WOOOHOOO!!! Rode my first century.
by Sharpshin www.bikeforums.net
Well, 102.7 miles to be exact. Elapsed time start to finish twelve hours fifteen minutes; neither swift nor stylish but then I would imagine most folks ain’t packing fifty pounds on the bike when they try this neither.
Late start, 9:50 am on Saturday, meant I’d be finishing after dark IF I made it, but I’ve been riding a lot at night lately. Here’s the bike at the start, note the addition of Bontrager fenders, put on the night before.
Four miles in, heading east towards downtown San Antonio….
Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Building Day
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Sunday, February 9, 2014 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)
It’s a big park please click the map link below
Austin Ridge Riders trail building project to bring new trail at the park.
NO TRAIL BUILDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Austin Ridge Riders will provide tools & guidance for volunteers, as well as a prize raffle after the work. Volunteers get into the park for free on trail building days.
If it’s been a long time since you have built trail, or if you have never built trail, please give it a try. It’s very rewarding to see a…
Six retailers from Texas make the list.
Top multi-sport retailers named as triathlon conference opens
by BRAIN Staff www.bicycleretailer.com
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (BRAIN) – The trade association Triathlon Business International and triathlon site Slowtwitch.com have named the top 50 multi-sport retailers in the U.S. They released the list Sunday as the two-day Triathlon Business International annual conference got under way here.
Slowtwitch publisher Dan Empfield compiled the retailer list, through a voting process that was weighted 80 percent on suppliers’ votes and 20 percent on votes cast by Slowtwitch readers.
Ballots with approximately 300 retailer names divided among nine geographic areas — …
Mountain bike race drew 100
www.lmtonline.com (subscription required)
The festivities building up to the third annual Border Beer Fest on Feb. 1 continued Sunday with the Border Bike Challenge hosted by Pedalheads Laredo, a local cycling organization, at the Shiloh Bike Trails. The bike challenge was the first mountain…
Spring Fling (Cat 5 Crash!!!) 2014 De Leon Springs RR
Jose Cabrera
A crash on the last lap of the race took out about half of the field. I placed 2nd today!!!
Texas State Parks for Mountain Biking
By Danno Wise about.com
Mountain biking has become very popular in Texas over the past couple of decades. Luckily for Texans and visitors to Texas, the Texas State Park system is home to some of the nation’s best mountain biking trails. Dozens of state parks feature trailways ranging from a couple miles to a couple hundred miles and include trail sections for every level of rider, from beginner to advanced. …
Rudolph’s Revenge and a fire at North Shore!
beardedwomenracing.org
The team’s 2014 season has been officially underway since December 2013, but through a few different race cancellations and postponements, we still hadn’t had a complete race with our participation until last Saturday, January 25th.
The Rudolph’s Revenge race was a 30 (or 40) mile race on the toughest singletrack in North Texas combined with super fast fire road. The 30 mile race took at least 2 hours to finish and covered roughly 1500 feet in elevation change. It had been postponed because of weather in December, but it officially was put into the books on Saturday. Two of our new…
01/26/2014 CYPRESS/SPRING ROAD Close Passes
by James Webster
Close pass on a Sunday bicycle ride
Fm 1314 to route 242
Greenbridge dr to Research Forest to
Kuykendahl to Pinelakes Blvd to
TC Jester to Spring Cypress to
Barker Cypress to Huffmeister to
East Louetta to Mueschke
Had headwind and leg cramps
Cyclist hit, killed
The Brownsville Herald
BROWNSVILLE — A bicyclist died early Monday after being hit by a vehicle, authorities said.
Police spokesman J.J. Treviño said a man in his mid-40s died at the intersection of Charlie Clark Drive and Old Highway 77 as a result of the accident.
The motorist remained at the accident scene, Treviño said.
It was not immediately clear…
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event: SETHBC Big Thicket Bike Tour – Kountze, TX: When: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8am to 3pm CDTWhere: 6102 Farm … http://t.co/bSkkAomzQW
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 28, 2014
New Event: Spring Fever Bike Race – Sulphur Springs, TX: When: Sat Mar 15, 2014 8am to 12pm CDTWhere: Downtow… http://t.co/qxrCr7ntA7
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 28, 2014
New Event: Tour de Houston – Houston, TX: When: Sun Mar 16, 2014 8am to 1:30pm CDTWhere: 901 Bagby Street, Ho… http://t.co/YNvzMjlflG
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 28, 2014
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Tweets
This semester we will be participating in the following events: TX State Cycling Race Weekend, March 15-16 LSU… http://t.co/T52QJY1g9y
— RUCT (@ricecycling) January 28, 2014
This morning's MTB ride in Mission Trails, Mission, Texas…. http://t.co/rQMXaaZxd3 #strava
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) January 27, 2014
Last year's Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest ride in Big Bend Ranch State Park 2014: Valentine's weekend http://t.co/SKrNQR16b5
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) January 27, 2014
Just a little on edge.. #CameronPark #PunsAreFun pic.twitter.com/tP2GMDlADt
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) January 27, 2014
Dialing in the 2014 @PureAustin Driveway aesthetic with @jedrogers 45 days. #hollandracing #drivewaylife http://t.co/1IxDlcTtCY
— Driveway Crit Series (@DrivewaySeries) January 27, 2014
Official Tour du Rouge Countdown! 3 Months, 6 Days, 18 Hours and 55 Minutes!
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) January 27, 2014
@TexasMTBtrails awesome race today! Perfect trails, perfect temps, perfect day…and some sweet @SockGuyLUV! pic.twitter.com/d8b6Xb0EMI
— Carlos & Lisa Uranga (@TeamUranga) January 26, 2014
In case you missed it: @Daneschiller looks at the death of 23 cyclists in the last five years http://t.co/52rNpC32GF
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) January 27, 2014
@MaroonBikes is installing their bike share program at @ReveilleRanchCS today, and we couldn't be more excited! pic.twitter.com/qT7D8PHG7O
— ReveilleRanchCS (@ReveilleRanchCS) January 21, 2014
The first Critical Mass ride of the year is this Friday night. The monthly group ride originates Burnett Park,… http://t.co/CXkC5DVDNW
— FortWorthBikeSharing (@FWBikeSharing) January 27, 2014
@PedalAustin my Neo Cross hybrid was stolen from Big Stacy Pool this morning. Please be on the look out! pic.twitter.com/du2J5Wpwau
— Mike Threadgould (@mikethreadgould) January 27, 2014
Great weekend of riding out at Leakey this weekend. Our crew of 8 destroyed 160 miles (or more) of hills in two… http://t.co/3Ge96qCnc6
— cnwracing (@cnwracing) January 27, 2014
Great ride out Old Spicewood, Pace Bend last weekend. Pedernales River looks a bit sad, though. pic.twitter.com/LblmBa3nc2
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) January 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/427800331372621825
More from our @rideforreading delivery in Terlingua on Friday at Big Bend Resorts &Adventures http://t.co/nBUuAouzvb
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) January 27, 2014
