon station.  The Park and Ride is…

STCC Training Ride for BikeMS and Tour de Cure Teams
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
It’s finally here!
Ride Date: Sunday, April 15th at 11am.
Location: FC Dallas parking lot, Frisco, TX
Schedule for Ride Day
10:00-10:30am. Pre-ride instruction for those new to group riding or riding on the road. Among the topics will be hand and verbal signals, along with expected behavior.
11:00am. Start of the 100K group.
11:15am. Start of the 30 mile group.
Who can Ride? …

HBC Fulshear Orientation Ride Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Sat 04/14/12
An easy paced 23 mile ride on flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. Two stores along the way to stop and rest. Road bikes preferable, 8 – 13 mph. Need helmet, water bottle, patch kit or spare tube. Additional ride to coincide with “O” Ride. Ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36 to 40 miles long. Maps available. If you want to ride with the club, but not with the “O” Ride, this is for you.

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Mind your Manners-Basics of Group Riding – B/IG
Thursday, April 12
Description:     Basics of Group Riding
Learn the basics of group skills and rider etiquette in this introductory discussion of group riding techniques. Meet at Rio Plaza at Artcraft & Upper Valley. Program starts at 5:50pm and the ride takes off at 6:05pm. All riders should be there at least 15 minutes early. For questions or more information please contact Margaret O’Kelley 915-588-3825 or check out the B/IG web page…

Bike Overnight
Lone Star Cyclists
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 – 8:00am to Sunday, April 22, 2012 – 1:00pm
Join us for the first LSC Bike Overnight!

Are you ready to get out of town and enjoy a bike tour but have only limited time?

We’ll be gone overnight and it will feel like a vacation!

We’ll leave our vehicles at Mark Robinson’s place in Maypearl and spend the day on scenic roads looking for wildflowers. We’ll arrive in Ennis after about 43 or 67 miles, where we can enjoy the annual Bluebonnet Festival. On Sunday we’ll head back to Maypearl for another 47 miles or so. …

6 Months With a Well Used Yuba Mundo!
Bicycling for the heck of it…by Matthew & Tina

I just came to the realization that I’ve had my used Yuba Mundo (Version 1) for a few days over 6 months and I thought this would be a good time to give an update and a more long term review of my well used (well used by the previous owner and myself) Yuba Mundo V1.

I purchased the bike Oct. 8, 2011 by chasing down the owner of a version 3 at the grocery store to ask how much he liked his bike…in talking with him he mentioned he had a Version 1 he needed to sell. So I made and deal and took it home later…

Bcycle Adventure
Bicycling for the heck of it…by Matthew & Tina

Yes you read that title right… Bcycle Adventure! No “i” there on purpose. Bcycle is San Antonio’s Bicycle Share program. Users can rent bicycles from kiosks around town for a minimal fee of $10 per day. Tina and I are annual membership holders and thus there is not a charge for the bicycles; it’s included with our membership fee. We bought the membership on sale for around $30 each and thought that would be a great investment since downtown usually means parking fees and with the Bcycle membership we can park at free lots and ride into …