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Made it out to Pedernales Falls this weekend…
In-Yo-Grill            forums.mtbr.com
Had a good group of around 8 peeps. Met up around 10:00am with some ominous skies. Real, real windy with gusts up to 40mph. Once we hit the trails the wind was a non-factor and it was very pleasant as most of the day was overcast.

BBQ’d some burgers and hit the river for a swim afterwards. Great day with friends and family.

At the grocery store for some last minute goodies…

More pictures in the next article. Be sure to check the forum for more. The thread includes a crash.

Tour de Braz April 15, 2012 Pics
by 10 Wheels        www.bikeforums.net
900 riders braved the 32 mph winds.

I snapped these while working at one intersection and sagging.

April 22 Sunday Ride TIME CHANGE to 1:30 PM
by Il Pirate         Austin Ridge Riders
Due to a trail run planned at Walnut Creek on Sunday April 22, 2012….the regular All-Level Ride will me changed to a 1:30 pm start time for this week only!  Please help spread the word!! Remember bikes yield to hikers, walkers, joggers, etc.

Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental Delivers In Rockwall
By Luke Slavens         Corinth Cycling

This weekend saw the boys headed to Rockwall for a Metroplex showdown with the areas top teams present. The team has been consistent, attending weeknight crits and the training speaks for itself! Team Members present included: Roland SanMiguel, Bob Baatz, Matt…

2012 Time Trials
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Current standings
Time Trial #1 April 15, 2012
Sunday, April 15th starting at 7:30 AM will be the beginning of the 2012 NWCC Club TT series. The venue will again be Warren Ranch Road. Please note that we will be starting promptly at 7:30. No rider will be started after 8:00 due to traffic and safety concerns. If by chance more than…

Good news, bad news: Chilly nights on tap, but strong MS-150 headwinds
SciGuy Eric Berger Houston Chronicle
Houston has had an incredibly warm spring — March ended six degrees above normal, and April has started more than six degrees warmer than normal. Many nights have been in the 70s — warm and humid. The city, in fact, hasn’t recorded a night in the 50s since March 27, and we haven’t been in the 40s since March 9. It’s enough to make you wonder if we’re done with cool, let alone cold nights, for the season. The answer appears to…

Support BikeTexas When You Shop at H-E-B in April!
by Leslie Luciano            BikeTexas .org
estxtearpad2012BikeTexas is pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected EarthShare of Texas to be the beneficiary of its in-store coupon promotion for April, in recognition of Earth Day. This means that customers can tear off and add check-out coupons worth $1, $3, or $5 to their total bill to support environmental work in the Central Texas, Houston, Gulf Coast, Rio…

Dallas Cycle Style Cyclist Census and Cycle Style Night
by The Announcer Guy            Biking in Dallas
Dallas Cycle Style has two important events for the month of April.  On the 21st from 10am-2pm photographers are taking to the streets to photograph YOU on your bike to be included in the 2012 Cyclist Census.  Get more scoop on the photo sessions from their website here or on the Facebook event.  Note the current locations and photographers:
Bishop Arts District – Chris Arrant
Fair Park, Dallas Earth Day Festival – David Wilson…

Biking through Big Bend Ranch State Park
By Pam LeBlanc        Fit City
The best part about my latest adventure in the Big Bend?

Between nights spent snoozing in a tent under star-packed skies, cactus blooming with flowers so purple they looked like colored tissue paper and rock-strewn trails that twist through the prickliest scenery in Texas, it’s hard to choose.

We started our three-day, two-wheeled scramble through Big Bend Ranch State Park at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center, where I met a two-day-old orphan javelina. How could things possibly…

Cyclists to city leaders: We need more city leaders on bikes; we need more
by CultureMap Austin
By Charlie L. Harper III

Props to the LBV, Mellow Johnny’s and the Austin Cycling Association for putting this together each year, as well as Bike Texas and Please Be Kind to Cyclists for supporting the cause. Small or large, it’s important to remind our electeds that avid …

Teenager’s death brings more awareness towards bike safety
By Anthony Austin            www.cbs19.tv
EAST TEXAS (KYTX) — The death of a Tyler high school student is raising questions about bike safety.

Yesterday, a man driving a truck hit and killed 15-year-old Allen Hall on Loop 323 — while Hall rode his bike to school.

You can see there is just enough space for bicycles and cars to share this road. But if you go a few steps further…you can see this lane ends.

Allen Hall was riding his bike along the shoulder of the loop when…

Bike event aids in veteran recovery
by Lindsay Medina        star.txstate.edu

The seven-day, 350-mile challenge was sponsored by UnitedHealthcare. It raised funds for cycling rehabilitation programs for veterans and brought out more than 200 veterans from every walk of life. Among these veterans was Ulysses Adams, a Marine Corps veteran.

Adams, who has been part of the program for nine months, said he decided to take part in Ride 2 Recovery after hearing about it from a fellow veteran.

“When I first heard about it, I thought it was a great idea,” Adams said. “I wanted to help out veterans who were in a worse mental and physical condition than I was. When I got involved in it I was pleasantly surprised about how much…

Texas: Safe Passing Initiative
by sooner1            Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Even though efforts to enact legislation to protect the vulnerable road user have stalled at the state level, many communities in the state of Texas have made the decision to move forward with laws of their own.  These communities see the value in protection of their citizens through the promotion and enforcement of safe practices of users of the roads that are vulnerable to the dangers of encounters with large vehicles.  Cities within the state…

Ride for Heroes in Aledo, TX
by WB admin            The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
The 10th Annual Moritz Ride for Heroes benefiting various organizations invites you to join their ride happening on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Aledo High School campus — Aledo, TX

We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Gordon Robertson of  Ride for Heroes to ask some questions about their upcoming ride. …