Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup June 30th
Corinth Cycling
Cooley taking the last turn to head west for the last 10k of the time trial out in Lytle Texas yesterday. Results are not yet posted or official after timing inaccuracies by race officials unfortunately. Full out effort and the…
The bike boom
Americans are using bikes for transportation and recreation in record numbers as the fitness and green movements, as well as high energy costs, spur a two-wheel revolution.
By Ron Scherer, Staff writer      www.csmonitor.com
Wearing a black Jil Sander skirt matched with an elegant Velvet T-shirt, Lucy Wallace Eustice is pedaling her bike to work on a day as clear as Baccarat crystal. Her four-mile journey takes her along a bicycle path, one of the nation’s busiest, that parallels the Hudson River on one side and the Manhattan skyline on the other side.
To get to her SoHo office in the middle of the city, she weaves through side streets, dodging UPS trucks, squawking taxis, and workmen perforating roadways with jackhammers. Ms. Eustice could easily take other…
PBA July Safety Clinics
Plano Bicycle Association
July is PBA Safety Month. As part of our effort to increase safety awarness and improve the safety of our rides, two of our local bike shops will be conducting ride saftey clinics in July. Plano Cycling and Fitness will conduct their clinic on July 15 and Richardson Bike Mart will conduct their clinic on July 20. Different safety topics are covered in the two clinics, so attend both to…
Seen at the Smurf Boy
by Eliot Landrum         www.bikingindallas.com
For many cyclists in the DFW area, mountain biking is the ticket to bike joy. This might come as a surprising fact to folks who are new to the area…. the terrain around here isn’t exactly what you’d expect to be ideal for off-road cycling. However, thanks to amazing local organizations like DORBA and North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol (NTMBP), Dallas boasts many fantastic trails to get your bike dirty.
This weekend kicked off the first of the Smurf Boy Endurance Series mountain bike races organized by the NTMBP. Mountain bikers from all over the area set up at Rowlett Creek Preserve for the…
Tweets
Five Things Dallas Needs to Become More Bike-Friendly, According to Cycling Advocates http://t.co/iuTGlRiy4r
— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) July 1, 2013
Rest stop during group ride today in Dallas, Texas http://t.co/uUbqNvMvXf
— DFW Tour de Cure (@DFWTourdeCure) June 30, 2013
ATC Racing wins the texas state women's TTT!!!!ONE11!!111!!!!
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) June 30, 2013
Sucky 35 mile ride. Missed group at the meet point. Bird attacked me and pecked my helmet. Crank arm loose. http://t.co/heRUD1n2Bh
— Jeff C. (@331miles) June 30, 2013
Cooley taking the last turn to head west for the last 10k of the time trial out in Lytle Texas yesterday…. http://t.co/YiE8KdiAna
— Corinth Cycling (@corinthcycling) June 30, 2013
Ethan wins the 10-12yo Texas time trial yesterday. pic.twitter.com/n6m6Naq07e
— weiland (@weiland) June 30, 2013
Some Rothe Training colors in there > Texas State TT video by Ryan Coover: http://t.co/VftTyoQfZp
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) June 30, 2013
Cycling deep in the heart of Texas. http://t.co/UpwGKnApDS
— Jeff C. (@331miles) June 30, 2013