So what would “Bike Week” be without a mention of the famous Lance Armstrong. At the moment, he’s hammering it out with Team Radio Shack through the Amgen Tour of California. Here are the latest results before today’s race:
The coverage is on the Versus Network where the telecast is 4-6PM CST and the rebroadcast at 11PM CST. Make sure to check out how ridiculous the scenery is along the California coast. It runs 8 stages and the Individual Time Trial stage runs in Los Angeles during stage 7 so that will definitely be one to check out.
In addition, I thought it would be cool to add a pretty awesome of Lance having some fun with the cats from MASHSF in Austin. The way Lance pulls away at the end is epic.
If you don’t know, May is National Bike Month. So get out on your bike and ride around showing off your “green” mode of transportation. Not only will you be doing the Earth a great favor but it is another excuse to get on your bike more often than not. PedalHouston will be posting some great, useful articles of things going on in the “bike world.” If you have any interesting articles that you come across, contact us and let us know. We would gladly like to put it out there for others to enjoy.
The League of American Bicyclists has put out a nice handy step-by-step guide for people who are interested in participating in National Bike Week, which runs from May 17-21.
What are your plans for National Bike Month? Let us hear!
So there have been a lot of events this April from the races starting up at the Alkek Velodrome, to triathlon season starting up, to the final training rides leading up to the MS150 and also the main event OF the MS150. In addition to that, there has been the Lone Star Urban Race, which seemed to be a success and pretty fun watching them scramble for a bit to get to the finish line.
What was your highlight in April? Was this your first MS150 ride?
It’s hilariously brilliant that it might just work. More amazed that someone would be blown away by it that they forget to brake when they are behind you. Boring video initially but leads to brilliant results.
PedalHouston is heading to Austin tonight to endure in the clamor and mayhem people call SXSW. Fun times with fun people are to be had. Going to hopefully meet some new faces and run into maybe some old ones as well. If you are going to be at the convention or even in Austin, use that @pedalhouston tag on twitter and hit it up! Let’s meet up – whether it be 9am, 2pm, 10pm or 5am!
SXSW 2010. Oh you.
Also, don’t forget about:
The Mobile Social SXSW2010 by BikeHugger.com – Urban Ride from 2-4pm.
Looking out for the SXSFixed jerseys. Let’s hope they make it!
If there’s anything I missed out on, leave a comment or on twitter!
Since it’s starting to warm up in the city, here is just a brief moment to show just how fortunate you should feel to live in Houston and not in northern exposure. But makes for great footage…
It snowed like crazy and I took the opportunity to go out for an hour or so and film myself trying some tricks. Shot and edited in 3 hours. Nothing special, just looks pretty. Riding bmx in the snow is damn near impossible!
5D MkII w/ Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 is my camera.
Efterklang – “Mirador” is the song you heard . iloveqp.com is my website. openbicycle.com is where i fix my bike.
Well, this is actually just the beginning. Looking forward is important but good short term goals lead to successful and efficiently accomplished long term goals. The format of the website is not concrete and leaves room for constant evolution to how it will be viewed by the community for the better. Here are some things to look forward to on the site:
great photos taken from all around Houston
bike related promotions and giveaways
bike routes in and around Houston
guest blogs by bike riders and advocates that you may or may not know yet
meet-ups and group rides
PedalHouston merchandise
These are just to name a few but most importantly, it’s what YOU want to see on the site.
Also, make sure you check out the calendar to see what events are going on around the city. There are a lot of things to do out there and hopefully, this site will help you find something to do. If you have yet to get on your bike, dust it off and hit the pavement
So it’s finally here. PedalHouston is up and running. It’s time to connect the Houston community together one biker at a time. Get the word out and share this with your friends. Make the forum your domain for you to romp and play. Meet other cyclists to get a ride going. This is your playground.
The hopes of Pedal Houston is to make Houston get on the map for a place where cyclists thrive and want to explore the city on a bike. Make it a daily commuter thing, a weekend warrior thing, a Sunday stroll type thing. Just get on your bike!
It’s all things local and all things Texas. You’ll be seeing some blog posts from other groups, organizations and people all over sharing their thoughts on their take on riding or what they bring to the bike community. It’ll be an interesting project.
If you have any ideas, do not hesitate to contact us and give us your input. E-mail PedalHouston: contact [at] pedalhouston dot com. You can also go to the contact form page. This is going to be a great experience. Let’s make that happen. How’s that for awesome?! Welcome and cheers! It’s time for the community to meet YOU.
Also, make sure you register for the forum! Check your spam mail, if you do not receive a registration e-mail in your inbox.
Everyone have a safe, fun, exciting Labor Day weekend! Get your bikes out and do a long ride of stroll around with friends. Great weather.05:30pm Sep 04from SocialScope
