Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 29th
ATX 6-pack at Pace Bend 7-13
by John      www.AustinBike.com
The ATX 6-pack race series takes its next stop in Pace Bend park. So get ready for some racing goodness. This will not include any of the playground at the top so you don’t have to worry about the doughboy soil skewer move that is so popular, but it will include the rock garden of greatness.
For more info, check out…
Mount a Light to your Bike with a Clothespin
www.bikehacks.com
Sometimes I see a hack that is so brilliantly simple and cool I wonder why I did not think of it. This hack submitted by Midge from across the pond is one such hack. Enjoy.
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I was a bit peeved with those ugly plastic brackets that spoiled the lines of my beautiful bike so I came up with this ten minute cliplight hack. It’s cobbled together with a Poundland rear light (are they called Dollar Stores in the US?), two thin zip ties and a…
Putting the Joy Back in Cycling: Getting a Bike Fit
by Ray Garza      rgvcycling.com
Getting my bike fitted
Recently, my riding has sucked. I was just not comfortable on the bike after 10 miles. Pain on my right leg would develop and I would have to shift my butt on the saddle to ease the problem. Then my right knee would be hurting after a good workout and to top it off, my hands were constantly numbing up. I tell you, after 25 miles on the bike, I’m ready to jump off of it! That’s sad because I love to bike! After a lot of self adjustments to try to solve the issues, I threw in the towel and…
Intermediate & Faster Ride-Carl Barton Park
Woodlands Cycling Club
Saturday, July 06, 2013, 07:30am – 11:00am
by Ellis
Directions: I45 N exit 84B 336/Frazier Street. Go right on 336. Continue east about 3 miles to the park on the right. Turn right into Carl Barton Park at the second exit and park on the left side of the parking lot. Restrooms are available.
Helmets and hydration are required.
Intermediate group:Â average 16-18 mph
Faster group:Â average 18-20+ mph
Multiple routes from 40+ miles. Route is generally decided at the start of the ride based on the group and…
Randonneurs Are In It For The Ride, Not The Race
tpr.org
For many of us, a single cycling event — the Tour de France — defines athleticism on two wheels. The epic race was first organized by a French newspaper editor named Henri Desgrange in 1903. But Desgrange also had a hand in the creation of a very different style of cycling: the randonnée, a long distance-ride that prizes camaraderie and self-sufficiency over flat-out speed.
There’s no direct translation for randonnée (pronounced ran-don-NAY) — it can mean a long outing or trip, or a ramble in the countryside. For its practitioners, called randonneurs, it’s easier to define the event by what it isn’t: a race. There are…
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Pecan Pancake Pedal
Saturday, July 6 7:00 AM
Description:    Meet at 316 Arboles (corner of Mora, one block north of Lindbergh) for ride to top of Anthony Gap. Route: Ride to Country Club to River Trail to Vinton Road to rollers (I-10 frontage) to O’Hara to Anthony Gap; return via O’Hara and NM 28 and other Upper Valley Roads back to Limbirds’ house for world-famous Pecan Pancakes. 42 miles. Randy Limbird…
Tweets
Taco truck passed us on the ride today and stopped at home construction site. Came close to pulling out of the paceline and having a taco.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) June 30, 2013
VC Club Mtg this Monday, 6:30PM at the Saucer. Annick will talk on the latest City bike initiatives & Bike Plan being revised.
— Violet Crown (@VioletCrownATX) June 30, 2013
Drama,So we were told by Bulverde city council members,the Mayor of Bulverde,Tx. has directed his police department to ticket cyclist.
— jerald roll (@grandpajerald) June 29, 2013
107 F at Intercontinental-Bush Airport at 3:56 PM. 2 degrees away from the all-time record max temp of 109 F!
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) June 29, 2013
Corrected: Houston has never had a day warmer than 105 degrees in any month other than August or September. Until today.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) June 29, 2013
Update on Houston's record breaking day: Now 107 degrees. Previous warmest June day on record was 105 degrees.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) June 29, 2013
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On July 13 2013 Fixed Touring will embark upon a mission to provide the city of Dallas with a… http://t.co/5kgVn6HE7r— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) June 29, 2013
Bike skills w @usacycling L2 clinic here in McKinny TX @wattposse looking good! pic.twitter.com/dXG9Ex0G3U
— Durata Training (@DurataTraining) June 29, 2013
Bikes win! 3 bikes, 2 cars, 15 miles and millions of flowers along the road. http://t.co/NalCC2p1xx
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) June 29, 2013
HPD bike relay team rides for the cure http://t.co/ryWODMFbr6
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) June 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/BikeMSValero/status/350982315431833600
Cyclist hit in Del Rio Tuesday. | Daniel Pesina struck by semi while riding bicycle in Del Rio http://t.co/tP27K61YtU
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) June 29, 2013