No biking today. My wife and I worked in the yard and it won. Giant Liriope took over two flower beds bordering our front walk. Our job was to remove this stuff but the multitude of roots made this hard work. 4 hours later my legs, back and arms screamed for rest so no bike today.

Lancaster Assistance
www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com/
We have reached out to the City of Lancaster regarding the recent tornado. The city is requesting only cash donations for the relief effort. Monetary Donations can be sent by mail or delivered to the Lancaster Outreach Center at 1120 Randlett, Lancaster TX 75134. All checks should be made payable to Lancaster Tornado Relief Fund. The American Red Cross Dallas is also accepting monetary donations for disaster relief. We will have a donation bucket set up at the Registration area on the Rally day.

We have been told that the downtown area and the rally routes are fine.

Which San Antonio trail should we ride?
by Aggie_Biker            forums.mtbr.com
My fiance and I are getting out Saturday morning to do a ride.. we are wanting to do a new trail. I have seen alot about the trails within SA and was wondering which one we should do. We are looking for about a 10 mile ride.

She is kind of a beginner but we have done Reimers, Madrone, Pace Bend, and Purgatory so she can handle some rocks!

So which would you guys vote for? McAllister Park, O.P. Schnabel, Salado Creek, or other??? Should I skip these and just go to Govt Canyon?? …

Want to buy your next custom bike at a kiosk?

Big Shot offers IBDs a bike-ordering kiosk
FT. COLLINS, CO (BRAIN) Thursday April 12 2012 3:20 PM MT—Big Shot Bikes, a three-year-old company that allows consumers to build and order custom fixie bikes online, is now opening dealers.

Besides offering retailers a line of stock bikes that are sold exclusively through brick-and-morter location, the Colorado-based brand is offering shops a showroom electronic kiosk so consumers can order up a custom bike and have it delivered to the store.

Big Shot offers its custom bikes in eight frame colors and allows consumers to mix-and-match colors of the frame, wheels, tires, chain and other parts, as well as choose the style of handlebar. Regardless of the custom…

SR Suntour fork forces recall of 17,000 bikes
WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) Thursday April 12 2012 2:35 PM MT—Three bike manufacturers and SR Suntour are working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 17,000 bikes because the SR Suntour suspension forks can fail.

The forks were on GT, Giant and Trek bikes sold from April 2011 through last month. The bikes retailed for between $400 and $600.

The CPSC said the fork’s “internal support tubes” can break and cause the rider to lose control and crash. SR Suntour has received reports of 12 fork failures including two that resulted in…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4/12- 4/18/12
by elliott            Austin on Two Wheels
It’s going to be a busy weekend! Kick it off with the Political Pedal, then choose between mountain bike racing or city art with some road bike sprinting practice for good measure.

Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. 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. …

Colonel’s Bicycles Is Moving
by The Colonel

OK it’s official, we are moving to 851 Foch street. The shop should be up and running in the new location by early May. Our space is located next door to La Familia Mexican Restaurant. Stay tuned for more details.

Watch the road: Friday is Bike to Work Day in Houston
by Houston Chronicle (blog)
Pump up your tires.  Friday is Houston Bike to Work Day.

You can chart your own path or join the group ride that’s  scheduled to depart at 7 a.m. Friday from the Bike Barn, 5339 Weslayan, to ride to City Hall, 900 Bagby.  Mayor Annise Parker will meet that group about 8:15 a.m.

Sponsored locally by Metro and the City of Houston, Bike to Work Day is a project of the League of American Bicyclists.

Despite 12 years of celebrating Bike to Work Day, Houston still has a lousy reputation as a place to bicycle. …

SFA students support cause with 72-hour bicycle marathon
By Donna McCollum            www.ktre.com

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) – Members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity are spending 72 hours pedaling on a bicycle, but will never leave the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. They’re hoping their marathon atop a stationary bike will take their fellow students on journey of understanding.

Students are taking turns pedaling non-stop, day and night, to raise awareness for people with disabilities. Push America, the fraternity’s philanthropy, instills a…

Huntsville HS Mountain bike race, Smithville, TX 2012
Video 3

Kids can Bike MS: Jr. to fight multiple sclerosis
By Nancy Churnin – Reporter        healthblog.dallasnews.com
I love when kids get an opportunity to help others while giving a boost to their own health. That’s why I think it’s so cool that the Bike MS: Jr. Ride for kids 5-11 has been added to the 25th annual Bike MS: Sam’s Club Frisco to Texas Motor Speedway Ride.

For $25, kids can register to take several laps around a “lil” Texas Motor Speedway, which will be set up right nest to the bike compound on Saturday, May 5, with the proceeds supporting…

Cleburne council declares R2R Day
By Matt Smith            cleburnetimesreview.com
Cleburne Mayor Justin Hewlett and the Cleburne City Council declared April 20 as Ride 2 Recovery Day in Cleburne during Tuesday’s council meeting.

Founded by former pro cyclist John Wordin, R2R sponsors bicycle rides throughout America to raise funding for therapy, recovery labs and other programs to assist veterans to overcome physical and mental injuries and other obstacles they face. …

Texas Tech Bicycle Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uupluYuiaA
My video for Texas Tech ISQS class

Ride 2 Recovery through Kyle and Buda
haysfreepress.com

More than 200 wounded U.S. veterans and support personnel will be cycling through Hays County on Tuesday on a statewide journey of recovery and rehabilitation.

Adorned in red, white and blue, some of the participants in the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge will be pedaling with prosthetic legs. A few will be riding souped-up tricycles.

On April 16, they’ll leave the Center for the Intrepid, a unit for burn and…