Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 12th
Event added to the http://t.co/qbTDmPlH3h calendar: 2013 PURE Driveway Week 28 – Austin, TX 9/19/2013
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 12, 2013
Event added to the http://t.co/zG26ZrYeMN calendar: Texas A&M at Warda – Warda, TX 10/5-6/2013
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 13, 2013
Event added to the http://t.co/qbTDmPlH3h calendar: TRP Winter Criteriums – Fort Worth, TX 10/19/13, 11/30/13, 12/21/13
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 13, 2013
North Texas Cycling
Eighter from Decatur 2013 Bike Rally
It All Ties Together
by Ray Garza      rgvcycling.com
Nothing all that new to report, but here are a few tidbits.
My new bike (Robaix) is doing fine. I already did several 30 and 40+ mile rides over the past few weekends and report no problems. I feel that I can go further and I know I will. The new Salsa skewers that I bought came in and they look nice on the bike. I hated the…
#TXCX Team Profile: Kelly’s Team
Minor Baker         texascx.com
The men of Kelly’s Team on an early spring training camp in Leakey, TX.
Some of the men on Kelly’s Team at an early spring training camp in Leakey, TX. Photo cred: Brian Pitre.
Team Name: Kelly’s Team
Motto:Â Â Whatever it takes.
Goals for the 13/14 CX Season: First goal is to raise awareness of Kelly’s Team and the mission to educate and empower families of children who have been diagnosed with cancer.
Second goal – doesn’t really matter as long as…
Talking Trek MTBs with Steele and Crash
by djcurtin         bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com
Mountain bikes. As any of the folks at the shop can tell you, it’s not my thing. I’ve had a few, but for one reason or another, I’ve never gotten really competent riding one. Probably because I get frustrated and turn back to my road or ‘cross bike. For those that stick with it though, there’s joy to be found blasting trails and exploring areas less traveled. Just like being on the road though, riding the latest and greatest MTBs from Trek is an added bonus to any ride as I found out when I talked with…
I Bike Richardson – Irma Koepke
bikefriendlyrichardson.org
It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce Irma Koepke. She took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:
Name: Irma Koepke
How long have you been riding?
Started back up again about 5 years ago. Before that it was off and on just when ever I could. Had a very busy schedule with family, work, and…
Continuous Improvement: Updated Hosted Ride Categories
Austin Cycling Association
When the ACA hosted ride program was introduced some years ago, it was established with five ride categories, A through E. These served us well but it is now time to tweak the system to enable participants to better match themselves to the various rides on offer. Consequently, we have increased the number of categories from five to six, splitting the former “C†category, which was too “diverse”, into two and refining the descriptions of…
Tweets
Matt Moore & Coach after his 3/4 Win tonight! RT @rolwheels Great to see @stefanrothe at the @DrivewaySeries pic.twitter.com/ouDVpZdVXO
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) September 13, 2013
Went up today to check on the trail for Lake Murraython. Now I remember why I was so excited to put this one… http://t.co/nGjLRe5Lz0
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) September 12, 2013
Did you know? You can signal a right turn on a bike with your right or left hand. http://t.co/5IQJk0cBaf #TXBikeLaw
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) September 12, 2013
Texas Custom Bike Show '13 http://t.co/9ksfvQoPnv
— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) September 12, 2013
If you are planning on using the trails this weekend, please be aware of the reroute. http://t.co/q4sxDCABJc
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) September 12, 2013
You know the boys over @KellysTeam, right? Here's more on the true gentlemen of the peloton. http://t.co/Sq6Ompi7qn #TXCX
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) September 12, 2013
Excited about the new @HoustonBCycle station in the Near Northside. An active community, is a safe community! pic.twitter.com/Yi2BIUv7T8
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) September 12, 2013
Cat 2. Have some other raw footage to put up over the weekend. Not sure when I'll be able to edit the good stuff… http://t.co/BTlJtxS7ds
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) September 12, 2013