Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup October 28th
Kid Trips Event – Austin Boys and Girls Club at Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 17, 2012 – 09:00
Austin Ridge Riders
Kid Trips will be conducting a ride for the Boys and Girls Club of Austin at Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park in N. Austin on Sat. 11/17/12. We’ll meet in the main parking lot in front of the pool at 8:00 a.m. The ride starts at 9:00 a.m. Adult volunteers are welcome; just bring your mountain bike! …
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Corinth Cycling’s Team/A group were out
Corinth’s Team/A group were out, somewhere, felt like we were close to Odessa. Anyway, our friend and teammate Todd Gray had a rear tire blow out at the worst time coming around a corner. He was good enough to finish the ride although a slight…
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MS150 Route Maps – 2013 Houston to Austin
Bike Brookshire
The 2013 MS150 from Houston to Austin takes place April 20-21, 2013. The event has 3 start points to offer you a different route experience if you are a returning rider. …
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MS 150 Recommended Rides – Fall 2012
Bike Brookshire
The 2013 MS150 from Houston to Austin is still a ways out on April 20-21, 2013, but its never to early to get out and enjoy the fall weather on your bike with all these great recommended rides.
Event Date | Recommended Ride | Website
Oct 6, 2012 | Pedal Palacios |www.pedalpalacios.org
Oct 7, 2012 | Cy Fair Lions Club Biking for Sight | www.houstoncy-fairlions.org
Oct 13-14, 2012 | Bike MS: Valero San Antonio to New Braunfels | www.ms150.org
Oct 21, 2012 | Gateway Academy Gryphon’s Flight | www.thegatewayacademy.org
Oct 27, 2012 | Kiwanis Sealy Fall Classic | www.kiwanishouston.org
Oct 28, 2012 | Red Cross Ramble | www.tourdurouge.org
Nov 3, 2012 | Independence Ride | www.wallisride.com
Nov 4, 2012 | Tour de Doughnut | www.tourdedoughnut.com
Nov 10, 2012 | Novemberfest Metric Century | www.novemberfestmetriccentury.org
Nov 11, 2012 | Bike for Little Heroes | www.redwhiteandbike.org
Nov 17, 2012 | Weimaride | www.weimaride.com
Nov 18, 2012 | Bike the Bend Ride for Literacy |www.ftbendliteracy.org
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Pics From Bike Friendly Oak Cliff’s Cyclesomatic Bike Fair & Spooky Cyclocross 2012
by dickdavid         Bike Friendly Richardson
Yesterday, Bike Friendly Richardson, was invited to have a table at the Cyclesomatic Bike Fair – hosted by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff. It started off a bit chilly, but it ended up being a great day.
Along with many booths and a huge crowd, there was a cyclocross race. I’d never seen one in person, so it was pretty exciting to watch.
There was also a bike powered smoothie station hosted by BikeDFW as well as representatives from Metroplex BMX, Pedal Power, Bicycles, Inc and ReGeared. Good Karma Kitchen was there with some tasty food and the…
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Trick-It-Up Bike Ride, Farmersville, Texas Reviews
community.active.com
The Good: volunteers were very nice, start and finish were fun and well coordinated.
The Bad: roads were in poor condition and some of the route was poorly marked, leading to some confusion.
The uncontrollable:Â very cold that day, leading to poor attendance.
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Texas. Louisiana. Next stop Florida
Burnaby Fire Captain cycling through 30 countries for cancer
by Tammy Moyer            www.news1130.com
LOUISIANA (NEWS1130) – A Burnaby Fire Captain continues his fundraising ride across the southern United States.
Rudy Pospisil is working to raise money to fight cancer by cycling through 30 countries, it’s the Thirty4Three Firefighter Global Cyclist For Charity.
Rudy was diagnosed about a decade ago, but he survived and now he’s giving back, trying to help others facing a similar diagnosis.
After a gruelling 14 days cycling across Texas, Rudy had the good fortune to spend some time at a plantation in Louisiana that dates back to the Civil War after folks heard about his ride. And Rudy says if you want to get to know…
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Literacy Council announces upcoming Bike the Bend
www.yourhoustonnews.com
Riders – get ready to pedal at our annual Bike the Bend for Literacy on Sunday, Nov. 18, sponsored by Texas Direct Auto. The event is not only a fun event to enjoy with your family and friends, but it is also a Recommend MS150 ride. Always the Sunday before Thanksgiving, mark your calendars now to ride!
There are three different routes of 20, 32 and 62 miles. Bike the Bend starts at 8 a.m. and starts/finishes at Foster High School, 4400 FM 723, in Richmond. …
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Tweets
We stopped in Rio Medina for lunch. Note to self: Skip the sausage wrap! Grinding away at a persistent headwind th… http://t.co/XpUQNRbV
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) October 28, 2012
Dallas Spooky #CX results Day 1 W 3/4 #TXCX @TexasCX Pls RT pic.twitter.com/8gMTwVo7
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 28, 2012
Dallas Spooky #CX results 1/2s Day 1 #TXCX @TexasCX Pls RT pic.twitter.com/CVBgC4Qw
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 28, 2012
Dallas Spooky #CX Cat 3 results w/ names from TXBRA CX forum. https://t.co/pET8O9l7 #TXCX @TexasCX
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 28, 2012
Had an early lunch in Rio Medina. Now we are heading back out! http://t.co/PN1KNu05
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) October 28, 2012
At least 200 riders showed for the fund raiser this morning ,short 20 miles then ,U can keep the barbeque for breakfast pic.twitter.com/oASgNSm1
— jerald roll (@grandpajerald) October 28, 2012
Saturday Dallas Spooky #CX team results: Machado 2nd in 50+, Curtin 6th in big 4 race, Kinsey 20th in the killer 3s. Nice work guys! #TXCX
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) October 28, 2012
It's Super Unleaded fuel for the bike tourists this morning. Healthy oatmeal, fresh fruit and coffee to fill our ta… http://t.co/XpUQNRbV
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) October 28, 2012
Pics From Bike Friendly Oak Cliff’s Cyclesomatic Bike Fair & Spooky Cyclocross 2012 http://t.co/eOZJZDuB
— Bike Richardson TX (@BikeRichardson) October 28, 2012
Man it is some kind of cold out here at the #DORBA race. These CAT 3 racers are tough, headed out in low 40 temps.
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) October 28, 2012
We're moving the Wednesday night MTB ride to Thursday this week due to Halloween. Meet at the street light at… http://t.co/TjkC60Yz
— AustinCyclingTeam (@ATXCyclingTeam) October 29, 2012
The last and solo segment of my ride was a lot of work but as each mile clicked by I knew I was closing in on home…. http://t.co/XpUQNRbV
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) October 28, 2012