Team Brain & Spine Summer Picnic and Rides
Host:  Austin Cycling Team
512-569-3289
When:  Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Zilker Park Pecan Grove2100 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704
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grandpajerald        @grandpajerald        via Twitter
Britton’s 1604 ride, May 27 th. 100 miles,police escort , around 1604

Austin Bike Zoo’s Midsummer in Motion
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In the tradition of Wheels of Wonderland and An Oddity Odyssey, the pedal-powered puppets of the Austin Bike Zoo will join with some of Austin’s best actors, musicians, and circus artists to present a circus-commedia-Midsummer-Night’s-Dream-for-the-whole-family . . . ON BIKES! The Zoo will once again…

Austin Police Department Offers On-Line Bike Registration
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APD now offers all citizens the ability to register their bikes on-line on the APD website.  This may be of particular interest to people that bike to work.

APD reports that in the two-year period from 2008-2010, more than 3,000 bikes were stolen across the entire city.  However, people rarely register their…

CyclingATX        @CyclingATX        via Twitter
Yup from Austinbikes, NEW AND IMPROVED! (We got our AC fixed, finally.) Thanks for those who braved the…

Texas4000        @Texas4000        via Twitter
Learn more about 2012 rider Taylor Foreman and her story. To hear other inspiring ride dedications @ Hope Day May 26

Volunteers Needed
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There are still several opportunities to volunteer with the Tour d’Italia.

Tuesday, June 5th we will be having the packet stuffing party and will need lots of help folding t-shirts and stuffing the new reusable bags.

Thursday, June 7th we will meet at the storage shed to load all of our gear onto a truck that will carry it down to Italy. The time and location of the storage will be announced.

There are also plenty of opportunities to volunteer the day before and the day of the tour down in Italy.

Bike to Work Conflict
by Steve A            Dallas Point-to-Point

Last week, during “Bike to Work” week, I received the email shown above from the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

I’ve received a number of such items from time to time, but this time, I pondered the matter a little, and THAT caused me to wonder about things. For example, what is the cutoff between “regular” and “older” adults? Are “older” adults that ride their bikes to work supposed to stop, heeding the direction to limit outside activity or are they supposed to ride their bikes in order to cut air pollution? Or are they only supposed to do that until they…

Everything you wanted to know about bike counting but were afraid to ask
by Elly            Taking the Lane
Last week I wrote that if we want to see a major increase in bicycling in the U.S., we are going to need to get mathematical about it. (This morning provided some vindication for the idea in the form of an article about a team of mathematicians who are doing something similar with public health.)

The problem of applying math to bicycle transportation, though, is that our data sucks.

We aren’t unlocking the secret to bicycling success in the US, and that’s in part because we aren’t asking the right questions, which is in turn because we are restricted to the data available. Mostly this is the census data, a…

Georgetown Grand Crit Race Weekend Results for TB&S
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Good job to all who came out and represented the team by racing, cheering, or both!  Was really a fun time at a great venue!

Age Based TB&S Results:
W 30-34:  Jenny Park 1st
W 35+:  Kim Ciolli 2nd
W 45+:  Kelly Martinez: 2nd
M 35-39:  Jason Bentley 10th,  Jeromie Payne 11th
M 40+:  James…

Pics From The 2012 WildRide! Are On SuburbanAssault.org
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

This past weekend, we got to participate in the 9th annual Richardson WildRide! Against Cancer benefitting the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center, home of the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam SurgeryTM program. This year, Jenny and her husband James and I rode the 40 mile route.

Viva Streets Austin Beats the Heat with Fun Activities and Impressive Turnout
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Viva Streets Austin drew a great crowd for walking, running, biking, roller skating, zumba dancing, picnicking, hula-hooping, and more! (video)

The ghost bike says it all!

Seen at the Dallas Ride of Silence 2012
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas

This was a somber event.  There were a few speakers at the beginning of the ride, then after a quiet loop around White Rock Lake two lines of cyclists were formed where the ghost bike was walked between them.  That was the most compelling moment for me.  Here are a few images from the event.

Levee work followup #2
by ajpwilkerson        Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
Our BTU liaison call me back (very prompt!)  The work will start on Tuesday and will be done on Thursday.  THE EAST LOOP IS TO BE CLOSED TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY.  THE WEST LOOP IS TO REMIAN OPEN.  The equipment doing this work throws wood chunks everywhere.  On Friday, the trails will be open again.  You may have to hike a bike at a few locations.  The contractor is aware of the trails and will try to keep the entrances open  The new non-BVMBA cut trail across from BMX will be taken out.  I have questions about all of…

Quadriplegic’s cross-country bike ride stops off in San Antonio
by Jeff Vaughn / KENS 5                           Video
SAN ANTONIO — A man paralyzed from the neck down is riding a bicycle across the country. His west to east coast trip of more than 3,000 miles had Mark Stephan pedaling through San Antonio Monday.

We caught up with Mark Stephan of the Stephan Challenge. Stephan, who is from Chicago, is riding his recumbent bicycle across the country. …