Bicyclist dies in crash with Galveston school bus
By Harvey Rice, Houston Chronicle
GALVESTON — A Galveston school bus loaded with Ball High School students struck and killed an adult bicyclist on Friday, police and school officials said.

The bus struck the bicyclist about 4:10 p.m. as it turned east onto Broadway Boulevard from 51st Street, Galveston police Lt. Michael Gray said. Gray said emergency medical personnel declared the bicyclist dead at the scene. He…

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Snappy our handsome #TourDuRouge mascot goes up for auction. He brings in $275 for the #RedCrossRide.

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Lovin’ the schwag! The first 750 criterium or Grand Tour participants get this awesome drawstring bag & pint glass

TMA to Give Away More Than 2,000 Bicycle Helmets to Texas Children
Contact: Pam Udall
phone: (512) 370-1382
cell: (512) 413-6807
Pam Udall
Contact: Brent Annear
phone: (512) 370-1381
cell: (512) 656-7320
Brent Annear
WHAT: To protect children from head injuries and encourage fitness, the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) Hard Hats for Little Heads program will give away more than 2,000 bicycle helmets in May, which is Bike Month.
WHEN: May 3-23, 2012
WHERE: Communities statewide, including yours (see schedule below)
WHO: TMA physicians, medical students, TMA Alliance members (TMA physician volunteers and TMA members’ spouses), and county medical societies (CMSs)

Texas physicians want to ensure Texas children are doing all they can to stay safe. Wearing a bicycle helmet, and wearing it correctly, is a simple way to prevent injury. Head injury is the most common cause of death and serious disability from bike crashes. …

Meeting Minutes – May 7
by salsaTopp        Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
J-P shared with the adventures of the Colorado Bend camping weekend. If you missed the meeting, you can catch up via Mike’s written account.
Trail Maintenance

will be this Saturday at 8am. The WEST side is currently caked in poison ivy. If you are coming out to help be sure to wear long pants/sleeves. The powerline stretch has very high grass and a large crack running along it that is large enough for 2? tires to get caught in. If you are choosing to ride the west side, please ride with…

Bike fashion, bike theater and more!
By Pam LeBlanc            Fit City
It turns out some people can ride a bike while wearing stilettos. Also, some actors can pedal a bicycle across a stage while performing their lines.

You can witness both of these amazing feats for yourself, as Austin celebrates Bike Month. All kinds of cool and wacky bicycle-themed events are popping up around Austin.

Here are a few you shouldn’t miss: …

Travel Picks: Top 10
by Reuters

Austin, Texas Austin is famous for its music scene and breakfast tacos, though not so well-known for its bike scene. Since one of cycling’s greatest celebrities, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, calls Austin home, it’s understandable …

ARMY ENGINEER RAISES $10,000, CYCLES 350 MILES IN HONOR OF WOUNDED VETERANS
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., May 8 — The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
A U.S. Army veteran turned engineer raised more than $10,000 cycling across Texas for wounded veterans.

David A. McClung rode 350 miles alongside wounded warriors and their supporters in the Ride 2 Recovery, or R2R, Don’t Mess with Texas Challenge, April 16-22.

McClung works for the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s communications-electronics center, or CERDEC, as an engineer in the Command, Power & Integration Directorate. He serves as the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground director for the…

Joint Reserve Base bike ride to bring out cyclists with ‘the right stuff’
fortworthtexas.gov
Fort Worth is used to hearing F-16s, F-18s and other military aircraft, but this Saturday at the Fort Worth Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, it will be Mayor Betsy Price’s bike roaring down the runway.

Join military reservists and other experienced cyclists from around Cowtown for a fast-paced ride around the base. The ride, part of the mayor’s rolling town hall series, will give participants a chance to ask the mayor questions while touring one of Fort Worth’s most…

Tour of Places Named after Sam Houston
by mattivonkessing
Our adventure went something like this: on Saturday we raced around in (adjacent to?) the expansive Sam Houston National Forest.  After spending the remainder of the day relaxing in said forest, we broke camp in the morning and loaded the bikes onto the car to drive to the city of the same namesake to race around another park named after the chap.  Somewhere in between A and B, we passed up an opportunity to drive on his highway.  After the race on Sunday, we even had supper with…

Dehydration While Mountain Biking
by Shawn            Texas Mountain Bike Trails
Last weekend was the Bicycle Plus Blowout cross-country race here in Dallas Texas. It was a great race and I had a ton of fun racing, but I watched as racer after racer began to suffer from dehydration and heat related issues. I even watched as one man had to be carried the last 2 miles of the course by another rider, he was so worn down from the high heat that he couldn’t stand up. This was the first really hot day this year in Dallas with…