Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 22nd
Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner/intermediate ride level
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, March 28, 2013Â Â Â 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
Back to normal summer hours
This will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.
If someone is willing to lead a faster group then we can have an intermediate group also.
Please be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.
Any question please call/text me at…
Rosedale Ride rolls on Saturday
from Fit City By Pam LeBlanc
A bike ride to benefit the Austin school district’s only school for children with multiple disabilities rolls through the farm country northeast of the city on Saturday.
The 19th Annual Rosedale Ride, presented by The Rosedale Foundation and Samsung Austin Semiconductor, starts at 8:30 a.m. at Samsung, 12100 Samsung Boulevard.
Cyclists can choose from routes of 26, 42 and 62 miles. A 2-mile ride for children is also planned.
Last year’s ride raised approximately $50,000 for the Rosedale School, located at 2117 W. 49th Street. Money raised helps fund facilities and programs, including a pilot program to…
Cycles TX comes to The Woodlands Town Center
woodlandsonline.com
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — The Woodlands Development Company (TWDC) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Howard Hughes Corporation today announced that Cycles TX will open its first bicycle and accessories store in Texas in The Waterway Square District in The Woodlands Town Center. Construction of Cycles TX, to be located at 1501 Lake Robbins Drive in The Waterway Square parking garage, will begin in one to three weeks with completion expected within two to three months.
“We are pleased that Cycles TX is coming to The Woodlands. Cycles TX is a perfect partnership for our community,†said Alex Sutton, Co-President of TWDC. “The Woodlands is home to nearly 200 miles of hike…
North Texas Mountain Biking GoPro HD Hero2
mymountainbike.org
Ron Swift Talks About His Texas Cycling Challenge 200 Overall Win
By John Foote      www.ultraracenews.com
My name is Ron Swift and I’m a cyclist from a small town, Lorena, in central Texas.  I have enjoyed riding bikes since I was very young and managed to race BMX in the 80’s and mountain bikes some during the 90’s. About five years ago, after suffering a lower back nerve injury, I was forced to sell my bicycle and quit cycling completely. Fast forward to about 1 ½ year ago, when we bought my wife, Jackie a recumbent trike. I ended up buying a trike to ride with her, and it didn’t seem to hurt my back or leg. Within a couple of months we were both riding recumbent bikes and about a year ago, I got the bike I am…
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— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) March 23, 2013
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— Ben Davis (@gforceben) March 22, 2013
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— Waco Bicycle Club (@WacoBikeClub) March 22, 2013
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— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) March 22, 2013
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— Human Race Waco (@HumanRaceWaco) March 22, 2013
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— Steve Bryant (@Steve_Bryant) March 22, 2013
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RAAM Cycling Challenges Series Opens in Texas… http://t.co/IVpqgvJsZG
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102 starters in @DrivewaySeries P123 race last night. My @cnwracing teammate Gilbert won the field sprint for 6th. pic.twitter.com/kN3pyXW4Vp
— Chad Smith (@chadsmith71) March 22, 2013