Houston Bicycle Club
When: Program: Saturday 05/19/12 at: 11:00 a.m. Lucky’s Pub, 801 St. Emanuel HBC’s Annual Picnic Ride will start at 8:30. It will be a leader led in-town ride of about 20 miles. Then the club will provide lunch at Lucky’s for all of the participants. This meeting is also where HBC traditionally installs new club officers.

Bessie Creek 24
Date: April 14, 2012 – April 15, 2012
Location: Brookshire, TX
Contact: Kenneth Jessett713-502-6284
Details: The second edition of the Bessies Creek 24 will be held April 14/15, 2012. The 2012 Bessies Creek 24 races take place over a 21 mile loop commencing in Brookshire, Texas passing through Fulshear and Simonton before returning to Brookshire. The course is mostly flat and travels on FM roads. The majority of the roads have wide shoulders. The format of the 24 hour race, the 12 hour race and the 6 hour race is that the racer covering the most miles in the allotted time wins. Racing commences at 6:30 Saturday morning for…

Spring Six Pack MTB Race Series – Race 3
Date: April 15, 2012
Location: Amarillo, TX
Contact: Sun Adventure Sports Amarillo
Details: Spring MTB race series @ Girl Scout Trails. Cat 1,2,and 3 with age groups. $ payouts in each cat and age group, $ for end of series top finishers in each cat and age group. 25$ entry and you can drop one race in series standings, only five races count towards series totals

The Bicycle Shop Decal Project

Our mission is to document how bicycle shops everywhere use a small space to tell the world, “this bike came from us.”

Observations from a Bike: Chiropractor/Cyclist Lists Top 5 Cycling Preventable Ailments
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While taking part in a road rally recently, this chiropractor/avid cyclist noted a pattern of ailments of cyclists, all of which are preventable. Here is his top 5 list.

Dallas, TX, April 13, 2012 –(PR.com)– Dr. Jeff Manning, DC, cyclist, and owner of the Manning Wellness Clinic in Dallas, Texas, along with more than 3000 cyclists, took part in the annual Tour Dallas Road Rally, past Saturday, April 7. Tour Dallas is always a well-planned, well-executed, perfect-for-all-levels-of-rider rally, with 3…

 Message To Dallas: Cycling Isn’t Going Away (Tour Dallas)
By Chris Phelan / Contributor            healthblog.dallasnews.com
To the strains of The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” with its synthesizer beginning and famous “Teenage Wasteland” refrain, 3300 cyclists headed out from Dallas City Hall last Saturday as part of Tour Dallas to make a 30 mile loop of the city. “Out here in the fields / I fight for my meals / I get my back into my livin,” Roger Daltrey sang.

This wasn’t a race, as stressed in pre-ride literature and event director Bikin’ Mike Keel. This was as the title said, a tour, a casual to moderate paced ride through a large swath of Dallas, that…

Basic Maintenance/Roadside Survival Clinic
Plano Cycling & Fitness
You’ve got a bike.  You ride it and have a blast.  What if you get a flat tire 10 miles away from your house?  Would it be a disaster or a minor bump in the road?  This class covers the things you need to know to get your bike rolling again on the trail so you’re not walking it back.
When: Saturday, April 28 @ 1pm
Topics include:
1) Change a front or rear flat quickly and easily
2) How to clean & lube your chain
3) Cycling equipment and Clothing(What’s it for and why is it important?)
4) And much, much more.
This class will help you gain confidence so you can handle any bike problems that may occur during a ride.  You don’t need to bring anything to the class except something to take notes with if you would like. …

Easter Weekend Rides
by Roy and Christine        Pedal Pushers

Friday morning ride.
On Easter weekend, many had 3-4 days off from work. Liz was off Friday and invited us for a leisurely ride in the country near her home. …

…We have a routine Monday evening ride that we all enjoy. We had a few more to show up than normal since some still had the day off. …

Bike to work day
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Fred Zapalac, owner of Blue Line Bike Lab, left, and Kevin Chenevert, right, lead a group of cyclists down a bike trail off of Taylor Street on their way to downtown to participate in Bike to…